Where to stay in Mwanza

from €138/night1 hotels sampledTZ
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3★+ hotels in Mwanza from €138/night (range €138–138, 1 hotels sampled, ~3 weeks out).

Malaika Beach Resort hotel · Mwanza
from €138/night★ 5

Getting there

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Weather in Mwanza

Sat 🌦️ 30° 21° 💧6%
Sun ☁️ 31° 21° 💧0%
Mon 🌦️ 31° 22° 💧31%
Tue 🌧️ 31° 20° 💧77%
Wed 🌧️ 29° 21° 💧40%
Thu ☁️ 29° 21° 💧27%
Fri 🌦️ 28° 21° 💧47%

In Sep, Mwanza typically sees ~27°C daytime highs and 12 rainy days.

Best time to visit Mwanza — climate

Jan: ~26°C daytime, 16 rainy days 26° JanFeb: ~28°C daytime, 8 rainy days 28° FebMar: ~27°C daytime, 19 rainy days 27° MarApr: ~26°C daytime, 21 rainy days 26° AprMay: ~26°C daytime, 18 rainy days 26° MayJun: ~27°C daytime, 5 rainy days 27° JunJul: ~27°C daytime, 4 rainy days 27° JulAug: ~26°C daytime, 9 rainy days 26° AugSep: ~27°C daytime, 12 rainy days 27° SepOct: ~26°C daytime, 27 rainy days 26° OctNov: ~26°C daytime, 16 rainy days 26° NovDec: ~26°C daytime, 15 rainy days 26° Dec

About Mwanza

Mwanza is a city in Northwest Tanzania on the southern edge of Lake Victoria. Your main reason for coming here would likely be en route to Rwanda or Uganda. The city received some international attention after the controversial documentary Darwin's Nightmare, which is about the trade in the Nile Perch, centered in this city.

Read the full Mwanza guide

Guide content from Wikivoyage contributors (CC BY-SA).

Round out the trip

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