Biharamulo weather in August

In August, Biharamulo sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 22 mm of rain across 4.2 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of August to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Biharamulo's 2nd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Biharamulo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
1st warmest
Overnight low
17°
7th coldest
Rainfall
22 mm
4.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
7:01 AM – 6:56 PM
Cloud cover
61%
2nd clearest
Wind
8 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.69 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.4
out of 10

Biharamulo is town in Kagera Region, Tanzania.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical August day in Biharamulo reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

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Biharamulo weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 17°10918.812.15.1
Feb27° / 17°7514.512.15.4
Mar27° / 18°11618.4125.1
Apr26° / 18°1472111.94.7
May27° / 18°579.711.96.5
Jun27° / 17°81.411.97.5
Jul28° / 17°40.711.97.4
Aug28° / 17°224.211.96.4
Sep28° / 18°459.3125.8
Oct27° / 18°10417.312.15.2
Nov26° / 17°1642412.14.3
Dec26° / 17°14321.912.14.7

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 56%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14456
24456
34357
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94456
104456
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Biharamulo gets around 22 mm of rain over 4.2 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 14% and peaks near 23% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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2016
2116
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3123

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 61% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
177176
275187
375187
475187
573198
671209
771209
8692110
9682111
10662212
11662212
12642313
13632314
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15612415
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22562321
23552322
24552322
25532423
26522424
27512425
28492526
29482627
30462727
31442828

Wind in August

Winds average 8 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
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68calm
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318calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 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 0 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 7:04 AM to 6:56 AM, and sunset from 6:57 PM to 6:53 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.97:046:57
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Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.69 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.19 kWh/m² to a high of 5.97 kWh/m² in February across the year — August's 5.69 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Biharamulo

In seasonPeak

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

Biharamulo's rainy season runs October–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is August a good time to visit Biharamulo?

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

6.4
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
7.7
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Biharamulo for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Biharamulo in August

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

In August, Biharamulo sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Biharamulo in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Biharamulo peaks around March 14 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 14UV 16Jun 19UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Biharamulo in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where August falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Biharamulo is worst in July — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (April, 13 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJul 1422 µg/m³Apr 2113 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan22Moderate
Feb20Moderate
Mar16Moderate
Apr13Moderate
May13Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul22Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Biharamulo?

Biharamulo sits at 2.6°S, 31.3°E, 1,479 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Chato, 51 km away.

NgaraRulengeUyovuMhalambaBuseresereKatoroKakonko

Topography around Biharamulo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Biharamulo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 192 m around an average of 1,461 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 473 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 775 m.

The land around Biharamulo is covered by shrubs (31%) and grassland (27%) within 3 km, shrubs (36%), grassland (23%) and cropland (22%) within 16 km, and grassland (29%) and cropland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
192 m
16 km
473 m
80 km
775 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Chato 51 km · Ngara 74 km · Rulenge 76 km · Uyovu 76 km · Mhalamba 78 km · Buseresere 79 km · Katoro 80 km · Kakonko 82 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 Biharamulo (-2.6319°, 31.3089°, elevation 1,479 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).