Nguruka weather in July

In July, Nguruka sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

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 Nguruka's 1st-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nguruka's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
5th warmest
Overnight low
17°
1st coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
7:10 AM – 6:53 PM
Cloud cover
37%
1st clearest
Wind
10 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.93 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.4
out of 10

Nguruka is settlement in Kigoma 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 28°C through the month.

A typical July day in Nguruka reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°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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Nguruka weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 5th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 20°14222.712.34.4
Feb28° / 20°10918.212.24.7
Mar28° / 20°14120.7124.7
Apr27° / 20°11617.111.95.2
May28° / 19°244.411.87.1
Jun28° / 18°00.211.77.4
Jul28° / 17°00.111.77.4
Aug30° / 19°20.411.86.6
Sep31° / 20°51125.5
Oct31° / 21°376.212.14.8
Nov29° / 20°12517.312.24.5
Dec27° / 20°16423.212.34.4

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% of the time in July, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 27%.

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

Any precipitation

Nguruka gets around 0 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 0% 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 84% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
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269292
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Wind in July

Winds average 10 km/h in July, the windiest month of the year.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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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 7:08 AM to 7:09 AM, and sunset from 6:50 PM to 6:55 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.77:086:50
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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 5.93 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.23 kWh/m² to a high of 6.65 kWh/m² in September across the year — July's 5.93 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Nguruka

In seasonPeak

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

Nguruka sits in the South Indian Ocean cyclone belt; the season peaks January–March.

Nguruka's rainy season runs November–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Cyclone
Rainy season
Jan
Feb
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Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is July a good time to visit Nguruka?

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

7.4
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
8.9
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Nguruka in July

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

In July, Nguruka sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Nguruka 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 Nguruka peaks around February 22 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 22UV 16Jun 18UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Nguruka 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 Nguruka is worst in July — around 37 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.1× the cleanest month (April, 9 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModeratePoorModerateGoodJul 2437 µg/m³Apr 219 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb14Moderate
Mar12Good
Apr9Good
May10Good
Jun23Moderate
Jul37Poor
Aug37Poor
Sep25Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Nguruka?

Nguruka sits at 5.1°S, 31.0°E, 1,081 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Uvinza, 72 km away.

UvinzaUramboKasuluMpandaMwandigaKigomaMabamaKibondo

Topography around Nguruka

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nguruka has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 61 m around an average of 1,078 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 180 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 744 m.

The land around Nguruka is covered by shrubs (34%), cropland (23%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, trees (30%) and shrubs (22%) within 16 km, and trees (47%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
61 m
16 km
180 m
80 km
744 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
July weather nearby: Uvinza 72 km · Urambo 112 km · Kasulu 120 km · Mpanda 137 km · Mwandiga 156 km · Kigoma 159 km · Mabama 165 km · Kibondo 173 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 Nguruka (-5.1092°, 31.0419°, elevation 1,081 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). 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).