Chato weather in July

In July, Chato sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 6 mm of rain across 1.3 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% 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 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Chato's 1st-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Chato's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
1st warmest
Overnight low
20°
1st coldest
Rainfall
6 mm
1.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
7:03 AM – 6:54 PM
Cloud cover
50%
1st clearest
Wind
9 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.85 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.3
out of 10

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical July day in Chato reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and on par with August.

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Chato weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 20°7216.312.15.5
Feb28° / 20°481112.15.9
Mar28° / 20°9016.3125.4
Apr27° / 20°11418.411.95.0
May27° / 20°458.711.96.5
Jun28° / 20°122.611.97.4
Jul28° / 20°61.311.97.3
Aug28° / 20°286.111.96.6
Sep28° / 20°6112.8125.9
Oct27° / 20°12421.712.14.7
Nov26° / 20°17226.312.14.0
Dec26° / 20°11521.512.14.8

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time in July, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 40%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15545
25644
35743
45842
55941
66040
76238
86238
96337
106337
116436
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136436
146337
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206139
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235941
245941
255842
265743
275743
285644
295743
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315644

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Chato gets around 6 mm of rain over 1.3 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 4% and peaks near 8% 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 45% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
13845153
24044142
34243132
44442122
54642112
64741111
74841101
8504091
9504091
10514081
11514081
12514081
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254143143
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313545155

Wind in July

Winds average 9 km/h in July, the windiest month of the year.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
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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 54 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 7:01 AM to 7:03 AM, and sunset from 6:52 PM to 6:56 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.87:016:52
211.87:016:52
311.97:016:52
411.97:016:52
511.97:016:53
611.97:026:53
711.97:026:53
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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 5.85 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.13 kWh/m² to a high of 6.07 kWh/m² in February across the year — July's 5.85 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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

Hazard calendar for Chato

In seasonPeak

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

Chato's rainy season runs March–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is July a good time to visit Chato?

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

7.3
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
8.3
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Chato in July

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

In July, Chato sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Chato 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 Chato peaks around March 14 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 14UV 16Jun 18UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Chato 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 Chato is worst in July — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (April, 13 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJul 1422 µg/m³Apr 2113 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan22Moderate
Feb20Moderate
Mar16Moderate
Apr13Moderate
May13Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul22Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Chato?

Chato sits at 2.6°S, 31.8°E, 1,150 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Mhalamba, 28 km away.

UyovuKasamwaDiobahika

Topography around Chato

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Chato has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 47 m around an average of 1,143 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 271 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 710 m.

The land around Chato is covered by water (34%) and cropland (30%) within 3 km, water (45%) and cropland (33%) within 16 km, and cropland (36%) and water (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
47 m
16 km
271 m
80 km
710 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
July weather nearby: Mhalamba 28 km · Katoro 44 km · Buseresere 48 km · Biharamulo 51 km · Geita 58 km · Uyovu 77 km · Kasamwa 78 km · Diobahika 83 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 Chato (-2.6378°, 31.7669°, elevation 1,150 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).