Ipinda in Winter

In winter (June, July and August), Ipinda sees average daytime highs around 21°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 155 mm of rain over about 41 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the driest season of the year.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 21°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Winter is Ipinda's 2nd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Ipinda's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 21°C; coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low: 16°C
Rainfall: 155 mm; 41 wet days
Avg wind: 5 km/h
Travel score: 6.0; 2nd-best season
Months: Jun · Jul · Aug

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Temperature in Ipinda in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 21°C.

A typical winter day in Ipinda reaches about 21°C and drops to 16°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is August, the coolest July.

Ipinda weather by month

How the three winter months (June, July and August) 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	25° / 21°	434	28.2	12.5	3.8
Feb	25° / 21°	371	24.8	12.3	3.9
Mar	24° / 20°	672	29.5	12.1	3.7
Apr	23° / 19°	611	29.1	11.8	3.7
May	22° / 18°	188	24.8	11.6	4.6
Jun	21° / 16°	65	17	11.5	5.3
Jul	20° / 15°	57	15.2	11.5	5.7
Aug	22° / 16°	34	9.1	11.7	7.1
Sep	24° / 18°	23	5.8	11.9	8.0
Oct	26° / 20°	108	15.8	12.2	6.2
Nov	26° / 20°	321	25.3	12.4	4.3
Dec	25° / 20°	534	30.3	12.5	3.6

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time across winter.

Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitation

Ipinda gets around 155 mm of rain over 41 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Winter

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of winter feels comfortable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

Wind in Winter

Winds average 5 km/h across winter.

Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 min in early June to 11 h 48 min by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 4.9 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in winter

Hazard calendar for Ipinda

In seasonPeak

None of Ipinda's seasonal hazards peak in winter. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do.

Ipinda sits in the South Indian Ocean cyclone belt; the season peaks January–March.

Ipinda's monsoon runs November–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Cyclone

Monsoon

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Mar

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May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is winter a good time to visit Ipinda?

Our two travel scores rate winter for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

6.0

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

3.6

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

winter is a reasonable time to visit Ipinda for sightseeing.

What to pack for Ipinda in Winter

From winter's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In winter, Ipinda sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 16°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 41 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Ipinda in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ipinda peaks around February 22 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 17 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	16	16	14	10	10	10	11	11	14	12	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	15	Extreme
Feb	16	Extreme
Mar	16	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	10	Extreme
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	14	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Air quality in Ipinda in Winter

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where winter falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Ipinda is worst in October — around 32 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.9× the cleanest month (May, 8 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)	12	13	11	9	8	9	12	17	23	32	19	9
Level	Good	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	12	Good
Feb	13	Moderate
Mar	11	Good
Apr	9	Good
May	8	Good
Jun	9	Good
Jul	12	Good
Aug	17	Moderate
Sep	23	Moderate
Oct	32	Moderate
Nov	19	Moderate
Dec	9	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Ipinda?

Ipinda sits at 9.5°S, 33.9°E, 490 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Kyela, 12 km away.

Topography around Ipinda

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Ipinda.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ipinda has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 31 m around an average of 490 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,512 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,473 m.

The land around Ipinda is covered by trees (50%) and cropland (32%) within 3 km, trees (49%) and cropland (25%) within 16 km, and trees (35%) and shrubs (24%) within 80 km.

3 km

31 m

trees 50%

16 km

1,512 m

trees 49%

80 km

2,473 m

trees 35%

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Winter weather nearby: Kyela 12 km · Tukuyu 38 km · Katumba 42 km · Karonga 50 km · Kiwira 52 km · Igurusi 71 km · Chimala 71 km · Chitipa 73 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 Ipinda (-9.4833°, 33.9°, elevation 490 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.