Climate averages 1991–2020
Katumba weather
in July.
A mild, very dry month: the coolest and the 3rd 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 Katumba: daytime highs average 19.7°C and nights cool to about 11.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the coolest month of the year.
Expect about 9.5 mm of rain on roughly 3 days, which makes July a very dry month (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 38 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Vwawa (76 km away). In July its highs average 23.1°C, 3.4°C warmer than Katumba, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 43 cities listed in Tanzania, Katumba ranks 41st of 43 for the warmest July highs and 31st of 43 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 43 cities is 25.8°C; Katumba is 6.1°C cooler than that mean.
From July to August, average highs rise by 2.4°C to 22.2°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 9.5 mm to 7.5 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
Katumba climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25.0°C17.6°C | 17.6°C | 456 | 29.4 | 12.613 h |
| February | 25.2°C17.6°C | 17.6°C | 370 | 25.9 | 12.412 h |
| March | 24.3°C17.3°C | 17.3°C | 362 | 29.1 | 12.212 h |
| April | 22.5°C16.4°C | 16.4°C | 186 | 24.5 | 11.912 h |
| May | 21.5°C14.8°C | 14.8°C | 44 | 11.6 | 11.712 h |
| June | 20.1°C12.4°C | 12.4°C | 9.3 | 3.3 | 11.612 h |
| July, selected | 19.7°C11.5°C | 11.5°C | 9.5 | 3.4 | 11.612 h |
| August | 22.2°C12.5°C | 12.5°C | 7.5 | 2.4 | 11.812 h |
| September | 25.1°C14.1°C | 14.1°C | 11 | 3.0 | 12.012 h |
| October | 26.2°C15.9°C | 15.9°C | 48 | 10.0 | 12.312 h |
| November | 26.0°C16.8°C | 16.8°C | 179 | 18.6 | 12.513 h |
| December | 25.1°C17.4°C | 17.4°C | 400 | 27.0 | 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
- Vwawa in JulyTanzania · 76 kmHigh 23.1°C · Low 11.7°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Tunduma in JulyTanzania · 94 kmHigh 21.8°C · Low 10.5°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Nakonde in JulyZambia · 96 kmHigh 22.8°C · Low 11.3°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Njombe in JulyTanzania · 127 kmHigh 17.5°C · Low 7.6°C · 2.2 mm rain
- Makumbako in JulyTanzania · 140 kmHigh 20.2°C · Low 11.1°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Mafinga in JulyTanzania · 211 kmHigh 19.4°C · Low 10.2°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Mzuzu in JulyMalawi · 252 kmHigh 19.4°C · Low 10.7°C · 19 mm rain
- Sumbawanga in JulyTanzania · 261 kmHigh 22.5°C · Low 11.1°C · 0.9 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 Katumba) is explained once on the Katumba year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.