Mwandiga in Fall

In fall (March, April and May), Mwandiga sees average daytime highs around 26°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 776 mm of rain over about 76 wet days across the season. It is the 3rd-warmest season and the 2nd-wettest season.

Across fall, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 26°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time across fall, and the air most often feels muggy.

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

Avg daytime high
26°C
3rd-warmest season
Avg overnight low
20°C
Rainfall
776 mm
76 wet days
Avg wind
5 km/h
Travel score
4.2
3rd-best season
Months
Mar · Apr · May

Temperature in Mwandiga in Fall

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

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

A typical fall day in Mwandiga reaches about 26°C and drops to 20°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is May, the coolest April.

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Mwandiga weather by month

How the three fall months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 20°30129.512.23.6
Feb26° / 20°24825.612.23.8
Mar26° / 20°32529.2123.6
Apr26° / 20°31328.311.93.6
May27° / 20°13818.611.85.3
Jun27° / 19°183.711.77.4
Jul28° / 19°30.811.77.9
Aug29° / 20°101.811.86.8
Sep29° / 21°386.7125.7
Oct28° / 21°17820.312.14.6
Nov26° / 20°32327.912.23.7
Dec25° / 20°35030.312.33.5

Cloud cover in Fall

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time across fall.

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Chance of precipitation in Fall

Any precipitation

Mwandiga gets around 776 mm of rain over 76 wet days across fall. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Fall

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Fall

Winds average 5 km/h across fall.

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Sunrise & sunset in Fall

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min in early March to 11 h 42 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Fall

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across fall, about 5.2 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in fall

Hazard calendar for Mwandiga

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is fall a good time to visit Mwandiga?

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

4.2
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
4.1
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

fall is a reasonable time to visit Mwandiga for sightseeing.

What to pack for Mwandiga in Fall

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

In fall, Mwandiga sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 20°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 76 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Mwandiga in Fall

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across fall 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 Mwandiga peaks around March 15 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 14 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeMar 15UV 15Aug 14UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Mwandiga in Fall

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Mwandiga is worst in July — around 47 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.3× the cleanest month (April, 14 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateJul 2146 µg/m³Apr 1515 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan20Moderate
Feb20Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May18Moderate
Jun35Moderate
Jul47Poor
Aug43Poor
Sep36Poor
Oct23Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec16Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Mwandiga?

Mwandiga sits at 4.8°S, 29.7°E, 871 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Kigoma, 6.0 km away.

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Topography around Mwandiga

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mwandiga has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 274 m around an average of 856 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 842 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,930 m.

The land around Mwandiga is covered by cropland (42%) and grassland (26%) within 3 km, water (36%) and trees (23%) within 16 km, and water (43%) and grassland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
274 m
16 km
842 m
80 km
1,930 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
Fall weather nearby: Kigoma 6.0 km · Kasulu 57 km · Vyanda 81 km · Uvinza 87 km · Rumonge 98 km · Kalemie 134 km · Nguruka 156 km · Gitega 159 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 Mwandiga (-4.83°, 29.6581°, elevation 871 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.