Tarakea in Spring

In spring (September, October and November), Tarakea sees average daytime highs around 21°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 698 mm of rain over about 67 wet days across the season. It is the 3rd-warmest season and the 3rd-wettest season.

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 21°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

Spring is Tarakea's 2nd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Tarakea's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 21°C; 3rd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 12°C
Rainfall: 698 mm; 67 wet days
Avg wind: 7 km/h
Travel score: 4.5; 2nd-best season
Months: Sep · Oct · Nov

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Temperature in Tarakea in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 21°C.

A typical spring day in Tarakea reaches about 21°C and drops to 12°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is October, the coolest September.

Tarakea 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	21° / 13°	338	19.5	12.2	5.1
Feb	22° / 13°	332	14.7	12.1	5.6
Mar	22° / 14°	475	21.2	12	5.1
Apr	21° / 14°	593	25.1	11.9	4.1
May	20° / 13°	324	24.1	11.9	4.2
Jun	19° / 11°	118	20.6	11.8	4.4
Jul	19° / 10°	65	19.8	11.8	4.5
Aug	19° / 10°	90	21.5	11.9	4.4
Sep	20° / 11°	111	19.3	12	4.8
Oct	21° / 12°	218	21.6	12.1	4.7
Nov	21° / 13°	369	25.6	12.1	4.0
Dec	21° / 14°	375	26.3	12.2	4.0

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Tarakea gets around 698 mm of rain over 67 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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.

Wind in Spring

Winds average 7 km/h across spring.

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.

Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 5.8 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Tarakea

In seasonPeak

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

Tarakea's rainy season runs November–May, 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 Tarakea?

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.

4.5

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

2.6

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

spring is a reasonable time to visit Tarakea for sightseeing.

What to pack for Tarakea in Spring

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

In spring, Tarakea sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 12°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. About 67 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Tarakea 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 Tarakea peaks around March 16 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 10 (extreme).

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)	15	15	16	15	12	10	11	11	14	14	14	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	15	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	16	Extreme
Apr	15	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	10	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	14	Extreme
Oct	14	Extreme
Nov	14	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Air quality in Tarakea 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 Tarakea is worst in July — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	15	14	13	13	12	16	16	13	11	12	10	14
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Moderate	Good	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	15	Moderate
Feb	14	Moderate
Mar	13	Moderate
Apr	13	Moderate
May	12	Moderate
Jun	16	Moderate
Jul	16	Moderate
Aug	13	Moderate
Sep	11	Good
Oct	12	Moderate
Nov	10	Good
Dec	14	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Tarakea?

Tarakea sits at 3.0°S, 37.6°E, 1,653 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Taveta, 46 km away.

Topography around Tarakea

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tarakea has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 377 m around an average of 1,665 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,919 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,314 m.

The land around Tarakea is covered by cropland (49%) and trees (47%) within 3 km, trees (36%), cropland (34%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and grassland (42%) and shrubs (25%) within 80 km.

3 km

377 m

cropland 49%

16 km

3,919 m

trees 36%

80 km

5,314 m

grassland 42%

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Spring weather nearby: Taveta 46 km · Moshi 47 km · Boma la Ngombe 59 km · Kingori 72 km · Usangi 79 km · Makindu 85 km · Lembeni 87 km · Usa River 89 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 Tarakea (-3.0008°, 37.5642°, elevation 1,653 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.