Climate averages 1991–2020
Dodoma weather
in July.
A warm, very dry month: the coolest and the joint 2nd 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 Dodoma: daytime highs average 26.8°C and nights cool to about 14.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the coolest month of the year.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical July (the joint 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 48 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Kondoa (142 km away). In July its highs average 24.9°C, 1.9°C cooler than Dodoma, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 43 cities listed in Tanzania, Dodoma ranks 23rd of 43 for the warmest July highs and 9th of 43 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 43 cities is 25.8°C; Dodoma is 1.0°C warmer than that mean.
From July to August, average highs rise by 1.0°C to 27.8°C, and monthly rainfall stays under 1 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
Dodoma climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28.3°C19.0°C | 19.0°C | 104 | 14.4 | 12.412 h |
| February | 28.7°C19.0°C | 19.0°C | 82 | 11.7 | 12.312 h |
| March | 28.7°C19.1°C | 19.1°C | 87 | 11.8 | 12.112 h |
| April | 28.3°C18.6°C | 18.6°C | 42 | 7.3 | 12.012 h |
| May | 28.5°C17.6°C | 17.6°C | 6.0 | 1.5 | 11.812 h |
| June | 27.6°C15.7°C | 15.7°C | 0.5 | 0.1 | 11.812 h |
| July, selected | 26.8°C14.7°C | 14.7°C | 0.3 | 0.1 | 11.812 h |
| August | 27.8°C15.4°C | 15.4°C | 0.2 | 0.0 | 11.912 h |
| September | 29.6°C16.6°C | 16.6°C | 0.3 | 0.0 | 12.112 h |
| October | 30.9°C18.0°C | 18.0°C | 3.5 | 0.5 | 12.212 h |
| November | 31.1°C19.0°C | 19.0°C | 24 | 3.0 | 12.412 h |
| December | 29.6°C19.3°C | 19.3°C | 80 | 9.7 | 12.512 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 · 142 kmHigh 24.9°C · Low 11.3°C · 0.8 mm rain
- Kilosa in JulyTanzania · 156 kmHigh 26.2°C · Low 16.5°C · 8.4 mm rain
- Iringa in JulyTanzania · 177 kmHigh 21.4°C · Low 11.3°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Singida in JulyTanzania · 187 kmHigh 24.8°C · Low 13.2°C · 0.4 mm rain
- Morogoro in JulyTanzania · 224 kmHigh 26.6°C · Low 17.3°C · 9.1 mm rain
- Ifakara in JulyTanzania · 242 kmHigh 26.7°C · Low 17.2°C · 7.0 mm rain
- Mafinga in JulyTanzania · 242 kmHigh 19.4°C · Low 10.2°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Handeni in JulyTanzania · 265 kmHigh 24.5°C · Low 16.7°C · 29 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 Dodoma) is explained once on the Dodoma year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.