Dongobesh weather in July

In July, Dongobesh sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 5 mm of rain across 1.3 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 22°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% 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 Dongobesh's 4th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dongobesh's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
12th warmest
Overnight low
11°
1st coldest
Rainfall
5 mm
1.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:51 AM – 6:38 PM
Cloud cover
59%
4th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.49 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.8
out of 10

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 22°C through the month.

A typical July day in Dongobesh reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and about 1°C cooler than August.

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Dongobesh weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 15°54016.612.25.8
Feb25° / 15°33013.712.15.9
Mar25° / 16°37117.6125.6
Apr23° / 15°22421.211.95.0
May22° / 14°6411.411.86.4
Jun22° / 12°122.611.87.5
Jul22° / 11°51.311.87.8
Aug22° / 12°61.411.98.0
Sep24° / 13°41.2128.5
Oct25° / 14°315.712.17.5
Nov25° / 15°13813.912.26.2
Dec25° / 15°41618.212.25.6

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 52%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14555
24654
34753
44852
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Dongobesh gets around 5 mm of rain over 1.3 wet days in July. 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 6% on the wettest days.

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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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
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Wind in July

Winds average 11 km/h in July.

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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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 6:49 AM to 6:50 AM, and sunset from 6:35 PM to 6:39 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:496:35
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311.86:496:35
411.86:496:35
511.86:496:36
611.86:506:36
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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 5.49 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.22 kWh/m² to a high of 6.78 kWh/m² in October across the year — July's 5.49 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Dongobesh

In seasonPeak

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

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

Dongobesh's monsoon runs December–March, 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 Dongobesh?

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

7.8
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
5.1
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

July is one of the better times to visit Dongobesh for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Dongobesh in July

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

In July, Dongobesh sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: sun protection.

sun protection

UV index in Dongobesh 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 Dongobesh peaks around March 13 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 17 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 13UV 16Jun 17UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct15Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Dongobesh?

Dongobesh sits at 4.1°S, 35.4°E, 1,985 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Bashanet, 19 km away.

Topography around Dongobesh

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dongobesh has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 325 m around an average of 2,016 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 644 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,403 m.

The land around Dongobesh is covered by cropland (53%), shrubs (21%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, cropland (35%), shrubs (25%) and trees (20%) within 16 km, and cropland (33%) and shrubs (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
325 m
16 km
644 m
80 km
2,403 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
July weather nearby: Bashanet 19 km · Dareda 25 km · Mbulu 29 km · Magugu 43 km · Babati 44 km · Nangwa 45 km · Basotu 47 km · Katesh 51 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 Dongobesh (-4.0667°, 35.3833°, elevation 1,985 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).