Climate averages 1991–2020
Ifakara weather
in July.
A warm, very dry month: the 11th warmest 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 Ifakara: daytime highs average 26.7°C and nights cool to about 17.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 7.0 mm of rain on roughly 1 day, which makes July a very dry month (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 42 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Iringa (116 km away). In July its highs average 21.4°C, 5.3°C cooler than Ifakara, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 43 cities listed in Tanzania, Ifakara ranks 24th of 43 for the warmest July highs and 26th of 43 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 43 cities is 25.8°C; Ifakara is 0.8°C warmer than that mean.
From July to August, average highs rise by 1.2°C to 27.9°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 7.0 mm to 9.3 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
Ifakara climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31.1°C23.0°C | 23.0°C | 129 | 17.2 | 12.513 h |
| February | 30.5°C22.8°C | 22.8°C | 119 | 17.1 | 12.412 h |
| March | 29.0°C22.5°C | 22.5°C | 178 | 24.8 | 12.212 h |
| April | 27.4°C21.5°C | 21.5°C | 156 | 23.5 | 11.912 h |
| May | 27.0°C19.9°C | 19.9°C | 52 | 10.2 | 11.712 h |
| June | 26.6°C17.9°C | 17.9°C | 8.3 | 2.3 | 11.712 h |
| July, selected | 26.7°C17.2°C | 17.2°C | 7.0 | 1.4 | 11.712 h |
| August | 27.9°C18.1°C | 18.1°C | 9.3 | 2.3 | 11.812 h |
| September | 30.1°C19.3°C | 19.3°C | 7.1 | 1.7 | 12.112 h |
| October | 31.8°C20.9°C | 20.9°C | 20 | 4.1 | 12.312 h |
| November | 32.8°C22.4°C | 22.4°C | 36 | 6.5 | 12.512 h |
| December | 32.0°C23.0°C | 23.0°C | 87 | 14.8 | 12.613 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
- Iringa in JulyTanzania · 116 kmHigh 21.4°C · Low 11.3°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Kilosa in JulyTanzania · 148 kmHigh 26.2°C · Low 16.5°C · 8.4 mm rain
- Mafinga in JulyTanzania · 154 kmHigh 19.4°C · Low 10.2°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Morogoro in JulyTanzania · 181 kmHigh 26.6°C · Low 17.3°C · 9.1 mm rain
- Makumbako in JulyTanzania · 219 kmHigh 20.2°C · Low 11.1°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Dodoma in JulyTanzania · 242 kmHigh 26.8°C · Low 14.7°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Njombe in JulyTanzania · 250 kmHigh 17.5°C · Low 7.6°C · 2.2 mm rain
- Kibaha in JulyTanzania · 289 kmHigh 28.0°C · Low 20.1°C · 17 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 Ifakara) is explained once on the Ifakara year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.