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Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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Located on the Indian Ocean coast, Dar es Salaam is the capital and commercial center of Tanzania. Today a teeming city of 3.5 million people, Dar es Salaam is the terminus of the new Tan-Am Railway that connects Tanzania with Zambia. Travelers to Dar es Salaam will find sites of historical interest both in the city and the surrounding area. An organized sightseeing tour provides a good overview for the first-time visitor. Of main interest are the game reserves and national parks, which are a distance from Dar es Salaam and require full-day or overnight excursions.
Language:
Swahili, English
Currency:
Tanzanian shilling (TZS)
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| Temperature (Fahrenheit) | ||||||||||||
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| High | 87 | 88 | 87 | 85 | 84 | 83 | 82 | 82 | 84 | 86 | 87 | 87 |
| Low | 77 | 76 | 75 | 74 | 72 | 68 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 70 | 73 | 76 |
| Average | 82 | 83 | 82 | 80 | 78 | 76 | 75 | 75 | 76 | 78 | 80 | 82 |
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| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| High | 31 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 |
| Low | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 24 |
| Average | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
| Precipitation | ||||||||||||
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Inches | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Centimeters | 8 | 8 | 13 | 28 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 |
| Humidity | ||||||||||||
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Percent | 79 | 76 | 82 | 85 | 82 | 78 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 80 |