Weather in Dar es Salaam in January 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Dar es Salaam in January
The expected average maximum temperature in January is +32°C with a maximum of +33°C and a minimum of +23°C.
The average maximum temperature goes up 0% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +32°C to +32°C.
Is Dar es Salaam warm or cold in January?
Dar es Salaam is typically hot in January.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +31°C to +31°C. The minimum temperature also goes up from +25°C to +25°C.
Make sure that you pack your summer linen and swimming costumes; it’s probably going to be hot.
Take a look at how January is compared to other months in Dar es Salaam:
Water temperature in Dar es Salaam in January
Water in Dar es Salaam in January is Very warm. It varies from +28°C to +30°C, with an average of +29°C. This is almost similar to the air temperature, which averages +31°C.
In January, water temperatures are average relative to the rest of the year:
Can you swim in Dar es Salaam in January?
Climate in Dar es Salaam in January
| December | January | February | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +31°C | +31°C | +32°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +22°C | +22°C | +23°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +34°C | +34°C | +35°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 136 mm | 81 mm | 71 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 2 m/s | 3 m/s | 2 m/s | ||||
| Avg. water temperature | ||||||
| +29°C | +29°C | +29°C | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 81% | 79% | 78% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1010 HPa | 1010 HPa | 1009 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 1 | 4 | 6 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 25 | 23 | 17 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
January weather is still as ok as in December. The temperature levels stay the same in the area of +31°C for average maximum temperature during the day. As January arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 136 mm to 81 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 81% to 79%. Winds are stronger in comparison to December, going up from 2 m/s to 3 m/s on average. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 0 sunny days during the month.
February brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 4 m/s getting up to 6 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Dar es Salaam is gradually increasing during January, going from 3 m/s to 4 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last January in Dar es Salaam?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Dar es Salaam in January 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.