Ngara weather in August

In August, Ngara sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 28 mm of rain across 4.1 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% 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 Ngara's 2nd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ngara's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
1st warmest
Overnight low
17°
12th coldest
Rainfall
28 mm
4.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
7:04 AM – 6:59 PM
Cloud cover
66%
2nd clearest
Wind
7 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.5 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.0
out of 10

Ngara is town in Kagera Region, 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 28°C through the month.

A typical August day in Ngara reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

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Ngara weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 16°1141812.15.3
Feb27° / 16°9815.212.15.3
Mar26° / 16°14720.8124.8
Apr26° / 16°18522.611.94.5
May26° / 16°8112.311.96.1
Jun27° / 16°111.911.97.5
Jul27° / 16°40.711.97.6
Aug28° / 17°284.111.97.0
Sep28° / 17°5510.4126.1
Oct27° / 17°12418.112.15.2
Nov26° / 16°17923.612.14.4
Dec26° / 16°15021.112.14.9

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% 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 63%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13565
23565
33565
43664
53664
63664
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103763
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Ngara gets around 28 mm of rain over 4.1 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 14% and peaks near 24% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
16
27
37
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57
68
78
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99
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1110
1211
1311
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1814
1915
2015
2116
2217
2317
2418
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2620
2721
2822
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3023
3124

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 66% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
180155
279165
378175
477185
576195
675205
774215
873216
972226
1071236
1169247
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1367258
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23612613
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27562816
28542917
29533017
30503218
31483318

Wind in August

Winds average 7 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 7 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
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
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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 7:07 AM to 6:59 AM, and sunset from 7:00 PM to 6:56 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.97:077:00
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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 5.5 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.15 kWh/m² to a high of 5.89 kWh/m² in February across the year — August's 5.5 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
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Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Ngara?

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

7.0
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
7.5
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Ngara in August

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

In August, Ngara sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Ngara 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 Ngara peaks around March 14 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 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 19UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Ngara 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 Ngara is worst in June — around 56 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorPoorJun 2256 µg/m³Apr 2237 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan51Poor
Feb48Poor
Mar43Poor
Apr37Poor
May38Poor
Jun56Unhealthy
Jul55Poor
Aug47Poor
Sep41Poor
Oct38Poor
Nov42Poor
Dec45Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Ngara?

Ngara sits at 2.5°S, 30.7°E, 1,814 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Rulenge, 23 km away.

Topography around Ngara

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ngara has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 451 m around an average of 1,673 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 526 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 747 m.

The land around Ngara is covered by trees (27%), cropland (25%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, cropland (31%), shrubs (25%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and grassland (31%), cropland (26%) and shrubs (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
451 m
16 km
526 m
80 km
747 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Rulenge 23 km · Kabanga 25 km · Kibungo 41 km · Bugarama 42 km · Kirundo 63 km · Kayonza 64 km · Nyamata 66 km · Rwamagana 67 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 Ngara (-2.5122°, 30.6558°, elevation 1,814 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).