Dodoma
Capital of Tanzania: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Scene at Nyerere Square, Dodoma City: Mangapwani, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Dodoma is the capital of Tanzania. About 765,179 people live in the city proper, making it the 3rd largest city of Tanzania in our atlas.
It lies at 6.17° S, 35.74° E, about 1,125 m (3,691 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Africa/Dar_es_Salaam time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Dodoma. Green dots: other major cities of Tanzania. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Dodoma has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). The warmest month is usually Oct, with average highs near 33°C (91°F); the coolest nights come in Jul at about 13°C (55°F). Around 728 mm (29 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Jan.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
Landmarks and places to see
Popular sights within a few kilometres of the city centre, ranked by how widely they are documented on Wikipedia.
What to eat in TanzaniaNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Morogoro · 224 km
- Arusha · 328 km
- Tabora · 346 km
- Kibaha · 357 km
- Zanzibar · 382 km
- Tanga · 390 km
- Mbeya · 394 km
- Dar es Salaam · 396 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 160196 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q3866 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Scene at Nyerere Square, Dodoma City: Mangapwani, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)