Climate averages 1991–2020
Sumbawanga weather
in August.
A warm, very dry month: the 4th warmest and the 3rd 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 Sumbawanga: daytime highs average 23.9°C and nights cool to about 12.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the 4th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 2.1 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 11 h 51 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Mpanda (190 km away). In August its highs average 30.1°C, 6.2°C warmer than Sumbawanga, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 43 cities listed in Tanzania, Sumbawanga ranks 37th of 43 for the warmest August highs and 13th of 43 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 43 cities is 26.7°C; Sumbawanga is 2.8°C cooler than that mean.
From August to September, average highs rise by 1.5°C to 25.4°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 2.1 mm to 8.2 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
Sumbawanga climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 22.4°C15.1°C | 15.1°C | 304 | 28.4 | 12.513 h |
| February | 22.8°C15.1°C | 15.1°C | 241 | 23.8 | 12.412 h |
| March | 22.7°C15.2°C | 15.2°C | 279 | 26.0 | 12.212 h |
| April | 22.3°C14.8°C | 14.8°C | 160 | 18.8 | 11.912 h |
| May | 22.7°C13.5°C | 13.5°C | 30 | 5.1 | 11.812 h |
| June | 22.6°C11.7°C | 11.7°C | 1.8 | 0.2 | 11.712 h |
| July | 22.5°C11.1°C | 11.1°C | 0.9 | 0.2 | 11.712 h |
| August, selected | 23.9°C12.5°C | 12.5°C | 2.1 | 0.4 | 11.912 h |
| September | 25.4°C14.2°C | 14.2°C | 8.2 | 1.1 | 12.112 h |
| October | 25.9°C15.9°C | 15.9°C | 39 | 5.7 | 12.312 h |
| November | 24.5°C15.9°C | 15.9°C | 148 | 15.6 | 12.512 h |
| December | 22.7°C15.3°C | 15.3°C | 282 | 26.4 | 12.613 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
- Mpanda in AugustTanzania · 190 kmHigh 30.1°C · Low 17.0°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Vwawa in AugustTanzania · 193 kmHigh 25.3°C · Low 12.8°C · 0.6 mm rain
- Tunduma in AugustTanzania · 195 kmHigh 24.1°C · Low 11.6°C · 0.7 mm rain
- Nakonde in AugustZambia · 197 kmHigh 25.0°C · Low 12.4°C · 0.7 mm rain
- Baudhuinville in AugustDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 229 kmHigh 27.5°C · Low 17.2°C · 3.4 mm rain
- Kasama in AugustZambia · 254 kmHigh 26.8°C · Low 12.6°C · 0.6 mm rain
- Katumba in AugustTanzania · 261 kmHigh 22.2°C · Low 12.5°C · 7.5 mm rain
- Kalemie in AugustDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 349 kmHigh 28.6°C · Low 20.9°C · 2.9 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 Sumbawanga) is explained once on the Sumbawanga year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.