Misungwi weather in August

In August, Misungwi sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 35 mm of rain across 5.6 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 37% 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 Misungwi's 2nd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Misungwi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
1st warmest
Overnight low
19°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
35 mm
5.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:55 AM – 6:49 PM
Cloud cover
52%
2nd clearest
Wind
10 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
6.26 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.0
out of 10

Misungwi is town in 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 Misungwi 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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Misungwi 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° / 19°12519.612.15.0
Feb28° / 20°9313.912.15.2
Mar28° / 20°14118.2124.8
Apr28° / 20°1501811.94.9
May28° / 19°538.811.96.2
Jun29° / 19°214.111.86.4
Jul29° / 18°81.611.96.6
Aug29° / 19°355.611.96.0
Sep29° / 20°6711125.2
Oct28° / 20°15521.112.14.5
Nov27° / 19°21924.512.14.2
Dec27° / 19°18923.912.24.5

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% 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 41%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15842
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Misungwi gets around 35 mm of rain over 5.6 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 18% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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511
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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 59% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 9% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1731584
2721684
3721684
4711694
5701794
66917104
76717115
86717115
96518125
106418135
116318136
126218146
136018157
146018157
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165818168
175718178
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195618179
2056171710
2155171711
2254171811
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2652171813
2750181914
2849181915
2948181915
3046182016
3145192116

Wind in August

Winds average 10 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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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 6:57 AM to 6:49 AM, and sunset from 6:50 PM to 6:46 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:576:50
211.96:576:50
311.96:576:50
411.96:576:50
511.96:576:50
611.96:576:50
711.96:576:50
811.96:566:50
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1011.96:566:50
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1211.96:566:49
1311.96:556:49
1411.96:556:49
1511.96:556:49
1611.96:556:49
1711.96:546:49
1811.96:546:49
1911.96:546:48
2011.96:536:48
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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 6.26 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.67 kWh/m² to a high of 6.52 kWh/m² in February across the year — August's 6.26 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Misungwi

In seasonPeak

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

Misungwi'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 Misungwi?

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 Misungwi for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Misungwi in August

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

In August, Misungwi sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Misungwi 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 Misungwi peaks around March 15 at about 16 (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 16Jun 18UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Misungwi 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 Misungwi is worst in January — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (May, 13 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJan 1923 µg/m³May 2114 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan23Moderate
Feb21Moderate
Mar18Moderate
Apr16Moderate
May13Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec19Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Misungwi?

Misungwi sits at 2.9°S, 33.1°E, 1,178 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Usagara, 21 km away.

Topography around Misungwi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Misungwi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 120 m around an average of 1,184 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 196 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 345 m.

The land around Misungwi is covered by cropland (68%) within 3 km, cropland (69%) within 16 km, and cropland (66%) within 80 km.

3 km
120 m
16 km
196 m
80 km
345 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Usagara 21 km · Ngudu 31 km · Kisesa 34 km · Kihangara 42 km · Mwanza 42 km · Magu 50 km · Sengerema 52 km · Mhango 55 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 Misungwi (-2.85°, 33.0833°, elevation 1,178 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).