When to go · Arusha
Arusha in May
Mixed month. Rains ease late in the month.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Mixed
- Temperature
- 24° / 13°
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 12
- Crowds
- Low
- Tanzania overall
- Prices
- Low
- Tanzania overall
Verdict
Rains ease late in the month.
Weather in May
- ArushaHighs around 24 °C, lows around 13 °C, rain on about 12 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: Rains ease; herds move through the central and western Serengeti; green-season rates.
What to pack
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast