Climate averages 1991–2020
Nzega weather
in July.
A hot, very dry month: the 7th 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 hot month in Nzega: daytime highs average 28.3°C and nights cool to about 16.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 7th warmest of the 12 months.
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 54 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Shinyanga (67 km away). In July its highs average 29.4°C, 1.1°C warmer than Nzega, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 43 cities listed in Tanzania, Nzega ranks 9th 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; Nzega is 2.5°C warmer than that mean.
From July to August, average highs rise by 1.1°C to 29.4°C, and monthly rainfall rises from under 1 mm to 1.5 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
Nzega climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27.0°C18.0°C | 18.0°C | 117 | 18.1 | 12.312 h |
| February | 28.0°C18.4°C | 18.4°C | 95 | 14.5 | 12.212 h |
| March | 27.9°C18.5°C | 18.5°C | 118 | 16.2 | 12.112 h |
| April | 27.3°C18.3°C | 18.3°C | 92 | 12.3 | 12.012 h |
| May | 28.4°C18.3°C | 18.3°C | 19 | 3.6 | 11.912 h |
| June | 28.5°C17.5°C | 17.5°C | 1.1 | 0.3 | 11.912 h |
| July, selected | 28.3°C16.6°C | 16.6°C | 0.2 | 0.0 | 11.912 h |
| August | 29.4°C17.4°C | 17.4°C | 1.5 | 0.3 | 12.012 h |
| September | 30.9°C18.6°C | 18.6°C | 3.6 | 0.8 | 12.112 h |
| October | 31.1°C19.5°C | 19.5°C | 21 | 4.1 | 12.212 h |
| November | 28.9°C19.0°C | 19.0°C | 100 | 12.1 | 12.312 h |
| December | 27.1°C18.2°C | 18.2°C | 134 | 18.3 | 12.412 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
- Shinyanga in JulyTanzania · 67 kmHigh 29.4°C · Low 17.4°C · 0.4 mm rain
- Kahama in JulyTanzania · 77 kmHigh 28.5°C · Low 17.4°C · 1.0 mm rain
- Tabora in JulyTanzania · 97 kmHigh 28.5°C · Low 16.9°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Ushirombo in JulyTanzania · 157 kmHigh 28.8°C · Low 17.4°C · 1.6 mm rain
- Bariadi in JulyTanzania · 181 kmHigh 28.6°C · Low 17.0°C · 3.3 mm rain
- Sengerema in JulyTanzania · 182 kmHigh 28.0°C · Low 17.4°C · 7.7 mm rain
- Geita in JulyTanzania · 183 kmHigh 28.2°C · Low 17.4°C · 8.5 mm rain
- Singida in JulyTanzania · 185 kmHigh 24.8°C · Low 13.2°C · 0.4 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 Nzega) is explained once on the Nzega year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.