Climate averages 1991–2020
Bariadi weather
in August.
A hot, very dry month: the 3rd warmest and the 3rd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a hot month in Bariadi: daytime highs average 29.3°C and nights cool to about 17.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the 3rd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 11 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes August a very dry month (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 01 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Bunda (87 km away). In August its highs average 28.4°C, 0.9°C cooler than Bariadi, with 34 mm of rain.
Among the 43 cities listed in Tanzania, Bariadi ranks joint 7th of 43 for the warmest August highs and joint 26th of 43 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 43 cities is 26.7°C; Bariadi is 2.6°C warmer than that mean.
From August to September, average highs rise by 1.0°C to 30.3°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 11 mm to 20 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
Bariadi climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27.2°C18.0°C | 18.0°C | 118 | 16.1 | 12.312 h |
| February | 28.3°C18.3°C | 18.3°C | 93 | 13.8 | 12.212 h |
| March | 28.2°C18.3°C | 18.3°C | 134 | 16.9 | 12.112 h |
| April | 27.0°C17.9°C | 17.9°C | 135 | 17.4 | 12.012 h |
| May | 27.8°C18.0°C | 18.0°C | 42 | 7.9 | 12.012 h |
| June | 28.4°C17.7°C | 17.7°C | 7.1 | 1.9 | 12.012 h |
| July | 28.6°C17.0°C | 17.0°C | 3.3 | 0.5 | 12.012 h |
| August, selected | 29.3°C17.5°C | 17.5°C | 11 | 2.4 | 12.012 h |
| September | 30.3°C18.5°C | 18.5°C | 20 | 4.2 | 12.112 h |
| October | 30.0°C18.9°C | 18.9°C | 56 | 9.7 | 12.212 h |
| November | 28.1°C18.4°C | 18.4°C | 128 | 16.0 | 12.212 h |
| December | 27.2°C18.1°C | 18.1°C | 148 | 18.3 | 12.312 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
- Bunda in AugustTanzania · 87 kmHigh 28.4°C · Low 18.1°C · 34 mm rain
- Shinyanga in AugustTanzania · 115 kmHigh 30.4°C · Low 18.2°C · 2.4 mm rain
- Mwanza in AugustTanzania · 124 kmHigh 25.5°C · Low 20.3°C · 53 mm rain
- Musoma in AugustTanzania · 146 kmHigh 26.6°C · Low 19.6°C · 54 mm rain
- Sengerema in AugustTanzania · 149 kmHigh 28.1°C · Low 17.8°C · 34 mm rain
- Tarime in AugustTanzania · 167 kmHigh 27.9°C · Low 16.2°C · 39 mm rain
- Nzega in AugustTanzania · 181 kmHigh 29.4°C · Low 17.4°C · 1.5 mm rain
- Kahama in AugustTanzania · 192 kmHigh 29.3°C · Low 18.2°C · 7.1 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 Bariadi) is explained once on the Bariadi year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.