Mbeya Region · Tanzania
Tukuyu travel guide
Tukuyu is a city in Mbeya Region, Tanzania, home to about 50,000 people.
- Best months
- June to November
- Nearest airport
- MBI55 km · Songwe Airport
- Currency
- TZSTanzanian shilling
- Time zone
- Africa/Dar es Salaam
- Language
- English, Swahili
When to go
The best time to visit Tukuyu
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Tukuyu are June to November. October is the warmest month, with average highs of 29 °C; April is the wettest, with about 254 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 Tukuyu: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Songwe Airport (MBI), about 55 km from the city centre in a straight line.
MBI · Songwe Airport
Questions
Tukuyu: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Tukuyu?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Tukuyu are June to November. October is the warmest month, with average highs of 29 °C; April is the wettest, with about 254 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Tukuyu?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Songwe Airport (MBI), about 55 km from the city centre in a straight line.
What currency is used in Tukuyu?
Tanzanian shilling (TZS).
Nearby
Destinations near Tukuyu
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.