Lindi Region · Tanzania

Lindi travel guide

Lindi is a city in Lindi Region, Tanzania, home to about 95,000 people.

Nearest airport
MYW64 km · Mtwara Airport
Currency
TZSTanzanian shilling
Time zone
Africa/Dar es Salaam
Language
English, Swahili

When to go

The best time to visit Lindi

Lindi has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. November is the warmest month, with average highs of 32 °C; April is the wettest, with about 184 mm of rain.

0°16°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec184 mm
Average highAverage lowRain per monthComfortable months

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 Lindi: airports and arrival

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Mtwara Airport (MYW), about 64 km from the city centre in a straight line.

medium airport

MYW · Mtwara Airport

63.6 km from the centreICAO HTMT

Questions

Lindi: questions travellers ask

When is the best time to visit Lindi?

Lindi has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. November is the warmest month, with average highs of 32 °C; April is the wettest, with about 184 mm of rain.

Which airport is closest to Lindi?

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Mtwara Airport (MYW), about 64 km from the city centre in a straight line.

What currency is used in Lindi?

Tanzanian shilling (TZS).

Nearby

Destinations near Lindi

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.