Climate averages 1991–2020
Shinyanga weather
in August.
A hot, very dry 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 hot month in Shinyanga: daytime highs average 30.4°C and nights cool to about 18.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 3rd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 2.4 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes August a very dry month (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 00 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Nzega (67 km away). In August its highs average 29.4°C, 0.9°C cooler than Shinyanga, with 1.5 mm of rain.
Among the 43 cities listed in Tanzania, Shinyanga ranks 1st of 43 for the warmest August highs and 14th of 43 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 43 cities is 26.7°C; Shinyanga is 3.7°C warmer than that mean.
From August to September, average highs rise by 1.4°C to 31.7°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 2.4 mm to 4.1 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
Shinyanga climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27.9°C18.8°C | 18.8°C | 102 | 15.7 | 12.312 h |
| February | 29.1°C19.2°C | 19.2°C | 74 | 12.4 | 12.212 h |
| March | 29.1°C19.3°C | 19.3°C | 91 | 13.5 | 12.112 h |
| April | 28.3°C19.1°C | 19.1°C | 79 | 11.6 | 12.012 h |
| May | 29.4°C19.1°C | 19.1°C | 18 | 3.6 | 12.012 h |
| June | 29.6°C18.4°C | 18.4°C | 1.9 | 0.4 | 11.912 h |
| July | 29.4°C17.4°C | 17.4°C | 0.4 | 0.1 | 11.912 h |
| August, selected | 30.4°C18.2°C | 18.2°C | 2.4 | 0.5 | 12.012 h |
| September | 31.7°C19.5°C | 19.5°C | 4.1 | 0.9 | 12.112 h |
| October | 31.8°C20.4°C | 20.4°C | 24 | 4.2 | 12.212 h |
| November | 29.7°C19.9°C | 19.9°C | 80 | 10.7 | 12.312 h |
| December | 28.0°C19.1°C | 19.1°C | 113 | 16.4 | 12.312 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
- Nzega in AugustTanzania · 67 kmHigh 29.4°C · Low 17.4°C · 1.5 mm rain
- Kahama in AugustTanzania · 93 kmHigh 29.3°C · Low 18.2°C · 7.1 mm rain
- Bariadi in AugustTanzania · 115 kmHigh 29.3°C · Low 17.5°C · 11 mm rain
- Mwanza in AugustTanzania · 140 kmHigh 25.5°C · Low 20.3°C · 53 mm rain
- Sengerema in AugustTanzania · 140 kmHigh 28.1°C · Low 17.8°C · 34 mm rain
- Geita in AugustTanzania · 159 kmHigh 28.5°C · Low 17.9°C · 41 mm rain
- Ushirombo in AugustTanzania · 163 kmHigh 29.6°C · Low 18.3°C · 8.5 mm rain
- Tabora in AugustTanzania · 164 kmHigh 29.6°C · Low 17.8°C · 0.6 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 Shinyanga) is explained once on the Shinyanga year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.