Iringa weather in August

In August, Iringa sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of August to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Iringa's 3rd-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Iringa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
10th warmest
Overnight low
12°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:49 AM – 6:34 PM
Cloud cover
37%
3rd clearest
Wind
16 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.97 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.8
out of 10

Iringa is city.

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 23°C through the month.

A typical August day in Iringa reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C warmer than July and about 2°C cooler than September.

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Iringa weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 10th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 16°16223.712.44.6
Feb24° / 16°1262012.34.9
Mar24° / 16°13020.512.15.2
Apr23° / 16°5710.411.86.8
May23° / 14°71.511.78.5
Jun23° / 12°00.111.68.7
Jul22° / 12°0011.68.6
Aug23° / 12°0011.78.8
Sep24° / 13°10.3129.0
Oct26° / 14°81.912.28.3
Nov26° / 16°467.312.47.1
Dec25° / 16°13119.212.45.4

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 19%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Iringa gets around 0 mm of rain over 0 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 0% and peaks near 1% on the wettest days.

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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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Wind in August

Winds average 16 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min at the start of August to 11 h 48 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 6:54 AM to 6:42 AM, and sunset from 6:33 PM to 6:33 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:546:33
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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 5.97 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.2 kWh/m² to a high of 7.04 kWh/m² in October across the year — August's 5.97 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 Iringa

In seasonPeak

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

Iringa's rainy season runs December–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
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Is August a good time to visit Iringa?

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

8.8
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
6.8
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Iringa in August

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

In August, Iringa sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Iringa 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 Iringa peaks around March 11 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.

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Iringa 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 Iringa is worst in September — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.0× the cleanest month (May, 7 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1920 µg/m³May 247 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb11Good
Mar10Good
Apr8Good
May7Good
Jun7Good
Jul10Good
Aug15Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Iringa?

Iringa sits at 7.8°S, 35.7°E, 1,625 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Ilula, 38 km away.

MafingaMlimbaIfakaraKibakweMalinyiKidatu

Topography around Iringa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Iringa has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 376 m around an average of 1,613 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 671 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,181 m.

The land around Iringa is covered by artificial surfaces (42%) and shrubs (25%) within 3 km, shrubs (37%) and cropland (36%) within 16 km, and shrubs (39%) and trees (33%) within 80 km.

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376 m
16 km
671 m
80 km
2,181 m
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August weather nearby: Ilula 38 km · Izazi 63 km · Mafinga 74 km · Mlimba 116 km · Ifakara 116 km · Kibakwe 138 km · Malinyi 138 km · Kidatu 139 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 Iringa (-7.7667°, 35.7°, elevation 1,625 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).