Singida Region · Tanzania
Tabora travel guide
Tabora is a city in Singida Region, Tanzania, home to about 309,000 people.
- Currency
- TZSTanzanian shilling
- Time zone
- Africa/Dar es Salaam
- Language
- English, Swahili
About
About Tabora
Tabora () is the capital of Tanzania's Tabora Region and is classified as a municipality by the Tanzanian government. It is also the administrative seat of Tabora Urban District.
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Things to do
What to see and do in Tabora
See
- Livingstone Tembe Museum
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When to go
The best time to visit Tabora
Tabora has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. October is the warmest month, with average highs of 33 °C; December is the wettest, with about 192 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 Tabora
Getting in
As the long-distance trains are notoriously delayed and the schedule may change on short notice, it is best to get up-to-date information from the railway station of departure directly.
Getting around
A taxi in the centre costs no more than TSh 2000. A boda-boda (bicycle taxi) starts from 1000 inside the city (Feb 2019).
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Questions
Tabora: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Tabora?
Tabora has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. October is the warmest month, with average highs of 33 °C; December is the wettest, with about 192 mm of rain.
What currency is used in Tabora?
Tanzanian shilling (TZS).
Nearby
Destinations near Tabora
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; 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.