Climate averages 1991–2020
Mafinga weather
in July.
A mild, very 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 mild month in Mafinga: daytime highs average 19.4°C and nights cool to about 10.2°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 driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 41 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Iringa (74 km away). In July its highs average 21.4°C, 2.0°C warmer than Mafinga, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 43 cities listed in Tanzania, Mafinga ranks 42nd of 43 for the warmest July highs and joint 5th of 43 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 43 cities is 25.8°C; Mafinga is 6.4°C cooler than that mean.
From July to August, average highs rise by 1.4°C to 20.8°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
Mafinga climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 22.6°C15.0°C | 15.0°C | 319 | 26.4 | 12.513 h |
| February | 22.8°C15.0°C | 15.0°C | 271 | 23.4 | 12.412 h |
| March | 22.3°C15.3°C | 15.3°C | 288 | 25.9 | 12.212 h |
| April | 21.1°C14.8°C | 14.8°C | 109 | 16.4 | 11.912 h |
| May | 20.7°C13.1°C | 13.1°C | 14 | 3.7 | 11.712 h |
| June | 20.0°C11.1°C | 11.1°C | 0.7 | 0.2 | 11.612 h |
| July, selected | 19.4°C10.2°C | 10.2°C | 0.2 | 0.0 | 11.712 h |
| August | 20.8°C10.9°C | 10.9°C | 0.6 | 0.1 | 11.812 h |
| September | 22.7°C12.0°C | 12.0°C | 3.1 | 0.5 | 12.112 h |
| October | 24.2°C13.5°C | 13.5°C | 15 | 3.1 | 12.312 h |
| November | 24.4°C14.5°C | 14.5°C | 106 | 10.4 | 12.512 h |
| December | 23.1°C14.9°C | 14.9°C | 288 | 22.1 | 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 · 74 kmHigh 21.4°C · Low 11.3°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Makumbako in JulyTanzania · 79 kmHigh 20.2°C · Low 11.1°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Njombe in JulyTanzania · 130 kmHigh 17.5°C · Low 7.6°C · 2.2 mm rain
- Ifakara in JulyTanzania · 154 kmHigh 26.7°C · Low 17.2°C · 7.0 mm rain
- Katumba in JulyTanzania · 211 kmHigh 19.7°C · Low 11.5°C · 9.5 mm rain
- Dodoma in JulyTanzania · 242 kmHigh 26.8°C · Low 14.7°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Kilosa in JulyTanzania · 248 kmHigh 26.2°C · Low 16.5°C · 8.4 mm rain
- Songea in JulyTanzania · 268 kmHigh 22.5°C · Low 12.5°C · 3.8 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 Mafinga) is explained once on the Mafinga year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.