Masasi weather in July

In July, Masasi sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.2 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-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 46% of the time in July, and the air most often feels comfortable.

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 Masasi's 5th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Masasi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
12th warmest
Overnight low
18°
1st coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
6:48 AM – 6:13 PM
Cloud cover
42%
5th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
4.99 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.1
out of 10

Masasi is town in Mtwara Region, 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 Masasi reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 11°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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How July really feels in Masasi

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.

Masasi 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
Jan32° / 23°13418.312.63.3
Feb31° / 23°13017.212.43.4
Mar30° / 22°15522.412.13.5
Apr30° / 22°6712.611.84.7
May30° / 20°112.111.55.9
Jun29° / 19°10.311.46.9
Jul29° / 18°10.211.47.1
Aug30° / 19°10.411.66.4
Sep32° / 20°20.611.95.4
Oct33° / 21°9212.24.4
Nov34° / 22°32612.53.6
Dec33° / 23°10315.112.63.2

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 32% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 22%.

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

Any precipitation

Masasi gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.2 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 1% 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 55% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
12749231
22849211
32950201
43050191
53052171
63152161
73154150
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Wind in July

Winds average 10 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 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 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 6:47 AM to 6:45 AM, and sunset from 6:10 PM to 6:16 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:476:10
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511.46:476:11
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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 4.99 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.99 kWh/m² to a high of 6.53 kWh/m² in November across the year — July's 4.99 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 Masasi

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is July a good time to visit Masasi?

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

7.1
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
8.8
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Masasi in July

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

In July, Masasi sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Masasi in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Masasi peaks around March 12 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 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 12UV 15Jun 23UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Masasi 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 Masasi is worst in July — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (May, 10 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateGoodJul 2418 µg/m³May 1510 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb12Moderate
Mar11Good
Apr11Good
May10Good
Jun12Good
Jul18Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct10Good
Nov12Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Masasi?

Masasi sits at 10.7°S, 38.8°E, 449 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Lukuledi, 17 km away.

Topography around Masasi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Masasi has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 448 m around an average of 421 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 654 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 883 m.

The land around Masasi is covered by trees (29%) and artificial surfaces (27%) within 3 km, shrubs (42%) and grassland (35%) within 16 km, and trees (39%), shrubs (33%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
448 m
16 km
654 m
80 km
883 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
July weather nearby: Lukuledi 17 km · Nachingwea 38 km · Nangomba 39 km · Nanganga 53 km · Newala Kisimani 59 km · Newala 60 km · Luchingu 62 km · Nyangao 68 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 Masasi (-10.7167°, 38.8°, elevation 449 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).