Climate averages 1991–2020
Kigoma weather
in August.
A warm, 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 warm month in Kigoma: daytime highs average 27.2°C and nights cool to about 23.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 6.2 mm of rain on roughly 1 day, which makes August a very dry month (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 57 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Kasulu (62 km away). In August its highs average 28.9°C, 1.7°C warmer than Kigoma, with 10 mm of rain.
Among the 43 cities listed in Tanzania, Kigoma ranks 26th of 43 for the warmest August highs and 20th of 43 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 43 cities is 26.7°C; Kigoma is 0.5°C warmer than that mean.
From August to September, average highs rise by 0.7°C to 27.9°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 6.2 mm to 24 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
Kigoma climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26.1°C22.8°C | 22.8°C | 255 | 27.9 | 12.412 h |
| February | 26.6°C23.3°C | 23.3°C | 203 | 24.0 | 12.312 h |
| March | 26.4°C23.0°C | 23.0°C | 271 | 27.8 | 12.112 h |
| April | 26.0°C22.6°C | 22.6°C | 264 | 26.3 | 12.012 h |
| May | 26.5°C23.1°C | 23.1°C | 104 | 15.6 | 11.912 h |
| June | 26.6°C23.1°C | 23.1°C | 11 | 2.2 | 11.812 h |
| July | 26.5°C22.5°C | 22.5°C | 1.3 | 0.3 | 11.912 h |
| August, selected | 27.2°C23.2°C | 23.2°C | 6.2 | 1.2 | 12.012 h |
| September | 27.9°C24.2°C | 24.2°C | 24 | 4.9 | 12.112 h |
| October | 27.1°C24.0°C | 24.0°C | 142 | 18.0 | 12.212 h |
| November | 25.9°C23.1°C | 23.1°C | 276 | 27.0 | 12.312 h |
| December | 25.6°C22.6°C | 22.6°C | 298 | 29.5 | 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
- Kasulu in AugustTanzania · 62 kmHigh 28.9°C · Low 16.6°C · 10 mm rain
- Kalemie in AugustDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 128 kmHigh 28.6°C · Low 20.9°C · 2.9 mm rain
- Gitega in AugustBurundi · 165 kmHigh 24.9°C · Low 15.5°C · 5.9 mm rain
- Bujumbura in AugustBurundi · 169 kmHigh 26.9°C · Low 22.7°C · 3.5 mm rain
- Kalima in AugustDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 170 kmHigh 32.5°C · Low 20.2°C · 13 mm rain
- Uvira in AugustDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 173 kmHigh 27.2°C · Low 23.4°C · 3.5 mm rain
- Mpanda in AugustTanzania · 228 kmHigh 30.1°C · Low 17.0°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Baudhuinville in AugustDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 246 kmHigh 27.5°C · Low 17.2°C · 3.4 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 Kigoma) is explained once on the Kigoma year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.