Climate averages 1991–2020
Njombe weather
in August.
A mild, very dry month: the 10th warmest and the 4th 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 Njombe: daytime highs average 18.9°C and nights cool to about 8.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 3.7 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes August a very dry month (the 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 48 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Makumbako (56 km away). In August its highs average 21.5°C, 2.6°C warmer than Njombe, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 43 cities listed in Tanzania, Njombe ranks 43rd of 43 for the warmest August highs and 16th of 43 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 43 cities is 26.7°C; Njombe is 7.8°C cooler than that mean.
From August to September, average highs rise by 2.0°C to 20.9°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 3.7 mm to 3.6 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
Njombe climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 21.5°C13.4°C | 13.4°C | 268 | 26.5 | 12.613 h |
| February | 21.6°C13.3°C | 13.3°C | 263 | 23.8 | 12.412 h |
| March | 20.8°C13.6°C | 13.6°C | 228 | 27.2 | 12.212 h |
| April | 19.6°C13.2°C | 13.2°C | 83 | 18.5 | 11.912 h |
| May | 19.0°C11.0°C | 11.0°C | 18 | 5.4 | 11.712 h |
| June | 18.0°C8.6°C | 8.6°C | 3.0 | 0.8 | 11.612 h |
| July | 17.5°C7.6°C | 7.6°C | 2.2 | 0.4 | 11.612 h |
| August, selected | 18.9°C8.4°C | 8.4°C | 3.7 | 0.9 | 11.812 h |
| September | 20.9°C9.4°C | 9.4°C | 3.6 | 0.9 | 12.012 h |
| October | 22.3°C11.2°C | 11.2°C | 18 | 5.5 | 12.312 h |
| November | 22.6°C12.7°C | 12.7°C | 54 | 10.5 | 12.513 h |
| December | 21.7°C13.4°C | 13.4°C | 171 | 20.8 | 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
- Makumbako in AugustTanzania · 56 kmHigh 21.5°C · Low 11.8°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Katumba in AugustTanzania · 127 kmHigh 22.2°C · Low 12.5°C · 7.5 mm rain
- Mafinga in AugustTanzania · 130 kmHigh 20.8°C · Low 10.9°C · 0.6 mm rain
- Songea in AugustTanzania · 177 kmHigh 24.4°C · Low 13.1°C · 5.1 mm rain
- Vwawa in AugustTanzania · 203 kmHigh 25.3°C · Low 12.8°C · 0.6 mm rain
- Iringa in AugustTanzania · 203 kmHigh 22.6°C · Low 11.8°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Tunduma in AugustTanzania · 220 kmHigh 24.1°C · Low 11.6°C · 0.7 mm rain
- Nakonde in AugustZambia · 222 kmHigh 25.0°C · Low 12.4°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 Njombe) is explained once on the Njombe year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.