Climate averages 1991–2020
Sengerema weather
in July.
A hot, very dry month: the 2nd 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 Sengerema: daytime highs average 28.0°C and nights cool to about 17.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 7.7 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 59 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Mwanza (32 km away). In July its highs average 25.5°C, 2.5°C cooler than Sengerema, with 12 mm of rain.
Among the 43 cities listed in Tanzania, Sengerema ranks joint 13th of 43 for the warmest July highs and 27th of 43 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 43 cities is 25.8°C; Sengerema is 2.2°C warmer than that mean.
From July to August, average highs rise by 0.1°C to 28.1°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 7.7 mm to 34 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
Sengerema climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25.9°C17.4°C | 17.4°C | 112 | 18.6 | 12.312 h |
| February | 27.1°C17.9°C | 17.9°C | 85 | 13.9 | 12.212 h |
| March | 27.1°C18.2°C | 18.2°C | 122 | 17.4 | 12.112 h |
| April | 26.2°C18.1°C | 18.1°C | 128 | 17.2 | 12.112 h |
| May | 26.9°C18.2°C | 18.2°C | 44 | 7.7 | 12.012 h |
| June | 27.6°C17.8°C | 17.8°C | 19 | 3.3 | 12.012 h |
| July, selected | 28.0°C17.4°C | 17.4°C | 7.7 | 1.3 | 12.012 h |
| August | 28.1°C17.8°C | 17.8°C | 34 | 5.5 | 12.012 h |
| September | 27.9°C18.0°C | 18.0°C | 66 | 10.5 | 12.112 h |
| October | 26.5°C18.1°C | 18.1°C | 144 | 19.6 | 12.212 h |
| November | 25.2°C17.7°C | 17.7°C | 197 | 24.0 | 12.212 h |
| December | 25.2°C17.4°C | 17.4°C | 167 | 23.0 | 12.312 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
- Mwanza in JulyTanzania · 32 kmHigh 25.5°C · Low 19.9°C · 12 mm rain
- Geita in JulyTanzania · 52 kmHigh 28.2°C · Low 17.4°C · 8.5 mm rain
- Katoro in JulyTanzania · 88 kmHigh 28.1°C · Low 17.5°C · 6.0 mm rain
- Ushirombo in JulyTanzania · 119 kmHigh 28.8°C · Low 17.4°C · 1.6 mm rain
- Kahama in JulyTanzania · 130 kmHigh 28.5°C · Low 17.4°C · 1.0 mm rain
- Shinyanga in JulyTanzania · 140 kmHigh 29.4°C · Low 17.4°C · 0.4 mm rain
- Bariadi in JulyTanzania · 149 kmHigh 28.6°C · Low 17.0°C · 3.3 mm rain
- Bunda in JulyTanzania · 153 kmHigh 28.1°C · Low 17.5°C · 12 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 Sengerema) is explained once on the Sengerema year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.