Climate averages 1991–2020
Shinyanga weather
in July.
A hot, very dry month: the joint 6th warmest and the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
July is a hot month in Shinyanga: daytime highs average 29.4°C and nights cool to about 17.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the joint 6th 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 56 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Nzega (67 km away). In July its highs average 28.3°C, 1.1°C cooler than Shinyanga, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 43 cities listed in Tanzania, Shinyanga ranks 1st of 43 for the warmest July highs and joint 10th of 43 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 43 cities is 25.8°C; Shinyanga is 3.6°C warmer than that mean.
From July to August, average highs rise by 1.0°C to 30.4°C, and monthly rainfall rises from under 1 mm to 2.4 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
Shinyanga climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27.9°C18.8°C | 18.8°C | 102 | 15.7 | 12.312 h |
| February | 29.1°C19.2°C | 19.2°C | 74 | 12.4 | 12.212 h |
| March | 29.1°C19.3°C | 19.3°C | 91 | 13.5 | 12.112 h |
| April | 28.3°C19.1°C | 19.1°C | 79 | 11.6 | 12.012 h |
| May | 29.4°C19.1°C | 19.1°C | 18 | 3.6 | 12.012 h |
| June | 29.6°C18.4°C | 18.4°C | 1.9 | 0.4 | 11.912 h |
| July, selected | 29.4°C17.4°C | 17.4°C | 0.4 | 0.1 | 11.912 h |
| August | 30.4°C18.2°C | 18.2°C | 2.4 | 0.5 | 12.012 h |
| September | 31.7°C19.5°C | 19.5°C | 4.1 | 0.9 | 12.112 h |
| October | 31.8°C20.4°C | 20.4°C | 24 | 4.2 | 12.212 h |
| November | 29.7°C19.9°C | 19.9°C | 80 | 10.7 | 12.312 h |
| December | 28.0°C19.1°C | 19.1°C | 113 | 16.4 | 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
- Nzega in JulyTanzania · 67 kmHigh 28.3°C · Low 16.6°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Kahama in JulyTanzania · 93 kmHigh 28.5°C · Low 17.4°C · 1.0 mm rain
- Bariadi in JulyTanzania · 115 kmHigh 28.6°C · Low 17.0°C · 3.3 mm rain
- Mwanza in JulyTanzania · 140 kmHigh 25.5°C · Low 19.9°C · 12 mm rain
- Sengerema in JulyTanzania · 140 kmHigh 28.0°C · Low 17.4°C · 7.7 mm rain
- Geita in JulyTanzania · 159 kmHigh 28.2°C · Low 17.4°C · 8.5 mm rain
- Ushirombo in JulyTanzania · 163 kmHigh 28.8°C · Low 17.4°C · 1.6 mm rain
- Tabora in JulyTanzania · 164 kmHigh 28.5°C · Low 16.9°C · 0.1 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 Shinyanga) is explained once on the Shinyanga year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.