Climate averages 1991–2020
Tunduma 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 Tunduma: daytime highs average 24.1°C and nights cool to about 11.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 4th warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical August (the 3rd 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 Nakonde (5 km away). In August its highs average 25.0°C, 0.9°C warmer than Tunduma, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 43 cities listed in Tanzania, Tunduma ranks joint 35th of 43 for the warmest August highs and joint 9th of 43 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 43 cities is 26.7°C; Tunduma is 2.6°C cooler than that mean.
From August to September, average highs rise by 2.5°C to 26.5°C, and monthly rainfall rises from under 1 mm to 2.6 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
Tunduma climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 22.9°C14.9°C | 14.9°C | 277 | 28.5 | 12.613 h |
| February | 23.2°C14.9°C | 14.9°C | 221 | 24.9 | 12.412 h |
| March | 23.0°C15.1°C | 15.1°C | 248 | 27.5 | 12.212 h |
| April | 22.3°C14.7°C | 14.7°C | 121 | 17.1 | 11.912 h |
| May | 22.7°C13.3°C | 13.3°C | 14 | 3.2 | 11.712 h |
| June | 22.1°C11.3°C | 11.3°C | 0.3 | 0.1 | 11.612 h |
| July | 21.8°C10.5°C | 10.5°C | 0.2 | 0.0 | 11.612 h |
| August, selected | 24.1°C11.6°C | 11.6°C | 0.7 | 0.2 | 11.812 h |
| September | 26.5°C13.1°C | 13.1°C | 2.6 | 0.6 | 12.012 h |
| October | 27.8°C14.9°C | 14.9°C | 20 | 4.8 | 12.312 h |
| November | 26.8°C15.4°C | 15.4°C | 110 | 14.4 | 12.513 h |
| December | 24.0°C15.1°C | 15.1°C | 249 | 25.2 | 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
- Nakonde in AugustZambia · 5 kmHigh 25.0°C · Low 12.4°C · 0.7 mm rain
- Vwawa in AugustTanzania · 28 kmHigh 25.3°C · Low 12.8°C · 0.6 mm rain
- Katumba in AugustTanzania · 94 kmHigh 22.2°C · Low 12.5°C · 7.5 mm rain
- Sumbawanga in AugustTanzania · 195 kmHigh 23.9°C · Low 12.5°C · 2.1 mm rain
- Kasama in AugustZambia · 201 kmHigh 26.8°C · Low 12.6°C · 0.6 mm rain
- Njombe in AugustTanzania · 220 kmHigh 18.9°C · Low 8.4°C · 3.7 mm rain
- Makumbako in AugustTanzania · 232 kmHigh 21.5°C · Low 11.8°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Mzuzu in AugustMalawi · 277 kmHigh 21.3°C · Low 12.1°C · 16 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 Tunduma) is explained once on the Tunduma year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.