Katoro weather in July

In July, Katoro sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 6 mm of rain across 1 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-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 28% 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 Katoro's 1st-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Katoro's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
18°
4th coldest
Rainfall
6 mm
1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
7:03 AM – 6:53 PM
Cloud cover
56%
1st clearest
Wind
10 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.91 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

Katoro is city in Geita, 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 29°C through the month.

A typical July day in Katoro reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and on par with August.

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Katoro weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 3rd-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 18°13921.412.24.7
Feb28° / 18°9716.312.15.0
Mar28° / 19°16220.8124.7
Apr27° / 18°1772011.94.7
May28° / 19°588.611.96.3
Jun29° / 18°102.111.86.6
Jul29° / 18°6111.86.6
Aug29° / 19°294.511.96.0
Sep29° / 19°7310.4125.3
Oct28° / 19°14618.912.14.7
Nov27° / 18°23225.812.14.0
Dec27° / 18°20125.112.24.2

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in July, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 25% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 47%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14852
24852
35050
45149
55347
65446
75545
85545
95644
105644
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255149
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Katoro gets around 6 mm of rain over 1 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 3% and peaks near 7% 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 87% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1801541
2811441
3821341
4851230
5861130
6871030
789920
889920
990820
1091720
1191720
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2187850
2287850
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2485960
2585960
2685960
2784970
28831070
29831070
30821080
31821080

Wind in July

Winds average 10 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 10 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

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 7:02 AM, and sunset from 6:50 PM to 6:54 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.87:016:50
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311.87:016:51
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511.87:016:51
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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 5.91 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.24 kWh/m² to a high of 6.15 kWh/m² in September across the year — July's 5.91 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Katoro

In seasonPeak

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

Katoro'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 Katoro?

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

6.6
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
8.4
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Katoro in July

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

In July, Katoro sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Katoro 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 Katoro peaks around March 15 at about 15 (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 15UV 15Jun 18UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Katoro 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 Katoro is worst in January — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.6× the cleanest month (October, 14 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJan 1922 µg/m³Oct 1814 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan23Moderate
Feb21Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec18Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Katoro?

Katoro sits at 3.0°S, 31.9°E, 1,297 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Buseresere, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Katoro

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Katoro has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 146 m around an average of 1,288 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 251 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 702 m.

The land around Katoro is covered by artificial surfaces (44%) and cropland (26%) within 3 km, cropland (64%) within 16 km, and cropland (53%) within 80 km.

3 km
146 m
16 km
251 m
80 km
702 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
July weather nearby: Buseresere 8.0 km · Geita 36 km · Chato 44 km · Mhalamba 47 km · Ushirombo 55 km · Uyovu 55 km · Kasamwa 58 km · Diobahika 59 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 Katoro (-2.9998°, 31.9326°, elevation 1,297 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).