Bungu weather in July

In July, Bungu sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 8 mm of rain across 2.2 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% of the time in July, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 36 min at the start of July to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Bungu's 5th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bungu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
10th warmest
Overnight low
20°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
8 mm
2.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:42 AM – 6:17 PM
Cloud cover
45%
5th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
4.84 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.5
out of 10

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month.

A typical July day in Bungu reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and on par with August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How July really feels in Bungu

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

July sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Bungu weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 10th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 24°10816.712.43.3
Feb32° / 24°9713.712.33.4
Mar31° / 24°16324.612.13.0
Apr29° / 23°17624.411.83.4
May29° / 22°8313.911.75.1
Jun29° / 21°174.611.66.3
Jul29° / 20°82.211.66.5
Aug29° / 20°144.111.76.3
Sep30° / 21°165125.9
Oct31° / 22°399.312.24.9
Nov31° / 23°7316.212.33.8
Dec32° / 24°11820.812.43.2

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 28% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 24%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17327
27327
37327
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Bungu gets around 8 mm of rain over 2.2 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 8% and peaks near 12% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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211
310
410
59
69
78
88
97
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126
136
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3010
3110

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the muggy band about 64% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 66% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1324676
2426655
3427645
4428635
5430624
6530614
7531604
8532603
9532603
10532603
11532603
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23330670
24230680
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27230671
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29130681
30129691
31129691

Wind in July

Winds average 12 km/h in July, the windiest month of the year.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min at the start of July to 11 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 6:40 AM to 6:40 AM, and sunset from 6:14 PM to 6:20 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:406:14
211.66:406:14
311.66:416:14
411.66:416:15
511.66:416:15
611.66:416:15
711.66:416:15
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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 4.84 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.55 kWh/m² to a high of 6.07 kWh/m² in October across the year — July's 4.84 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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

Hazard calendar for Bungu

In seasonPeak

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

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

Bungu's rainy season runs December–May, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is July a good time to visit Bungu?

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

6.5
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
8.4
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Bungu for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Bungu in July

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

In July, Bungu sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Bungu in July

The nearest coast averages about 26°C in July — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 35 km away) is warmest in March at about 29°C and coldest in August near 26°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan29Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May28Tropical
Jun27Warm
Jul26Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep26Warm
Oct27Warm
Nov28Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Bungu in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bungu peaks around March 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeMar 16UV 15Jun 18UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Bungu 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 Bungu is worst in January — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (November, 11 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateModerateJan 2119 µg/m³Nov 1611 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan19Moderate
Feb18Moderate
Mar14Moderate
Apr11Good
May12Good
Jun13Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Bungu?

Bungu sits at 7.6°S, 39.1°E, 163 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Kibiti, 17 km away.

KilindoniVikinduMwandegeDar es SalaamMagomeni

Topography around Bungu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bungu has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 134 m around an average of 148 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 257 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 652 m.

The land around Bungu is covered by trees (52%) and grassland (38%) within 3 km, trees (48%) and grassland (46%) within 16 km, and trees (42%), grassland (27%) and water (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
134 m
16 km
257 m
80 km
652 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
July weather nearby: Kibiti 17 km · Ikwiriri 37 km · Mkuranga 60 km · Kilindoni 73 km · Vikindu 75 km · Mwandege 77 km · Dar es Salaam 93 km · Magomeni 95 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 Bungu (-7.6337°, 39.0582°, elevation 163 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). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).