Chake Chake weather in August

In August, Chake Chake sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 23 mm of rain across 7 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 10th-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 66% of the time in August, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Chake Chake's 3rd-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Chake Chake's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
12th warmest
Overnight low
24°
1st coldest
Rainfall
23 mm
7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:30 AM – 6:20 PM
Cloud cover
39%
3rd clearest
Wind
24 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.74 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.8
out of 10

Chake Chake is human settlement.

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 25°C through the month.

A typical August day in Chake Chake reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 1°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

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How August really feels in Chake Chake

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

August sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Chake Chake weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 12th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 27°26512.37.4
Feb28° / 27°153.612.27.5
Mar28° / 27°9615.9125.3
Apr28° / 26°26726.811.93.9
May27° / 26°26523.811.84.7
Jun26° / 25°6715.411.76.0
Jul25° / 24°3910.311.76.9
Aug25° / 24°23711.87.8
Sep25° / 24°205.1128.1
Oct26° / 25°651012.17.1
Nov27° / 26°7214.612.26.1
Dec28° / 26°6113.912.36.2

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 66% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 20%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Chake Chake gets around 23 mm of rain over 7 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 28% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the muggy band about 65% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
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Wind in August

Winds average 24 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 22 km/h on the calmest days to 26 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in August

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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 6:34 AM to 6:24 AM, and sunset from 6:20 PM to 6:18 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
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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 5.74 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.78 kWh/m² to a high of 6.85 kWh/m² in February across the year — August's 5.74 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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276.0Intense
286.0Intense
296.1Intense
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Chake Chake

In seasonPeak

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

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

Chake Chake's monsoon runs April–May, 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 Chake Chake?

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

7.8
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Chake Chake in August

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

In August, Chake Chake sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 24°C. Worth packing: light clothes, sun protection and a windbreaker. About 7 days see rain.

light clothessun protectiona windbreaker

Sea temperature near Chake Chake in August

The nearest coast averages about 25°C in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 18 km away) is warmest in March at about 29°C and coldest in August near 25°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May28Tropical
Jun27Warm
Jul26Warm
Aug25Warm
Sep26Warm
Oct27Warm
Nov28Warm
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Chake Chake in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Chake Chake peaks around March 16 at about 14 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeMar 16UV 14Jun 18UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Chake Chake 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 Chake Chake is worst in January — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.9× the cleanest month (October, 6 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodJan 1818 µg/m³Oct 236 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar11Good
Apr7Good
May10Good
Jun11Good
Jul12Good
Aug10Good
Sep8Good
Oct6Good
Nov6Good
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Chake Chake?

Chake Chake sits at 5.2°S, 39.8°E, 19 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Mkoani, 19 km away.

NungwiTangaMlaloUkundaDiani BeachMuheza

Topography around Chake Chake

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Chake Chake has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 71 m around an average of 23 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 91 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 88 m.

The land around Chake Chake is covered by trees (60%) within 3 km, water (43%) and trees (37%) within 16 km, and water (91%) within 80 km.

3 km
71 m
16 km
91 m
80 km
88 m
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August weather nearby: Mkoani 19 km · Wete 22 km · Nungwi 74 km · Tanga 77 km · Mlalo 99 km · Ukunda 108 km · Diani Beach 109 km · Muheza 109 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 Chake Chake (-5.2459°, 39.7666°, elevation 19 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). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).