Climate averages 1991–2020
Sumbawanga weather
in July.
A warm, very dry month: the 10th 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 warm month in Sumbawanga: daytime highs average 22.5°C and nights cool to about 11.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th 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 42 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Mpanda (190 km away). In July its highs average 28.5°C, 6.0°C warmer than Sumbawanga, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 43 cities listed in Tanzania, Sumbawanga ranks joint 35th of 43 for the warmest July highs and 13th of 43 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 43 cities is 25.8°C; Sumbawanga is 3.3°C cooler than that mean.
From July to August, average highs rise by 1.4°C to 23.9°C, and monthly rainfall rises from under 1 mm to 2.1 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
Sumbawanga climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 22.4°C15.1°C | 15.1°C | 304 | 28.4 | 12.513 h |
| February | 22.8°C15.1°C | 15.1°C | 241 | 23.8 | 12.412 h |
| March | 22.7°C15.2°C | 15.2°C | 279 | 26.0 | 12.212 h |
| April | 22.3°C14.8°C | 14.8°C | 160 | 18.8 | 11.912 h |
| May | 22.7°C13.5°C | 13.5°C | 30 | 5.1 | 11.812 h |
| June | 22.6°C11.7°C | 11.7°C | 1.8 | 0.2 | 11.712 h |
| July, selected | 22.5°C11.1°C | 11.1°C | 0.9 | 0.2 | 11.712 h |
| August | 23.9°C12.5°C | 12.5°C | 2.1 | 0.4 | 11.912 h |
| September | 25.4°C14.2°C | 14.2°C | 8.2 | 1.1 | 12.112 h |
| October | 25.9°C15.9°C | 15.9°C | 39 | 5.7 | 12.312 h |
| November | 24.5°C15.9°C | 15.9°C | 148 | 15.6 | 12.512 h |
| December | 22.7°C15.3°C | 15.3°C | 282 | 26.4 | 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
- Mpanda in JulyTanzania · 190 kmHigh 28.5°C · Low 15.4°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Vwawa in JulyTanzania · 193 kmHigh 23.1°C · Low 11.7°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Tunduma in JulyTanzania · 195 kmHigh 21.8°C · Low 10.5°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Nakonde in JulyZambia · 197 kmHigh 22.8°C · Low 11.3°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Baudhuinville in JulyDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 229 kmHigh 26.3°C · Low 16.1°C · 0.5 mm rain
- Kasama in JulyZambia · 254 kmHigh 24.4°C · Low 10.9°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Katumba in JulyTanzania · 261 kmHigh 19.7°C · Low 11.5°C · 9.5 mm rain
- Kalemie in JulyDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 349 kmHigh 27.2°C · Low 20.3°C · 0.8 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 Sumbawanga) is explained once on the Sumbawanga year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.