Climate averages 1991–2020
Bukoba weather
in July.
A warm, fairly dry month: the coolest and the driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
July is a warm month in Bukoba: daytime highs average 23.8°C and nights cool to about 18.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the coolest month of the year.
Expect about 29 mm of rain on roughly 5 days, which makes July a fairly dry month (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 03 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Masaka (111 km away). In July its highs average 24.3°C, about as warm as Bukoba, with 39 mm of rain.
Among the 43 cities listed in Tanzania, Bukoba ranks 33rd of 43 for the warmest July highs and joint 41st of 43 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 43 cities is 25.8°C; Bukoba is 2.0°C cooler than that mean.
From July to August, average highs rise by 0.2°C to 24.1°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 29 mm to 74 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
Bukoba climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 24.8°C20.0°C | 20.0°C | 120 | 21.0 | 12.212 h |
| February | 25.4°C20.3°C | 20.3°C | 115 | 18.9 | 12.212 h |
| March | 25.1°C20.3°C | 20.3°C | 151 | 22.3 | 12.112 h |
| April | 24.3°C20.0°C | 20.0°C | 186 | 24.6 | 12.112 h |
| May | 24.1°C19.8°C | 19.8°C | 118 | 20.0 | 12.112 h |
| June | 24.0°C19.2°C | 19.2°C | 47 | 9.4 | 12.012 h |
| July, selected | 23.8°C18.9°C | 18.9°C | 29 | 4.9 | 12.112 h |
| August | 24.1°C19.1°C | 19.1°C | 74 | 12.5 | 12.112 h |
| September | 24.4°C19.3°C | 19.3°C | 110 | 19.1 | 12.112 h |
| October | 24.1°C19.7°C | 19.7°C | 160 | 24.9 | 12.112 h |
| November | 23.9°C19.6°C | 19.6°C | 169 | 26.2 | 12.212 h |
| December | 24.1°C19.6°C | 19.6°C | 140 | 24.1 | 12.212 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
- Masaka in JulyUganda · 111 kmHigh 24.3°C · Low 16.4°C · 39 mm rain
- Mbarara in JulyUganda · 153 kmHigh 26.3°C · Low 15.9°C · 13 mm rain
- Nyagatare in JulyRwanda · 166 kmHigh 27.4°C · Low 16.0°C · 7.9 mm rain
- Katabi in JulyUganda · 174 kmHigh 23.4°C · Low 19.0°C · 78 mm rain
- Sengerema in JulyTanzania · 175 kmHigh 28.0°C · Low 17.4°C · 7.7 mm rain
- Geita in JulyTanzania · 178 kmHigh 28.2°C · Low 17.4°C · 8.5 mm rain
- Mwanza in JulyTanzania · 179 kmHigh 25.5°C · Low 19.9°C · 12 mm rain
- Rutoma in JulyUganda · 180 kmHigh 25.8°C · Low 16.7°C · 28 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 Bukoba) is explained once on the Bukoba year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.