Geita Region · Tanzania
Geita travel guide
Geita is a city in Geita Region, Tanzania, home to about 362,000 people.
- Best months
- June to September
- Nearest airport
- MWZ92 km · Mwanza International Airport
- Currency
- TZSTanzanian shilling
- Time zone
- Africa/Dar es Salaam
- Language
- English, Swahili
About
About Geita
Geita is a city and regional capital of Geita Region in northwestern Tanzania. The city is known for its gold trade.
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When to go
The best time to visit Geita
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Geita are June to September. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 29 °C; April is the wettest, with about 145 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Geita: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Mwanza International Airport (MWZ), about 92 km from the city centre in a straight line.
MWZ · Mwanza International Airport
Questions
Geita: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Geita?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Geita are June to September. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 29 °C; April is the wettest, with about 145 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Geita?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Mwanza International Airport (MWZ), about 92 km from the city centre in a straight line.
What currency is used in Geita?
Tanzanian shilling (TZS).
Nearby
Destinations near Geita
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.