Climate averages 1991–2020
Singida weather
in August.
A warm, very dry month: the joint 5th warmest and the 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 Singida: daytime highs average 26.0°C and nights cool to about 13.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the joint 5th warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical August (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 57 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Kondoa (116 km away). In August its highs average 25.8°C, about as warm as Singida, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 43 cities listed in Tanzania, Singida ranks 29th of 43 for the warmest August highs and joint 1st of 43 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 43 cities is 26.7°C; Singida is 0.7°C cooler than that mean.
From August to September, average highs rise by 1.6°C to 27.5°C, and monthly rainfall stays under 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
Singida climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25.3°C16.5°C | 16.5°C | 143 | 16.5 | 12.412 h |
| February | 26.0°C16.7°C | 16.7°C | 101 | 13.7 | 12.312 h |
| March | 25.9°C16.8°C | 16.8°C | 113 | 13.9 | 12.112 h |
| April | 25.3°C16.5°C | 16.5°C | 65 | 8.4 | 12.012 h |
| May | 25.5°C15.6°C | 15.6°C | 12 | 2.0 | 11.912 h |
| June | 25.2°C14.2°C | 14.2°C | 0.4 | 0.1 | 11.812 h |
| July | 24.8°C13.2°C | 13.2°C | 0.4 | 0.1 | 11.912 h |
| August, selected | 26.0°C13.7°C | 13.7°C | 0.2 | 0.1 | 12.012 h |
| September | 27.5°C14.7°C | 14.7°C | 0.6 | 0.1 | 12.112 h |
| October | 28.5°C16.0°C | 16.0°C | 5.5 | 1.1 | 12.212 h |
| November | 27.9°C16.9°C | 16.9°C | 49 | 5.5 | 12.312 h |
| December | 26.1°C16.9°C | 16.9°C | 119 | 13.6 | 12.412 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
- Kondoa in AugustTanzania · 116 kmHigh 25.8°C · Low 12.7°C · 0.7 mm rain
- Nzega in AugustTanzania · 185 kmHigh 29.4°C · Low 17.4°C · 1.5 mm rain
- Dodoma in AugustTanzania · 187 kmHigh 27.8°C · Low 15.4°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Shinyanga in AugustTanzania · 195 kmHigh 30.4°C · Low 18.2°C · 2.4 mm rain
- Tabora in AugustTanzania · 214 kmHigh 29.6°C · Low 17.8°C · 0.6 mm rain
- Bariadi in AugustTanzania · 240 kmHigh 29.3°C · Low 17.5°C · 11 mm rain
- Kahama in AugustTanzania · 262 kmHigh 29.3°C · Low 18.2°C · 7.1 mm rain
- Arusha in AugustTanzania · 269 kmHigh 22.8°C · Low 12.7°C · 3.6 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 Singida) is explained once on the Singida year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.