Mlimba weather in August

In August, Mlimba sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 12 mm of rain across 3.5 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% 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 Mlimba's 3rd-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mlimba's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
9th warmest
Overnight low
16°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
12 mm
3.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:50 AM – 6:32 PM
Cloud cover
45%
3rd clearest
Wind
6 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.07 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.1
out of 10

Mlimba is Tanzanian town.

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 25°C through the month.

A typical August day in Mlimba reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 27°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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Mlimba weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 9th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 21°28425.712.53.7
Feb28° / 21°24623.412.33.9
Mar27° / 20°24327.512.13.8
Apr26° / 19°21725.211.84.4
May25° / 17°7812.411.66.7
Jun24° / 15°164.311.58.1
Jul24° / 15°112.811.58.3
Aug25° / 16°123.511.78.1
Sep27° / 17°92.311.97.9
Oct29° / 18°24512.26.4
Nov30° / 20°527.812.45.2
Dec29° / 21°17518.912.54.2

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 43% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 21%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17723
27723
37624
47624
57624
67624
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Mlimba gets around 12 mm of rain over 3.5 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 11% and peaks near 13% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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249
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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 50% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
156404
255414
353434
452444
551454
649474
748484
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Wind in August

Winds average 6 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
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317calm

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 6:54 AM to 6:42 AM, and sunset from 6:31 PM to 6:31 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:546:31
211.66:546:31
311.66:546:31
411.66:546:31
511.66:536:32
611.66:536:32
711.66:536:32
811.76:536:32
911.76:526:32
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1211.76:516:32
1311.76:516:32
1411.76:506:32
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1811.76:496:32
1911.76:486:32
2011.76:486:32
2111.76:476:32
2211.86:476:32
2311.86:466:32
2411.86:466:32
2511.86:456:32
2611.86:456:32
2711.86:446:32
2811.86:446:32
2911.86:436:32
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3111.86:426:31

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.07 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.7 kWh/m² to a high of 6.56 kWh/m² in November across the year — August's 5.07 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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44.8Bright
54.8Bright
64.8Bright
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84.9Bright
94.9Bright
104.9Bright
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275.4Bright
285.4Bright
295.4Bright
305.4Bright
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Mlimba

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is August a good time to visit Mlimba?

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

8.1
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.3
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Mlimba in August

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

In August, Mlimba sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 16°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Mlimba in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Mlimba peaks around March 12 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeMar 12UV 15Jun 18UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Mlimba 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 Mlimba is worst in November — around 49 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 5.5× the cleanest month (June, 9 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodGoodModeratePoorModerateNov 948 µg/m³Jun 99 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb12Moderate
Mar11Good
Apr9Good
May9Good
Jun9Good
Jul13Moderate
Aug23Moderate
Sep31Moderate
Oct47Poor
Nov49Poor
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Mlimba?

Mlimba sits at 8.8°S, 35.8°E, 306 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Malinyi, 38 km away.

MafingaMakumbakoMtwangoIringaIfakaraIlulaNjombe

Topography around Mlimba

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mlimba has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 254 m around an average of 312 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 805 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,883 m.

The land around Mlimba is covered by cropland (43%) and shrubs (23%) within 3 km, trees (41%) and cropland (27%) within 16 km, and trees (57%) within 80 km.

3 km
254 m
16 km
805 m
80 km
1,883 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswetland
August weather nearby: Malinyi 38 km · Mafinga 80 km · Makumbako 108 km · Mtwango 114 km · Iringa 116 km · Ifakara 121 km · Ilula 127 km · Njombe 130 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 Mlimba (-8.8°, 35.8167°, elevation 306 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).