Climate averages 1991–2020
Dodoma weather
in August.
A warm, very dry month: the 10th warmest and the 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 Dodoma: daytime highs average 27.8°C and nights cool to about 15.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical August (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 55 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Kondoa (142 km away). In August its highs average 25.8°C, 2.0°C cooler than Dodoma, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 43 cities listed in Tanzania, Dodoma ranks 21st of 43 for the warmest August highs and joint 1st of 43 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 43 cities is 26.7°C; Dodoma is 1.1°C warmer than that mean.
From August to September, average highs rise by 1.8°C to 29.6°C, and monthly rainfall stays under 1 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
Dodoma climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28.3°C19.0°C | 19.0°C | 104 | 14.4 | 12.412 h |
| February | 28.7°C19.0°C | 19.0°C | 82 | 11.7 | 12.312 h |
| March | 28.7°C19.1°C | 19.1°C | 87 | 11.8 | 12.112 h |
| April | 28.3°C18.6°C | 18.6°C | 42 | 7.3 | 12.012 h |
| May | 28.5°C17.6°C | 17.6°C | 6.0 | 1.5 | 11.812 h |
| June | 27.6°C15.7°C | 15.7°C | 0.5 | 0.1 | 11.812 h |
| July | 26.8°C14.7°C | 14.7°C | 0.3 | 0.1 | 11.812 h |
| August, selected | 27.8°C15.4°C | 15.4°C | 0.2 | 0.0 | 11.912 h |
| September | 29.6°C16.6°C | 16.6°C | 0.3 | 0.0 | 12.112 h |
| October | 30.9°C18.0°C | 18.0°C | 3.5 | 0.5 | 12.212 h |
| November | 31.1°C19.0°C | 19.0°C | 24 | 3.0 | 12.412 h |
| December | 29.6°C19.3°C | 19.3°C | 80 | 9.7 | 12.512 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
- Kondoa in AugustTanzania · 142 kmHigh 25.8°C · Low 12.7°C · 0.7 mm rain
- Kilosa in AugustTanzania · 156 kmHigh 26.9°C · Low 17.3°C · 13 mm rain
- Iringa in AugustTanzania · 177 kmHigh 22.6°C · Low 11.8°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Singida in AugustTanzania · 187 kmHigh 26.0°C · Low 13.7°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Morogoro in AugustTanzania · 224 kmHigh 27.4°C · Low 18.1°C · 11 mm rain
- Ifakara in AugustTanzania · 242 kmHigh 27.9°C · Low 18.1°C · 9.3 mm rain
- Mafinga in AugustTanzania · 242 kmHigh 20.8°C · Low 10.9°C · 0.6 mm rain
- Handeni in AugustTanzania · 265 kmHigh 24.9°C · Low 17.1°C · 41 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 Dodoma) is explained once on the Dodoma year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.