Puma weather in July

In July, Puma sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% 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 Puma's 3rd-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Puma's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
12th warmest
Overnight low
14°
1st coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:55 AM – 6:39 PM
Cloud cover
41%
3rd clearest
Wind
17 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.11 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.8
out of 10

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month.

A typical July day in Puma reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°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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Puma weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 17°15517.712.35.4
Feb26° / 17°10714.412.25.6
Mar26° / 17°12815125.8
Apr26° / 17°709.411.96.7
May26° / 16°12211.88.0
Jun25° / 14°00.111.78.5
Jul25° / 14°0011.78.8
Aug26° / 14°0011.88.6
Sep28° / 15°10.1128.2
Oct29° / 16°61.112.17.0
Nov29° / 17°505.712.26.2
Dec27° / 17°13014.512.35.8

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 32%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16535
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Puma gets around 0 mm of rain over 0 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 0% and peaks near 0% 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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
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Wind in July

Winds average 17 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 17 km/h on the calmest days to 18 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
117light breeze
217light breeze
317light breeze
417light breeze
517light breeze
617light breeze
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917light breeze
1017light breeze
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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 6:53 AM to 6:54 AM, and sunset from 6:36 PM to 6:40 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:536:36
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411.76:536:36
511.76:546:37
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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 6.11 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.49 kWh/m² to a high of 7.17 kWh/m² in October across the year — July's 6.11 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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76.0Intense
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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Puma

In seasonPeak

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

Puma's rainy season runs December–March, 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 Puma?

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

8.8
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.8
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Puma in July

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

In July, Puma sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 14°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Puma 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 Puma peaks around March 14 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 14UV 16Jun 17UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Puma 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 Puma is worst in October — around 24 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 5.0× the cleanest month (May, 5 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodOct 1523 µg/m³May 195 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb10Good
Mar9Good
Apr7Good
May5Good
Jun6Good
Jul8Good
Aug10Good
Sep15Moderate
Oct24Moderate
Nov10Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Puma?

Puma sits at 5.0°S, 34.7°E, 1,588 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Ikungi, 15 km away.

Basotu

Topography around Puma

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Puma has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 94 m around an average of 1,578 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 327 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 865 m.

The land around Puma is covered by grassland (37%), cropland (34%) and shrubs (23%) within 3 km, cropland (36%), grassland (32%) and shrubs (27%) within 16 km, and cropland (41%) and shrubs (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
94 m
16 km
327 m
80 km
865 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July weather nearby: Ikungi 15 km · Mungaa 17 km · Singida 20 km · Sepuka 36 km · Ilongero 40 km · Igugunu 49 km · Mtinko 52 km · Basotu 80 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 Puma (-5°, 34.7333°, elevation 1,588 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).