Kiratu weather in July

In July, Kiratu sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 23 mm of rain across 6 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 10th-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 13% 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 Kiratu's 9th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kiratu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
12th warmest
Overnight low
10°
1st coldest
Rainfall
23 mm
6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:48 AM – 6:38 PM
Cloud cover
69%
9th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.09 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.5
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 Kiratu 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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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Kiratu weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 14°30514.412.26.2
Feb25° / 14°20011.512.16.4
Mar24° / 14°24516.8125.8
Apr22° / 14°21725.711.94.2
May21° / 13°13219.411.95.0
Jun20° / 11°35911.86.1
Jul19° / 10°23611.86.5
Aug20° / 10°226.411.96.7
Sep22° / 11°164.1127.6
Oct23° / 12°481012.16.9
Nov24° / 14°12916.412.25.8
Dec24° / 14°24817.312.25.8

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 70%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12575
22674
32773
42773
52773
62773
72971
82971
92971
103070
113070
123070
133070
142971
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193070
203070
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223070
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243070
253070
263070
273070
283169
293268
303268
313268

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Kiratu gets around 23 mm of rain over 6 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 20% and peaks near 24% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
124
223
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422
521
620
720
820
919
1019
1119
1219
1319
1419
1519
1618
1718
1818
1918
2018
2118
2219
2319
2419
2520
2620
2721
2821
2921
3022
3122

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
3982
4982
5982
6991
7991
8991
9991
10991
11991
12991
13991
14991
151000
161000
171000
181000
191000
201000
211000
221000
23991
24991
25991
26991
27991
28991
29991
30991
31991

Wind in July

Winds average 8 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
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318calm

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 6:46 AM to 6:48 AM, and sunset from 6:35 PM to 6:39 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:466:35
211.86:476:35
311.86:476:35
411.86:476:36
511.86:476:36
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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 5.09 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.88 kWh/m² to a high of 6.59 kWh/m² in February across the year — July's 5.09 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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55.0Bright
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275.2Bright
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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Kiratu

In seasonPeak

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

Kiratu's monsoon runs December–April, 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 Kiratu?

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

6.5
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
3.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Kiratu for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kiratu in July

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

In July, Kiratu sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

sun protection

UV index in Kiratu 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 Kiratu peaks around March 13 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 13UV 16Jun 18UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar17Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct15Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Kiratu?

Kiratu sits at 3.3°S, 35.7°E, 1,541 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Mto wa Mbu, 20 km away.

MaguguDongobeshBabatiDaredaBashanet

Topography around Kiratu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kiratu has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 181 m around an average of 1,536 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,370 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,981 m.

The land around Kiratu is covered by trees (35%) and cropland (28%) within 3 km, trees (41%) and cropland (27%) within 16 km, and grassland (47%) and shrubs (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
181 m
16 km
1,370 m
80 km
2,981 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July weather nearby: Mto wa Mbu 20 km · Makuyuni 54 km · Mbulu 59 km · Magugu 77 km · Dongobesh 87 km · Babati 99 km · Dareda 99 km · Bashanet 104 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 Kiratu (-3.3333°, 35.6667°, elevation 1,541 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).