Mbeya weather in July

In July, Mbeya sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 21°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

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 Mbeya's 2nd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mbeya's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 21°; 12th warmest
Overnight low: 10°; 1st coldest
Rainfall: 1 mm; 0.1 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 30 min; 7:06 AM – 6:38 PM
Cloud cover: 42%; 2nd clearest
Wind: 9 km/h; 2nd windiest
Solar energy: 5.35 kWh/m²
Travel score: 8.2; out of 10

Mbeya is city in Tanzania.

Founded: 2005

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 21°C through the month.

A typical July day in Mbeya reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and about 2°C cooler than August.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	22	22
Avg low (°C)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	21	10
2	21	10
3	21	10
4	21	10
5	21	10
6	21	10
7	21	10
8	21	10
9	21	10
10	21	10
11	21	10
12	21	10
13	21	10
14	21	10
15	21	10
16	21	10
17	21	10
18	21	10
19	21	10
20	21	10
21	21	10
22	21	10
23	21	10
24	21	10
25	21	10
26	21	10
27	21	10
28	21	10
29	21	10
30	22	10
31	22	10

Mbeya 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	23° / 15°	426	28.1	12.5	3.8
Feb	23° / 15°	346	24.2	12.3	4.0
Mar	23° / 15°	400	28.2	12.1	3.9
Apr	22° / 14°	198	23.7	11.8	4.4
May	22° / 13°	33	8.2	11.6	6.9
Jun	21° / 11°	3	0.7	11.5	8.1
Jul	21° / 10°	1	0.1	11.5	8.2
Aug	23° / 11°	3	1	11.7	8.6
Sep	25° / 13°	9	2.1	11.9	8.4
Oct	26° / 15°	49	9.7	12.2	6.9
Nov	25° / 15°	179	18	12.4	5.4
Dec	24° / 15°	374	25.9	12.5	4.3

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 25% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 28%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	71	71	72	72	72	72	71	72	72	71	71	71	71	71	71	72	72	72	72	73	73	73	73	73	73	73	73	73	73	73	73
Cloudier (%)	29	29	28	28	28	28	29	28	28	29	29	29	29	29	29	28	28	28	28	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	71	29
2	71	29
3	72	28
4	72	28
5	72	28
6	72	28
7	71	29
8	72	28
9	72	28
10	71	29
11	71	29
12	71	29
13	71	29
14	71	29
15	71	29
16	72	28
17	72	28
18	72	28
19	72	28
20	73	27
21	73	27
22	73	27
23	73	27
24	73	27
25	73	27
26	73	27
27	73	27
28	73	27
29	73	27
30	73	27
31	73	27

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Mbeya gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.1 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 2% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2

	Rain chance (%)
1	1
2	1
3	1
4	1
5	1
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	1
23	1
24	1
25	1
26	1
27	1
28	2
29	2
30	2
31	2

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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

Wind in July

Winds average 9 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	9	calm
2	9	calm
3	9	calm
4	9	calm
5	9	calm
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7	9	calm
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16	9	calm
17	9	calm
18	9	calm
19	9	calm
20	9	calm
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22	9	calm
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25	9	calm
26	9	calm
27	9	calm
28	9	calm
29	9	calm
30	9	calm
31	9	calm

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 7:05 AM to 7:04 AM, and sunset from 6:34 PM to 6:40 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6
Sunrise (AM)	7:05	7:05	7:05	7:05	7:05	7:06	7:06	7:06	7:06	7:06	7:06	7:06	7:06	7:06	7:06	7:06	7:06	7:06	7:06	7:06	7:06	7:06	7:06	7:05	7:05	7:05	7:05	7:05	7:05	7:05	7:04
Sunset (PM)	6:34	6:34	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:40

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.5	7:05	6:34
2	11.5	7:05	6:34
3	11.5	7:05	6:35
4	11.5	7:05	6:35
5	11.5	7:05	6:35
6	11.5	7:06	6:35
7	11.5	7:06	6:36
8	11.5	7:06	6:36
9	11.5	7:06	6:36
10	11.5	7:06	6:36
11	11.5	7:06	6:37
12	11.5	7:06	6:37
13	11.5	7:06	6:37
14	11.5	7:06	6:37
15	11.5	7:06	6:37
16	11.5	7:06	6:38
17	11.5	7:06	6:38
18	11.5	7:06	6:38
19	11.5	7:06	6:38
20	11.5	7:06	6:38
21	11.5	7:06	6:39
22	11.6	7:06	6:39
23	11.6	7:06	6:39
24	11.6	7:05	6:39
25	11.6	7:05	6:39
26	11.6	7:05	6:40
27	11.6	7:05	6:40
28	11.6	7:05	6:40
29	11.6	7:05	6:40
30	11.6	7:05	6:40
31	11.6	7:04	6:40

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.35 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.21 kWh/m² to a high of 6.97 kWh/m² in October across the year — July's 5.35 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.6
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.2	Bright
2	5.2	Bright
3	5.2	Bright
4	5.2	Bright
5	5.2	Bright
6	5.2	Bright
7	5.2	Bright
8	5.2	Bright
9	5.3	Bright
10	5.3	Bright
11	5.3	Bright
12	5.3	Bright
13	5.3	Bright
14	5.3	Bright
15	5.3	Bright
16	5.3	Bright
17	5.3	Bright
18	5.4	Bright
19	5.4	Bright
20	5.4	Bright
21	5.4	Bright
22	5.4	Bright
23	5.4	Bright
24	5.5	Bright
25	5.5	Bright
26	5.5	Bright
27	5.5	Bright
28	5.5	Bright
29	5.5	Bright
30	5.5	Bright
31	5.6	Bright

Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Mbeya

In seasonPeak

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

Mbeya'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 Mbeya?

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

8.2

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

4.9

Beach & pool

5th-best month of the year

July is one of the better times to visit Mbeya for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Mbeya in July

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

In July, Mbeya sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: sun protection.

sun protection

UV index in Mbeya 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 Mbeya peaks around February 22 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 17 at about 10 (extreme).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	16	16	16	15	11	10	11	12	12	14	13	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	16	Extreme
Feb	16	Extreme
Mar	16	Extreme
Apr	15	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	10	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	14	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Air quality in Mbeya 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 Mbeya is worst in October — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.6× the cleanest month (May, 7 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	12	13	11	9	7	8	11	15	18	19	14	10
Level	Good	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	12	Good
Feb	13	Moderate
Mar	11	Good
Apr	9	Good
May	7	Good
Jun	8	Good
Jul	11	Good
Aug	15	Moderate
Sep	18	Moderate
Oct	19	Moderate
Nov	14	Moderate
Dec	10	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Mbeya?

Mbeya sits at 8.9°S, 33.5°E, 1,697 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Utengule, 13 km away.

Topography around Mbeya

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mbeya has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 534 m around an average of 1,747 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,503 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,454 m.

The land around Mbeya is covered by artificial surfaces (56%) and trees (26%) within 3 km, cropland (35%) and trees (30%) within 16 km, and trees (34%), cropland (33%) and shrubs (24%) within 80 km.

3 km

534 m

artificial surfaces 56%

16 km

1,503 m

cropland 35%

80 km

2,454 m

trees 34%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces

← June Mbeya year-round climate August →Best places to visit in July

July weather nearby: Utengule 13 km · Kiwira 32 km · Katumba 41 km · Igurusi 44 km · Tukuyu 45 km · Mlowo 52 km · Matundasi 53 km · Vwawa 61 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

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 Mbeya (-8.9°, 33.45°, elevation 1,697 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	21	10
2	21	10
3	21	10
4	21	10
5	21	10
6	21	10
7	21	10
8	21	10
9	21	10
10	21	10
11	21	10
12	21	10
13	21	10
14	21	10
15	21	10
16	21	10
17	21	10
18	21	10
19	21	10
20	21	10
21	21	10
22	21	10
23	21	10
24	21	10
25	21	10
26	21	10
27	21	10
28	21	10
29	21	10
30	22	10
31	22	10

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	71	29
2	71	29
3	72	28
4	72	28
5	72	28
6	72	28
7	71	29
8	72	28
9	72	28
10	71	29
11	71	29
12	71	29
13	71	29
14	71	29
15	71	29
16	72	28
17	72	28
18	72	28
19	72	28
20	73	27
21	73	27
22	73	27
23	73	27
24	73	27
25	73	27
26	73	27
27	73	27
28	73	27
29	73	27
30	73	27
31	73	27

	Rain chance (%)
1	1
2	1
3	1
4	1
5	1
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	1
23	1
24	1
25	1
26	1
27	1
28	2
29	2
30	2
31	2

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	21	10
2	21	10
3	21	10
4	21	10
5	21	10
6	21	10
7	21	10
8	21	10
9	21	10
10	21	10
11	21	10
12	21	10
13	21	10
14	21	10
15	21	10
16	21	10
17	21	10
18	21	10
19	21	10
20	21	10
21	21	10
22	21	10
23	21	10
24	21	10
25	21	10
26	21	10
27	21	10
28	21	10
29	21	10
30	22	10
31	22	10

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	71	29
2	71	29
3	72	28
4	72	28
5	72	28
6	72	28
7	71	29
8	72	28
9	72	28
10	71	29
11	71	29
12	71	29
13	71	29
14	71	29
15	71	29
16	72	28
17	72	28
18	72	28
19	72	28
20	73	27
21	73	27
22	73	27
23	73	27
24	73	27
25	73	27
26	73	27
27	73	27
28	73	27
29	73	27
30	73	27
31	73	27

	Rain chance (%)
1	1
2	1
3	1
4	1
5	1
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	1
23	1
24	1
25	1
26	1
27	1
28	2
29	2
30	2
31	2

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	21	10
2	21	10
3	21	10
4	21	10
5	21	10
6	21	10
7	21	10
8	21	10
9	21	10
10	21	10
11	21	10
12	21	10
13	21	10
14	21	10
15	21	10
16	21	10
17	21	10
18	21	10
19	21	10
20	21	10
21	21	10
22	21	10
23	21	10
24	21	10
25	21	10
26	21	10
27	21	10
28	21	10
29	21	10
30	22	10
31	22	10

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	71	29
2	71	29
3	72	28
4	72	28
5	72	28
6	72	28
7	71	29
8	72	28
9	72	28
10	71	29
11	71	29
12	71	29
13	71	29
14	71	29
15	71	29
16	72	28
17	72	28
18	72	28
19	72	28
20	73	27
21	73	27
22	73	27
23	73	27
24	73	27
25	73	27
26	73	27
27	73	27
28	73	27
29	73	27
30	73	27
31	73	27

	Rain chance (%)
1	1
2	1
3	1
4	1
5	1
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	1
23	1
24	1
25	1
26	1
27	1
28	2
29	2
30	2
31	2

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100