Climate averages 1991–2020
Mtwara weather
in August.
A warm, very dry month: one of the coolest 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 warm month in Mtwara: daytime highs average 27.9°C and nights cool to about 22.0°C. By daytime temperature it is one of the coolest months of the year.
Expect about 5.7 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 46 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Lindi (59 km away). In August its highs average 29.4°C, 1.5°C warmer than Mtwara, with 5.5 mm of rain.
Among the 43 cities listed in Tanzania, Mtwara ranks joint 18th of 43 for the warmest August highs and 19th of 43 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 43 cities is 26.7°C; Mtwara is 1.2°C warmer than that mean.
From August to September, average highs stay level at 27.9°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 5.7 mm to 9.6 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
Mtwara climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28.7°C25.8°C | 25.8°C | 186 | 20.5 | 12.613 h |
| February | 28.7°C25.7°C | 25.7°C | 146 | 18.6 | 12.412 h |
| March | 28.9°C25.2°C | 25.2°C | 182 | 23.8 | 12.212 h |
| April | 28.9°C24.7°C | 24.7°C | 115 | 18.5 | 11.912 h |
| May | 28.9°C23.9°C | 23.9°C | 37 | 7.2 | 11.712 h |
| June | 28.5°C22.6°C | 22.6°C | 8.0 | 1.8 | 11.512 h |
| July | 27.9°C21.9°C | 21.9°C | 4.9 | 1.3 | 11.612 h |
| August, selected | 27.9°C22.0°C | 22.0°C | 5.7 | 1.6 | 11.812 h |
| September | 27.9°C22.7°C | 22.7°C | 9.6 | 3.2 | 12.012 h |
| October | 28.4°C23.8°C | 23.8°C | 19 | 6.0 | 12.312 h |
| November | 29.0°C24.9°C | 24.9°C | 42 | 10.7 | 12.613 h |
| December | 29.0°C25.5°C | 25.5°C | 123 | 20.9 | 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
- Lindi in AugustTanzania · 59 kmHigh 29.4°C · Low 20.8°C · 5.5 mm rain
- Masasi in AugustTanzania · 159 kmHigh 29.2°C · Low 17.8°C · 1.4 mm rain
- Pemba in AugustMozambique · 303 kmHigh 27.6°C · Low 20.2°C · 11 mm rain
- Montepuez in AugustMozambique · 343 kmHigh 27.7°C · Low 16.8°C · 1.9 mm rain
- Moroni in AugustComoros · 371 kmHigh 27.0°C · Low 22.4°C · 27 mm rain
- Vikindu in AugustTanzania · 375 kmHigh 27.4°C · Low 21.7°C · 21 mm rain
- Dar es Salaam in AugustTanzania · 396 kmHigh 28.0°C · Low 21.9°C · 25 mm rain
- Kibaha in AugustTanzania · 413 kmHigh 28.5°C · Low 20.0°C · 23 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 Mtwara) is explained once on the Mtwara year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.