Climate averages 1991–2020
Lindi weather
in August.
A hot, very dry month: the 11th warmest and the 2nd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a hot month in Lindi: daytime highs average 29.4°C and nights cool to about 20.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 5.5 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 47 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Mtwara (59 km away). In August its highs average 27.9°C, 1.5°C cooler than Lindi, with 5.7 mm of rain.
Among the 43 cities listed in Tanzania, Lindi ranks joint 5th of 43 for the warmest August highs and 18th of 43 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 43 cities is 26.7°C; Lindi is 2.7°C warmer than that mean.
From August to September, average highs rise by 0.3°C to 29.7°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 5.5 mm to 12 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
Lindi climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30.1°C24.8°C | 24.8°C | 168 | 20.0 | 12.613 h |
| February | 30.1°C24.6°C | 24.6°C | 156 | 19.0 | 12.412 h |
| March | 29.8°C24.2°C | 24.2°C | 195 | 25.4 | 12.212 h |
| April | 29.5°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 120 | 18.2 | 11.912 h |
| May | 29.7°C22.8°C | 22.8°C | 36 | 6.8 | 11.712 h |
| June | 29.6°C21.5°C | 21.5°C | 5.9 | 1.4 | 11.512 h |
| July | 29.3°C20.8°C | 20.8°C | 3.7 | 0.9 | 11.612 h |
| August, selected | 29.4°C20.8°C | 20.8°C | 5.5 | 1.6 | 11.812 h |
| September | 29.7°C21.4°C | 21.4°C | 12 | 4.1 | 12.012 h |
| October | 30.3°C22.5°C | 22.5°C | 25 | 7.6 | 12.312 h |
| November | 30.8°C23.6°C | 23.6°C | 52 | 13.6 | 12.613 h |
| December | 30.7°C24.3°C | 24.3°C | 125 | 20.8 | 12.713 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
- Mtwara in AugustTanzania · 59 kmHigh 27.9°C · Low 22.0°C · 5.7 mm rain
- Masasi in AugustTanzania · 128 kmHigh 29.2°C · Low 17.8°C · 1.4 mm rain
- Vikindu in AugustTanzania · 336 kmHigh 27.4°C · Low 21.7°C · 21 mm rain
- Pemba in AugustMozambique · 342 kmHigh 27.6°C · Low 20.2°C · 11 mm rain
- Dar es Salaam in AugustTanzania · 356 kmHigh 28.0°C · Low 21.9°C · 25 mm rain
- Montepuez in AugustMozambique · 357 kmHigh 27.7°C · Low 16.8°C · 1.9 mm rain
- Kibaha in AugustTanzania · 370 kmHigh 28.5°C · Low 20.0°C · 23 mm rain
- Ifakara in AugustTanzania · 392 kmHigh 27.9°C · Low 18.1°C · 9.3 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 Lindi) is explained once on the Lindi year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.