Climate averages 1991–2020
Kondoa weather
in August.
A warm, very dry month: the 8th 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 Kondoa: daytime highs average 25.8°C and nights cool to about 12.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 8th 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 57 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Singida (116 km away). In August its highs average 26.0°C, about as warm as Kondoa, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 43 cities listed in Tanzania, Kondoa ranks 30th of 43 for the warmest August highs and joint 9th of 43 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 43 cities is 26.7°C; Kondoa is 0.9°C cooler than that mean.
From August to September, average highs rise by 1.9°C to 27.8°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
Kondoa climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27.2°C16.7°C | 16.7°C | 101 | 13.3 | 12.412 h |
| February | 27.6°C16.6°C | 16.6°C | 81 | 11.4 | 12.312 h |
| March | 27.1°C17.1°C | 17.1°C | 108 | 13.2 | 12.112 h |
| April | 25.6°C17.1°C | 17.1°C | 79 | 13.7 | 12.012 h |
| May | 24.9°C15.3°C | 15.3°C | 27 | 5.9 | 11.912 h |
| June | 25.0°C12.7°C | 12.7°C | 1.6 | 0.3 | 11.812 h |
| July | 24.9°C11.3°C | 11.3°C | 0.8 | 0.2 | 11.912 h |
| August, selected | 25.8°C12.7°C | 12.7°C | 0.7 | 0.2 | 12.012 h |
| September | 27.8°C13.9°C | 13.9°C | 0.8 | 0.2 | 12.112 h |
| October | 28.6°C15.2°C | 15.2°C | 8.4 | 1.7 | 12.212 h |
| November | 28.4°C16.5°C | 16.5°C | 41 | 5.0 | 12.312 h |
| December | 27.4°C17.0°C | 17.0°C | 81 | 11.3 | 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
- Singida in AugustTanzania · 116 kmHigh 26.0°C · Low 13.7°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Dodoma in AugustTanzania · 142 kmHigh 27.8°C · Low 15.4°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Arusha in AugustTanzania · 198 kmHigh 22.8°C · Low 12.7°C · 3.6 mm rain
- Kilosa in AugustTanzania · 253 kmHigh 26.9°C · Low 17.3°C · 13 mm rain
- Handeni in AugustTanzania · 254 kmHigh 24.9°C · Low 17.1°C · 41 mm rain
- Shinyanga in AugustTanzania · 296 kmHigh 30.4°C · Low 18.2°C · 2.4 mm rain
- Morogoro in AugustTanzania · 298 kmHigh 27.4°C · Low 18.1°C · 11 mm rain
- Nzega in AugustTanzania · 298 kmHigh 29.4°C · Low 17.4°C · 1.5 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 Kondoa) is explained once on the Kondoa year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.