Arusha · TanzaniaSummit weather, forecast and climate

Ngorongoro Crater

Volcano1,700 m

Elevation1,700 mabove sea level

Prominence–independent height

Isolation14 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul21°average high

3.18° S, 35.57° EElevation 1,700 mUTC+3 · East Africa Time

From the valley to the top

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Ngorongoro Crater in brief

Ngorongoro Crater rises to 1,700 m, Arusha, Tanzania.

At the summit, February is the mildest month with average highs of 25°, while nights rarely fall below freezing.

iiForecast

Temperatures are adjusted to each height; summits are usually colder and windier than the valley forecast suggests.

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iiiSummit climate

Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted

Climate normals for Ngorongoro Crater by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	24°	25°	25°	23°	22°	21°	21°	22°	24°	24°	24°	24°
Average low	14°	14°	15°	15°	14°	12°	11°	11°	12°	13°	14°	14°
Precipitation	254 mm	174 mm	287 mm	279 mm	100 mm	19 mm	8 mm	10 mm	17 mm	49 mm	195 mm	348 mm
Cloud cover	35%	37%	39%	46%	36%	34%	31%	29%	24%	32%	38%	35%
Daylight	12h 17	12h 13	12h 08	12h 02	11h 58	11h 56	11h 57	12h 00	12h 05	12h 11	12h 16	12h 18
Month score	65	64	63	60	70	93	97	97	95	86	64	65

Average height of the 0 °C level from the summit normals (6.5 °C per km); snow months have a summit mean at or below +1 °C

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Freezing level	4,600 m	4,700 m	4,700 m	4,600 m	4,450 m	4,250 m	4,200 m	4,250 m	4,450 m	4,600 m	4,600 m	4,600 m
Summit	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C