Geographic Location
Tanzania covers 937, 062 sq km making it the largest country in Eastern Africa. Just south of the equator, it borders Kenya and Uganda and Burundi in the west; and Zambia, Malawi and Mozambique in the south, and is therefore a splendid center from which to explore eastern, central and southern Africa.
Through the interior runs the Great Rift Valley, that vast fault line down the spine of Africa has created many fascinating topographical features such as the Ngorongoro Crater and Lake Tanganyika. The central plateau (1,2000m above sea level) is a huge expanse of savannah and sparse woodland. To the north, the 5,890-metre (19,340 ft) Mount Kilimanjaro rises, the highest mountain in Africa.
While the interior is largely arid, the 800 kilometre coastline is lush and palm-fringed as are the islands of Zanzibar, Pemba and Mafia.
Climate
The coastal areas are hot and humid with an average daytime temperature of 30oC. Sea breezes make the climate very pleasant from June to September. The central plateau experiences hot days and cool nights. The hilly country between the coast and the northern highlands has a pleasant climate from January to September, with temperatures averaging around 20oC. Temperatures vary around
Kilimanjaro according to the season registering a low 15oC during May-August rising to 22oC during December- March.
For the whole country the hottest months
are from October to February. The main long rainy season is from mid-March
to late May.
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