Climate averages 1991–2020
Nakonde 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 Nakonde: daytime highs average 25.0°C and nights cool to about 12.4°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 Tunduma (5 km away). In August its highs average 24.1°C, 0.9°C cooler than Nakonde, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 24 cities listed in Zambia, Nakonde ranks joint 21st of 24 for the warmest August highs and 23rd of 24 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 24 cities is 26.6°C; Nakonde is 1.6°C cooler than that mean.
From August to September, average highs rise by 2.4°C to 27.4°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
Nakonde climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 23.7°C15.7°C | 15.7°C | 277 | 28.5 | 12.613 h |
| February | 23.9°C15.7°C | 15.7°C | 221 | 24.9 | 12.412 h |
| March | 23.8°C15.9°C | 15.9°C | 248 | 27.5 | 12.212 h |
| April | 23.2°C15.5°C | 15.5°C | 120 | 17.1 | 11.912 h |
| May | 23.5°C14.1°C | 14.1°C | 14 | 3.2 | 11.712 h |
| June | 23.0°C12.1°C | 12.1°C | 0.3 | 0.1 | 11.612 h |
| July | 22.8°C11.3°C | 11.3°C | 0.2 | 0.0 | 11.612 h |
| August, selected | 25.0°C12.4°C | 12.4°C | 0.7 | 0.2 | 11.812 h |
| September | 27.4°C13.9°C | 13.9°C | 2.6 | 0.7 | 12.012 h |
| October | 28.7°C15.8°C | 15.8°C | 20 | 4.8 | 12.312 h |
| November | 27.5°C16.3°C | 16.3°C | 110 | 14.5 | 12.513 h |
| December | 24.8°C15.9°C | 15.9°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
- Tunduma in AugustTanzania · 5 kmHigh 24.1°C · Low 11.6°C · 0.7 mm rain
- Vwawa in AugustTanzania · 33 kmHigh 25.3°C · Low 12.8°C · 0.6 mm rain
- Katumba in AugustTanzania · 96 kmHigh 22.2°C · Low 12.5°C · 7.5 mm rain
- Kasama in AugustZambia · 197 kmHigh 26.8°C · Low 12.6°C · 0.6 mm rain
- Sumbawanga in AugustTanzania · 197 kmHigh 23.9°C · Low 12.5°C · 2.1 mm rain
- Njombe in AugustTanzania · 222 kmHigh 18.9°C · Low 8.4°C · 3.7 mm rain
- Makumbako in AugustTanzania · 236 kmHigh 21.5°C · Low 11.8°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Mzuzu in AugustMalawi · 274 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 Nakonde) is explained once on the Nakonde year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.