Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Uvinza Tanzania

In Uvinza, the wet season is warm, muggy, and overcast and the dry season is hot and partly cloudy. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 56°F to 88°F and is rarely below 52°F or above 92°F.

Based on the tourism score, the best time of year to visit Uvinza for warm-weather activities is from early June to late August.

The hot season lasts for 1.9 months, from August 23 to October 21, with an average daily high temperature above 87°F. The hottest month of the year in Uvinza is October, with an average high of 87°F and low of 65°F.

The cool season lasts for 3.1 months, from November 18 to February 20, with an average daily high temperature below 82°F. The coldest month of the year in Uvinza is July, with an average low of 56°F and high of 84°F.

In Uvinza, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences extreme seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year in Uvinza begins around May 21 and lasts for 3.7 months, ending around September 13.

The clearest month of the year in Uvinza is July, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 68% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around September 13 and lasts for 8.3 months, ending around May 21.

The cloudiest month of the year in Uvinza is January, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 82% of the time.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. The chance of wet days in Uvinza varies very significantly throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 6.0 months, from October 25 to April 24, with a greater than 36% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Uvinza is December, with an average of 21.9 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 6.0 months, from April 24 to October 25. The month with the fewest wet days in Uvinza is July, with an average of 0.3 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

Among wet days, we distinguish between those that experience rain alone, snow alone, or a mixture of the two. The month with the most days of rain alone in Uvinza is December, with an average of 21.9 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 72% on December 5.

Rainfall

To show variation within the months and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Uvinza experiences extreme seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 8.4 months, from September 12 to May 25, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The month with the most rain in Uvinza is December, with an average rainfall of 6.0 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 3.6 months, from May 25 to September 12. The month with the least rain in Uvinza is July, with an average rainfall of 0.0 inches.

The length of the day in Uvinza does not vary substantially over the course of the year, staying within 25 minutes of 12 hours throughout. In 2024, the shortest day is June 20, with 11 hours, 50 minutes of daylight; the longest day is December 21, with 12 hours, 25 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 6:32 AM on November 11, and the latest sunrise is 36 minutes later at 7:08 AM on July 19. The earliest sunset is at 6:50 PM on October 23, and the latest sunset is 31 minutes later at 7:21 PM on February 3.

Daylight saving time (DST) is not observed in Uvinza during 2024.

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

Uvinza experiences extreme seasonal variation in the perceived humidity.

The muggier period of the year lasts for 7.3 months, from October 15 to May 25, during which time the comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable at least 21% of the time. The month with the most muggy days in Uvinza is January, with 25.3 days that are muggy or worse.

The month with the fewest muggy days in Uvinza is July, with 0.2 days that are muggy or worse.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Uvinza experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 5.8 months, from April 19 to October 12, with average wind speeds of more than 6.6 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Uvinza is August, with an average hourly wind speed of 8.8 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 6.2 months, from October 12 to April 19. The calmest month of the year in Uvinza is January, with an average hourly wind speed of 4.4 miles per hour.

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Uvinza varies throughout the year.

The wind is most often from the east for 9.5 months, from February 23 to December 9, with a peak percentage of 77% on April 23. The wind is most often from the west for 2.5 months, from December 9 to February 23, with a peak percentage of 48% on January 1.

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Uvinza throughout the year, we compute two travel scores.

The tourism score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 65°F and 80°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Uvinza for general outdoor tourist activities is from early June to late August, with a peak score in the second week of July.

The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 75°F and 90°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Uvinza for hot-weather activities is from early July to early October, with a peak score in the last week of August.

Methodology

For each hour between 8:00 AM and 9:00 PM of each day in the analysis period (1980 to 2016), independent scores are computed for perceived temperature, cloud cover, and total precipitation. Those scores are combined into a single hourly composite score, which is then aggregated into days, averaged over all the years in the analysis period, and smoothed.

Our cloud cover score is 10 for fully clear skies, falling linearly to 9 for mostly clear skies, and to 1 for fully overcast skies.

Our precipitation score, which is based on the three-hour precipitation centered on the hour in question, is 10 for no precipitation, falling linearly to 9 for trace precipitation, and to 0 for 0.04 inches of precipitation or more.

Our tourism temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 50°F, rising linearly to 9 for 65°F, to 10 for 75°F, falling linearly to 9 for 80°F, and to 1 for 90°F or hotter.

Our beach/pool temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 65°F, rising linearly to 9 for 75°F, to 10 for 82°F, falling linearly to 9 for 90°F, and to 1 for 100°F or hotter.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

Temperatures in Uvinza are sufficiently warm year round that it is not entirely meaningful to discuss the growing season in these terms. We nevertheless include the chart below as an illustration of the distribution of temperatures experienced throughout the year.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy experiences some seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 2.2 months, from July 31 to October 5, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 6.4 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Uvinza is September, with an average of 6.7 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 2.4 months, from November 19 to February 2, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 5.3 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Uvinza is December, with an average of 4.9 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Uvinza are -5.104 deg latitude, 30.391 deg longitude, and 3,268 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Uvinza contains significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 512 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 3,401 feet. Within 10 miles contains significant variations in elevation (1,214 feet). Within 50 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (3,327 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Uvinza is covered by trees (60%), artificial surfaces (18%), herbaceous vegetation (11%), and cropland (11%), within 10 miles by trees (62%) and shrubs (22%), and within 50 miles by trees (48%) and shrubs (15%).