Shelui in Spring

In spring (September, October and November), Shelui sees average daytime highs around 31°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 121 mm of rain over about 14 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the 3rd-wettest season.

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 31°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Avg daytime high
31°C
warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low
19°C
Rainfall
121 mm
14 wet days
Avg wind
10 km/h
Travel score
4.7
3rd-best season
Months
Sep · Oct · Nov

Temperature in Shelui in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 31°C.

A typical spring day in Shelui reaches about 31°C and drops to 19°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is October, the coolest September.

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How spring really feels in Shelui

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 30 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
30
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in spring is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Shelui weather by month

How the three spring months (September, October and November) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 19°14117.612.24.9
Feb29° / 19°10414.512.14.7
Mar29° / 19°14216.7124.6
Apr28° / 19°11613.611.95.2
May29° / 18°204.111.86.3
Jun29° / 17°10.311.86.7
Jul29° / 16°00.111.87.0
Aug30° / 17°10.211.96.3
Sep31° / 18°20.5125.3
Oct32° / 19°183.212.14.5
Nov31° / 20°10110.412.24.4
Dec29° / 19°16818.512.24.6

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time across spring.

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Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Shelui gets around 121 mm of rain over 14 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Spring

Winds average 10 km/h across spring.

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Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

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

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Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 6.9 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Shelui

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is spring a good time to visit Shelui?

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

4.7
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
7.3
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

spring is a reasonable time to visit Shelui for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Shelui in Spring

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

In spring, Shelui sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 14 days see rain.

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UV index in Shelui in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring 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 Shelui peaks around March 13 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 17 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 13UV 16Jun 17UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Shelui?

Shelui sits at 4.4°S, 34.2°E, 1,091 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Kiomboi, 22 km away.

MtinkoSingidaIlongeroKishapu

Topography around Shelui

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Shelui has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 34 m around an average of 1,090 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 499 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 747 m.

The land around Shelui is covered by grassland (49%) and cropland (38%) within 3 km, cropland (46%) and grassland (33%) within 16 km, and cropland (44%) and grassland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
34 m
16 km
499 m
80 km
747 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
Spring weather nearby: Kiomboi 22 km · Igunga 36 km · Igugunu 53 km · Sepuka 56 km · Mtinko 75 km · Singida 78 km · Ilongero 81 km · Kishapu 91 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 Shelui (-4.3667°, 34.2°, elevation 1,091 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.