Katerero in Winter

In winter (June, July and August), Katerero sees average daytime highs around 23°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 137 mm of rain over about 27 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 23°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels humid.

Winter is Katerero's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. Katerero has little temperature swing across the year, so its calendar seasons blur — the season framing matters less here than for a place with four distinct seasons. For the whole year in context, see Katerero's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
23°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
21°C
Rainfall
137 mm
27 wet days
Avg wind
13 km/h
Travel score
7.1
best season of the year
Months
Jun · Jul · Aug

Temperature in Katerero in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 23°C.

A typical winter day in Katerero reaches about 23°C and drops to 21°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is June, the coolest August.

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Katerero 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 21°13423.612.14.8
Feb25° / 21°12120.3124.9
Mar25° / 21°17324.7124.6
Apr24° / 21°22226.4124.1
May24° / 21°14822.211.95.1
Jun24° / 21°4910.211.96.9
Jul23° / 21°264.711.97.8
Aug23° / 20°6112.3126.6
Sep24° / 20°9319.6125.3
Oct24° / 21°14725.3124.4
Nov23° / 20°16526.512.14.1
Dec24° / 21°15225.912.14.4

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitation

Katerero gets around 137 mm of rain over 27 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Winter

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Winter

Winds average 13 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min in early June to 12 hours by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 5.6 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Is winter a good time to visit Katerero?

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.

7.1
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.7
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

winter is one of the better times to visit Katerero for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Katerero in Winter

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

In winter, Katerero sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 21°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 27 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Katerero 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 Katerero peaks around March 17 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 17UV 16Jun 19UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Katerero 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 Katerero is worst in January — around 28 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (April, 13 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJan 1927 µg/m³Apr 2113 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan28Moderate
Feb24Moderate
Mar18Moderate
Apr13Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug26Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec20Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Katerero?

Katerero sits at 1.4°S, 31.7°E, 1,164 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Bukoba, 12 km away.

KasaaliKalisizoNakivale Refugee CampLwengo

Topography around Katerero

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Katerero has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 179 m around an average of 1,192 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 278 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 601 m.

The land around Katerero is covered by grassland (44%), trees (30%) and shrubs (21%) within 3 km, grassland (30%), trees (28%) and water (21%) within 16 km, and water (48%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
179 m
16 km
278 m
80 km
601 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
Winter weather nearby: Bukoba 12 km · Kamachumu 27 km · Nsunga 47 km · Nshamba 49 km · Kasaali 89 km · Kalisizo 97 km · Nakivale Refugee Camp 110 km · Lwengo 115 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 Katerero (-1.4°, 31.7333°, elevation 1,164 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.