Bukoba weather in July

In July, Bukoba sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 29 mm of rain across 5 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in July, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of July to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Bukoba's 1st-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bukoba's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
11th warmest
Overnight low
17°
1st coldest
Rainfall
29 mm
5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
7:00 AM – 6:56 PM
Cloud cover
54%
1st clearest
Wind
11 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.59 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.6
out of 10

Bukoba is city in Kagera, Tanzania.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month.

A typical July day in Bukoba reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and on par with August.

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Bukoba weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 11th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 19°1202112.14.9
Feb26° / 19°11418.8124.9
Mar26° / 19°15122.4124.7
Apr25° / 19°18624.6124.2
May25° / 19°1182011.95.2
Jun25° / 18°479.411.96.8
Jul25° / 17°29511.97.6
Aug25° / 18°7412.6126.4
Sep25° / 18°11019.1125.2
Oct25° / 19°16024.9124.4
Nov25° / 19°16926.212.14.1
Dec25° / 19°14024.212.14.5

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in July, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 45%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15050
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35149
45248
55347
65446
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Bukoba gets around 29 mm of rain over 5 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 17% and peaks near 28% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the humid band about 57% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 12% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
10226216
20246115
31265914
41285813
51305712
61315711
71335610
81345510
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241275814
250265915
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270255817
280245917
290235918
300225919
310215920

Wind in July

Winds average 11 km/h in July, the windiest month of the year.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of July to 11 h 54 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 6:58 AM to 7:01 AM, and sunset from 6:54 PM to 6:57 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:586:54
211.96:596:54
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411.96:596:54
511.96:596:55
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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 5.59 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.9 kWh/m² to a high of 5.88 kWh/m² in February across the year — July's 5.59 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Bukoba?

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

7.6
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.9
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Bukoba in July

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

In July, Bukoba sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 17°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Bukoba 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 Bukoba peaks around March 16 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 16UV 16Jun 19UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Bukoba in July

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where July falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Bukoba is worst in January — around 28 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (April, 13 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJan 1927 µg/m³Apr 2113 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan28Moderate
Feb24Moderate
Mar18Moderate
Apr13Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug26Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec20Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Bukoba?

Bukoba sits at 1.3°S, 31.8°E, 1,149 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Katerero, 12 km away.

KasaaliKalisizoLwengoMasaka

Topography around Bukoba

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bukoba has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 200 m around an average of 1,197 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 250 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 575 m.

The land around Bukoba is covered by trees (39%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, water (40%), grassland (25%) and trees (22%) within 16 km, and water (54%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

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200 m
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250 m
80 km
575 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
July weather nearby: Katerero 12 km · Kamachumu 38 km · Nsunga 51 km · Nshamba 59 km · Kasaali 85 km · Kalisizo 91 km · Lwengo 111 km · Masaka 111 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 Bukoba (-1.3317°, 31.8122°, elevation 1,149 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. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).