Dar es Salaam vs Malindi: which is better, month by month

Malindi beats Dar es Salaam in all 12 months — its lead peaks in March (89 vs 57).

Each place is scored under the lens that suits its type — they are different kinds of destination, so the scores are each place at its own best. Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 estimate from ERA5 climate normals, not a forecast.

Dar es Salaam

🇹🇿 Tanzania · tropical climate

Best month: July 82/100
Months won: 0 of 12

Malindi

🇰🇪 Kenya · tropical climate

Best month: January 92/100
Months won: 12 of 12

Dar es Salaam vs Malindi — all 12 months

Month	Dar es Salaam	Malindi	Winner	Gap
January	65Csweltering, a little rain, muggy air	92Ssweltering, dry, clean air	Malindi	27
February	67Csweltering, a little rain, muggy air	92Ssweltering, dry, clean air	Malindi	25
March	57Dsweltering, soaked, clean air	89Asweltering, a little rain, clean air	Malindi	32
April	47Fsweltering, soaked, clean air	79Bsweltering, rainy, clean air	Malindi	32
May	63Csweltering, rainy, clean air	77Bhot, soaked, clean air	Malindi	14
June	77Bhot, a little rain, clean air	87Ahot, a little rain, clean air	Malindi	10
July	82Ahot, dry, clean air	89Ahot, a little rain, clean air	Malindi	7
August	80Ahot, dry, clean air	90Shot, a little rain, clean air	Malindi	10
September	78Bsweltering, dry, clean air	91Shot, a little rain, clean air	Malindi	13
October	72Bsweltering, a little rain, clean air	86Asweltering, rainy, clean air	Malindi	14
November	66Csweltering, rainy, clean air	87Asweltering, a little rain, clean air	Malindi	21
December	61Csweltering, rainy, clean air	89Asweltering, a little rain, clean air	Malindi	28

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is March (57 vs 89). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.