Mbuguni weather in July

In July, Mbuguni sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 15 mm of rain across 4.6 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 24°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in July, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of July to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Mbuguni's 11th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mbuguni's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
12th warmest
Overnight low
14°
1st coldest
Rainfall
15 mm
4.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:43 AM – 6:32 PM
Cloud cover
71%
11th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
4.64 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.5
out of 10

Mbuguni is ward of Tanzania.

Density
2,182/km²
people per km²

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 24°C through the month.

A typical July day in Mbuguni reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and about 1°C cooler than August.

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Mbuguni 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
Jan31° / 19°549.212.24.8
Feb31° / 20°498.112.14.5
Mar30° / 20°11816.4124.1
Apr28° / 19°15323.711.94.3
May26° / 18°8716.211.85.7
Jun24° / 15°206.311.87.2
Jul24° / 14°154.611.87.5
Aug25° / 15°154.411.97.5
Sep27° / 16°92.8127.4
Oct29° / 18°246.212.16.1
Nov29° / 19°6111.712.25.1
Dec30° / 19°7412.412.24.8

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 76%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12377
22476
32575
42575
52575
62575
72476
82476
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102476
112476
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Mbuguni gets around 15 mm of rain over 4.6 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 15% and peaks near 21% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
121
221
320
419
519
618
717
817
916
1016
1115
1215
1314
1414
1514
1614
1713
1813
1913
2013
2113
2213
2313
2413
2513
2613
2713
2813
2914
3014
3114

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 50% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
133616
235596
337576
440555
542535
643534
745514
847504
948494
1049483
1150473
1250473
1351472
1451472
1551472
1651472
1752471
1852471
1951481
2051481
2151481
2250491
2350491
2449491
2548502
2648502
2747512
2847512
2946522
3045532
3145532

Wind in July

Winds average 7 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 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
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
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217calm
227calm
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297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 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 0 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 6:42 AM to 6:43 AM, and sunset from 6:29 PM to 6:34 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:426:29
211.86:426:30
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411.86:426:30
511.86:426:30
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1911.86:446:33
2011.86:446:33
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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 4.64 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.44 kWh/m² to a high of 6.45 kWh/m² in February across the year — July's 4.64 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
64.6Bright
74.6Bright
84.6Bright
94.6Bright
104.6Bright
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274.8Bright
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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Mbuguni

In seasonPeak

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

Mbuguni'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 Mbuguni?

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

7.5
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.4
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Mbuguni in July

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

In July, Mbuguni sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Mbuguni 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 Mbuguni peaks around March 14 at about 16 (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 14UV 16Jun 19UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Mbuguni?

Mbuguni sits at 3.6°S, 37.0°E, 921 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Merelani, 3.0 km away.

LembeniUsangi

Topography around Mbuguni

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mbuguni has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 27 m around an average of 922 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 380 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,229 m.

The land around Mbuguni is covered by grassland (42%) and cropland (32%) within 3 km, grassland (33%), shrubs (31%) and cropland (29%) within 16 km, and shrubs (38%) and grassland (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
27 m
16 km
380 m
80 km
5,229 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July weather nearby: Merelani 3.0 km · Usa River 25 km · Kingori 32 km · Boma la Ngombe 34 km · Arusha 37 km · Moshi 49 km · Lembeni 78 km · Usangi 81 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 Mbuguni (-3.5667°, 36.95°, elevation 921 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).