Weather in Dar es Salaam in October 2024
Average weather
Average temperature in Dar es Salaam in October
The expected average maximum temperature in October is +86°F with a maximum of +90°F and a minimum of +68°F.
The average maximum temperature goes up 33% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +81°F to +88°F.
Is Dar es Salaam warm or cold in October?
Dar es Salaam is typically warm in October.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +84°F to +86°F. The minimum temperature also goes up from +70°F to +72°F.
It’s generally warm, but pack a long-sleeve shirt for evenings.
Take a look at how October is compared to other months in Dar es Salaam:
Climate in Dar es Salaam in October
| September | October | November | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +84°F | +86°F | +88°F | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +64°F | +66°F | +70°F | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +90°F | +91°F | +93°F | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 23 mm | 60 mm | 109 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 2 m/s | 2 m/s | 1 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 77% | 77% | 80% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1014 HPa | 1013 HPa | 1011 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 4 | 3 | 2 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 25 | 23 | 17 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 1 | 5 | 11 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
October typically has worse weather conditions compared to September. It’s getting warmer as October arrives. The average maximum temperature goes up from +84°F to +86°F during the day. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 23 mm to 60 mm. Humidity levels don’t change as the month goes on, averaging around 77%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during October, staying around 2 m/s. The days becoming less sunny, going from 4 sunny days in September to 3 in October.
November brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 3 m/s getting up to 4 m/s which is a light breeze; barely moving the tree leaves.
The average wind speed in Dar es Salaam is gradually increasing during October, going from 2 m/s to 3 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last October in Dar es Salaam?
Climate Change Over the Years
The climate in Dar es Salaam in October has not changed that much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1997 (+86°F) and the highest in 2010 (+92°F). The driest year was 2000 with only 9 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2019 with 298 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Dar es Salaam, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2022.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.