When to go · Kigoma
Kigoma in March
Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Mar–May (heavy rains can make roads muddy).
Key facts
- Verdict
- Avoid
- Temperature
- 29°C (84°F)84°F (29°C) / 21°C (70°F)70°F (21°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 8
- Crowds
- Medium
- Tanzania overall
- Prices
- Medium
- Tanzania overall
Verdict
Listed as a month to avoid: Mar–May (heavy rains can make roads muddy).
Is another month better than March?
March is rated avoid. These months rate higher:
Weather in March
- KigomaHighs around 29 °C (84 °F), lows around 21 °C (70 °F), rain on about 8 daysHighs around 84 °F (29 °C), lows around 70 °F (21 °C), rain on about 8 days
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.
Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr big impact
Lunar (moves each year) · Tanzania
Zanzibar and the coast slow down by day; big celebrations at Eid.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Tanzania overall
- Medium
- Prices · Tanzania overall
- Medium
Tanzania overall: Calving winds down; rains start late in the month.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Kigoma, side by side.
Verdict
Mar: Avoid
Jun: Great (better)
Daytime high
Mar: 29 °C (84 °F)84 °F (29 °C)
Jun: 26 °C (79 °F)79 °F (26 °C)
Night low
Mar: 21 °C (70 °F)70 °F (21 °C)
Jun: 18 °C (64 °F)64 °F (18 °C)
Rain days
Mar: 8 (better)
Jun: 13
Crowds
Mar: Medium
Jun: Medium
Prices
Mar: Medium
Jun: High
Festivals listed
Mar: 1
Jun: 0
March: Listed as a month to avoid: Mar–May (heavy rains can make roads muddy).
June: Inside Kigoma's best window: Jun–Oct (dry, cooler lake breezes).
Kigoma: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
Nothing unusual for the weather this month.