Isaka in Summer

In summer (December, January and February), Isaka sees average daytime highs around 28°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 341 mm of rain over about 51 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the wettest season of the year.

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 28°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels humid.

Summer is Isaka's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Isaka's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
28°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
19°C
Rainfall
341 mm
51 wet days
Avg wind
6 km/h
Travel score
4.8
3rd-best season
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Isaka in Summer

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 28°C.

A typical summer day in Isaka reaches about 28°C and drops to 19°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.

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How summer really feels in Isaka

Once humidity and wind are folded in, summer brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

summer sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Isaka weather by month

How the three summer months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 19°11918.112.24.9
Feb29° / 19°9314.512.14.7
Mar29° / 19°11816.4124.7
Apr28° / 19°9813.511.95.2
May29° / 19°203.911.86.2
Jun29° / 19°20.411.86.5
Jul29° / 18°00.111.86.9
Aug30° / 19°30.611.96.1
Sep32° / 20°71.3125.2
Oct32° / 20°275.112.14.5
Nov30° / 20°10313.312.24.5
Dec28° / 19°13018.512.24.8

Cloud cover in Summer

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time across summer.

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Chance of precipitation in Summer

Any precipitation

Isaka gets around 341 mm of rain over 51 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Summer

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Summer

Winds average 6 km/h across summer.

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Sunrise & sunset in Summer

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 min in early December to 12 h 06 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Summer

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 6.0 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in summer

Hazard calendar for Isaka

In seasonPeak

In summer, Isaka overlaps its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Isaka's rainy season runs November–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is summer a good time to visit Isaka?

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

4.8
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
5.6
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

summer is a reasonable time to visit Isaka for sightseeing.

What to pack for Isaka in Summer

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

In summer, Isaka sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 51 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Isaka in Summer

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Isaka peaks around March 10 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 17 at about 10 (extreme).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 10UV 16Jun 17UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Isaka in Summer

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Isaka is worst in January — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (May, 8 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateJan 1917 µg/m³May 218 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan17Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar12Moderate
Apr10Good
May8Good
Jun8Good
Jul10Good
Aug11Good
Sep11Good
Oct10Good
Nov11Good
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Isaka?

Isaka sits at 3.9°S, 32.9°E, 1,201 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Tinde, 30 km away.

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Topography around Isaka

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Isaka has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 34 m around an average of 1,187 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 228 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 502 m.

The land around Isaka is covered by cropland (85%) within 3 km, cropland (86%) within 16 km, and cropland (75%) within 80 km.

3 km
34 m
16 km
228 m
80 km
502 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
Summer weather nearby: Tinde 30 km · Kahama 38 km · Nzega 45 km · Shinyanga 60 km · Old Shinyanga 65 km · Mhango 69 km · Songwa 78 km · Mwadui 84 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
Christian 63%Muslim 34%folk religion 1%

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 Isaka (-3.9°, 32.9333°, elevation 1,201 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.