Tanzania Travel Information

Travel Alert Status

Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution

Time Difference

UTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)

Travel Climate

The coastal strip is tropical with high humidity; temperatures range from 80°F–95°F. The country’s annual rainfall averages 65 inches. The central plateau (altitude 3,000–4,000 feet; rainfall 2–30 inches), which covers much of the country, is hot and dry. The semi-temperate highlands (up to 6,000 feet; rainfall 40–100 inches) are fertile and cool. The islands of Zanzibar (rainfall 60-75 inches), 25 miles off the coast, are tropical and humid.

Tanzania has two rainy and two dry seasons. During the long rains, from March through May, heavy downpours can occur daily (though it is not unusual to have as many as 2-3 days of sunny, pleasant weather between showers). The short rains come in November and December. Temperatures and humidity are high from November to April, and surface winds are moderate. June through September is pleasant and generally mild.

Another weather phenomenon are the monsoon winds, or tradewinds, which blow in different directions during the year. From April to November, the winds can be quite cool.

Travel Currency

Tanzanian shilling (TZS)

Languages

Kiswahili or Swahili (official), Kiunguju, English (official, Arabic, many local languages

Ethnic Groups

mainland - native African 99% (of which 95% are Bantu consisting of more than 130 tribes), other 1% (consisting of Asian, European, and Arab); Zanzibar - Arab, native African, mixed Arab and native African

National Holiday

Union Day (Tanganyika and Zanzibar), 26 April (1964)

Geographic Coordinates

6 00 S, 35 00 E

Location

Eastern Africa, bordering the Indian Ocean, between Kenya and Mozambique

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