Weather in Dar es Salaam in December 2024
Average weather
Average temperature in Dar es Salaam in December
The expected average maximum temperature in December is +32°C with a maximum of +33°C and a minimum of +24°C.
The average maximum temperature goes up 11% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +32°C to +33°C.
Is Dar es Salaam warm or cold in December?
Dar es Salaam is typically hot in December.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +31°C to +31°C. The minimum temperature also goes up from +24°C to +25°C.
Make sure that you pack your summer linen and swimming costumes; it’s probably going to be hot.
December is one of the warmest months in Dar es Salaam, here is the comparison with other months:
Water temperature in Dar es Salaam in December
Water in Dar es Salaam in December is Very warm. It varies from +27°C to +30°C, with an average of +29°C. This is almost similar to the air temperature, which averages +31°C.
The water temperature in December is one of the warmest of the entire year:
Can you swim in Dar es Salaam in December?
Climate in Dar es Salaam in December
| November | December | January | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +31°C | +31°C | +31°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +21°C | +22°C | +22°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +34°C | +34°C | +34°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 113 mm | 136 mm | 81 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 2 m/s | 2 m/s | 3 m/s | ||||
| Avg. water temperature | ||||||
| +28°C | +29°C | +29°C | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 80% | 81% | 79% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1011 HPa | 1010 HPa | 1010 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 24 | 25 | 23 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
December weather is still as ok as in November. The temperature levels stay the same in the area of +31°C for average maximum temperature during the day. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 113 mm to 136 mm. Humidity rises from 80% to 81%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during December, staying around 2 m/s. The days becoming less sunny, going from 1 sunny days in November to 0 in December.
January brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 3 m/s getting up to 5 m/s which is a light breeze; barely moving the tree leaves.
The average wind speed in Dar es Salaam is gradually increasing during December, going from 3 m/s to 4 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last December in Dar es Salaam?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Dar es Salaam in December has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1984 (+29°C) and the highest in 2023 (+31°C). The driest year was 2003 with only 558 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 1979 with 1581 mm.
FAQ
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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, 2023.
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.