Rujewa weather in July

In July, Rujewa sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 70% 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 Rujewa's 1st-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Rujewa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
12th warmest
Overnight low
14°
1st coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
7:02 AM – 6:34 PM
Cloud cover
28%
1st clearest
Wind
16 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.74 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.9
out of 10

Rujewa is ward of Mbeya Region, Tanzania.

Density
232/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 26°C through the month.

A typical July day in Rujewa reaches about 26°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 24°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and about 1°C cooler than August.

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Rujewa 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° / 18°15122.512.54.5
Feb27° / 18°12419.312.34.6
Mar27° / 18°14419.812.14.9
Apr28° / 18°448.511.86.6
May28° / 17°40.811.68.1
Jun26° / 15°0011.58.7
Jul26° / 14°0011.58.9
Aug27° / 15°0011.78.7
Sep29° / 16°10.211.97.6
Oct30° / 18°142.112.26.1
Nov30° / 19°49812.45.0
Dec28° / 19°12417.712.54.7

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 70% of the time in July, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 14%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Rujewa 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

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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 16 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 17 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

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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 7:01 AM to 7:00 AM, and sunset from 6:31 PM to 6:37 PM.

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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 5.74 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.58 kWh/m² to a high of 7.19 kWh/m² in October across the year — July's 5.74 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Rujewa

In seasonPeak

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

Rujewa's rainy season runs December–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
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Is July a good time to visit Rujewa?

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

8.9
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
8.3
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Rujewa in July

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

In July, Rujewa sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

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

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 10UV 16Jun 16UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct15Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Rujewa 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 Rujewa 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 Rujewa?

Rujewa sits at 8.7°S, 34.4°E, 1,078 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Urunda, 11 km away.

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Topography around Rujewa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Rujewa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 64 m around an average of 1,075 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 379 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,980 m.

The land around Rujewa is covered by cropland (64%) within 3 km, cropland (54%) and shrubs (36%) within 16 km, and shrubs (33%), cropland (26%) and trees (21%) within 80 km.

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64 m
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80 km
1,980 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
July weather nearby: Urunda 11 km · Ilembula 31 km · Chimala 43 km · Makumbako 52 km · Mtwango 58 km · Igurusi 61 km · Njombe 84 km · Tukuyu 101 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 Rujewa (-8.7°, 34.3833°, elevation 1,078 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).