Climate averages 1991–2020
Mtwara weather
in July.
A warm, very dry month: one of 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 warm month in Mtwara: daytime highs average 27.9°C and nights cool to about 21.9°C. By daytime temperature it is one of the coolest months of the year.
Expect about 4.9 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 35 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Lindi (59 km away). In July its highs average 29.3°C, 1.3°C warmer than Mtwara, with 3.7 mm of rain.
Among the 43 cities listed in Tanzania, Mtwara ranks joint 15th of 43 for the warmest July highs and 24th of 43 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 43 cities is 25.8°C; Mtwara is 2.1°C warmer than that mean.
From July to August, average highs fall by 0.1°C to 27.9°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 4.9 mm to 5.7 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
Mtwara climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28.7°C25.8°C | 25.8°C | 186 | 20.5 | 12.613 h |
| February | 28.7°C25.7°C | 25.7°C | 146 | 18.6 | 12.412 h |
| March | 28.9°C25.2°C | 25.2°C | 182 | 23.8 | 12.212 h |
| April | 28.9°C24.7°C | 24.7°C | 115 | 18.5 | 11.912 h |
| May | 28.9°C23.9°C | 23.9°C | 37 | 7.2 | 11.712 h |
| June | 28.5°C22.6°C | 22.6°C | 8.0 | 1.8 | 11.512 h |
| July, selected | 27.9°C21.9°C | 21.9°C | 4.9 | 1.3 | 11.612 h |
| August | 27.9°C22.0°C | 22.0°C | 5.7 | 1.6 | 11.812 h |
| September | 27.9°C22.7°C | 22.7°C | 9.6 | 3.2 | 12.012 h |
| October | 28.4°C23.8°C | 23.8°C | 19 | 6.0 | 12.312 h |
| November | 29.0°C24.9°C | 24.9°C | 42 | 10.7 | 12.613 h |
| December | 29.0°C25.5°C | 25.5°C | 123 | 20.9 | 12.713 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
- Lindi in JulyTanzania · 59 kmHigh 29.3°C · Low 20.8°C · 3.7 mm rain
- Masasi in JulyTanzania · 159 kmHigh 27.9°C · Low 17.2°C · 1.1 mm rain
- Pemba in JulyMozambique · 303 kmHigh 26.9°C · Low 20.2°C · 9.4 mm rain
- Montepuez in JulyMozambique · 343 kmHigh 26.1°C · Low 16.2°C · 1.3 mm rain
- Moroni in JulyComoros · 371 kmHigh 26.6°C · Low 23.1°C · 40 mm rain
- Vikindu in JulyTanzania · 375 kmHigh 26.9°C · Low 21.9°C · 20 mm rain
- Dar es Salaam in JulyTanzania · 396 kmHigh 27.6°C · Low 22.1°C · 25 mm rain
- Kibaha in JulyTanzania · 413 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 Mtwara) is explained once on the Mtwara year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.