This change from season to season, but some general rules apply for weather and temperatures on Mt Kili. Moshi town is always hot. Sitting 950m elevation, it is one of the warmest cities on earth measured in diurnal average temperatures, averaging over 30 degrees C by day and from 16 to 19 degrees by night for most of the year. The climbing routes start generally between 1,600 to 1,800m, and always are much cooler than Moshi town because of altitude differences but mostly because of cloud cover, it’s often ten degrees cooler at the gates The temperature on Kilimanjaro varies depending on altitude and time of year. At the summit, temperatures can drop below freezing year-round, averaging around -7°C (19°F). At the base, temperatures are much warmer, typically ranging from 20°C to 30°C (68°F to 86°F).