Kigoma Region · Tanzania
Kigoma travel guide
Kigoma is a city in Kigoma Region, Tanzania, home to about 232,000 people.
- Best months
- May to July
- Nearest airport
- FMI118 km · Kalemie Airport
- Currency
- TZSTanzanian shilling
- Time zone
- Africa/Dar es Salaam
- Language
- English, Swahili
About
About Kigoma
Kigoma is a city and lake port in Kigoma-Ujiji District in Tanzania, on the northeastern shores of Lake Tanganyika and close to the border with Burundi and The Democratic Republic of the Congo. It serves as the capital for the surrounding Kigoma Region and has a population of 232,388 (2022 census).
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Things to do
What to see and do in Kigoma
See
- Mahale Mountains National Park
Do
- Gombe Stream National Park
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When to go
The best time to visit Kigoma
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Kigoma are May to July. September is the warmest month, with average highs of 31 °C; December is the wettest, with about 162 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 Kigoma: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Kalemie Airport (FMI), about 118 km from the city centre in a straight line.
Getting in
The small Kigoma Airport is in the eastern suburbs and has services from Dar es Salaam and Bujumbura, organization at the airport is very simple.
Getting around
By foot, taxi, or little motorcycle taxis (TSh 1500-3000 in 2023) for an inner city ride.
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FMI · Kalemie Airport
Questions
Kigoma: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Kigoma?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Kigoma are May to July. September is the warmest month, with average highs of 31 °C; December is the wettest, with about 162 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Kigoma?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Kalemie Airport (FMI), about 118 km from the city centre in a straight line.
What currency is used in Kigoma?
Tanzanian shilling (TZS).
Nearby
Destinations near Kigoma
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.