Kyela weather in August

In August, Kyela sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 20 mm of rain across 6.1 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 25°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 66% of the time in August, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 36 min at the start of August to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Kyela's 2nd-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kyela's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
9th warmest
Overnight low
14°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
20 mm
6.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:58 AM – 6:39 PM
Cloud cover
34%
2nd clearest
Wind
5 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.56 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.1
out of 10

Kyela is town in Mbeya, Tanzania.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 25°C by the end.

A typical August day in Kyela reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 2°C warmer than July and about 3°C cooler than September.

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Kyela 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
Jan28° / 20°27524.312.54.1
Feb28° / 20°24621.212.34.1
Mar26° / 20°2412612.14.0
Apr25° / 19°21125.611.84.3
May24° / 17°8218.911.65.7
Jun22° / 14°4113.211.56.3
Jul22° / 13°4212.611.56.5
Aug24° / 14°206.111.78.1
Sep27° / 17°82.111.98.1
Oct29° / 19°26512.26.3
Nov29° / 20°9210.812.45.2
Dec28° / 20°21420.812.54.5

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 66% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 13%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18317
28317
38317
48416
58416
68416
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88416
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28919
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Kyela gets around 20 mm of rain over 6.1 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 19% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
129
229
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428
528
628
727
826
925
1024
1123
1222
1320
1419
1518
1617
1716
1816
1915
2014
2114
2213
2313
2412
2512
2612
2712
2812
2911
3011
3111

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels comfortable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the comfortable band about 81% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
115787
214797
314788
413798
513798
612808
712817
811827
911827
1011827
1111827
1210837
1310837
1410837
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1610837
179847
1810837
1910828
2010828
2110828
2210828
2310837
2410837
2511827
2611827
2711827
2812817
2912817
3012808
3112808

Wind in August

Winds average 5 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 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 12 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 7:03 AM to 6:50 AM, and sunset from 6:38 PM to 6:39 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.67:036:38
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411.67:036:38
511.67:026:38
611.67:026:39
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1411.76:596:39
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1611.76:586:39
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1811.76:576:39
1911.76:576:39
2011.76:566:39
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2211.76:556:39
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2411.76:546:39
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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 5.56 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.33 kWh/m² to a high of 6.94 kWh/m² in October across the year — August's 5.56 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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245.9Bright
256.0Bright
266.0Bright
276.0Intense
286.1Intense
296.1Intense
306.1Intense
316.2Intense
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Kyela

In seasonPeak

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

Kyela sits in the South Indian Ocean cyclone belt; the season peaks January–March.

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

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

Is August a good time to visit Kyela?

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

8.1
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.7
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Kyela in August

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

In August, Kyela sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Kyela 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 Kyela peaks around February 22 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 17 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 22UV 16Jun 17UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Kyela 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 Kyela is worst in October — around 32 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.9× the cleanest month (May, 8 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateOct 1531 µg/m³May 178 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb13Moderate
Mar11Good
Apr9Good
May8Good
Jun9Good
Jul12Good
Aug17Moderate
Sep23Moderate
Oct32Moderate
Nov19Moderate
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Kyela?

Kyela sits at 9.6°S, 33.9°E, 498 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Ipinda, 12 km away.

MlangaliIgurusi

Topography around Kyela

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kyela has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 29 m around an average of 498 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 426 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,473 m.

The land around Kyela is covered by cropland (43%) and trees (37%) within 3 km, trees (40%) and cropland (33%) within 16 km, and trees (36%) and shrubs (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
29 m
16 km
426 m
80 km
2,473 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Ipinda 12 km · Karonga 40 km · Tukuyu 43 km · Katumba 47 km · Kiwira 57 km · Chitipa 65 km · Mlangali 76 km · Igurusi 82 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 Kyela (-9.5833°, 33.85°, elevation 498 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). 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).