Climate averages 1991–2020
Kasulu weather
in August.
A hot, very dry month: the 2nd warmest and the 2nd driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a hot month in Kasulu: daytime highs average 28.9°C and nights cool to about 16.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 10 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes August a very dry month (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 58 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Kigoma (62 km away). In August its highs average 27.2°C, 1.7°C cooler than Kasulu, with 6.2 mm of rain.
Among the 43 cities listed in Tanzania, Kasulu ranks 10th of 43 for the warmest August highs and 25th of 43 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 43 cities is 26.7°C; Kasulu is 2.2°C warmer than that mean.
From August to September, average highs rise by 1.1°C to 30.0°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 10 mm to 36 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
Kasulu climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25.5°C17.2°C | 17.2°C | 235 | 28.2 | 12.412 h |
| February | 26.1°C17.5°C | 17.5°C | 191 | 24.5 | 12.312 h |
| March | 26.0°C17.6°C | 17.6°C | 214 | 27.3 | 12.112 h |
| April | 25.5°C17.5°C | 17.5°C | 172 | 23.7 | 12.012 h |
| May | 26.0°C17.3°C | 17.3°C | 68 | 11.0 | 11.912 h |
| June | 26.8°C16.1°C | 16.1°C | 14 | 3.0 | 11.912 h |
| July | 27.6°C15.6°C | 15.6°C | 2.8 | 0.8 | 11.912 h |
| August, selected | 28.9°C16.6°C | 16.6°C | 10 | 1.8 | 12.012 h |
| September | 30.0°C17.8°C | 17.8°C | 36 | 6.2 | 12.112 h |
| October | 28.4°C18.1°C | 18.1°C | 136 | 17.0 | 12.212 h |
| November | 25.9°C17.4°C | 17.4°C | 231 | 25.4 | 12.312 h |
| December | 25.1°C17.1°C | 17.1°C | 257 | 28.9 | 12.412 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
- Kigoma in AugustTanzania · 62 kmHigh 27.2°C · Low 23.2°C · 6.2 mm rain
- Gitega in AugustBurundi · 129 kmHigh 24.9°C · Low 15.5°C · 5.9 mm rain
- Bujumbura in AugustBurundi · 156 kmHigh 26.9°C · Low 22.7°C · 3.5 mm rain
- Uvira in AugustDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 169 kmHigh 27.2°C · Low 23.4°C · 3.5 mm rain
- Kalemie in AugustDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 183 kmHigh 28.6°C · Low 20.9°C · 2.9 mm rain
- Mpanda in AugustTanzania · 224 kmHigh 30.1°C · Low 17.0°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Kalima in AugustDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 232 kmHigh 32.5°C · Low 20.2°C · 13 mm rain
- Ushirombo in AugustTanzania · 239 kmHigh 29.6°C · Low 18.3°C · 8.5 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 Kasulu) is explained once on the Kasulu year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.