Climate averages 1991–2020
Pemba weather
in August.
A warm, very dry month: the 10th warmest and the joint 3rd driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a warm month in Pemba: daytime highs average 27.6°C and nights cool to about 20.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 11 mm of rain on roughly 4 days, which makes August a very dry month (the joint 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 41 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Montepuez (165 km away). In August its highs average 27.7°C, about as warm as Pemba, with 1.9 mm of rain.
Among the 22 cities listed in Mozambique, Pemba ranks 5th of 22 for the warmest August highs and joint 12th of 22 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 22 cities is 26.3°C; Pemba is 1.3°C warmer than that mean.
From August to September, average highs rise by 1.2°C to 28.8°C, and monthly rainfall stays at 11 mm.
The annual picture
August in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Pemba climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30.0°C24.8°C | 24.8°C | 252 | 24.9 | 12.813 h |
| February | 29.9°C24.6°C | 24.6°C | 215 | 23.3 | 12.513 h |
| March | 29.5°C24.4°C | 24.4°C | 206 | 24.7 | 12.212 h |
| April | 29.0°C23.8°C | 23.8°C | 95 | 16.4 | 11.812 h |
| May | 28.6°C22.4°C | 22.4°C | 23 | 6.0 | 11.512 h |
| June | 27.5°C21.0°C | 21.0°C | 10 | 3.4 | 11.411 h |
| July | 26.9°C20.2°C | 20.2°C | 9.4 | 2.9 | 11.411 h |
| August, selected | 27.6°C20.2°C | 20.2°C | 11 | 4.2 | 11.712 h |
| September | 28.8°C21.2°C | 21.2°C | 11 | 3.4 | 12.012 h |
| October | 30.1°C22.7°C | 22.7°C | 18 | 5.2 | 12.412 h |
| November | 31.1°C24.1°C | 24.1°C | 42 | 9.0 | 12.713 h |
| December | 30.7°C24.8°C | 24.8°C | 166 | 20.0 | 12.913 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
August in nearby cities
- Montepuez in AugustMozambique · 165 kmHigh 27.7°C · Low 16.8°C · 1.9 mm rain
- Nacala in AugustMozambique · 178 kmHigh 26.5°C · Low 19.6°C · 8.5 mm rain
- Nampula in AugustMozambique · 274 kmHigh 27.0°C · Low 16.2°C · 5.1 mm rain
- Mtwara in AugustTanzania · 303 kmHigh 27.9°C · Low 22.0°C · 5.7 mm rain
- Masasi in AugustTanzania · 313 kmHigh 29.2°C · Low 17.8°C · 1.4 mm rain
- Moroni in AugustComoros · 329 kmHigh 27.0°C · Low 22.4°C · 27 mm rain
- Lindi in AugustTanzania · 342 kmHigh 29.4°C · Low 20.8°C · 5.5 mm rain
- Angoche in AugustMozambique · 368 kmHigh 27.1°C · Low 20.0°C · 10 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Pemba) is explained once on the Pemba year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.