Mapinga weather in July

In July, Mapinga sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 16 mm of rain across 4.5 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in July, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 36 min at the start of July to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Mapinga's 7th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mapinga's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
12th warmest
Overnight low
22°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
16 mm
4.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:40 AM – 6:19 PM
Cloud cover
52%
7th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
4.68 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.7
out of 10

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical July day in Mapinga reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and on par with August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How July really feels in Mapinga

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.

Mapinga weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 26°4911.712.34.7
Feb31° / 26°438.912.24.6
Mar31° / 25°13121.9123.5
Apr29° / 25°19525.111.93.4
May29° / 24°13016.911.74.9
Jun28° / 22°266.811.66.3
Jul28° / 22°164.511.76.7
Aug28° / 22°215.911.86.6
Sep29° / 22°195.3126.3
Oct30° / 23°5510.112.15.4
Nov30° / 24°8918.212.34.2
Dec30° / 25°9520.612.43.9

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 33% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 31%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16832
26832
36832
46832
56832
66832
76832
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96931
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116931
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307129
317228

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Mapinga gets around 16 mm of rain over 4.5 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 16% and peaks near 21% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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220
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419
518
617
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1016
1115
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1515
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1715
1814
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2014
2114
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3015
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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 81% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 92% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1067222
2077320
3077419
4087517
5087616
6087715
7087814
8097813
9197812
10197812
11197911
12197911
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2518838
2607858
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3107858

Wind in July

Winds average 13 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
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713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min at the start of July to 11 h 42 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 6:38 AM to 6:39 AM, and sunset from 6:16 PM to 6:21 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:386:16
211.66:396:16
311.66:396:16
411.66:396:16
511.66:396:17
611.66:396:17
711.66:396:17
811.66:396:17
911.66:396:17
1011.66:406:18
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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 4.68 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.44 kWh/m² to a high of 6.27 kWh/m² in February across the year — July's 4.68 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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

Hazard calendar for Mapinga

In seasonPeak

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

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

Mapinga's rainy season runs March–May, when most of the year's rain falls.

Cyclone
Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is July a good time to visit Mapinga?

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

6.7
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.7
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Mapinga in July

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

In July, Mapinga sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Mapinga 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 26 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
Jan28Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May28Tropical
Jun27Warm
Jul26Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep26Warm
Oct27Warm
Nov28Warm
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Mapinga 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 Mapinga peaks around March 16 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeMar 16UV 14Jun 18UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Mapinga 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 Mapinga is worst in July — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJul 1522 µg/m³Nov 1515 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan21Moderate
Feb20Moderate
Mar18Moderate
Apr16Moderate
May18Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul22Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Mapinga?

Mapinga sits at 6.6°S, 39.1°E, 61 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Kibaha, 25 km away.

Topography around Mapinga

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mapinga has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 82 m around an average of 52 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 201 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 404 m.

The land around Mapinga is covered by grassland (54%) and trees (24%) within 3 km, grassland (46%) and water (23%) within 16 km, and water (37%), grassland (29%) and trees (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
82 m
16 km
201 m
80 km
404 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermangroves
July weather nearby: Kibaha 25 km · Bagamoyo 25 km · Magomeni 30 km · Dar es Salaam 33 km · Mlandizi 38 km · Mwandege 48 km · Zanzibar 51 km · Vikindu 52 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 Mapinga (-6.6°, 39.0667°, elevation 61 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).