Moshi weather in August

In August, Moshi sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 12 mm of rain across 3.2 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 20°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% 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 Moshi's 5th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Moshi's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 20°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 11°; 2nd coldest
Rainfall: 12 mm; 3.2 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 54 min; 6:38 AM – 6:31 PM
Cloud cover: 67%; 5th clearest
Wind: 7 km/h; 3rd windiest
Solar energy: 5.29 kWh/m²
Travel score: 7.0; out of 10

Moshi is city in Tanzania.

Density: 3,758/km²; people per km²

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

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Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 20°C through the month.

A typical August day in Moshi reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C warmer than July and about 2°C cooler than September.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	19	19	19	19	19	19	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	21	21
Avg low (°C)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	19	11
2	19	11
3	19	11
4	19	11
5	19	11
6	19	11
7	20	11
8	20	11
9	20	11
10	20	11
11	20	11
12	20	11
13	20	11
14	20	11
15	20	11
16	20	11
17	20	11
18	20	11
19	20	11
20	20	11
21	20	11
22	20	11
23	20	11
24	20	11
25	20	11
26	20	11
27	20	11
28	20	11
29	20	11
30	21	11
31	21	11

Moshi weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 10th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	24° / 14°	343	22.9	12.2	5.0
Feb	24° / 15°	297	19.6	12.1	5.1
Mar	24° / 15°	435	25.8	12	4.5
Apr	22° / 15°	330	25.5	11.9	4.2
May	21° / 14°	128	18	11.9	5.1
Jun	19° / 12°	21	5.3	11.8	6.5
Jul	19° / 10°	10	2.6	11.8	6.9
Aug	20° / 11°	12	3.2	11.9	7.0
Sep	22° / 12°	17	4.3	12	7.4
Oct	23° / 13°	81	11.3	12.1	6.5
Nov	23° / 15°	274	22.4	12.2	4.8
Dec	23° / 15°	380	26.2	12.2	4.3

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% 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 64%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	33	33	33	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	33	35	35	36	37	38	38	39	39	39	40	40	40	40	40	40	41	41	41
Cloudier (%)	67	67	67	68	68	68	68	68	68	68	68	68	67	65	65	64	63	62	62	61	61	61	60	60	60	60	60	60	59	59	59

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	33	67
2	33	67
3	33	67
4	32	68
5	32	68
6	32	68
7	32	68
8	32	68
9	32	68
10	32	68
11	32	68
12	32	68
13	33	67
14	35	65
15	35	65
16	36	64
17	37	63
18	38	62
19	38	62
20	39	61
21	39	61
22	39	61
23	40	60
24	40	60
25	40	60
26	40	60
27	40	60
28	40	60
29	41	59
30	41	59
31	41	59

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Moshi gets around 12 mm of rain over 3.2 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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	10	10	10	10	10	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	13

	Rain chance (%)
1	10
2	10
3	10
4	10
5	10
6	11
7	10
8	10
9	10
10	10
11	10
12	10
13	10
14	10
15	10
16	10
17	11
18	10
19	10
20	11
21	11
22	11
23	11
24	11
25	11
26	11
27	12
28	12
29	12
30	12
31	13

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 91% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	90	90	90
Comfortable (%)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	92	8
2	92	8
3	92	8
4	92	8
5	92	8
6	92	8
7	92	8
8	92	8
9	92	8
10	92	8
11	92	8
12	92	8
13	92	8
14	91	9
15	91	9
16	91	9
17	91	9
18	91	9
19	91	9
20	91	9
21	91	9
22	91	9
23	91	9
24	91	9
25	91	9
26	91	9
27	91	9
28	91	9
29	90	10
30	90	10
31	90	10

Wind in August

Winds average 7 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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	6	calm
2	6	calm
3	6	calm
4	6	calm
5	6	calm
6	6	calm
7	6	calm
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10	6	calm
11	6	calm
12	6	calm
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16	6	calm
17	6	calm
18	7	calm
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25	7	calm
26	7	calm
27	7	calm
28	7	calm
29	7	calm
30	7	calm
31	7	calm

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 6:41 AM to 6:33 AM, and sunset from 6:32 PM to 6:29 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9
Sunrise (AM)	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:36	6:36	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:33	6:33
Sunset (PM)	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.9	6:41	6:32
2	11.9	6:41	6:32
3	11.9	6:41	6:32
4	11.9	6:41	6:32
5	11.9	6:41	6:32
6	11.9	6:40	6:32
7	11.9	6:40	6:32
8	11.9	6:40	6:32
9	11.9	6:40	6:32
10	11.9	6:40	6:32
11	11.9	6:39	6:32
12	11.9	6:39	6:32
13	11.9	6:39	6:32
14	11.9	6:39	6:32
15	11.9	6:38	6:32
16	11.9	6:38	6:31
17	11.9	6:38	6:31
18	11.9	6:37	6:31
19	11.9	6:37	6:31
20	11.9	6:37	6:31
21	11.9	6:37	6:31
22	11.9	6:36	6:31
23	11.9	6:36	6:30
24	11.9	6:35	6:30
25	11.9	6:35	6:30
26	11.9	6:35	6:30
27	11.9	6:34	6:30
28	11.9	6:34	6:29
29	11.9	6:34	6:29
30	11.9	6:33	6:29
31	11.9	6:33	6:29

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.29 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.59 kWh/m² to a high of 6.08 kWh/m² in February across the year — August's 5.29 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.0	Bright
2	5.1	Bright
3	5.1	Bright
4	5.1	Bright
5	5.1	Bright
6	5.1	Bright
7	5.1	Bright
8	5.1	Bright
9	5.2	Bright
10	5.2	Bright
11	5.2	Bright
12	5.2	Bright
13	5.2	Bright
14	5.2	Bright
15	5.3	Bright
16	5.3	Bright
17	5.3	Bright
18	5.3	Bright
19	5.4	Bright
20	5.4	Bright
21	5.4	Bright
22	5.4	Bright
23	5.4	Bright
24	5.5	Bright
25	5.5	Bright
26	5.5	Bright
27	5.5	Bright
28	5.5	Bright
29	5.5	Bright
30	5.5	Bright
31	5.5	Bright

Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Moshi

In seasonPeak

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

Moshi's monsoon runs November–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 Moshi?

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

7.0

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

3.6

Beach & pool

7th-best month of the year

August is one of the better times to visit Moshi for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Moshi in August

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

In August, Moshi sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: sun protection. About 3 days see rain.

sun protection

UV index in Moshi 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 Moshi peaks around March 16 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	15	15	16	15	12	10	11	12	14	14	14	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	15	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	16	Extreme
Apr	15	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	10	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	14	Extreme
Oct	14	Extreme
Nov	14	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Air quality in Moshi 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 Moshi is worst in July — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	15	14	13	13	12	16	16	13	11	12	10	14
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Moderate	Good	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	15	Moderate
Feb	14	Moderate
Mar	13	Moderate
Apr	13	Moderate
May	12	Moderate
Jun	16	Moderate
Jul	16	Moderate
Aug	13	Moderate
Sep	11	Good
Oct	12	Moderate
Nov	10	Good
Dec	14	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Moshi?

Moshi sits at 3.4°S, 37.3°E, 854 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Boma la Ngombe, 20 km away.

Topography around Moshi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Moshi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 194 m around an average of 852 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,500 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,229 m.

The land around Moshi is covered by trees (47%) and artificial surfaces (37%) within 3 km, trees (46%) and cropland (40%) within 16 km, and grassland (35%) and shrubs (30%) within 80 km.

3 km

194 m

trees 47%

16 km

1,500 m

trees 46%

80 km

5,229 m

grassland 35%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland

← July Moshi year-round climate September →Best places to visit in August

August weather nearby: Boma la Ngombe 20 km · Taveta 39 km · Kingori 40 km · Merelani 46 km · Tarakea 47 km · Mbuguni 49 km · Usa River 54 km · Usangi 54 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

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 Moshi (-3.35°, 37.3333°, elevation 854 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	19	11
2	19	11
3	19	11
4	19	11
5	19	11
6	19	11
7	20	11
8	20	11
9	20	11
10	20	11
11	20	11
12	20	11
13	20	11
14	20	11
15	20	11
16	20	11
17	20	11
18	20	11
19	20	11
20	20	11
21	20	11
22	20	11
23	20	11
24	20	11
25	20	11
26	20	11
27	20	11
28	20	11
29	20	11
30	21	11
31	21	11

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	33	67
2	33	67
3	33	67
4	32	68
5	32	68
6	32	68
7	32	68
8	32	68
9	32	68
10	32	68
11	32	68
12	32	68
13	33	67
14	35	65
15	35	65
16	36	64
17	37	63
18	38	62
19	38	62
20	39	61
21	39	61
22	39	61
23	40	60
24	40	60
25	40	60
26	40	60
27	40	60
28	40	60
29	41	59
30	41	59
31	41	59

	Rain chance (%)
1	10
2	10
3	10
4	10
5	10
6	11
7	10
8	10
9	10
10	10
11	10
12	10
13	10
14	10
15	10
16	10
17	11
18	10
19	10
20	11
21	11
22	11
23	11
24	11
25	11
26	11
27	12
28	12
29	12
30	12
31	13

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	92	8
2	92	8
3	92	8
4	92	8
5	92	8
6	92	8
7	92	8
8	92	8
9	92	8
10	92	8
11	92	8
12	92	8
13	92	8
14	91	9
15	91	9
16	91	9
17	91	9
18	91	9
19	91	9
20	91	9
21	91	9
22	91	9
23	91	9
24	91	9
25	91	9
26	91	9
27	91	9
28	91	9
29	90	10
30	90	10
31	90	10

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	19	11
2	19	11
3	19	11
4	19	11
5	19	11
6	19	11
7	20	11
8	20	11
9	20	11
10	20	11
11	20	11
12	20	11
13	20	11
14	20	11
15	20	11
16	20	11
17	20	11
18	20	11
19	20	11
20	20	11
21	20	11
22	20	11
23	20	11
24	20	11
25	20	11
26	20	11
27	20	11
28	20	11
29	20	11
30	21	11
31	21	11

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	33	67
2	33	67
3	33	67
4	32	68
5	32	68
6	32	68
7	32	68
8	32	68
9	32	68
10	32	68
11	32	68
12	32	68
13	33	67
14	35	65
15	35	65
16	36	64
17	37	63
18	38	62
19	38	62
20	39	61
21	39	61
22	39	61
23	40	60
24	40	60
25	40	60
26	40	60
27	40	60
28	40	60
29	41	59
30	41	59
31	41	59

	Rain chance (%)
1	10
2	10
3	10
4	10
5	10
6	11
7	10
8	10
9	10
10	10
11	10
12	10
13	10
14	10
15	10
16	10
17	11
18	10
19	10
20	11
21	11
22	11
23	11
24	11
25	11
26	11
27	12
28	12
29	12
30	12
31	13

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	92	8
2	92	8
3	92	8
4	92	8
5	92	8
6	92	8
7	92	8
8	92	8
9	92	8
10	92	8
11	92	8
12	92	8
13	92	8
14	91	9
15	91	9
16	91	9
17	91	9
18	91	9
19	91	9
20	91	9
21	91	9
22	91	9
23	91	9
24	91	9
25	91	9
26	91	9
27	91	9
28	91	9
29	90	10
30	90	10
31	90	10

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	19	11
2	19	11
3	19	11
4	19	11
5	19	11
6	19	11
7	20	11
8	20	11
9	20	11
10	20	11
11	20	11
12	20	11
13	20	11
14	20	11
15	20	11
16	20	11
17	20	11
18	20	11
19	20	11
20	20	11
21	20	11
22	20	11
23	20	11
24	20	11
25	20	11
26	20	11
27	20	11
28	20	11
29	20	11
30	21	11
31	21	11

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	33	67
2	33	67
3	33	67
4	32	68
5	32	68
6	32	68
7	32	68
8	32	68
9	32	68
10	32	68
11	32	68
12	32	68
13	33	67
14	35	65
15	35	65
16	36	64
17	37	63
18	38	62
19	38	62
20	39	61
21	39	61
22	39	61
23	40	60
24	40	60
25	40	60
26	40	60
27	40	60
28	40	60
29	41	59
30	41	59
31	41	59

	Rain chance (%)
1	10
2	10
3	10
4	10
5	10
6	11
7	10
8	10
9	10
10	10
11	10
12	10
13	10
14	10
15	10
16	10
17	11
18	10
19	10
20	11
21	11
22	11
23	11
24	11
25	11
26	11
27	12
28	12
29	12
30	12
31	13

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	92	8
2	92	8
3	92	8
4	92	8
5	92	8
6	92	8
7	92	8
8	92	8
9	92	8
10	92	8
11	92	8
12	92	8
13	92	8
14	91	9
15	91	9
16	91	9
17	91	9
18	91	9
19	91	9
20	91	9
21	91	9
22	91	9
23	91	9
24	91	9
25	91	9
26	91	9
27	91	9
28	91	9
29	90	10
30	90	10
31	90	10