Basotu weather in July

In July, Basotu sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.2 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of July to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Basotu's 3rd-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Basotu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
12th warmest
Overnight low
13°
1st coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:52 AM – 6:38 PM
Cloud cover
51%
3rd clearest
Wind
15 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
6.14 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.6
out of 10

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month.

A typical July day in Basotu reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and about 1°C cooler than August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Basotu weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 12th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 16°23318.512.25.4
Feb26° / 16°17014.812.15.6
Mar26° / 16°23818.8125.4
Apr25° / 16°16814.911.96.0
May25° / 15°34611.87.7
Jun25° / 14°51.111.88.3
Jul24° / 13°10.211.88.6
Aug25° / 13°20.311.98.4
Sep27° / 14°30.7128.1
Oct28° / 16°203.112.17.4
Nov27° / 16°11910.512.26.3
Dec26° / 16°27318.512.25.4

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 26% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 39%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15941
25941
36040
46040
56238
66238
76337
86337
96337
106436
116436
126436
136337
146337
156337
166238
176238
186238
196139
206139
216139
226139
236139
246040
256040
266040
276040
286040
296040
306040
316040

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Basotu gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.2 wet days in July, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 1% and peaks near 2% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of July feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, July lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1991
2991
3991
4991
5991
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
111000
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Wind in July

Winds average 15 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
1215light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min at the start of July to 11 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 6:50 AM to 6:52 AM, and sunset from 6:36 PM to 6:40 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:506:36
211.86:516:36
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511.86:516:36
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Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 6.14 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.74 kWh/m² to a high of 7.16 kWh/m² in October across the year — July's 6.14 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Bright
26.0Bright
36.0Bright
46.0Intense
56.0Intense
66.0Intense
76.0Intense
86.1Intense
96.1Intense
106.1Intense
116.1Intense
126.1Intense
136.1Intense
146.1Intense
156.1Intense
166.1Intense
176.2Intense
186.2Intense
196.2Intense
206.2Intense
216.2Intense
226.2Intense
236.2Intense
246.2Intense
256.2Intense
266.2Intense
276.2Intense
286.2Intense
296.2Intense
306.2Intense
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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Basotu

In seasonPeak

None of Basotu's seasonal hazards are active in July. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Basotu sits in the South Indian Ocean cyclone belt; the season peaks January–March.

Basotu's monsoon runs December–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Cyclone
Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is July a good time to visit Basotu?

Our two travel scores rate July for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

8.6
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.5
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

July is one of the better times to visit Basotu for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Basotu in July

From July's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In July, Basotu sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 13°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Basotu in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Basotu peaks around March 14 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 17 at about 11 (extreme).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 14UV 16Jun 17UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct15Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Basotu?

Basotu sits at 4.4°S, 35.1°E, 1,609 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Mtinko, 33 km away.

Topography around Basotu

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Basotu.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Basotu has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 60 m around an average of 1,618 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 274 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,357 m.

The land around Basotu is covered by water (35%) and cropland (32%) within 3 km, cropland (59%) within 16 km, and cropland (42%) and shrubs (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
60 m
16 km
274 m
80 km
2,357 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
July weather nearby: Mtinko 33 km · Katesh 38 km · Bashanet 40 km · Ilongero 41 km · Nangwa 42 km · Dongobesh 47 km · Dareda 54 km · Igugunu 55 km

Tanzania travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type D / G
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 29% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,319
2025
Happiness
3.9 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
31%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
3.7
per 100k, 2020
Road deaths
31.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 479
Religion
Christian 63%Muslim 34%folk religion 1%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Basotu (-4.3667°, 35.0833°, elevation 1,609 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).