Ilembula weather in July

In July, Ilembula sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 57% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 30 min at the start of July to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Ilembula's 1st-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ilembula's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
12th warmest
Overnight low
12°
1st coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
7:01 AM – 6:33 PM
Cloud cover
35%
1st clearest
Wind
14 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.47 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.9
out of 10

Ilembula is town in Iringa Region, 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 23°C through the month.

A typical July day in Ilembula reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and about 1°C cooler than August.

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Ilembula 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° / 16°19422.112.54.8
Feb25° / 16°1902012.34.7
Mar25° / 16°17521.512.15.0
Apr24° / 16°5210.111.86.8
May24° / 15°81.911.68.5
Jun23° / 12°0011.58.9
Jul23° / 12°00.111.58.9
Aug24° / 13°00.111.79.0
Sep26° / 14°20.311.98.6
Oct27° / 15°162.612.27.9
Nov27° / 16°426.912.46.9
Dec25° / 17°1191612.55.7

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 57% 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 23%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Ilembula gets around 0 mm of rain over 0.1 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 0% and peaks near 0% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in July

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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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Wind in July

Winds average 14 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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

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Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 min at the start of July to 11 h 36 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 7:00 AM to 7:00 AM, and sunset from 6:30 PM to 6:36 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
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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 5.47 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.3 kWh/m² to a high of 7.03 kWh/m² in October across the year — July's 5.47 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Ilembula

In seasonPeak

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

Ilembula's monsoon runs December–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
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Is July a good time to visit Ilembula?

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

8.9
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
6.8
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Ilembula in July

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

In July, Ilembula sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

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

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 10UV 16Jun 16UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct15Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Ilembula 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 Ilembula is worst in October — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.0× the cleanest month (May, 7 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodOct 1620 µg/m³May 157 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb11Good
Mar10Good
Apr8Good
May7Good
Jun8Good
Jul11Good
Aug14Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct21Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Ilembula?

Ilembula sits at 8.9°S, 34.6°E, 1,425 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Mtwango, 27 km away.

IgurusiMlangali

Topography around Ilembula

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ilembula has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 102 m around an average of 1,404 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 610 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,930 m.

The land around Ilembula is covered by cropland (81%) within 3 km, cropland (51%) and shrubs (43%) within 16 km, and shrubs (31%), grassland (25%) and cropland (24%) within 80 km.

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July weather nearby: Mtwango 27 km · Makumbako 28 km · Rujewa 31 km · Urunda 42 km · Njombe 54 km · Chimala 62 km · Igurusi 81 km · Mlangali 98 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 Ilembula (-8.9°, 34.5833°, elevation 1,425 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).