Bunda weather in August

In August, Bunda sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 34 mm of rain across 6.6 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-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 36% of the time in August, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of August to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Bunda's 2nd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bunda's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
20°
4th coldest
Rainfall
34 mm
6.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:51 AM – 6:47 PM
Cloud cover
53%
2nd clearest
Wind
9 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.85 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.9
out of 10

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 Bunda reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

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

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 20°12118.112.15.3
Feb28° / 21°9615.112.15.4
Mar27° / 21°14520124.9
Apr27° / 20°17121.2124.5
May27° / 20°8113.911.95.9
Jun27° / 20°255.611.97.1
Jul28° / 20°122.811.97.5
Aug28° / 20°346.611.96.9
Sep28° / 21°5610126.0
Oct28° / 21°11317.3125.1
Nov27° / 20°17221.812.14.6
Dec26° / 20°16422.212.14.8

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 22% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 41%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15842
25842
35743
45842
55842
65842
75743
85842
95842
105941
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Bunda gets around 34 mm of rain over 6.6 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 22% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the humid band about 40% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 13% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
11441378
21341388
31340389
41340389
51340399
61339399
712393910
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296344118
305344219
315344220

Wind in August

Winds average 9 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
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109calm
119calm
129calm
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278calm
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318calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of August to 12 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:53 AM to 6:46 AM, and sunset from 6:48 PM to 6:43 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:536:48
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411.96:536:48
511.96:536:48
611.96:536:48
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1911.96:506:46
2011.96:506:46
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2211.96:496:46
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2612.06:486:45
2712.06:476:44
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2912.06:476:44
3012.06:466:44
3112.06:466:43

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.85 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.44 kWh/m² to a high of 6.3 kWh/m² in February across the year — August's 5.85 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Bunda?

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

6.9
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
7.3
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Bunda in August

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

In August, Bunda sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Bunda 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 Bunda peaks around March 17 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeExtremeMar 17UV 16Jun 18UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Bunda 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 Bunda is worst in July — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (November, 10 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateGoodJul 1319 µg/m³Nov 1410 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb16Moderate
Mar13Moderate
Apr11Good
May12Good
Jun18Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov10Good
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is Bunda?

Bunda sits at 2.0°S, 33.9°E, 1,235 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Nyamuswa, 21 km away.

NyakabindiMaswaMaguKihangara

Topography around Bunda

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bunda has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 466 m around an average of 1,278 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 502 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 656 m.

The land around Bunda is covered by shrubs (28%), cropland (26%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, cropland (53%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and cropland (36%), grassland (26%) and water (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
466 m
16 km
502 m
80 km
656 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Nyamuswa 21 km · Butiama 30 km · Kibara 49 km · Musoma 59 km · Nyakabindi 69 km · Maswa 75 km · Magu 79 km · Kihangara 85 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 Bunda (-2.0215°, 33.8711°, elevation 1,235 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).