Mara Region · Tanzania
Musoma travel guide
Musoma is a city in Mara Region, Tanzania, home to about 164,000 people.
- Best months
- February and June to September
- Nearest airport
- MRE134 km · Mara Serena Lodge Airstrip
- Currency
- TZSTanzanian shilling
- Time zone
- Africa/Dar es Salaam
- Language
- English, Swahili
When to go
The best time to visit Musoma
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Musoma are February and June to September. October is the warmest month, with average highs of 29 °C; April is the wettest, with about 169 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 Musoma: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Mara Serena Lodge Airstrip (MRE), about 134 km from the city centre in a straight line; Mwanza International Airport (MWZ, 142 km) is also within reach.
MRE · Mara Serena Lodge Airstrip
MWZ · Mwanza International Airport
Questions
Musoma: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Musoma?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Musoma are February and June to September. October is the warmest month, with average highs of 29 °C; April is the wettest, with about 169 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Musoma?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Mara Serena Lodge Airstrip (MRE), about 134 km from the city centre in a straight line; Mwanza International Airport (MWZ, 142 km) is also within reach.
What currency is used in Musoma?
Tanzanian shilling (TZS).
Nearby
Destinations near Musoma
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.