Bashanet weather in August

In August, Bashanet sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 3 mm of rain across 1 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 22°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of August to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Bashanet's 3rd-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bashanet's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
9th warmest
Overnight low
11°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
3 mm
1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:47 AM – 6:38 PM
Cloud cover
56%
3rd clearest
Wind
10 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.81 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.1
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 22°C through the month.

A typical August day in Bashanet reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C warmer than July and about 2°C cooler than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12211
22211
32211
42211
52211
62211
72211
82211
92211
102211
112211
122211
132211
142211
152211
162211
172311
182311
192311
202311
212311
222312
232312
242312
252312
262312
272312
282312
292312
302312
312312

Bashanet weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 9th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 15°35315.612.25.9
Feb25° / 15°24012.612.16.1
Mar25° / 16°25116.2125.9
Apr23° / 15°15218.911.95.4
May22° / 14°509.611.86.6
Jun22° / 12°71.911.87.7
Jul22° / 11°30.911.87.9
Aug22° / 11°3111.98.1
Sep24° / 12°30.8128.6
Oct25° / 14°194.212.17.8
Nov25° / 15°9010.412.26.7
Dec25° / 16°27015.512.25.9

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 46%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14852
24852
34852
44753
54852
64852
74852
84654
94753
104852
114852
124951
135050
145050
155149
165248
175446
185446
195545
205644
215743
225842
235941
246040
256139
266238
276238
286337
296337
306337
316436

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Bashanet gets around 3 mm of rain over 1 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 3% and peaks near 4% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
13
23
33
43
53
63
73
83
93
103
113
124
134
144
154
164
174
184
194
204
214
224
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243
253
263
273
282
292
302
312

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the dry band about 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1991
2991
3991
4991
5991
6991
7991
8991
9991
10991
11991
12991
13991
14991
15991
16991
17991
18991
19991
20991
21991
22991
23991
24991
25991
26991
27991
28991
29991
30991
31991

Wind in August

Winds average 10 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
2210calm
2310calm
2410calm
2510calm
2610calm
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2910calm
3010calm
3110calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min at the start of August to 11 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:50 AM to 6:41 AM, and sunset from 6:39 PM to 6:36 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:506:39
211.86:506:39
311.86:506:39
411.86:506:39
511.86:496:39
611.86:496:39
711.86:496:39
811.86:496:39
911.86:496:39
1011.86:486:39
1111.86:486:39
1211.86:486:39
1311.96:476:39
1411.96:476:38
1511.96:476:38
1611.96:476:38
1711.96:466:38
1811.96:466:38
1911.96:466:38
2011.96:456:38
2111.96:456:38
2211.96:456:37
2311.96:446:37
2411.96:446:37
2511.96:436:37
2611.96:436:37
2711.96:436:37
2811.96:426:36
2911.96:426:36
3011.96:416:36
3111.96:416:36

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.81 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.08 kWh/m² to a high of 6.82 kWh/m² in October across the year — August's 5.81 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
25.5Bright
35.5Bright
45.5Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
75.6Bright
85.6Bright
95.6Bright
105.6Bright
115.7Bright
125.7Bright
135.7Bright
145.8Bright
155.8Bright
165.8Bright
175.8Bright
185.9Bright
195.9Bright
205.9Bright
216.0Bright
226.0Bright
236.0Intense
246.0Intense
256.1Intense
266.1Intense
276.1Intense
286.1Intense
296.2Intense
306.2Intense
316.2Intense
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Bashanet

In seasonPeak

None of Bashanet's seasonal hazards are active in August. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Bashanet's monsoon runs December–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Bashanet?

Our two travel scores rate August for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

8.1
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
6.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

August is one of the better times to visit Bashanet for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Bashanet in August

From August's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In August, Bashanet sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Bashanet in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bashanet peaks around March 13 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 17 at about 11 (extreme).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 13UV 16Jun 17UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct15Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Bashanet?

Bashanet sits at 4.2°S, 35.4°E, 2,044 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Dareda, 15 km away.

Topography around Bashanet

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Bashanet.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bashanet has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 220 m around an average of 2,083 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 885 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,403 m.

The land around Bashanet is covered by cropland (59%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, cropland (43%) and shrubs (23%) within 16 km, and cropland (36%) and shrubs (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
220 m
16 km
885 m
80 km
2,403 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Dareda 15 km · Dongobesh 19 km · Nangwa 26 km · Katesh 33 km · Babati 37 km · Basotu 40 km · Mbulu 45 km · Magugu 46 km

Tanzania travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type D / G
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 29% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,319
2025
Happiness
3.9 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
31%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
3.7
per 100k, 2020
Road deaths
31.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 479
Religion
Christian 63%Muslim 34%folk religion 1%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Bashanet (-4.2333°, 35.4167°, elevation 2,044 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).