Butiama in Spring
In spring (September, October and November), Butiama sees average daytime highs around 28°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 388 mm of rain over about 49 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the 3rd-wettest season.
Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 28°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels humid.
Spring is Butiama's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Butiama's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 28°C
- warmest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 18°C
- Rainfall
- 388 mm
- 49 wet days
- Avg wind
- 7 km/h
- Travel score
- 4.9
- 3rd-best season
- Months
- Sep · Oct · Nov
Temperature in Butiama in Spring
Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 28°C.
A typical spring day in Butiama reaches about 28°C and drops to 18°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is September, the coolest November.
Butiama weather by month
How the three spring months (September, October and November) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27° / 18° | 166 | 21.2 | 12.1 | 4.8 |
| Feb | 28° / 18° | 134 | 18 | 12.1 | 4.9 |
| Mar | 28° / 18° | 181 | 21 | 12 | 4.7 |
| Apr | 27° / 18° | 206 | 22.2 | 12 | 4.4 |
| May | 27° / 18° | 108 | 15.5 | 11.9 | 5.6 |
| Jun | 27° / 18° | 43 | 7.9 | 11.9 | 6.6 |
| Jul | 28° / 17° | 23 | 4.3 | 11.9 | 6.9 |
| Aug | 28° / 18° | 49 | 8 | 11.9 | 6.0 |
| Sep | 29° / 18° | 64 | 10.4 | 12 | 5.4 |
| Oct | 28° / 18° | 119 | 16.4 | 12 | 4.8 |
| Nov | 27° / 18° | 205 | 22.1 | 12.1 | 4.5 |
| Dec | 27° / 18° | 211 | 23.2 | 12.1 | 4.6 |
Cloud cover in Spring
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time across spring.
Chance of precipitation in Spring
Butiama gets around 388 mm of rain over 49 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Spring
Most of spring feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Spring
Winds average 7 km/h across spring.
Sunrise & sunset in Spring
Daylight runs from about 12 hours in early September to 12 h 06 min by late November. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Solar energy in Spring
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 5.8 kWh/m².
Is spring a good time to visit Butiama?
Our two travel scores rate spring for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.
spring is a reasonable time to visit Butiama for sightseeing.
What to pack for Butiama in Spring
From spring's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In spring, Butiama sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 49 days see rain.
UV index in Butiama in Spring
Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Butiama peaks around March 17 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 10 (very high).
The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 |
| Level | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Very high | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 15 | Extreme |
| Feb | 15 | Extreme |
| Mar | 16 | Extreme |
| Apr | 15 | Extreme |
| May | 12 | Extreme |
| Jun | 10 | Very high |
| Jul | 11 | Extreme |
| Aug | 11 | Extreme |
| Sep | 13 | Extreme |
| Oct | 14 | Extreme |
| Nov | 13 | Extreme |
| Dec | 11 | Extreme |
Air quality in Butiama in Spring
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where spring falls, not just the annual average.
Air quality in Butiama is worst in July — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (April, 10 µg/m³).
Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | 19 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 12 |
| Level | Moderate | Moderate | Good | Good | Good | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Good | Good | Good |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 19 | Moderate |
| Feb | 16 | Moderate |
| Mar | 12 | Good |
| Apr | 10 | Good |
| May | 12 | Good |
| Jun | 19 | Moderate |
| Jul | 21 | Moderate |
| Aug | 18 | Moderate |
| Sep | 16 | Moderate |
| Oct | 12 | Good |
| Nov | 10 | Good |
| Dec | 12 | Good |
Where is Butiama?
Butiama sits at 1.8°S, 34.0°E, 1,500 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Nyamuswa, 16 km away.
Topography around Butiama
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Butiama.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Butiama has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 241 m around an average of 1,459 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 545 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 656 m.
The land around Butiama is covered by shrubs (33%), cropland (30%) and grassland (29%) within 3 km, cropland (51%) and shrubs (30%) within 16 km, and cropland (29%), grassland (28%) and water (26%) within 80 km.
Tanzania travel facts
- Travel advisory
- Level 3
- Reconsider Travel
- Power plugs
- Type D / G
- 230 V · 50 Hz
- Prices
- ≈ 29% of US
- price level, 2025
- GDP per capita
- $1,319
- 2025
- Happiness
- 3.9 / 10
- World Happiness, 2025
- Safe drinking water
- 31%
- of population, 2024
- Homicide rate
- 3.7
- per 100k, 2020
- Road deaths
- 31.1
- per 100k/yr, 2019
- Income group
- Lower middle
- World Bank
- English
- Low
- EF EPI 479
- Religion
Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.
Data sources
Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Butiama (-1.7667°, 33.9667°, elevation 1,500 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google.