Katerero weather in August

In August, Katerero sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 61 mm of rain across 12.3 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 10th-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 35% 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 Katerero's 2nd-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Katerero's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
11th warmest
Overnight low
20°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
61 mm
12.3 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:59 AM – 6:56 PM
Cloud cover
55%
2nd clearest
Wind
13 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.65 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 23°C through the month.

A typical August day in Katerero reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 24°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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Katerero weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 21°13423.612.14.8
Feb25° / 21°12120.3124.9
Mar25° / 21°17324.7124.6
Apr24° / 21°22226.4124.1
May24° / 21°14822.211.95.1
Jun24° / 21°4910.211.96.9
Jul23° / 21°264.711.97.8
Aug23° / 20°6112.3126.6
Sep24° / 20°9319.6125.3
Oct24° / 21°14725.3124.4
Nov23° / 20°16526.512.14.1
Dec24° / 21°15225.912.14.4

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 18% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 47%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15446
25446
35545
45545
55446
65446
75545
85545
95545
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115545
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265149
275149
285149
295149
305050
315050

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Katerero gets around 61 mm of rain over 12.3 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 40% and peaks near 54% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
128
229
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431
532
633
734
835
936
1037
1137
1238
1339
1439
1540
1640
1740
1841
1941
2042
2143
2243
2344
2445
2546
2647
2748
2850
2951
3053
3154

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 61% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 21% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
11276210
21266310
31256410
41246411
51236511
61226512
71226512
81216513
90216514
100206515
110206416
120196417
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140196219
150196120
160186121
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180185923
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210175825
220175726
230165727
240155728
250155728
260145729
270135829
280125830
290115831
300115831
310105832

Wind in August

Winds average 13 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
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413light breeze
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913light breeze
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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 7:01 AM to 6:54 AM, and sunset from 6:57 PM to 6:52 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.97:016:57
211.97:016:57
311.97:016:57
411.97:016:57
511.97:016:57
611.97:006:57
711.97:006:57
811.97:006:57
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1011.97:006:57
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1211.96:596:56
1312.06:596:56
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1512.06:596:56
1612.06:596:56
1712.06:586:56
1812.06:586:55
1912.06:586:55
2012.06:586:55
2112.06:576:55
2212.06:576:55
2312.06:576:54
2412.06:566:54
2512.06:566:54
2612.06:566:54
2712.06:556:53
2812.06:556:53
2912.06:556:53
3012.06:546:53
3112.06:546:52

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.65 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.95 kWh/m² to a high of 5.92 kWh/m² in February across the year — August's 5.65 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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315.6Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Katerero?

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
5.3
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Katerero for sightseeing.

What to pack for Katerero in August

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

In August, Katerero sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 20°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Katerero 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 Katerero peaks around March 17 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 17UV 16Jun 19UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Katerero 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 Katerero is worst in January — around 28 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (April, 13 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJan 1927 µg/m³Apr 2113 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan28Moderate
Feb24Moderate
Mar18Moderate
Apr13Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug26Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec20Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Katerero?

Katerero sits at 1.4°S, 31.7°E, 1,164 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Bukoba, 12 km away.

KasaaliKalisizoNakivale Refugee CampLwengo

Topography around Katerero

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Katerero has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 179 m around an average of 1,192 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 278 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 601 m.

The land around Katerero is covered by grassland (44%), trees (30%) and shrubs (21%) within 3 km, grassland (30%), trees (28%) and water (21%) within 16 km, and water (48%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
179 m
16 km
278 m
80 km
601 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Bukoba 12 km · Kamachumu 27 km · Nsunga 47 km · Nshamba 49 km · Kasaali 89 km · Kalisizo 97 km · Nakivale Refugee Camp 110 km · Lwengo 115 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 Katerero (-1.4°, 31.7333°, elevation 1,164 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).