Tabora
City in Tanzania: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
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Overview
Tabora is a city in Tanzania. About 308,741 people live in the city proper, making it the 11th largest city of Tanzania in our atlas.
It lies at 5.02° S, 32.83° E, about 1,191 m (3,907 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Africa/Dar_es_Salaam time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Tabora. Green dots: other major cities of Tanzania. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Tabora has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). The warmest month is usually Oct, with average highs near 33°C (91°F); the coolest nights come in Jul at about 13°C (56°F). Around 1,053 mm (41 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Dec.
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.
What to eat in TanzaniaNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Kahama · 134 km
- Geita · 247 km
- Bariadi · 277 km
- Mwanza · 278 km
- Dodoma · 347 km
- Sumbawanga · 354 km
- Mbeya · 437 km
- Arusha · 464 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 149658 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q643112 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
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