Mtinko weather in August

In August, Mtinko sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of August to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Mtinko's 2nd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mtinko's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
7th warmest
Overnight low
14°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:49 AM – 6:40 PM
Cloud cover
44%
2nd clearest
Wind
18 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
6.54 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.4
out of 10

Mtinko is Ward in Singida Rural, 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 26°C through the month.

A typical August day in Mtinko reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C warmer than July and about 1°C cooler than September.

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Mtinko weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 7th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 17°14717.112.25.5
Feb27° / 17°10913.712.15.7
Mar27° / 17°12714.5125.9
Apr26° / 17°789.411.96.6
May26° / 16°132.411.87.9
Jun26° / 15°10.211.78.3
Jul25° / 14°10.111.88.6
Aug26° / 14°00.111.98.4
Sep28° / 15°10.2127.9
Oct29° / 16°71.112.16.8
Nov29° / 17°616.712.26.1
Dec27° / 17°1361512.35.7

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 31%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16733
26733
36733
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Mtinko gets around 0 mm of rain over 0.1 wet days in August, the driest month. 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 1% 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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
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Wind in August

Winds average 18 km/h in August, the windiest month of the year.

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
218light breeze
318light breeze
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518light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 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 6 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:53 AM to 6:43 AM, and sunset from 6:41 PM to 6:38 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:536:41
211.86:536:41
311.86:526:41
411.86:526:41
511.86:526:41
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1911.96:486:40
2011.96:486:40
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2411.96:466:39
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2711.96:456:39
2811.96:456:38
2911.96:446:38
3011.96:446:38
3111.96:436:38

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.54 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.69 kWh/m² to a high of 7.15 kWh/m² in October across the year — August's 6.54 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Mtinko

In seasonPeak

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

Mtinko's rainy season runs December–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 Mtinko?

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

8.4
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
8.1
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Mtinko in August

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

In August, Mtinko sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 14°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Mtinko 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 Mtinko peaks around March 14 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 14UV 16Jun 17UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct15Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Mtinko?

Mtinko sits at 4.5°S, 34.9°E, 1,583 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Ilongero, 13 km away.

Topography around Mtinko

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mtinko has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 91 m around an average of 1,563 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 272 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,333 m.

The land around Mtinko is covered by cropland (73%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, cropland (66%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and cropland (48%) and shrubs (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
91 m
16 km
272 m
80 km
2,333 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Ilongero 13 km · Igugunu 24 km · Singida 32 km · Basotu 33 km · Sepuka 42 km · Mungaa 46 km · Puma 52 km · Katesh 59 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 Mtinko (-4.55°, 34.85°, elevation 1,583 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).