Climate averages 1991–2020
Kasama 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 Kasama: daytime highs average 26.8°C and nights cool to about 12.6°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 47 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Nakonde (197 km away). In August its highs average 25.0°C, 1.8°C cooler than Kasama, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 24 cities listed in Zambia, Kasama ranks joint 11th of 24 for the warmest August highs and 22nd of 24 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 24 cities is 26.6°C; Kasama is 0.2°C warmer than that mean.
From August to September, average highs rise by 2.6°C to 29.4°C, and monthly rainfall rises from under 1 mm to 2.1 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
Kasama climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 24.9°C16.6°C | 16.6°C | 286 | 28.9 | 12.613 h |
| February | 25.1°C16.6°C | 16.6°C | 229 | 24.2 | 12.412 h |
| March | 25.0°C16.6°C | 16.6°C | 216 | 26.4 | 12.212 h |
| April | 24.4°C15.6°C | 15.6°C | 85 | 14.2 | 11.912 h |
| May | 25.0°C13.4°C | 13.4°C | 8.1 | 1.6 | 11.712 h |
| June | 24.5°C11.3°C | 11.3°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 11.512 h |
| July | 24.4°C10.9°C | 10.9°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 11.612 h |
| August, selected | 26.8°C12.6°C | 12.6°C | 0.6 | 0.1 | 11.812 h |
| September | 29.4°C15.1°C | 15.1°C | 2.1 | 0.5 | 12.012 h |
| October | 30.6°C17.4°C | 17.4°C | 18 | 3.6 | 12.312 h |
| November | 28.8°C17.5°C | 17.5°C | 123 | 15.1 | 12.613 h |
| December | 25.8°C16.7°C | 16.7°C | 267 | 26.2 | 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 · 197 kmHigh 25.0°C · Low 12.4°C · 0.7 mm rain
- Tunduma in AugustTanzania · 201 kmHigh 24.1°C · Low 11.6°C · 0.7 mm rain
- Vwawa in AugustTanzania · 228 kmHigh 25.3°C · Low 12.8°C · 0.6 mm rain
- Sumbawanga in AugustTanzania · 254 kmHigh 23.9°C · Low 12.5°C · 2.1 mm rain
- Mansa in AugustZambia · 273 kmHigh 27.5°C · Low 15.5°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Nchelenge in AugustZambia · 285 kmHigh 26.7°C · Low 20.8°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Katumba in AugustTanzania · 288 kmHigh 22.2°C · Low 12.5°C · 7.5 mm rain
- Mzuzu in AugustMalawi · 340 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 Kasama) is explained once on the Kasama year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.