Mbuguni in Winter
In winter (June, July and August), Mbuguni sees average daytime highs around 25°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 50 mm of rain over about 15 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 25°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels comfortable.
Winter is Mbuguni's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Mbuguni's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 25°C
- coldest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 15°C
- Rainfall
- 50 mm
- 15 wet days
- Avg wind
- 7 km/h
- Travel score
- 7.4
- best season of the year
- Months
- Jun · Jul · Aug
Temperature in Mbuguni in Winter
Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 25°C.
A typical winter day in Mbuguni reaches about 25°C and drops to 15°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is August, the coolest July.
Mbuguni 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 | 31° / 19° | 54 | 9.2 | 12.2 | 4.8 |
| Feb | 31° / 20° | 49 | 8.1 | 12.1 | 4.5 |
| Mar | 30° / 20° | 118 | 16.4 | 12 | 4.1 |
| Apr | 28° / 19° | 153 | 23.7 | 11.9 | 4.3 |
| May | 26° / 18° | 87 | 16.2 | 11.8 | 5.7 |
| Jun | 24° / 15° | 20 | 6.3 | 11.8 | 7.2 |
| Jul | 24° / 14° | 15 | 4.6 | 11.8 | 7.5 |
| Aug | 25° / 15° | 15 | 4.4 | 11.9 | 7.5 |
| Sep | 27° / 16° | 9 | 2.8 | 12 | 7.4 |
| Oct | 29° / 18° | 24 | 6.2 | 12.1 | 6.1 |
| Nov | 29° / 19° | 61 | 11.7 | 12.2 | 5.1 |
| Dec | 30° / 19° | 74 | 12.4 | 12.2 | 4.8 |
Cloud cover in Winter
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time across winter.
Chance of precipitation in Winter
Mbuguni gets around 50 mm of rain over 15 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Winter
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 7 km/h across winter.
Sunrise & sunset in Winter
Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min in early June to 11 h 54 min by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Solar energy in Winter
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 4.8 kWh/m².
Hazard calendar for Mbuguni
None of Mbuguni's seasonal hazards peak in winter. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do.
Mbuguni's rainy season runs March–May, when most of the year's rain falls.
Is winter a good time to visit Mbuguni?
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.
winter is one of the better times to visit Mbuguni for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.
What to pack for Mbuguni in Winter
From winter's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In winter, Mbuguni sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 15°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 15 days see rain.
UV index in Mbuguni in Winter
Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Mbuguni peaks around March 14 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
| Level | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | 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 | Extreme |
| Jul | 11 | Extreme |
| Aug | 11 | Extreme |
| Sep | 14 | Extreme |
| Oct | 14 | Extreme |
| Nov | 13 | Extreme |
| Dec | 13 | Extreme |
Where is Mbuguni?
Mbuguni sits at 3.6°S, 37.0°E, 921 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Merelani, 3.0 km away.
Topography around Mbuguni
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Mbuguni.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Mbuguni has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 27 m around an average of 922 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 380 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,229 m.
The land around Mbuguni is covered by grassland (42%) and cropland (32%) within 3 km, grassland (33%), shrubs (31%) and cropland (29%) within 16 km, and shrubs (38%) and grassland (30%) 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 Mbuguni (-3.5667°, 36.95°, elevation 921 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.