Nangomba weather in August

In August, Nangomba sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.3 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% of the time in August, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 30 min at the start of August to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Nangomba's 4th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nangomba's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
8th warmest
Overnight low
19°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:41 AM – 6:19 PM
Cloud cover
42%
4th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.51 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.1
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical August day in Nangomba reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C warmer than July and about 2°C cooler than September.

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How August really feels in Nangomba

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

August sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Nangomba weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 8th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 23°17419.312.63.1
Feb31° / 23°15818.412.43.3
Mar30° / 23°16122.212.13.5
Apr30° / 22°6112.411.84.6
May31° / 21°112.111.55.8
Jun29° / 19°20.311.46.7
Jul29° / 18°10.311.46.9
Aug30° / 19°10.311.66.1
Sep32° / 20°20.411.95.0
Oct34° / 21°81.912.24.0
Nov34° / 23°315.212.53.2
Dec33° / 24°1181512.63.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 35% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 19%.

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

Any precipitation

Nangomba gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.3 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 1% and peaks near 1% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the comfortable band about 64% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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

Winds average 10 km/h in August.

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 30 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 18 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:47 AM to 6:33 AM, and sunset from 6:18 PM to 6:19 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:476:18
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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 5.51 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.97 kWh/m² to a high of 6.63 kWh/m² in November across the year — August's 5.51 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Nangomba

In seasonPeak

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

Nangomba's rainy season runs December–March, 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 Nangomba?

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

6.1
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
8.6
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Nangomba in August

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

In August, Nangomba sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Nangomba 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 Nangomba peaks around March 12 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 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 14Jun 23UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Nangomba 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 Nangomba is worst in July — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.0× the cleanest month (May, 7 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 2420 µg/m³May 147 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb11Good
Mar9Good
Apr9Good
May7Good
Jun11Good
Jul20Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct9Good
Nov8Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Nangomba?

Nangomba sits at 10.9°S, 38.5°E, 293 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Masasi, 39 km away.

Newala KisimaniNewalaLuchinguNangangaRuangwa

Topography around Nangomba

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nangomba has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 73 m around an average of 287 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 278 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 862 m.

The land around Nangomba is covered by grassland (39%) and shrubs (35%) within 3 km, shrubs (47%) and grassland (31%) within 16 km, and shrubs (41%) and trees (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
73 m
16 km
278 m
80 km
862 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Masasi 39 km · Lukuledi 49 km · Nachingwea 65 km · Newala Kisimani 86 km · Newala 87 km · Luchingu 91 km · Nanganga 91 km · Ruangwa 104 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 Nangomba (-10.9°, 38.5°, elevation 293 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).