Climate averages 1991–2020
Mafinga weather
in August.
A mild, very dry month: the 9th 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 mild month in Mafinga: daytime highs average 20.8°C and nights cool to about 10.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 9th warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical August (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 50 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Iringa (74 km away). In August its highs average 22.6°C, 1.8°C warmer than Mafinga, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 43 cities listed in Tanzania, Mafinga ranks 42nd of 43 for the warmest August highs and joint 6th of 43 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 43 cities is 26.7°C; Mafinga is 5.9°C cooler than that mean.
From August to September, average highs rise by 1.9°C to 22.7°C, and monthly rainfall rises from under 1 mm to 3.1 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
Mafinga climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 22.6°C15.0°C | 15.0°C | 319 | 26.4 | 12.513 h |
| February | 22.8°C15.0°C | 15.0°C | 271 | 23.4 | 12.412 h |
| March | 22.3°C15.3°C | 15.3°C | 288 | 25.9 | 12.212 h |
| April | 21.1°C14.8°C | 14.8°C | 109 | 16.4 | 11.912 h |
| May | 20.7°C13.1°C | 13.1°C | 14 | 3.7 | 11.712 h |
| June | 20.0°C11.1°C | 11.1°C | 0.7 | 0.2 | 11.612 h |
| July | 19.4°C10.2°C | 10.2°C | 0.2 | 0.0 | 11.712 h |
| August, selected | 20.8°C10.9°C | 10.9°C | 0.6 | 0.1 | 11.812 h |
| September | 22.7°C12.0°C | 12.0°C | 3.1 | 0.5 | 12.112 h |
| October | 24.2°C13.5°C | 13.5°C | 15 | 3.1 | 12.312 h |
| November | 24.4°C14.5°C | 14.5°C | 106 | 10.4 | 12.512 h |
| December | 23.1°C14.9°C | 14.9°C | 288 | 22.1 | 12.613 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
- Iringa in AugustTanzania · 74 kmHigh 22.6°C · Low 11.8°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Makumbako in AugustTanzania · 79 kmHigh 21.5°C · Low 11.8°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Njombe in AugustTanzania · 130 kmHigh 18.9°C · Low 8.4°C · 3.7 mm rain
- Ifakara in AugustTanzania · 154 kmHigh 27.9°C · Low 18.1°C · 9.3 mm rain
- Katumba in AugustTanzania · 211 kmHigh 22.2°C · Low 12.5°C · 7.5 mm rain
- Dodoma in AugustTanzania · 242 kmHigh 27.8°C · Low 15.4°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Kilosa in AugustTanzania · 248 kmHigh 26.9°C · Low 17.3°C · 13 mm rain
- Songea in AugustTanzania · 268 kmHigh 24.4°C · Low 13.1°C · 5.1 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 Mafinga) is explained once on the Mafinga year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.