Basotu weather in August

In August, Basotu sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.3 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% 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 Basotu's 2nd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Basotu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
7th warmest
Overnight low
13°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
2 mm
0.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:48 AM – 6:39 PM
Cloud cover
50%
2nd clearest
Wind
15 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
6.52 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.4
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month.

A typical August day in Basotu reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C warmer than July and about 1°C cooler than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Basotu weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 7th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 16°23318.512.25.4
Feb26° / 16°17014.812.15.6
Mar26° / 16°23818.8125.4
Apr25° / 16°16814.911.96.0
May25° / 15°34611.87.7
Jun25° / 14°51.111.88.3
Jul24° / 13°10.211.88.6
Aug25° / 13°20.311.98.4
Sep27° / 14°30.7128.1
Oct28° / 16°203.112.17.4
Nov27° / 16°11910.512.26.3
Dec26° / 16°27318.512.25.4

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 28% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 36%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16139
26139
36139
46139
56139
66139
76139
86139
96139
106139
116139
126139
136238
146238
156238
166337
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Basotu gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.3 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 1% and peaks near 2% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
12
22
32
42
51
61
71
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91
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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
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18991
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Wind in August

Winds average 15 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
1215light breeze
1315light breeze
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3115light breeze

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 6:51 AM to 6:42 AM, and sunset from 6:40 PM to 6:37 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:516:40
211.86:516:40
311.86:516:40
411.86:516:40
511.86:516:40
611.86:516:40
711.86:506:40
811.86:506:40
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1211.86:496:40
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1511.96:486:40
1611.96:486:39
1711.96:486:39
1811.96:476:39
1911.96:476:39
2011.96:476:39
2111.96:466:39
2211.96:466:39
2311.96:466:39
2411.96:456:38
2511.96:456:38
2611.96:446:38
2711.96:446:38
2811.96:446:38
2911.96:436:37
3011.96:436:37
3111.96:426:37

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.52 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.74 kWh/m² to a high of 7.16 kWh/m² in October across the year — August's 6.52 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.2Intense
36.3Intense
46.3Intense
56.3Intense
66.3Intense
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Basotu

In seasonPeak

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

Basotu sits in the South Indian Ocean cyclone belt; the season peaks January–March.

Basotu's monsoon runs December–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is August a good time to visit Basotu?

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

8.4
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.7
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

August is one of the better times to visit Basotu for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Basotu in August

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

In August, Basotu sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 13°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Basotu 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 Basotu peaks around March 14 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 14UV 16Jun 17UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct15Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Basotu?

Basotu sits at 4.4°S, 35.1°E, 1,609 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Mtinko, 33 km away.

Topography around Basotu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Basotu has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 60 m around an average of 1,618 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 274 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,357 m.

The land around Basotu is covered by water (35%) and cropland (32%) within 3 km, cropland (59%) within 16 km, and cropland (42%) and shrubs (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
60 m
16 km
274 m
80 km
2,357 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Mtinko 33 km · Katesh 38 km · Bashanet 40 km · Ilongero 41 km · Nangwa 42 km · Dongobesh 47 km · Dareda 54 km · Igugunu 55 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 Basotu (-4.3667°, 35.0833°, elevation 1,609 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). 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).