Mbulu weather in July

In July, Mbulu sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.3 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 37% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Daytime high
24°
12th warmest
Overnight low
13°
1st coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:50 AM – 6:37 PM
Cloud cover
52%
4th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.53 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.6
out of 10

Mbulu is city in Mbulu district, Manyara, Tanzania.

Founded
1907

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 Mbulu reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°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 25°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and about 1°C cooler than August.

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Mbulu 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° / 17°13111.412.26.3
Feb28° / 18°831012.16.2
Mar27° / 18°11311.7126.2
Apr25° / 17°1061411.96.1
May24° / 16°336.211.87.6
Jun24° / 14°40.711.88.4
Jul24° / 13°10.311.88.6
Aug25° / 14°10.211.98.6
Sep26° / 15°10.2128.4
Oct28° / 16°132.712.17.6
Nov27° / 17°607.412.26.8
Dec27° / 17°11711.512.26.3

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 40%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15644
25743
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Mbulu gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.3 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 1% and peaks near 1% on the wettest days.

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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 96% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1919
2928
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Wind in July

Winds average 14 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
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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 6:48 AM to 6:49 AM, and sunset from 6:35 PM to 6:39 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:486:35
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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 5.53 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.3 kWh/m² to a high of 6.76 kWh/m² in October across the year — July's 5.53 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 Mbulu

In seasonPeak

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

Mbulu's rainy season runs November–April, 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 Mbulu?

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

8.6
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.9
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Mbulu in July

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

In July, Mbulu sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Mbulu 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 Mbulu peaks around March 13 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 13UV 16Jun 18UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct15Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Mbulu?

Mbulu sits at 3.9°S, 35.5°E, 1,815 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Dongobesh, 29 km away.

Topography around Mbulu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mbulu has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 321 m around an average of 1,792 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,175 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,403 m.

The land around Mbulu is covered by cropland (60%) within 3 km, shrubs (38%), trees (23%) and cropland (23%) within 16 km, and shrubs (28%), grassland (27%) and cropland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
321 m
16 km
1,175 m
80 km
2,403 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
July weather nearby: Dongobesh 29 km · Magugu 32 km · Dareda 41 km · Bashanet 45 km · Babati 47 km · Galappo 58 km · Kiratu 59 km · Mto wa Mbu 66 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 Mbulu (-3.85°, 35.5333°, elevation 1,815 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).