Makumbako weather in August

In August, Makumbako sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Daytime high
24°
10th warmest
Overnight low
14°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:54 AM – 6:36 PM
Cloud cover
30%
2nd clearest
Wind
18 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.9 kWh/m²
Travel score
9.1
out of 10

Makumbako is town in Njombe 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 24°C through the month.

A typical August day in Makumbako reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C warmer than July and about 2°C cooler than September.

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Makumbako weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 17°18925.912.54.1
Feb26° / 17°14822.412.34.2
Mar26° / 18°16023.112.14.6
Apr25° / 17°499.711.86.7
May25° / 16°51.211.68.6
Jun24° / 14°0011.59.0
Jul23° / 13°0011.59.0
Aug24° / 14°0011.79.1
Sep26° / 15°10.111.98.8
Oct28° / 16°112.612.27.6
Nov29° / 17°579.112.45.9
Dec27° / 18°16320.512.54.9

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% 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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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Makumbako gets around 0 mm of rain over 0 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 0% and peaks near 0% on the wettest days.

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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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Wind in August

Winds average 18 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 18 km/h on the calmest days to 18 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
118light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in August

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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 6:58 AM to 6:46 AM, and sunset from 6:35 PM to 6:35 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
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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 5.9 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.28 kWh/m² to a high of 7.05 kWh/m² in October across the year — August's 5.9 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Makumbako

In seasonPeak

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

Makumbako's monsoon runs December–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
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Feb
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May
Jun
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Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
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Is August a good time to visit Makumbako?

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

9.1
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.7
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Makumbako in August

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

In August, Makumbako sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Makumbako 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 Makumbako peaks around March 10 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 10UV 16Jun 17UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct15Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Makumbako 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 Makumbako is worst in October — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.0× the cleanest month (May, 7 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodOct 1620 µg/m³May 157 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb11Good
Mar10Good
Apr8Good
May7Good
Jun8Good
Jul11Good
Aug14Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct21Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Makumbako?

Makumbako sits at 8.8°S, 34.8°E, 1,651 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Mtwango, 19 km away.

MafingaChimalaIgurusi

Topography around Makumbako

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Makumbako has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 155 m around an average of 1,653 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 534 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,220 m.

The land around Makumbako is covered by cropland (43%) and artificial surfaces (37%) within 3 km, cropland (51%) and shrubs (30%) within 16 km, and shrubs (30%), trees (26%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

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August weather nearby: Mtwango 19 km · Ilembula 28 km · Rujewa 52 km · Njombe 56 km · Urunda 63 km · Mafinga 79 km · Chimala 89 km · Igurusi 108 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 Makumbako (-8.85°, 34.8333°, elevation 1,651 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).