Katesh weather in August

In August, Katesh sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.5 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-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 30% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Daytime high
23°
9th warmest
Overnight low
12°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
2 mm
0.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:47 AM – 6:38 PM
Cloud cover
57%
3rd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.77 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.3
out of 10

Katesh is town in Manyara Region, Tanzania.

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

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 9th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 16°20414.712.26.0
Feb26° / 16°15411.912.16.1
Mar25° / 16°16214.5126.1
Apr24° / 16°10115.811.95.9
May23° / 14°39811.87.0
Jun22° / 12°3111.77.9
Jul22° / 11°20.611.88.1
Aug23° / 12°20.511.98.3
Sep25° / 13°10.4128.6
Oct26° / 14°102.312.17.9
Nov26° / 15°606.812.27.1
Dec26° / 16°16012.912.36.2

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 51%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14258
24258
34258
44159
54159
64159
74159
84159
94159
104357
114456
124456
134654
144753
154852
164951
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185149
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235644
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275743
285842
295842
305842
315842

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Katesh gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.5 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 2% and peaks near 2% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
12
22
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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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1982
2982
3982
4982
5982
6991
7991
8991
9991
10991
11991
12991
13991
14991
15991
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18991
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20991
21991
22991
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24991
25991
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27991
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29991
301000
311000

Wind in August

Winds average 12 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1212calm
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2012calm
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3012light breeze
3112light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

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 6:50 AM to 6:41 AM, and sunset from 6:39 PM to 6:36 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:506:39
211.86:506:39
311.86:506:39
411.86:506:39
511.86:506:39
611.86:506:39
711.86:496:39
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1511.86:476:38
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1811.96:466:38
1911.96:466:38
2011.96:466:38
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2611.96:436:37
2711.96:436:37
2811.96:436:36
2911.96:426:36
3011.96:426:36
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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 5.77 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5 kWh/m² to a high of 6.86 kWh/m² in October across the year — August's 5.77 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
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45.5Bright
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95.6Bright
105.6Bright
115.6Bright
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135.7Bright
145.7Bright
155.8Bright
165.8Bright
175.8Bright
185.8Bright
195.9Bright
205.9Bright
215.9Bright
226.0Bright
236.0Bright
246.0Intense
256.0Intense
266.1Intense
276.1Intense
286.1Intense
296.1Intense
306.2Intense
316.2Intense
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Katesh

In seasonPeak

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

Katesh's monsoon runs December–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Katesh?

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

8.3
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
6.6
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Katesh in August

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

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

light clothessun protection

UV index in Katesh 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 Katesh peaks around March 14 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 17 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 14UV 16Jun 17UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct15Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Katesh?

Katesh sits at 4.5°S, 35.4°E, 1,724 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Nangwa, 10 km away.

Topography around Katesh

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Katesh has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 345 m around an average of 1,739 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,961 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,394 m.

The land around Katesh is covered by cropland (53%) and shrubs (25%) within 3 km, cropland (59%) and shrubs (21%) within 16 km, and cropland (41%) and shrubs (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
345 m
16 km
1,961 m
80 km
2,394 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Nangwa 10 km · Bashanet 33 km · Basotu 38 km · Dareda 39 km · Dongobesh 51 km · Babati 53 km · Galappo 59 km · Mtinko 59 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 Katesh (-4.5248°, 35.3849°, elevation 1,724 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).