Uvinza in Fall

In fall (March, April and May), Uvinza sees average daytime highs around 27°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 287 mm of rain over about 44 wet days across the season. It is the 3rd-warmest season and the 2nd-wettest season.

Across fall, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 27°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time across fall, and the air most often feels muggy.

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

Avg daytime high
27°C
3rd-warmest season
Avg overnight low
18°C
Rainfall
287 mm
44 wet days
Avg wind
6 km/h
Travel score
5.6
2nd-best season
Months
Mar · Apr · May

Temperature in Uvinza in Fall

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

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

A typical fall day in Uvinza reaches about 27°C and drops to 18°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is May, the coolest May.

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Uvinza 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
Jan27° / 18°15724.512.34.2
Feb28° / 18°11819.912.24.5
Mar27° / 18°14521.4124.6
Apr27° / 18°11617.411.95.1
May28° / 18°27511.87.0
Jun29° / 16°10.311.77.1
Jul29° / 16°10.211.77.0
Aug30° / 17°30.611.86.1
Sep31° / 19°81.8125.2
Oct31° / 19°578.812.14.7
Nov28° / 19°15019.512.24.5
Dec27° / 18°18724.812.34.2

Cloud cover in Fall

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time across fall.

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Chance of precipitation in Fall

Any precipitation

Uvinza gets around 287 mm of rain over 44 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 6 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 5.3 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in fall

Hazard calendar for Uvinza

In seasonPeak

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

Uvinza's monsoon runs November–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is fall a good time to visit Uvinza?

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.

5.6
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
5.9
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

fall is a reasonable time to visit Uvinza for sightseeing.

What to pack for Uvinza in Fall

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

In fall, Uvinza sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 44 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Uvinza 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 Uvinza peaks around March 11 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 13 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 highExtremeMar 11UV 16Aug 13UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Uvinza 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 Uvinza is worst in July — around 37 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.1× the cleanest month (April, 9 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModeratePoorModerateGoodJul 2437 µg/m³Apr 219 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb14Moderate
Mar12Good
Apr9Good
May10Good
Jun23Moderate
Jul37Poor
Aug37Poor
Sep25Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Uvinza?

Uvinza sits at 5.1°S, 30.4°E, 996 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Kasulu, 67 km away.

NgurukaMwandigaKigomaVyandaMpandaKalemieRumonge

Topography around Uvinza

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Uvinza has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 148 m around an average of 1,037 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 379 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 997 m.

The land around Uvinza is covered by shrubs (44%) and trees (22%) within 3 km, trees (40%), shrubs (30%) and cropland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (40%) and grassland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
148 m
16 km
379 m
80 km
997 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
Fall weather nearby: Kasulu 67 km · Nguruka 72 km · Mwandiga 87 km · Kigoma 88 km · Vyanda 141 km · Mpanda 157 km · Kalemie 162 km · Rumonge 164 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 Uvinza (-5.1036°, 30.3911°, elevation 996 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.