Wind statistics for Dar es Salaam
Annual wind, gust, rain and temperature statistics for Dar es Salaam, Tanzania — from archive 3 years.
StatisticsAt a glance
- Average wind: 7.0 mph
- Average gusts: 16.0 mph
- Average daily rain: 3.8 mm
- Average temperature: 26°C
- Good kite days: 74 a year
- Best month: August (kite score 97/100)
- Windiest month: January (7.8 mph)
- Calmest month: March (5.5 mph)
- Rainiest month: April (12.2 mm)
How Dar es Salaam compares
Dar es Salaam ranks #214 of 536 cities worldwide for average wind speed — windier than 60% of the cities we track. Its best kite-flying month, August, scores 97/100 on the kite scale.
Month by month
See the full breakdown of wind, gusts, rain, temperature and good days for every month, with scores and verdicts:
| Month | Wind | Gusts | Rain | Temp | Good days | Score | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.8 mph | 18.2 mph | 2.7 mm | 28°C | 11 | 85 | YES |
| February | 7.0 mph | 16.8 mph | 2.1 mm | 28°C | 8 | 83 | YES |
| March | 5.5 mph | 13.3 mph | 7.0 mm | 27°C | 0 | 51 | EH… |
| April | 6.5 mph | 14.7 mph | 12.2 mm | 26°C | 1 | 62 | EH… |
| May | 7.8 mph | 16.9 mph | 4.4 mm | 26°C | 9 | 70 | EH… |
| June | 7.7 mph | 17.0 mph | 1.9 mm | 25°C | 11 | 85 | YES |
| July | 7.5 mph | 16.7 mph | 0.8 mm | 25°C | 9 | 94 | YES |
| August | 7.8 mph | 17.2 mph | 0.9 mm | 25°C | 12 | 97 | YES |
| September | 7.4 mph | 16.6 mph | 1.3 mm | 25°C | 6 | 93 | YES |
| October | 6.9 mph | 15.8 mph | 2.5 mm | 26°C | 2 | 79 | EH… |
| November | 6.0 mph | 14.6 mph | 5.7 mm | 27°C | 1 | 57 | EH… |
| December | 5.9 mph | 14.5 mph | 4.0 mm | 28°C | 4 | 56 | EH… |
"Good days" = days with wind 8–25 mph, gusts under 31 mph and less than 2 mm rain. Scores mirror the live forecast weighting (wind 45%, gusts 25%, rain 20%, temp 10%).
Looking for the single best time to fly a kite? Read the best time to fly a kite in Dar es Salaam, or check today's live wind forecast.
Source
Computed from archive 3 years for Dar es Salaam using Open-Meteo historical data. A good kite day is wind 8–25 mph, gusts under 31 mph and under 2 mm of rain. See the full kite flying statistics for every city.