Kondoa weather in August

In August, Kondoa sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.2 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% 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 Kondoa's 4th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kondoa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
9th warmest
Overnight low
13°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:46 AM – 6:36 PM
Cloud cover
59%
4th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.58 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.0
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month.

A typical August day in Kondoa reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 28°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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Kondoa weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 9th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 17°10113.312.35.8
Feb28° / 17°8111.312.25.5
Mar28° / 18°10813.3125.7
Apr27° / 18°7913.711.95.8
May26° / 16°275.911.87.1
Jun26° / 13°20.311.78.0
Jul26° / 12°10.211.78.2
Aug26° / 13°10.211.88.0
Sep28° / 14°10.2127.5
Oct29° / 16°81.712.16.4
Nov29° / 17°41512.25.9
Dec28° / 18°8111.312.35.7

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 55%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14060
23862
33862
43862
53763
63664
73763
83763
93862
103961
114060
123961
134159
144258
154357
164456
174654
184753
194951
204951
215050
225149
235248
245248
255347
265446
275446
285446
295545
305545
315545

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Kondoa gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.2 wet days in August, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 1% and peaks near 1% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 97% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1973
2973
3964
4964
5973
6973
7973
8973
9973
10973
11973
12973
13973
14973
15973
16973
17973
18973
19973
20973
21973
22973
23973
24973
25982
26982
27982
28982
29982
30982
31982

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 13 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
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
1412calm
1512calm
1612calm
1712light breeze
1812light breeze
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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 6:49 AM to 6:40 AM, and sunset from 6:36 PM to 6:34 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:496:36
211.86:496:36
311.86:496:37
411.86:496:37
511.86:496:37
611.86:486:37
711.86:486:37
811.86:486:37
911.86:486:37
1011.86:486:36
1111.86:476:36
1211.86:476:36
1311.86:476:36
1411.86:466:36
1511.86:466:36
1611.86:466:36
1711.86:456:36
1811.86:456:36
1911.96:456:36
2011.96:446:36
2111.96:446:36
2211.96:446:35
2311.96:436:35
2411.96:436:35
2511.96:426:35
2611.96:426:35
2711.96:426:35
2811.96:416:34
2911.96:416:34
3011.96:406:34
3111.96:406:34

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.58 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.78 kWh/m² to a high of 6.77 kWh/m² in October across the year — August's 5.58 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
25.3Bright
35.3Bright
45.3Bright
55.3Bright
65.3Bright
75.3Bright
85.3Bright
95.4Bright
105.4Bright
115.4Bright
125.5Bright
135.5Bright
145.5Bright
155.6Bright
165.6Bright
175.6Bright
185.7Bright
195.7Bright
205.7Bright
215.8Bright
225.8Bright
235.8Bright
245.9Bright
255.9Bright
265.9Bright
275.9Bright
286.0Bright
296.0Bright
306.0Intense
316.0Intense
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Kondoa

In seasonPeak

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

Kondoa's rainy season runs December–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 Kondoa?

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

8.0
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.9
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Kondoa in August

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

In August, Kondoa sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Kondoa 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 Kondoa peaks around March 13 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 17 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 13UV 16Jun 17UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Kondoa?

Kondoa sits at 4.9°S, 35.8°E, 1,378 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Nangwa, 61 km away.

GalappoBabatiDaredaBashanetBasotuMagugu

Topography around Kondoa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kondoa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 240 m around an average of 1,389 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 704 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,446 m.

The land around Kondoa is covered by shrubs (50%) within 3 km, shrubs (62%) within 16 km, and shrubs (42%) and cropland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
240 m
16 km
704 m
80 km
2,446 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Nangwa 61 km · Katesh 61 km · Galappo 71 km · Babati 76 km · Dareda 80 km · Bashanet 85 km · Basotu 98 km · Magugu 98 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 Kondoa (-4.9°, 35.7833°, elevation 1,378 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).