Mhalamba in Summer

In summer (December, January and February), Mhalamba sees average daytime highs around 26°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 347 mm of rain over about 60 wet days across the season. It is the 3rd-warmest season and the 3rd-wettest season.

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 26°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels muggy.

Summer is Mhalamba's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. Mhalamba 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 Mhalamba's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
26°C
3rd-warmest season
Avg overnight low
21°C
Rainfall
347 mm
60 wet days
Avg wind
7 km/h
Travel score
5.1
3rd-best season
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Mhalamba in Summer

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 26°C.

A typical summer day in Mhalamba reaches about 26°C and drops to 21°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest December.

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Mhalamba 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
Jan25° / 21°10220.412.15.1
Feb26° / 21°7614.712.15.6
Mar26° / 21°13519.6125.1
Apr26° / 21°17020.911.94.7
May26° / 21°7313.211.96.1
Jun27° / 21°25511.97.3
Jul27° / 20°122.411.97.8
Aug26° / 21°508.711.96.9
Sep26° / 21°9816125.7
Oct25° / 21°17525.112.14.4
Nov25° / 21°22427.812.13.9
Dec25° / 21°16925.112.14.5

Cloud cover in Summer

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time across summer.

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Chance of precipitation in Summer

Any precipitation

Mhalamba gets around 347 mm of rain over 60 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 muggy — 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 7 km/h across summer.

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Sunrise & sunset in Summer

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 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 5.7 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in summer

Hazard calendar for Mhalamba

In seasonPeak

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

Mhalamba's rainy season runs October–January, 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 Mhalamba?

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.

5.1
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
4.8
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

summer is a reasonable time to visit Mhalamba for sightseeing.

What to pack for Mhalamba in Summer

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

In summer, Mhalamba sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 21°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 60 days see rain.

rain gearsun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Mhalamba in Summer

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across summer 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 Mhalamba peaks around March 15 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 15UV 15Jun 18UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Mhalamba 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 Mhalamba is worst in January — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (November, 10 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateGoodModerateJan 2020 µg/m³Nov 1010 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan21Moderate
Feb19Moderate
Mar13Moderate
Apr11Good
May13Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct10Good
Nov10Good
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Mhalamba?

Mhalamba sits at 2.6°S, 32.0°E, 1,150 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Chato, 28 km away.

SengeremaBiharamuloUyovu

Topography around Mhalamba

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mhalamba has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 48 m around an average of 1,144 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 267 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 690 m.

The land around Mhalamba is covered by cropland (43%) and water (28%) within 3 km, water (49%) and cropland (30%) within 16 km, and cropland (38%) and water (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
48 m
16 km
267 m
80 km
690 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
Summer weather nearby: Chato 28 km · Geita 41 km · Katoro 47 km · Buseresere 54 km · Kasamwa 56 km · Sengerema 72 km · Biharamulo 78 km · Uyovu 95 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 Mhalamba (-2.5812°, 32.0099°, elevation 1,150 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.