Climate averages 1991–2020
Makumbako weather
in July.
A mild, very dry month: the coolest and one of 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 Makumbako: daytime highs average 20.2°C and nights cool to about 11.1°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 (one of the driest months of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 39 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Njombe (56 km away). In July its highs average 17.5°C, 2.7°C cooler than Makumbako, with 2.2 mm of rain.
Among the 43 cities listed in Tanzania, Makumbako ranks 40th of 43 for the warmest July highs and joint 1st of 43 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 43 cities is 25.8°C; Makumbako is 5.6°C cooler than that mean.
From July to August, average highs rise by 1.3°C to 21.5°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
Makumbako climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 23.4°C15.6°C | 15.6°C | 189 | 25.8 | 12.613 h |
| February | 23.6°C15.6°C | 15.6°C | 150 | 22.5 | 12.412 h |
| March | 23.0°C15.8°C | 15.8°C | 160 | 23.1 | 12.212 h |
| April | 22.0°C15.4°C | 15.4°C | 49 | 9.7 | 11.912 h |
| May | 21.7°C13.9°C | 13.9°C | 5.1 | 1.2 | 11.712 h |
| June | 20.7°C11.9°C | 11.9°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 11.612 h |
| July, selected | 20.2°C11.1°C | 11.1°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 11.712 h |
| August | 21.5°C11.8°C | 11.8°C | 0.2 | 0.0 | 11.812 h |
| September | 23.5°C12.6°C | 12.6°C | 0.8 | 0.1 | 12.012 h |
| October | 25.0°C14.1°C | 14.1°C | 11 | 2.5 | 12.312 h |
| November | 25.3°C15.3°C | 15.3°C | 57 | 9.1 | 12.513 h |
| December | 24.0°C15.7°C | 15.7°C | 162 | 20.5 | 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
- Njombe in JulyTanzania · 56 kmHigh 17.5°C · Low 7.6°C · 2.2 mm rain
- Mafinga in JulyTanzania · 79 kmHigh 19.4°C · Low 10.2°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Katumba in JulyTanzania · 140 kmHigh 19.7°C · Low 11.5°C · 9.5 mm rain
- Iringa in JulyTanzania · 154 kmHigh 21.4°C · Low 11.3°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Vwawa in JulyTanzania · 210 kmHigh 23.1°C · Low 11.7°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Ifakara in JulyTanzania · 219 kmHigh 26.7°C · Low 17.2°C · 7.0 mm rain
- Songea in JulyTanzania · 223 kmHigh 22.5°C · Low 12.5°C · 3.8 mm rain
- Tunduma in JulyTanzania · 232 kmHigh 21.8°C · Low 10.5°C · 0.2 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 Makumbako) is explained once on the Makumbako year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.