Tunduru in Winter

In winter (June, July and August), Tunduru sees average daytime highs around 27°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 8 mm of rain over about 2 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 27°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

Winter is Tunduru's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Tunduru's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
27°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
16°C
Rainfall
8 mm
2 wet days
Avg wind
9 km/h
Travel score
8.1
best season of the year
Months
Jun · Jul · Aug

Temperature in Tunduru in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 27°C.

A typical winter day in Tunduru reaches about 27°C and drops to 16°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is August, the coolest July.

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How winter really feels in Tunduru

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.

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

winter sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Tunduru 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 21°24624.212.63.5
Feb29° / 21°22522.212.43.5
Mar28° / 21°20525.812.13.7
Apr28° / 20°8517.311.85.3
May27° / 18°164.111.57.4
Jun26° / 16°40.711.48.2
Jul26° / 16°20.411.48.3
Aug27° / 17°30.611.67.9
Sep30° / 18°30.711.96.5
Oct31° / 19°102.512.25.2
Nov32° / 21°516.112.54.2
Dec31° / 21°16317.512.63.8

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitation

Tunduru gets around 8 mm of rain over 2 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Winter

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Winter

Winds average 9 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 min in early June to 11 h 48 min by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 4.9 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Hazard calendar for Tunduru

In seasonPeak

None of Tunduru's seasonal hazards peak in winter. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do.

Tunduru's monsoon runs December–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is winter a good time to visit Tunduru?

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.

8.1
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
8.1
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

winter is one of the better times to visit Tunduru for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Tunduru in Winter

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

In winter, Tunduru sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 16°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

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UV index in Tunduru in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

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 Tunduru peaks around January 22 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 11 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeJan 22UV 15Jul 11UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Tunduru in Winter

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Tunduru is worst in August — around 31 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.5× the cleanest month (May, 7 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodAug 1830 µg/m³May 187 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb11Good
Mar9Good
Apr8Good
May7Good
Jun8Good
Jul18Moderate
Aug31Moderate
Sep24Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov8Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Tunduru?

Tunduru sits at 11.1°S, 37.4°E, 715 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Nangomba, 127 km away.

NangombaLiwaleMasasiLukulediNachingweaSongeaRuangwaNanganga

Topography around Tunduru

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tunduru has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 157 m around an average of 689 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 300 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 766 m.

The land around Tunduru is covered by grassland (32%), trees (31%) and shrubs (25%) within 3 km, grassland (37%), shrubs (31%) and trees (28%) within 16 km, and trees (48%), shrubs (29%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
157 m
16 km
300 m
80 km
766 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
Winter weather nearby: Nangomba 127 km · Liwale 158 km · Masasi 163 km · Lukuledi 168 km · Nachingwea 173 km · Songea 190 km · Ruangwa 206 km · Nanganga 211 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 Tunduru (-11.0667°, 37.35°, elevation 715 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.