Climate averages 1991–2020
Tarime weather
in August.
A warm, fairly dry month: the 4th 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 Tarime: daytime highs average 27.9°C and nights cool to about 16.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 4th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 39 mm of rain on roughly 8 days, which makes August a fairly dry 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 Migori (34 km away). In August its highs average 27.1°C, 0.8°C cooler than Tarime, with 51 mm of rain.
Among the 43 cities listed in Tanzania, Tarime ranks joint 18th of 43 for the warmest August highs and 37th of 43 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 43 cities is 26.7°C; Tarime is 1.1°C warmer than that mean.
From August to September, average highs rise by 0.9°C to 28.7°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 39 mm to 49 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
Tarime climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26.7°C16.0°C | 16.0°C | 100 | 17.2 | 12.212 h |
| February | 28.1°C16.6°C | 16.6°C | 82 | 14.2 | 12.212 h |
| March | 27.8°C16.6°C | 16.6°C | 127 | 18.9 | 12.112 h |
| April | 26.6°C16.3°C | 16.3°C | 154 | 21.3 | 12.112 h |
| May | 26.4°C16.2°C | 16.2°C | 82 | 15.3 | 12.112 h |
| June | 26.7°C16.0°C | 16.0°C | 34 | 7.6 | 12.012 h |
| July | 27.2°C15.8°C | 15.8°C | 21 | 5.2 | 12.012 h |
| August, selected | 27.9°C16.2°C | 16.2°C | 39 | 8.2 | 12.112 h |
| September | 28.7°C16.7°C | 16.7°C | 49 | 10.5 | 12.112 h |
| October | 28.6°C16.9°C | 16.9°C | 93 | 16.3 | 12.112 h |
| November | 26.8°C16.3°C | 16.3°C | 155 | 22.4 | 12.212 h |
| December | 26.2°C15.9°C | 15.9°C | 147 | 21.5 | 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
- Migori in AugustKenya · 34 kmHigh 27.1°C · Low 16.6°C · 51 mm rain
- Musoma in AugustTanzania · 65 kmHigh 26.6°C · Low 19.6°C · 54 mm rain
- Kisii in AugustKenya · 87 kmHigh 24.2°C · Low 14.2°C · 77 mm rain
- Bunda in AugustTanzania · 93 kmHigh 28.4°C · Low 18.1°C · 34 mm rain
- Kisumu in AugustKenya · 146 kmHigh 27.2°C · Low 18.0°C · 100 mm rain
- Bariadi in AugustTanzania · 167 kmHigh 29.3°C · Low 17.5°C · 11 mm rain
- Khwisero in AugustKenya · 171 kmHigh 24.4°C · Low 15.6°C · 139 mm rain
- Kakamega in AugustKenya · 187 kmHigh 24.3°C · Low 14.0°C · 106 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 Tarime) is explained once on the Tarime year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.