Africa
Tanzania
About 56.3M people live in Tanzania, on 945,087 km² in 31 regions; the capital is Dodoma. The highest summit is Mount Kibo (5,895 m).
Best timeJul–Sep
Best weather in OctoberIringa 86
October: highs25° – 30°
Rain this month, on average46mm
Mean of its 13 most visited places. Best: Jul–Sep.
Tanzania at a glance
The atlas follows 7,317 places here month by month, with 48 mountains and 17 monuments; across the most visited of them, the best months are July, August and September.
Dodoma now31°CPartly cloudy · 16:31Sunrise · sunset06:14 · 18:30DodomaNext holiday9 DecemberIndependence and Republic DayEarthquakes1in the last 7 days (M2.5+)Travel adviceUS 2UK 2Exercise increased caution
7,317places in 31 regions48summits, highest Mount Kibo17monuments8museums9lakes1beaches1festivals811huts, viewpoints, campsites…
Tanzania's population
Every five years from 1950; from 2030 the projection.
+825%7.63M in 1950 → 70.5M in 2025 → 129.6M in 2050Tanzania · In numbers
GDP per person (PPP)$4,5002025 · 156/181 among countries · World: $25,700
Life expectancy67.22024 · 174/212 among countries · World: 73.5
Living in towns and cities37 %2025 · 176/212 among countries · World: 58 %
Using the internet31 %2024 · 162/179 among countries · World: 71 %
Children per woman4.542024 · 12/212 among countries · World: 2.19
Forest cover50 %2024 · 60/206 among countries
The latest year each series has; the line is the whole series since 1960.
When to go to Tanzania
The places with the best weather in each month, scored from their climate.
For the beach in August
Places and regions of Tanzania
The most visited places with their score this month, then every region with what the atlas follows there.
60OctoberZanzibar
Jul–Sep
28° / 24°100 mm
85OctoberMbeya
Jun–Aug
27° / 15°20 mm
65OctoberArusha
Jul–Sep
25° / 14°34 mm
62October
Dar es Salaam
Jul–Sep
29° / 23°76 mm
53OctoberTanga
Jul–Sep
29° / 23°128 mm
69OctoberDodoma
Jun–Aug
30° / 18°3 mm
86OctoberIringa
Jul–Sep
26° / 14°4 mm
80OctoberSumbawanga
Jun–Aug
25° / 14°19 mm
31 regions
Tanga838 places · Tanga
Pemba North510 places · Wete
Pemba South421 places · Chake-Chake
Kagera420 places · Kashasha
Morogoro348 places · Ifakara
Pwani318 places · Bagamoyo
Lindi301 places · Lindi
Iringa283 places · Iringa
Mtwara281 places · Mtwara
Zanzibar North280 places · Mkokotoni
Ruvuma279 places · Songea
Kigoma266 places · Kabanga
Dodoma241 places · Dodoma
Mara232 places · Nansio
Singida228 places · Singida
Tabora226 places · Tabora
Mbeya196 places · 5 summits · Mbeya
Zanzibar Central/South195 places · Koani
Rukwa193 places · Sumbawanga
Mwanza175 places · Mwanza
Shinyanga154 places · 2 summits · Kahama
Simiyu151 places · Bariadi
Katavi145 places · Mpanda
Geita119 places · Geita
Kilimanjaro103 places · 8 summits · Moshi
Zanzibar Urban/West97 places · Zanzibar
Songwe94 places · Tunduma
Manyara67 places · 1 summits · Babati
Arusha65 places · 12 summits · Arusha
Njombe47 places · 2 summits · Makambako
Dar es Salaam Region44 places · Dar es Salaam
Tanzania from above
Every place scored for the month you pick: comfortable temperatures, dry days and clear skies.
OctoberMonth scores for Tanzania
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Nature in Tanzania
Summit5,895 m
Uhuru Peak
Summit5,895 m
Mount Kilimanjaro
Summit4,562 m
Mount Meru
Lake
Lake Manyara
Lake
Lake Babati
Lake
Lake NgoziWildlife in October
The birds and mammals seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.
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Outdoors in Tanzania
Hiking routes, ski areas and everything to do outdoors, counted.
Culture in Tanzania
17 monuments and 8 museums; the best known first.
Stone TownIslamic
Kilimanjaro National ParkBuilt 1973
Songo MnaraBuilt 1400
St. Joseph's Cathedral, ZanzibarBuilt 1898 · Romanesque
Kilwa KisiwaniBuilt 900 · Swahili
Old Fort of ZanzibarBuilt 1699
Museum
Olduvai Gorge MuseumBuilt 1970
Museum
Tippu Tip's HouseThe festival year
What's on in Tanzania
The ground and the sky in Tanzania
Earthquakes since 1950 and in the last month; eclipses, meteors and the moon as seen from the capital.
Last 30 days2magnitude 2.5 or moreSince 195069magnitude 5+, of them 2 of 6+StrongestM6.5Katesh 61 km ↖ · 1964Deadliest2deaths · 2002The moon tonightWaxing gibbous85% · DodomaNext eclipse21 Feb 2027Penumbral lunar eclipseOrionids~18 an hour21 October · DodomaNorthern lightsKp 9+only in the strongest storms here
Getting to Tanzania
4 large airports, 105 railway stations, 23 ferry ports; the ones closest to the most visited places.
Abeid Amani Karume International AirportZNZ · Zanzibar
7.1 kmJulius Nyerere International AirportDAR · Dar es Salaam
8.8 kmKilimanjaro International AirportJRO · Moshi
30 kmMwanza International AirportMWZ · Mwanza
8.8 kmMbeyaMbeya
5.5 kmArushaArusha
1.1 kmKamata KariakooDar es Salaam
0.6 kmTangaTanga
0.6 kmDodomaDodoma
1.7 kmMoshiMoshi
1.4 kmPractical information
Plugs, money, phone numbers and the side of the road: the things to know before you land.
PlugsG230 V
Emergency112Calling code +255
TrafficOn the leftside of the road
CurrencyTanzanian ShillingTZS
LanguagesSwahili · English
Local time16:31Dodoma