Climate averages 1991–2020
Mpanda weather
in August.
A hot, very dry month: the 3rd 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 Mpanda: daytime highs average 30.1°C and nights cool to about 17.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 3rd 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 54 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Baudhuinville (169 km away). In August its highs average 27.5°C, 2.6°C cooler than Mpanda, with 3.4 mm of rain.
Among the 43 cities listed in Tanzania, Mpanda ranks 2nd of 43 for the warmest August highs and joint 4th of 43 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 43 cities is 26.7°C; Mpanda is 3.4°C warmer than that mean.
From August to September, average highs rise by 1.8°C to 31.9°C, and monthly rainfall rises from under 1 mm to 2.2 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
Mpanda climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26.9°C18.2°C | 18.2°C | 176 | 25.6 | 12.412 h |
| February | 27.4°C18.4°C | 18.4°C | 147 | 21.5 | 12.312 h |
| March | 27.4°C18.4°C | 18.4°C | 156 | 22.8 | 12.112 h |
| April | 27.0°C18.1°C | 18.1°C | 116 | 18.0 | 12.012 h |
| May | 27.9°C17.5°C | 17.5°C | 20 | 4.1 | 11.812 h |
| June | 28.3°C16.1°C | 16.1°C | 0.5 | 0.2 | 11.812 h |
| July | 28.5°C15.4°C | 15.4°C | 0.1 | 0.1 | 11.812 h |
| August, selected | 30.1°C17.0°C | 17.0°C | 0.3 | 0.1 | 11.912 h |
| September | 31.9°C18.8°C | 18.8°C | 2.2 | 0.5 | 12.112 h |
| October | 31.8°C20.0°C | 20.0°C | 25 | 4.8 | 12.212 h |
| November | 29.2°C19.3°C | 19.3°C | 101 | 15.0 | 12.412 h |
| December | 27.1°C18.3°C | 18.3°C | 165 | 23.7 | 12.512 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
- Baudhuinville in AugustDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 169 kmHigh 27.5°C · Low 17.2°C · 3.4 mm rain
- Sumbawanga in AugustTanzania · 190 kmHigh 23.9°C · Low 12.5°C · 2.1 mm rain
- Kalemie in AugustDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 212 kmHigh 28.6°C · Low 20.9°C · 2.9 mm rain
- Kasulu in AugustTanzania · 224 kmHigh 28.9°C · Low 16.6°C · 10 mm rain
- Kigoma in AugustTanzania · 228 kmHigh 27.2°C · Low 23.2°C · 6.2 mm rain
- Tabora in AugustTanzania · 244 kmHigh 29.6°C · Low 17.8°C · 0.6 mm rain
- Kahama in AugustTanzania · 327 kmHigh 29.3°C · Low 18.2°C · 7.1 mm rain
- Kalima in AugustDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 330 kmHigh 32.5°C · Low 20.2°C · 13 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 Mpanda) is explained once on the Mpanda year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.