When to go · Arusha
Arusha in April
Avoid month. Heaviest rain; some camps close.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Avoid
- Temperature
- 25° / 14°
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 18
- Crowds
- Low
- Tanzania overall
- Prices
- Low
- Tanzania overall
Verdict
AvoidVoykit month rating for Arusha
Heaviest rain; some camps close.
Weather in April
- ArushaHighs around 25 °C, lows around 14 °C, rain on about 18 days
- Northern circuit, Tanzania · Arusha, Tarangire, Ngorongoro, Serengetirainy
Short rains Nov–Dec are light; long rains Apr–May close some camps. Migration position changes month to month.
Long rains season
Green landscape and lower hotel prices; the quietest months for tourist traffic through town.
Watch: Muddy side streets and harder-going safari roads.
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
Long rains
March to May · Citywide
Wettest season; some safari roads become harder going and side streets muddy.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Tanzania overall
- Low
- Prices · Tanzania overall
- Low
Tanzania overall: Long rains: many camps and some Zanzibar hotels close; muddy tracks.
What to pack
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast