Katoro weather in August

In August, Katoro sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 29 mm of rain across 4.5 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 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Daytime high
29°
1st warmest
Overnight low
19°
11th coldest
Rainfall
29 mm
4.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:59 AM – 6:53 PM
Cloud cover
59%
2nd clearest
Wind
9 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.92 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.0
out of 10

Katoro is city in Geita, 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 29°C through the month.

A typical August day in Katoro reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

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Katoro 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° / 18°13921.412.24.7
Feb28° / 18°9716.312.15.0
Mar28° / 19°16220.8124.7
Apr27° / 18°1772011.94.7
May28° / 19°588.611.96.3
Jun29° / 18°102.111.86.6
Jul29° / 18°6111.86.6
Aug29° / 19°294.511.96.0
Sep29° / 19°7310.4125.3
Oct28° / 19°14618.912.14.7
Nov27° / 18°23225.812.14.0
Dec27° / 18°20125.112.24.2

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 52%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14951
24951
34852
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54852
64753
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Katoro gets around 29 mm of rain over 4.5 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 15% and peaks near 26% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
17
27
37
47
58
68
78
89
910
1010
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1614
1715
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1916
2017
2118
2219
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2420
2521
2622
2722
2823
2924
3025
3126

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 65% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1811090
2801190
3801190
47911100
57712110
67712110
77513120
87413130
97314130
107214140
117015150
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255717242
265617252
275417263
285218273
295218273
305019283
314819294

Wind in August

Winds average 9 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 9 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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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 6:54 AM, and sunset from 6:54 PM to 6:50 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.97:026:54
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1911.96:586:53
2011.96:586:53
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2211.96:576:52
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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 5.92 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.24 kWh/m² to a high of 6.15 kWh/m² in September across the year — August's 5.92 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Katoro

In seasonPeak

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

Katoro's rainy season runs March–April, 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 Katoro?

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

6.0
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
7.8
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Katoro in August

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

In August, Katoro sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Katoro 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 Katoro peaks around March 15 at about 15 (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 15UV 15Jun 18UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Katoro 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 Katoro is worst in January — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.6× the cleanest month (October, 14 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJan 1922 µg/m³Oct 1814 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan23Moderate
Feb21Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec18Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Katoro?

Katoro sits at 3.0°S, 31.9°E, 1,297 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Buseresere, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Katoro

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Katoro has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 146 m around an average of 1,288 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 251 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 702 m.

The land around Katoro is covered by artificial surfaces (44%) and cropland (26%) within 3 km, cropland (64%) within 16 km, and cropland (53%) within 80 km.

3 km
146 m
16 km
251 m
80 km
702 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Buseresere 8.0 km · Geita 36 km · Chato 44 km · Mhalamba 47 km · Ushirombo 55 km · Uyovu 55 km · Kasamwa 58 km · Diobahika 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 Katoro (-2.9998°, 31.9326°, elevation 1,297 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).