Climate averages 1991–2020
Arusha weather
in July.
A mild, very dry month: the coolest and the 2nd driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
July is a mild month in Arusha: daytime highs average 21.5°C and nights cool to about 11.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the coolest month of the year.
Expect about 3.9 mm of rain on roughly 1 day, which makes July a very dry month (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 57 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Kondoa (198 km away). In July its highs average 24.9°C, 3.4°C warmer than Arusha, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 43 cities listed in Tanzania, Arusha ranks 38th of 43 for the warmest July highs and 23rd of 43 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 43 cities is 25.8°C; Arusha is 4.3°C cooler than that mean.
From July to August, average highs rise by 1.3°C to 22.8°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 3.9 mm to 3.6 mm.
The annual picture
July in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Arusha climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27.7°C16.1°C | 16.1°C | 82 | 10.6 | 12.312 h |
| February | 28.4°C16.5°C | 16.5°C | 73 | 9.0 | 12.212 h |
| March | 27.2°C16.8°C | 16.8°C | 143 | 16.7 | 12.112 h |
| April | 24.3°C16.7°C | 16.7°C | 145 | 21.7 | 12.012 h |
| May | 22.6°C15.2°C | 15.2°C | 50 | 11.9 | 12.012 h |
| June | 21.7°C13.0°C | 13.0°C | 6.6 | 2.3 | 11.912 h |
| July, selected | 21.5°C11.9°C | 11.9°C | 3.9 | 1.1 | 11.912 h |
| August | 22.8°C12.7°C | 12.7°C | 3.6 | 1.1 | 12.012 h |
| September | 25.0°C13.7°C | 13.7°C | 4.1 | 1.1 | 12.112 h |
| October | 26.2°C15.2°C | 15.2°C | 30 | 7.3 | 12.212 h |
| November | 26.0°C16.2°C | 16.2°C | 103 | 17.7 | 12.312 h |
| December | 26.4°C16.1°C | 16.1°C | 108 | 16.7 | 12.312 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
July in nearby cities
- Kondoa in JulyTanzania · 198 kmHigh 24.9°C · Low 11.3°C · 0.8 mm rain
- Kitengela in JulyKenya · 212 kmHigh 22.0°C · Low 13.0°C · 11 mm rain
- Ongata Rongai in JulyKenya · 219 kmHigh 21.3°C · Low 12.3°C · 11 mm rain
- Mlolongo in JulyKenya · 221 kmHigh 21.9°C · Low 12.7°C · 11 mm rain
- Ngong in JulyKenya · 224 kmHigh 20.8°C · Low 11.5°C · 13 mm rain
- Nairobi in JulyKenya · 232 kmHigh 21.7°C · Low 12.4°C · 13 mm rain
- Kikuyu in JulyKenya · 236 kmHigh 19.3°C · Low 10.7°C · 13 mm rain
- Mwala in JulyKenya · 240 kmHigh 23.5°C · Low 14.2°C · 1.8 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Arusha) is explained once on the Arusha year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.