Matui weather in July

In July, Matui sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 37 mm of rain across 11.8 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 22°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in July, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of July to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Matui's 10th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Matui's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
12th warmest
Overnight low
14°
1st coldest
Rainfall
37 mm
11.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:40 AM – 6:25 PM
Cloud cover
70%
10th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
4.6 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.1
out of 10

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 22°C through the month.

A typical July day in Matui reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 24°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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Matui 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
Jan27° / 19°12213.912.25.9
Feb28° / 19°10511.212.25.9
Mar27° / 19°18020.7124.9
Apr25° / 19°23426.811.94.0
May23° / 17°16622.311.84.9
Jun22° / 15°4613.611.75.9
Jul22° / 14°3711.811.76.1
Aug23° / 14°3410.511.86.6
Sep24° / 15°288.1127.2
Oct26° / 17°7612.412.16.4
Nov26° / 18°12518.512.25.3
Dec27° / 19°16219.712.35.1

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 69%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12971
23070
33070
43070
53169
63169
73169
83268
93268
103268
113268
123268
133169
143268
153169
163169
173169
183070
193070
203070
213268
223268
233268
243268
253268
263268
273268
283268
293169
303169
313268

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Matui gets around 37 mm of rain over 11.8 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 40% and peaks near 47% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
147
246
345
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543
643
742
841
941
1040
1140
1240
1339
1439
1539
1638
1738
1837
1937
2037
2136
2236
2336
2437
2537
2637
2738
2838
2938
3039
3139

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 75% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
186329
286527
396625
496823
597021
697120
7107218
8107317
9107416
10107515
1197714
1297714
1397813
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Wind in July

Winds average 8 km/h in July, the windiest month of the year.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 7 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
17calm
27calm
37calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
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228calm
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317calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min at the start of July to 11 h 48 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 6:39 AM to 6:40 AM, and sunset from 6:22 PM to 6:27 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:396:22
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311.76:396:23
411.76:396:23
511.76:396:23
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711.76:396:23
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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 4.6 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.23 kWh/m² to a high of 6.48 kWh/m² in February across the year — July's 4.6 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.5Bright
24.5Bright
34.5Bright
44.5Bright
54.5Bright
64.5Bright
74.5Bright
84.5Bright
94.5Bright
104.6Bright
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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Matui

In seasonPeak

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

Matui's rainy season runs March–May, 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 Matui?

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

6.1
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
4.2
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Matui for sightseeing.

What to pack for Matui in July

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

In July, Matui sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Matui 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 Matui peaks around March 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 17UV 15Jun 19UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Matui 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 Matui is worst in July — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (October, 9 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateGoodJul 1616 µg/m³Oct 219 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb14Moderate
Mar11Good
Apr10Good
May11Good
Jun14Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct9Good
Nov9Good
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Matui?

Matui sits at 4.8°S, 38.3°E, 908 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Mazinde, 4.0 km away.

MuhezaChanika

Topography around Matui

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Matui has very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,617 m around an average of 1,091 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,905 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,430 m.

The land around Matui is covered by trees (55%) and shrubs (24%) within 3 km, trees (40%) and shrubs (34%) within 16 km, and shrubs (54%) and trees (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
1,617 m
16 km
1,905 m
80 km
2,430 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
July weather nearby: Mazinde 4.0 km · Lushoto 4.0 km · Makuyuni 18 km · Korogwe 47 km · Maramba 49 km · Hedaru 51 km · Muheza 72 km · Chanika 73 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 Matui (-4.8°, 38.25°, elevation 908 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).