Ilula weather in July

In July, Ilula sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.6 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 19°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

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 Ilula's 3rd-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ilula's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
12th warmest
Overnight low
10°
1st coldest
Rainfall
2 mm
0.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:54 AM – 6:29 PM
Cloud cover
47%
3rd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.39 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.6
out of 10

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 19°C through the month.

A typical July day in Ilula reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 21°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and about 1°C cooler than August.

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Ilula weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan23° / 15°27426.212.44.2
Feb23° / 15°24622.112.34.4
Mar23° / 15°19024.412.14.4
Apr21° / 15°7318.611.85.1
May20° / 13°216.411.76.9
Jun19° / 10°41.311.67.5
Jul19° / 10°20.611.67.6
Aug20° / 10°40.911.77.8
Sep22° / 11°41.3128.2
Oct23° / 12°175.112.27.9
Nov24° / 14°6413.212.46.5
Dec24° / 15°18722.812.44.9

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 31% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 31%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16733
26832
36832
46832
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Ilula gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.6 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 2% and peaks near 4% 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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1973
2973
3973
4973
5982
6982
7982
8991
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Wind in July

Winds average 12 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 12 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
112calm
212calm
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412calm
512calm
612light breeze
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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 6:52 AM to 6:52 AM, and sunset from 6:26 PM to 6:32 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:526:26
211.66:536:26
311.66:536:26
411.66:536:27
511.66:536:27
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3011.76:526:32
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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 5.39 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.02 kWh/m² to a high of 6.93 kWh/m² in October across the year — July's 5.39 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 Ilula

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is July a good time to visit Ilula?

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

7.6
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
3.3
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Ilula in July

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

In July, Ilula sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: sun protection.

sun protection

UV index in Ilula 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 Ilula peaks around March 11 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 11UV 16Jun 18UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

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

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1920 µg/m³May 247 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb11Good
Mar10Good
Apr8Good
May7Good
Jun7Good
Jul10Good
Aug15Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Ilula?

Ilula sits at 7.7°S, 36.0°E, 1,374 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Iringa, 38 km away.

IfakaraKidatuRuahaKidodiMafingaMikumi

Topography around Ilula

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ilula has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 543 m around an average of 1,430 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,577 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,299 m.

The land around Ilula is covered by cropland (39%) and shrubs (31%) within 3 km, shrubs (34%), trees (26%) and cropland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (38%) and shrubs (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
543 m
16 km
1,577 m
80 km
2,299 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
July weather nearby: Iringa 38 km · Izazi 63 km · Ifakara 87 km · Kidatu 101 km · Ruaha 104 km · Kidodi 107 km · Mafinga 107 km · Mikumi 109 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 Ilula (-7.6766°, 36.0366°, elevation 1,374 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).