Climate averages 1991–2020
Musoma weather
in August.
A warm, moderately wet month: the 3rd warmest and the 3rd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a warm month in Musoma: daytime highs average 26.6°C and nights cool to about 19.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 3rd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 54 mm of rain on roughly 10 days, which makes August a moderately wet month (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 04 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Bunda (59 km away). In August its highs average 28.4°C, 1.8°C warmer than Musoma, with 34 mm of rain.
Among the 43 cities listed in Tanzania, Musoma ranks 28th of 43 for the warmest August highs and 42nd of 43 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 43 cities is 26.7°C; Musoma is 0.1°C cooler than that mean.
From August to September, average highs rise by 0.5°C to 27.1°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 54 mm to 67 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
Musoma climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25.8°C19.9°C | 19.9°C | 92 | 16.1 | 12.212 h |
| February | 26.8°C20.4°C | 20.4°C | 83 | 12.9 | 12.212 h |
| March | 26.5°C20.4°C | 20.4°C | 140 | 18.5 | 12.112 h |
| April | 25.9°C20.1°C | 20.1°C | 178 | 21.7 | 12.112 h |
| May | 26.0°C19.9°C | 19.9°C | 115 | 16.6 | 12.012 h |
| June | 26.2°C19.7°C | 19.7°C | 42 | 8.5 | 12.012 h |
| July | 26.5°C19.3°C | 19.3°C | 25 | 5.8 | 12.012 h |
| August, selected | 26.6°C19.6°C | 19.6°C | 54 | 9.6 | 12.112 h |
| September | 27.1°C20.1°C | 20.1°C | 67 | 11.9 | 12.112 h |
| October | 26.4°C20.3°C | 20.3°C | 126 | 18.8 | 12.112 h |
| November | 25.4°C19.9°C | 19.9°C | 150 | 21.3 | 12.212 h |
| December | 25.2°C19.7°C | 19.7°C | 140 | 20.3 | 12.212 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
- Bunda in AugustTanzania · 59 kmHigh 28.4°C · Low 18.1°C · 34 mm rain
- Tarime in AugustTanzania · 65 kmHigh 27.9°C · Low 16.2°C · 39 mm rain
- Migori in AugustKenya · 89 kmHigh 27.1°C · Low 16.6°C · 51 mm rain
- Kisii in AugustKenya · 141 kmHigh 24.2°C · Low 14.2°C · 77 mm rain
- Bariadi in AugustTanzania · 146 kmHigh 29.3°C · Low 17.5°C · 11 mm rain
- Mwanza in AugustTanzania · 151 kmHigh 25.5°C · Low 20.3°C · 53 mm rain
- Sengerema in AugustTanzania · 182 kmHigh 28.1°C · Low 17.8°C · 34 mm rain
- Kisumu in AugustKenya · 189 kmHigh 27.2°C · Low 18.0°C · 100 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 Musoma) is explained once on the Musoma year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.