Ngorongoro monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

The bar chart below shows the average monthly peak daytime temperatures at Ngorongoro

Ngorongoro average temperature chart (Celsius) Ngorongoro average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Ngorongoro (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 22.3 22.5 22.2 20.5 19.3 18.5 18.3 19.2 21.1 22.2 21.7 21.7
°F 72.1 72.5 71.9 68.9 66.7 65.3 65 66.6 70 72 71.1 71

Please note: these are the average peak daytime temperatures (usually around mid-afternoon) so do not show daytime / night highs and lows. To see the daily range of temperatures have a look at the temperature max / min chart below.

Average rainfall & rainy days

The graph below shows the average rainfall and number of rainy days per month.

Ngorongoro monthly rainfall chart (mm) Ngorongoro monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Ngorongoro (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 108 89 136 213 100 22 12 15 11 55 114 137
inches 4.2 3.5 5.4 8.4 3.9 0.9 0.5 0.6 0.4 2.2 4.5 5.4
Rainy days 16 15 18 22 15 7 6 6 6 9 17 18

Average annual rainfall in Ngorongoro: 1042.967mm (410.6 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Ngorongoro

Ngorongoro average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Ngorongoro
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 8.3 8.4 7.6 6.8 7 7.7 7.7 7.7 8.4 8.7 7.8 7.6

Day / night temperatures

The graph below shows the daily range of temperatures for each month.

Ngorongoro average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Ngorongoro average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Ngorongoro (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 9.6 9.6 10.2 10.9 10.1 8.1 7.6 7.9 8.4 9.3 10 9.9
Max °C 22.6 22.8 22.5 20.8 19.5 18.8 18.6 19.5 21.4 22.6 22 22
Min °F 49.3 49.3 50.3 51.5 50.2 46.5 45.7 46.2 47.1 48.7 50 49.7
Max °F 61 61.2 61.3 60.4 58.6 56.1 55.6 56.7 58.8 60.6 60.8 60.6

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Ngorongoro average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Ngorongoro average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Ngorongoro in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 28.1 28.3 29.1 29.1 28 26.6 25.6 25.4 25.8 26.7 27.7 28.2
°F 82.6 82.9 84.3 84.4 82.4 79.9 78.1 77.7 78.4 80 81.8 82.8

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Ngorongoro average winspeed by month (km/h) Ngorongoro average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Ngorongoro (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 11 11 11 11 10 9 10 11 13 14 13 11
mph 7 7 7 7 6 6 7 7 8 9 8 7

A monthly average windspeed of over 16km/h or 10mph suggests a location is fairly windy.

Relative humidity

The graph below shows the average relative humidity.

Ngorongoro relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Ngorongoro
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
70% 70% 72% 78% 79% 76% 72% 67% 63% 61% 69% 73%

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Ngorongoro weather stats

Ngorongoro weather statistics
Hottest month: March 22.2°C 72°F
Driest month: September 11mm 0.4ins
Sunniest month: October 8.7hrs
Coldest month: July 18.3°C 64.9°F
Wettest month: April 213mm 8.4ins
Warmest sea: April 29.1°C 84.4°F
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