Njombe weather in July

In July, Njombe sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.4 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 19°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% 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 Njombe's 3rd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Njombe's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Rainfall
2 mm
0.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
7:01 AM – 6:32 PM
Cloud cover
47%
3rd clearest
Wind
13 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
4.88 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.7
out of 10

Njombe is town in Njombe 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 19°C through the month.

A typical July day in Njombe reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and about 1°C cooler than August.

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Njombe 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan23° / 15°26826.512.54.1
Feb23° / 15°26023.612.34.1
Mar22° / 15°22827.212.14.0
Apr21° / 14°8318.611.85.1
May21° / 12°185.411.67.1
Jun20° / 10°30.811.57.7
Jul19° / 20.411.57.7
Aug20° / 10°40.911.77.9
Sep22° / 11°40.911.98.3
Oct24° / 13°185.512.27.8
Nov24° / 14°5410.512.46.8
Dec23° / 15°17120.812.55.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 38%.

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

Any precipitation

Njombe gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.4 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 2% and peaks near 3% 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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Wind in July

Winds average 13 km/h in July, the windiest month of the year.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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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 7:00 AM to 7:00 AM, and sunset from 6:28 PM to 6:34 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.57:006:28
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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 4.88 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.73 kWh/m² to a high of 6.65 kWh/m² in October across the year — July's 4.88 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Njombe

In seasonPeak

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

Njombe's monsoon runs December–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
Jan
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Mar
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May
Jun
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Aug
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Oct
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Dec

Is July a good time to visit Njombe?

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

7.7
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
3.5
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Njombe in July

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

In July, Njombe sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: sun protection.

sun protection

UV index in Njombe 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 Njombe peaks around February 22 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 15 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 15UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct15Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Njombe 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 Njombe is worst in October — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.0× the cleanest month (May, 7 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodOct 1620 µg/m³May 157 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb11Good
Mar10Good
Apr8Good
May7Good
Jun8Good
Jul11Good
Aug14Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct21Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Njombe?

Njombe sits at 9.3°S, 34.8°E, 1,960 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Mtwango, 37 km away.

RujewaMahanjeUrundaIpinda

Topography around Njombe

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Njombe has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 221 m around an average of 1,902 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 563 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,440 m.

The land around Njombe is covered by artificial surfaces (31%) and cropland (24%) within 3 km, trees (30%), grassland (28%) and shrubs (21%) within 16 km, and shrubs (32%), trees (31%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
221 m
16 km
563 m
80 km
2,440 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
July weather nearby: Mtwango 37 km · Ilembula 54 km · Mlangali 56 km · Makumbako 56 km · Rujewa 84 km · Mahanje 89 km · Urunda 93 km · Ipinda 97 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 Njombe (-9.3492°, 34.7717°, elevation 1,960 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).