Africa · Nature travel

Best time to visit Moshi (Kilimanjaro)

Mid Jul–Late Jul is the best time to visit. During this period, the average daytime high is 28.5°C, with 1.1 rainy days per 10 days.

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Scenery of Moshi (Kilimanjaro)
Photo: Sergey Pesterev (CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons)

Season calendar

Moshi (Kilimanjaro) season score, from early January through late December.Early Jan: Fair (season score 42.4)Mid Jan: Fair (season score 39.9)Late Jan: Fair (season score 34.5)Early Feb: Off-season (season score 28.0)Mid Feb: Off-season (season score 21.2)Late Feb: Off-season (season score 20.6)Early Mar: Off-season (season score 18.8)Mid Mar: Off-season (season score 19.2)Late Mar: Avoid (season score 12.5)Early Apr: Off-season (season score 15.7)Mid Apr: Off-season (season score 25.9)Late Apr: Fair (season score 32.4)Early May: Fair (season score 42.1)Mid May: Good (season score 61.1)Late May: Good (season score 69.2)Early Jun: Great (season score 81.4)Mid Jun: Great (season score 82.4)Late Jun: Great (season score 83.3)Early Jul: Great (season score 84.1)Mid Jul: Best (season score 87.5)Late Jul: Best (season score 86.6)Early Aug: Great (season score 84.2)Mid Aug: Great (season score 84.3)Late Aug: Great (season score 85.0)Early Sep: Great (season score 82.3)Mid Sep: Good (season score 70.2)Late Sep: Good (season score 66.7)Early Oct: Okay (season score 52.0)Mid Oct: Okay (season score 47.6)Late Oct: Fair (season score 39.0)Early Nov: Fair (season score 30.4)Mid Nov: Off-season (season score 27.7)Late Nov: Fair (season score 29.5)Early Dec: Fair (season score 34.7)Mid Dec: Fair (season score 38.4)Late Dec: Fair (season score 41.9)JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
AvoidOff-seasonFairOkayGoodGreatBest

Japan MOFA travel advice

Japan MOFA travel advice: Level 1 (Exercise caution)

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Climate and season score by month

MonthLevelDaytime highRainy days
(per 10 days)
Cloud cover
JanuaryFair33.0°C3.055.0%
FebruaryOff-season34.0°C2.955.1%
MarchOff-season33.2°C4.565.6%
AprilOff-season30.7°C7.274.6%
MayGood28.9°C5.371.7%
JuneGreat28.3°C2.168.5%
JulyBest28.4°C1.269.3%
AugustGreat29.7°C1.067.9%
SeptemberGreat31.8°C1.057.7%
OctoberOkay32.8°C2.760.6%
NovemberFair32.2°C5.866.8%
DecemberFair32.0°C5.261.8%

How the score works

The season score is a relative 0–100 measure of how suitable each time of year is for travel at this destination, grouped into seven levels. It combines climate-normal trends in temperature, rain, cloud cover, and other conditions.

Data: NASA POWER, NOAA GHCN-Daily, OISST, IBTrACS, and Natural Earth.

These are historical climate-normal trends, not a weather forecast.