Chato weather in August

In August, Chato sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 28 mm of rain across 6.1 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 35% of the time in August, and the air most often feels comfortable.

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 Chato's 2nd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Chato's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
1st warmest
Overnight low
20°
7th coldest
Rainfall
28 mm
6.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
7:00 AM – 6:54 PM
Cloud cover
54%
2nd clearest
Wind
9 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.85 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
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 Chato 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 26°C and 30°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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Chato 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° / 20°7216.312.15.5
Feb28° / 20°481112.15.9
Mar28° / 20°9016.3125.4
Apr27° / 20°11418.411.95.0
May27° / 20°458.711.96.5
Jun28° / 20°122.611.97.4
Jul28° / 20°61.311.97.3
Aug28° / 20°286.111.96.6
Sep28° / 20°6112.8125.9
Oct27° / 20°12421.712.14.7
Nov26° / 20°17226.312.14.0
Dec26° / 20°11521.512.14.8

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 43%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15644
25743
35743
45743
55743
65743
75743
85743
95743
105743
115743
125842
135842
145842
155842
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195743
205644
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235743
245644
255644
265545
275545
285644
295644
305545
315545

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Chato gets around 28 mm of rain over 6.1 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 20% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
19
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411
512
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1016
1117
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1821
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2123
2224
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2426
2527
2628
2729
2830
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3032
3134

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the comfortable band about 38% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 15% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
13446155
23346156
33346166
43245166
53245177
63144187
73143198
83042208
93041209
1029402110
1129392210
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2617352622
2716352723
2815342724
2914342824
3012333025
3111323126

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
99calm
109calm
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129calm
139calm
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159calm
169calm
179calm
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219calm
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249calm
259calm
269calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
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 7:02 AM to 6:55 AM, and sunset from 6:56 PM to 6:51 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.97:026:56
211.97:026:56
311.97:026:55
411.97:026:55
511.97:026:55
611.97:026:55
711.97:026:55
811.97:016:55
911.97:016:55
1011.97:016:55
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1311.97:006:55
1411.97:006:55
1511.97:006:55
1611.97:006:54
1711.96:596:54
1811.96:596:54
1911.96:596:54
2011.96:586:54
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2211.96:586:53
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2411.96:576:53
2511.96:576:53
2611.96:566:53
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2811.96:566:52
2911.96:556:52
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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 5.85 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.13 kWh/m² to a high of 6.07 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

Hazard calendar for Chato

In seasonPeak

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

Chato's rainy season runs October–December, 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 Chato?

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

6.6
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
7.5
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Chato in August

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

In August, Chato sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Chato 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 Chato peaks around March 14 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 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 18UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Chato 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 Chato 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 Chato?

Chato sits at 2.6°S, 31.8°E, 1,150 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Mhalamba, 28 km away.

UyovuKasamwaDiobahika

Topography around Chato

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Chato has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 47 m around an average of 1,143 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 271 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 710 m.

The land around Chato is covered by water (34%) and cropland (30%) within 3 km, water (45%) and cropland (33%) within 16 km, and cropland (36%) and water (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
47 m
16 km
271 m
80 km
710 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Mhalamba 28 km · Katoro 44 km · Buseresere 48 km · Biharamulo 51 km · Geita 58 km · Uyovu 77 km · Kasamwa 78 km · Diobahika 83 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 Chato (-2.6378°, 31.7669°, elevation 1,150 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).