Tarakea weather in July

In July, Tarakea sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 65 mm of rain across 19.8 wet days and about 11.8 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 2% 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 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Tarakea's 11th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tarakea's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
12th warmest
Overnight low
10°
1st coldest
Rainfall
65 mm
19.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:40 AM – 6:31 PM
Cloud cover
79%
11th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
4.95 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

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 Tarakea reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 21°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and on par with August.

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Tarakea 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
Jan21° / 13°33819.512.25.1
Feb22° / 13°33214.712.15.6
Mar22° / 14°47521.2125.1
Apr21° / 14°59325.111.94.1
May20° / 13°32424.111.94.2
Jun19° / 11°11820.611.84.4
Jul19° / 10°6519.811.84.5
Aug19° / 10°9021.511.94.4
Sep20° / 11°11119.3124.8
Oct21° / 12°21821.612.14.7
Nov21° / 13°36925.612.14.0
Dec21° / 14°37526.312.24.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 86%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11288
21288
31288
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61387
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81387
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101387
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Tarakea gets around 65 mm of rain over 19.8 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 65% and peaks near 68% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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1967
2067
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2768
2868
2968
3068
3168

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 (%)
1982
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Wind in July

Winds average 7 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
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107calm
117calm
127calm
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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 54 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 6:38 AM to 6:40 AM, and sunset from 6:28 PM to 6:32 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:386:28
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411.86:396:29
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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 4.95 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.8 kWh/m² to a high of 6.23 kWh/m² in February across the year — July's 4.95 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 Tarakea

In seasonPeak

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

Tarakea's rainy season runs November–May, 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 Tarakea?

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

4.5
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
1.9
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Tarakea for sightseeing.

What to pack for Tarakea in July

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

In July, Tarakea sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 10°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 20 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Tarakea 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 Tarakea peaks around March 16 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 16UV 16Jun 19UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Tarakea 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 Tarakea is worst in July — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodGoodModerateJul 1116 µg/m³Nov 1411 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb14Moderate
Mar13Moderate
Apr13Moderate
May12Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct12Moderate
Nov10Good
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Tarakea?

Tarakea sits at 3.0°S, 37.6°E, 1,653 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Taveta, 46 km away.

KingoriUsangiMakinduLembeniUsa River

Topography around Tarakea

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tarakea has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 377 m around an average of 1,665 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,919 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,314 m.

The land around Tarakea is covered by cropland (49%) and trees (47%) within 3 km, trees (36%), cropland (34%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and grassland (42%) and shrubs (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
377 m
16 km
3,919 m
80 km
5,314 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
July weather nearby: Taveta 46 km · Moshi 47 km · Boma la Ngombe 59 km · Kingori 72 km · Usangi 79 km · Makindu 85 km · Lembeni 87 km · Usa River 89 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 Tarakea (-3.0008°, 37.5642°, elevation 1,653 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).