A day in the life of Tanzania weather

With all the heat in Chicagoland these days, and with all the talk that's been going on about the weather, it seems a fitting time to recall our group's daily experience with the weather in Tanzania. Keep in mind that northern Tanzania is near the equator, so the sun rises at about 6:30am, and sets at about 6:30pm. Also, many of the places we visited were at some altitude.

6:30am: Wake up FREEZING. Snuggle under blankets for a while, then get ready for the day, being sure to grab a long-sleeved shirt or sweatshirt.

9:00am: Still sort of hazy. Still sort of cool. Maybe it'll be a cool day?

11:00am: STILL sort of hazy. And still relatively cool. Feel pretty confident that it's going to be a wonderful, 75-degree day.

12:00pm: Hrm. The clouds are gone and the sun is pretty intense. Getting warmer. Ah, but it's noon at the equator. It's supposed to be hot now. Figure that it'll be hottest now at noon, and cool to the end of the day.

2:00pm: Wow. That sun is HOT. My skin feels like it's burning, and I'm pretty sweaty. Turned out to be a hot day after all.

4:00pm: Holy hot sun. This must be what hell is like.

6:00pm: Well, now that the sun is starting to set, the day is feeling pretty nice.

8:00pm: Ahhh...nice and cool. Hrm. It cooled off pretty quick. I wonder if this means that tomorrow is going to be a bit cooler than today.

Sometime in the middle of the night: WOW I'm COLD! Where did I stash my socks and sweatshirt?

Repeat this pattern EVERY SINGLE DAY. You'd think that we would have learned. But every day, right around 10:30 or 11am, we would be CONVINCED that the cool morning meant a cool day. Ha.

However, on all of these hot humid days here in Chicago, I think I'd much prefer the cool mornings and even the hot afternoons to this 24-hour hot, humid stuff we're dealing with right now...

Peace,
Melissa