Kigoma weather in July

In July, Kigoma sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.3 wet days and about 11.7 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 59% of the time in July, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of July to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Kigoma's 1st-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kigoma's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
20°
1st coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
7:15 AM – 6:59 PM
Cloud cover
37%
1st clearest
Wind
6 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.78 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.3
out of 10

Kigoma is city in 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 Kigoma reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 9°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 about 1°C cooler than August.

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Kigoma 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
Jan26° / 21°2542812.33.7
Feb27° / 22°20123.812.24.0
Mar27° / 21°27127.9123.8
Apr27° / 21°26426.311.93.8
May28° / 21°10415.611.85.6
Jun28° / 21°112.211.77.1
Jul29° / 20°10.311.77.3
Aug30° / 21°61.211.86.5
Sep30° / 22°244.9125.5
Oct28° / 22°1421812.14.7
Nov26° / 21°2762712.23.7
Dec26° / 21°29829.512.33.6

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 59% of the time in July, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 26%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Kigoma gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.3 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 1% and peaks near 3% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of July feels comfortable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, July lands in the comfortable band about 52% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1136549
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Wind in July

Winds average 6 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 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 42 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 6 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 7:13 AM to 7:14 AM, and sunset from 6:56 PM to 7:01 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.77:136:56
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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 5.78 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.06 kWh/m² to a high of 6.5 kWh/m² in September across the year — July's 5.78 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Kigoma

In seasonPeak

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

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

Rainy season
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Feb
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Aug
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Dec

Is July a good time to visit Kigoma?

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

7.3
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
8.9
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Kigoma in July

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

In July, Kigoma sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Kigoma in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kigoma peaks around March 15 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 14 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeMar 15UV 15Aug 14UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Kigoma 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 Kigoma is worst in August — around 51 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 5.5× the cleanest month (April, 9 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModeratePoorModerateGoodAug 1450 µg/m³Apr 189 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar12Good
Apr9Good
May11Good
Jun25Moderate
Jul45Poor
Aug51Poor
Sep38Poor
Oct19Moderate
Nov12Moderate
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Kigoma?

Kigoma sits at 4.9°S, 29.6°E, 769 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Mwandiga, 6.0 km away.

VyandaUvinzaRumongeKalemieNgurukaGitega

Topography around Kigoma

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kigoma has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 177 m around an average of 820 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 607 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,930 m.

The land around Kigoma is covered by artificial surfaces (38%) and water (32%) within 3 km, water (56%) within 16 km, and water (44%), grassland (24%) and trees (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
177 m
16 km
607 m
80 km
1,930 m
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July weather nearby: Mwandiga 6.0 km · Kasulu 62 km · Vyanda 86 km · Uvinza 88 km · Rumonge 103 km · Kalemie 128 km · Nguruka 159 km · Gitega 165 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 Kigoma (-4.8769°, 29.6267°, elevation 769 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).