Weather in Tanzania in January

January in Tanzania is warm outdoor weather. Days are long enough to be useful. Shade starts to matter at midday.

A country pin in January is a warning: one region of Tanzania will not match another. Use a city page if you already know where you are going. January is high summer in the southern year. Do not pack Tanzania as if it were a northern winter. Compared with November and July, January sits in the middle of Tanzania's year.

Average temp: 25°C
19–30°C

Rainfall: 152 mm
A wet month

Sunshine: 8 h
hours per day

What to expect

Daytime

Warm days in Tanzania in January. A hat starts to earn its keep at midday. Evenings are the comfortable part of the clock.

You can walk at more hours than in the fierce months. Still build in a pause when the sun is high. Nights are easy.

Rain

January is the wet side of the year in Tanzania, the wettest stretch on these averages. Days can be heavy. Plans that cannot survive rain are the wrong plans.

This is not a reason to skip Tanzania if you like the place. It is a reason to pack for weather and to stop treating every grey hour as a failed holiday.