Kigonsera weather in July

In July, Kigonsera sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.8 wet days and about 11.4 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 35% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 min at the start of July to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Kigonsera's 4th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kigonsera's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
12th warmest
Overnight low
12°
1st coldest
Rainfall
2 mm
0.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
7:03 AM – 6:28 PM
Cloud cover
48%
4th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
4.91 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.6
out of 10

Kigonsera is village in Ruvuma Region, Tanzania.

Density
141/km²
people per km²

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 Kigonsera 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 26°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and about 2°C cooler than August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12312
22312
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42312
52312
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Kigonsera 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
Jan26° / 19°30427.412.63.8
Feb26° / 18°26124.512.43.9
Mar26° / 18°26328.512.13.8
Apr25° / 17°9919.811.85.2
May25° / 15°195.411.57.7
Jun24° / 13°30.711.48.5
Jul23° / 12°20.811.48.6
Aug25° / 13°20.511.68.5
Sep28° / 16°20.611.97.8
Oct29° / 18°184.712.26.1
Nov30° / 19°6910.512.55.0
Dec28° / 19°20622.912.64.3

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 26% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 39%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16337
26337
36337
46337
56337
66337
76238
86238
96139
106238
116139
126139
136040
146040
156040
166040
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186040
196040
206139
216139
226139
236139
246238
256238
266238
276238
286238
296238
306139
316139

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Kigonsera gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.8 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 2% and peaks near 3% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
13
22
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52
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303
313

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 97% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1937
2946
3946
4955
5964
6964
7973
8973
9982
10982
11991
12991
13991
14991
15991
16991
17991
18991
19991
20991
21991
22982
23982
24982
25982
26973
27973
28973
29973
30973
31973

Wind in July

Winds average 7 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 7 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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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
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267calm
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317calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 min at the start of July to 11 h 30 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 7:02 AM to 7:01 AM, and sunset from 6:24 PM to 6:31 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.47:026:24
211.47:026:25
311.47:026:25
411.47:026:25
511.47:026:25
611.47:026:26
711.47:036:26
811.47:036:26
911.47:036:26
1011.47:036:27
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1611.47:036:28
1711.47:036:28
1811.47:036:29
1911.47:036:29
2011.47:026:29
2111.47:026:29
2211.57:026:30
2311.57:026:30
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2511.57:026:30
2611.57:026:30
2711.57:016:31
2811.57:016:31
2911.57:016:31
3011.57:016:31
3111.57:016:31

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 4.91 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.81 kWh/m² to a high of 6.83 kWh/m² in October across the year — July's 4.91 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
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34.8Bright
44.8Bright
54.8Bright
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104.8Bright
114.8Bright
124.8Bright
134.9Bright
144.9Bright
154.9Bright
164.9Bright
174.9Bright
184.9Bright
194.9Bright
205.0Bright
215.0Bright
225.0Bright
235.0Bright
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255.0Bright
265.0Bright
275.1Bright
285.1Bright
295.1Bright
305.1Bright
315.1Bright
Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Kigonsera

In seasonPeak

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

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

Kigonsera'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 Kigonsera?

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

8.6
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.9
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Kigonsera in July

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

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

light clothessun protection

UV index in Kigonsera 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 Kigonsera peaks around February 15 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 17 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 15UV 16Jun 17UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Kigonsera 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 Kigonsera is worst in September — around 41 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 5.2× the cleanest month (December, 8 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModeratePoorModerateGoodSep 1740 µg/m³Dec 208 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb11Good
Mar10Good
Apr9Good
May10Good
Jun10Good
Jul15Moderate
Aug29Moderate
Sep41Poor
Oct31Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Kigonsera?

Kigonsera sits at 10.8°S, 35.0°E, 1,327 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Mbinga, 15 km away.

MahanjeNkhata BayMlangali

Topography around Kigonsera

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kigonsera has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 627 m around an average of 1,215 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 998 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,616 m.

The land around Kigonsera is covered by cropland (37%), trees (26%) and shrubs (22%) within 3 km, cropland (37%), shrubs (24%) and trees (21%) within 16 km, and trees (29%) and shrubs (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
627 m
16 km
998 m
80 km
1,616 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
July weather nearby: Mbinga 15 km · Matiri 17 km · Maposeni 45 km · Tingi 56 km · Songea 67 km · Mahanje 101 km · Nkhata Bay 122 km · Mlangali 127 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 Kigonsera (-10.8°, 35.05°, elevation 1,327 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. 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).