Musoma weather in August

In August, Musoma sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 54 mm of rain across 9.7 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in August, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of August to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Musoma's 1st-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Musoma's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
5th warmest
Overnight low
21°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
54 mm
9.7 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:50 AM – 6:47 PM
Cloud cover
53%
1st clearest
Wind
10 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.94 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.7
out of 10

Musoma is city.

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 27°C through the month.

A typical August day in Musoma reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Musoma weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 5th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 21°9316.112.15.7
Feb27° / 21°8112.8125.9
Mar27° / 21°14018.5125.2
Apr26° / 21°17821.7124.5
May26° / 21°11516.711.95.6
Jun27° / 21°428.611.96.8
Jul27° / 20°255.811.97.2
Aug27° / 21°549.7126.7
Sep27° / 21°6712126.2
Oct26° / 21°12618.9125.1
Nov26° / 21°15021.412.14.7
Dec26° / 21°14020.412.15.1

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 42%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15743
25743
35842
45842
55842
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Musoma gets around 54 mm of rain over 9.7 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 32% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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526
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930
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3137

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the humid band about 46% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 31% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
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24264625
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Wind in August

Winds average 10 km/h in August, the windiest month of the year.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 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 12 hours 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 6:46 AM, and sunset from 6:49 PM to 6:44 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:536:49
211.96:536:49
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411.96:536:49
511.96:526:49
611.96:526:49
711.96:526:49
811.96:526:48
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1612.06:506:47
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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 5.94 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.52 kWh/m² to a high of 6.42 kWh/m² in February across the year — August's 5.94 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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276.0Intense
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Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Musoma?

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

6.7
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
6.7
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Musoma for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Musoma in August

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

In August, Musoma sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 21°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Musoma 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 Musoma 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 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeExtremeMar 16UV 16Jun 18UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Musoma 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 Musoma is worst in July — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (April, 10 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateGoodJul 1521 µg/m³Apr 1510 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan19Moderate
Feb16Moderate
Mar12Good
Apr10Good
May12Good
Jun19Moderate
Jul21Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct12Good
Nov10Good
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is Musoma?

Musoma sits at 1.5°S, 33.8°E, 1,148 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Butiama, 35 km away.

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Topography around Musoma

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Musoma has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 96 m around an average of 1,149 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 269 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 656 m.

The land around Musoma is covered by water (44%) and artificial surfaces (32%) within 3 km, water (37%) and cropland (31%) within 16 km, and water (48%) and cropland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
96 m
16 km
269 m
80 km
656 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Butiama 35 km · Shirati 46 km · Nyamuswa 51 km · Bunda 59 km · Tarime 65 km · Isebania 80 km · Sirari 80 km · Matongo 80 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 Musoma (-1.5°, 33.8°, elevation 1,148 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).