Songwa in Spring

In spring (September, October and November), Songwa sees average daytime highs around 31°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 132 mm of rain over about 18 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 31% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

Spring is Songwa's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Songwa's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
31°C
warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low
20°C
Rainfall
132 mm
18 wet days
Avg wind
12 km/h
Travel score
4.7
weakest season of the year
Months
Sep · Oct · Nov

Temperature in Songwa 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 Songwa reaches about 31°C and drops to 20°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is October, the coolest September.

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How spring really feels in Songwa

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 22 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
22
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.

Songwa 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
Jan29° / 19°11516.212.24.9
Feb30° / 19°8012.812.14.7
Mar30° / 20°9813.6124.7
Apr29° / 19°8011.411.95.1
May30° / 19°173.411.86.0
Jun30° / 19°30.411.86.3
Jul30° / 18°10.211.86.6
Aug30° / 19°40.811.96.0
Sep32° / 20°71.4125.1
Oct32° / 20°324.912.14.5
Nov30° / 20°9311.912.24.5
Dec29° / 19°1271712.24.7

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time across spring.

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Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Songwa gets around 132 mm of rain over 18 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 12 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.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMSepOctNov

Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 6.4 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Songwa

In seasonPeak

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

Songwa'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 Songwa?

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
4th-best month of the year
7.1
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Songwa in Spring

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

In spring, Songwa sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 18 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Songwa 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 Songwa peaks around March 12 at about 16 (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 12UV 16Jun 18UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Songwa in Spring

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Songwa is worst in January — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.3× the cleanest month (May, 7 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodJan 1916 µg/m³May 197 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb14Moderate
Mar12Good
Apr10Good
May7Good
Jun8Good
Jul10Good
Aug10Good
Sep10Good
Oct9Good
Nov10Good
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is Songwa?

Songwa sits at 3.5°S, 33.5°E, 1,149 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Mwadui, 10 km away.

Topography around Songwa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Songwa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 46 m around an average of 1,161 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 131 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 440 m.

The land around Songwa is covered by cropland (52%) and shrubs (22%) within 3 km, cropland (72%) within 16 km, and cropland (78%) within 80 km.

3 km
46 m
16 km
131 m
80 km
440 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
Spring weather nearby: Mwadui 10 km · Old Shinyanga 13 km · Shinyanga 19 km · Kishapu 40 km · Malampaka 43 km · Nyalikungu 47 km · Shanwa 48 km · Lalago 49 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 Songwa (-3.5167°, 33.5167°, elevation 1,149 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.