Morogoro in Winter
In winter (June, July and August), Morogoro sees average daytime highs around 28°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 35 mm of rain over about 10 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 28°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels comfortable.
Winter is Morogoro's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Morogoro's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 28°C
- coldest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 17°C
- Rainfall
- 35 mm
- 10 wet days
- Avg wind
- 5 km/h
- Travel score
- 7.2
- best season of the year
- Months
- Jun · Jul · Aug
Temperature in Morogoro in Winter
Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 28°C.
A typical winter day in Morogoro reaches about 28°C and drops to 17°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is August, the coolest July.
How winter really feels in Morogoro
Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.
winter sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.
Morogoro 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° / 22° | 110 | 16.6 | 12.4 | 3.7 |
| Feb | 31° / 22° | 112 | 14.9 | 12.2 | 3.7 |
| Mar | 30° / 22° | 192 | 23.7 | 12 | 3.4 |
| Apr | 28° / 21° | 161 | 24.6 | 11.9 | 3.9 |
| May | 28° / 19° | 59 | 12.6 | 11.7 | 6.0 |
| Jun | 27° / 18° | 15 | 4.2 | 11.6 | 7.2 |
| Jul | 27° / 17° | 9 | 2.6 | 11.6 | 7.4 |
| Aug | 28° / 17° | 11 | 3 | 11.8 | 7.0 |
| Sep | 29° / 18° | 11 | 3.2 | 12 | 6.2 |
| Oct | 30° / 19° | 34 | 7.2 | 12.2 | 5.2 |
| Nov | 31° / 21° | 60 | 14.6 | 12.3 | 4.2 |
| Dec | 31° / 22° | 102 | 18.9 | 12.4 | 3.6 |
Cloud cover in Winter
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time across winter.
Chance of precipitation in Winter
Morogoro gets around 35 mm of rain over 10 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 5 km/h across winter.
Sunrise & sunset in Winter
Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 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 4.9 kWh/m².
Hazard calendar for Morogoro
None of Morogoro's seasonal hazards peak in winter. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do.
Morogoro's monsoon runs December–April, when most of the year's rain falls.
Is winter a good time to visit Morogoro?
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 Morogoro for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.
What to pack for Morogoro in Winter
From winter's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In winter, Morogoro sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 10 days see rain.
UV index in Morogoro in Winter
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 Morogoro peaks around March 11 at about 15 (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) | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
| Level | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Very high | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 14 | Extreme |
| Feb | 15 | Extreme |
| Mar | 15 | Extreme |
| Apr | 14 | Extreme |
| May | 11 | Extreme |
| Jun | 10 | Very high |
| Jul | 11 | Extreme |
| Aug | 11 | Extreme |
| Sep | 13 | Extreme |
| Oct | 14 | Extreme |
| Nov | 13 | Extreme |
| Dec | 13 | Extreme |
Air quality in Morogoro in Winter
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where winter falls, not just the annual average.
Air quality in Morogoro is worst in July — around 33 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (November, 16 µg/m³).
Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Morogoro's WHO annual average of 23.3 µg/m³.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | 23 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 24 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 21 | 16 | 18 |
| Level | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 23 | Moderate |
| Feb | 23 | Moderate |
| Mar | 21 | Moderate |
| Apr | 18 | Moderate |
| May | 19 | Moderate |
| Jun | 24 | Moderate |
| Jul | 33 | Moderate |
| Aug | 32 | Moderate |
| Sep | 30 | Moderate |
| Oct | 21 | Moderate |
| Nov | 16 | Moderate |
| Dec | 18 | Moderate |
Where is Morogoro?
Morogoro sits at 6.8°S, 37.7°E, 504 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Ngerengere, 51 km away.
Topography around Morogoro
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Morogoro.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Morogoro has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 127 m around an average of 508 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,863 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,548 m.
The land around Morogoro is covered by artificial surfaces (45%) and trees (27%) within 3 km, trees (35%) and shrubs (25%) within 16 km, and trees (45%) and shrubs (26%) 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 Morogoro (-6.821°, 37.6612°, elevation 504 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.