Climate averages 1991–2020
Makumbako weather
in August.
A mild, very dry month: the 10th warmest and the 3rd 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 Makumbako: daytime highs average 21.5°C and nights cool to about 11.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical August (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 49 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Njombe (56 km away). In August its highs average 18.9°C, 2.6°C cooler than Makumbako, with 3.7 mm of rain.
Among the 43 cities listed in Tanzania, Makumbako ranks 41st of 43 for the warmest August highs and joint 1st of 43 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 43 cities is 26.7°C; Makumbako is 5.2°C cooler than that mean.
From August to September, average highs rise by 2.0°C to 23.5°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
Makumbako climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 23.4°C15.6°C | 15.6°C | 189 | 25.8 | 12.613 h |
| February | 23.6°C15.6°C | 15.6°C | 150 | 22.5 | 12.412 h |
| March | 23.0°C15.8°C | 15.8°C | 160 | 23.1 | 12.212 h |
| April | 22.0°C15.4°C | 15.4°C | 49 | 9.7 | 11.912 h |
| May | 21.7°C13.9°C | 13.9°C | 5.1 | 1.2 | 11.712 h |
| June | 20.7°C11.9°C | 11.9°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 11.612 h |
| July | 20.2°C11.1°C | 11.1°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 11.712 h |
| August, selected | 21.5°C11.8°C | 11.8°C | 0.2 | 0.0 | 11.812 h |
| September | 23.5°C12.6°C | 12.6°C | 0.8 | 0.1 | 12.012 h |
| October | 25.0°C14.1°C | 14.1°C | 11 | 2.5 | 12.312 h |
| November | 25.3°C15.3°C | 15.3°C | 57 | 9.1 | 12.513 h |
| December | 24.0°C15.7°C | 15.7°C | 162 | 20.5 | 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
- Njombe in AugustTanzania · 56 kmHigh 18.9°C · Low 8.4°C · 3.7 mm rain
- Mafinga in AugustTanzania · 79 kmHigh 20.8°C · Low 10.9°C · 0.6 mm rain
- Katumba in AugustTanzania · 140 kmHigh 22.2°C · Low 12.5°C · 7.5 mm rain
- Iringa in AugustTanzania · 154 kmHigh 22.6°C · Low 11.8°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Vwawa in AugustTanzania · 210 kmHigh 25.3°C · Low 12.8°C · 0.6 mm rain
- Ifakara in AugustTanzania · 219 kmHigh 27.9°C · Low 18.1°C · 9.3 mm rain
- Songea in AugustTanzania · 223 kmHigh 24.4°C · Low 13.1°C · 5.1 mm rain
- Tunduma in AugustTanzania · 232 kmHigh 24.1°C · Low 11.6°C · 0.7 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 Makumbako) is explained once on the Makumbako year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.