Kilwa Masoko weather in July

In July, Kilwa Masoko sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 6 mm of rain across 1.3 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% of the time in July, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Kilwa Masoko's 5th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kilwa Masoko's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
10th warmest
Overnight low
23°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
6 mm
1.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:42 AM – 6:13 PM
Cloud cover
35%
5th clearest
Wind
19 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.03 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.1
out of 10

Kilwa Masoko is human settlement.

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 27°C through the month.

A typical July day in Kilwa Masoko reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and on par with August.

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How July really feels in Kilwa Masoko

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

July sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Kilwa Masoko weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 10th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 26°11216.512.54.5
Feb29° / 26°10915.112.34.4
Mar29° / 25°18723.812.13.8
Apr29° / 25°17621.611.84.2
May28° / 24°619.611.66.1
Jun28° / 23°132.711.57.5
Jul27° / 23°61.311.58.1
Aug27° / 22°71.911.78.2
Sep27° / 23°103.111.98.0
Oct28° / 24°256.312.27.1
Nov29° / 25°5213.712.45.4
Dec29° / 26°10818.612.54.5

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 16%.

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

Any precipitation

Kilwa Masoko gets around 6 mm of rain over 1.3 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 4% and peaks near 7% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the muggy band about 73% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 77% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1218719
2219709
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4220717
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31017803

Wind in July

Winds average 19 km/h in July, the windiest month of the year.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 18 km/h on the calmest days to 20 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 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 6:41 AM to 6:40 AM, and sunset from 6:10 PM to 6:16 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:416:10
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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 5.03 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.93 kWh/m² to a high of 6.46 kWh/m² in October across the year — July's 5.03 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 Kilwa Masoko

In seasonPeak

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

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

Kilwa Masoko's monsoon runs December–April, 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 Kilwa Masoko?

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

8.1
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
8.5
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Kilwa Masoko in July

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

In July, Kilwa Masoko sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Kilwa Masoko in July

The nearest coast averages about 26°C in July — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 13 km away) is warmest in March at about 29°C and coldest in August near 26°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan29Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May28Tropical
Jun27Warm
Jul26Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep26Warm
Oct27Warm
Nov28Warm
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Kilwa Masoko 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 Kilwa Masoko peaks around March 15 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 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 highExtremeMar 15UV 15Jun 22UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Kilwa Masoko 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 Kilwa Masoko is worst in January — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (November, 8 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodJan 2015 µg/m³Apr 228 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb13Moderate
Mar9Good
Apr8Good
May8Good
Jun8Good
Jul10Good
Aug10Good
Sep9Good
Oct10Good
Nov8Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Kilwa Masoko?

Kilwa Masoko sits at 8.9°S, 39.5°E, 23 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Kilindoni, 114 km away.

KilindoniLindiIkwiririRuangwaKibitiBunguNyangaoMtwara

Topography around Kilwa Masoko

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kilwa Masoko has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 20 m around an average of 5 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 114 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 559 m.

The land around Kilwa Masoko is covered by water (45%) and grassland (31%) within 3 km, water (57%) within 16 km, and water (42%) and trees (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
20 m
16 km
114 m
80 km
559 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmangroves
July weather nearby: Kilindoni 114 km · Lindi 121 km · Ikwiriri 123 km · Ruangwa 142 km · Kibiti 148 km · Bungu 152 km · Nyangao 159 km · Mtwara 166 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 Kilwa Masoko (-8.9251°, 39.5131°, elevation 23 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). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).