When to go · Kigoma
Kigoma in May
Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Mar–May (heavy rains can make roads muddy).
Key facts
- Verdict
- Avoid
- Temperature
- 27°C (81°F)81°F (27°C) / 19°C (66°F)66°F (19°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 12
- Crowds
- Low
- Tanzania overall
- Prices
- Low
- Tanzania overall
Verdict
Listed as a month to avoid: Mar–May (heavy rains can make roads muddy).
Is another month better than May?
May is rated avoid. These months rate higher:
Weather in May
- KigomaHighs around 27 °C (81 °F), lows around 19 °C (66 °F), rain on about 12 daysHighs around 81 °F (27 °C), lows around 66 °F (19 °C), rain on about 12 days
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.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Kigoma, side by side.
Verdict
May: Avoid
Jun: Great (better)
Daytime high
May: 27 °C (81 °F)81 °F (27 °C)
Jun: 26 °C (79 °F)79 °F (26 °C)
Night low
May: 19 °C (66 °F)66 °F (19 °C)
Jun: 18 °C (64 °F)64 °F (18 °C)
Rain days
May: 12 (better)
Jun: 13
Crowds
May: Low
Jun: Medium
Prices
May: Low
Jun: High
Festivals listed
May: 0
Jun: 0
May: 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
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast