Nyangao weather in August

In August, Nyangao sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 3 mm of rain across 1.1 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time in August, and the air most often feels humid.

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 Nyangao's 5th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nyangao's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
10th warmest
Overnight low
17°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
3 mm
1.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:37 AM – 6:17 PM
Cloud cover
45%
5th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.36 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.0
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month.

A typical August day in Nyangao reaches about 29°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 27°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 1°C cooler than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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42817
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312918

How August really feels in Nyangao

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.

Nyangao 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 22°16120.512.53.7
Feb30° / 22°16619.212.33.7
Mar29° / 22°21325.512.13.4
Apr29° / 21°1051811.84.5
May29° / 19°23511.56.4
Jun28° / 17°4111.47.4
Jul28° / 17°30.511.57.8
Aug29° / 17°31.111.77.0
Sep30° / 18°62.111.96.4
Oct30° / 20°175.412.25.6
Nov31° / 21°4510.112.54.6
Dec31° / 22°12319.612.63.7

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 39% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 20%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17723
27723
37723
47723
57624
67624
77525
87525
97525
107624
117624
127624
137723
147723
157723
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198119
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218119
228317
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278416
288515
298614
308614
318614

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Nyangao gets around 3 mm of rain over 1.1 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 4% and peaks near 4% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
13
23
33
44
54
64
74
84
94
104
114
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144
154
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184
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303
313

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 47% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
11053352
21052362
3952372
4951382
5852391
6851401
7850411
8850421
9749421
10748431
11748441
12747441
13647452
14646462
15646462
16645472
17645482
18544482
19544492
20544492
21544502
22443512
23443512
24443512
25442522
26341542
27340552
28339562
29338563
30337573
31336583

Wind in August

Winds average 9 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 9 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
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
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269calm
279calm
289calm
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309calm
3110calm

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 6:43 AM to 6:29 AM, and sunset from 6:15 PM to 6:17 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:436:15
211.56:426:15
311.66:426:15
411.66:426:16
511.66:426:16
611.66:416:16
711.66:416:16
811.66:416:16
911.66:406:16
1011.66:406:16
1111.66:396:16
1211.66:396:16
1311.66:396:16
1411.66:386:17
1511.66:386:17
1611.76:376:17
1711.76:376:17
1811.76:366:17
1911.76:366:17
2011.76:356:17
2111.76:356:17
2211.76:346:17
2311.76:346:17
2411.76:336:17
2511.76:336:17
2611.76:326:17
2711.86:326:17
2811.86:316:17
2911.86:306:17
3011.86:306:17
3111.86:296:17

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.36 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.96 kWh/m² to a high of 6.25 kWh/m² in October across the year — August's 5.36 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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135.3Bright
145.3Bright
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275.6Bright
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305.6Bright
315.7Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Nyangao

In seasonPeak

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

Nyangao's monsoon runs December–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 Nyangao?

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
8.6
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Nyangao in August

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

In August, Nyangao sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Nyangao 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 Nyangao peaks around March 13 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 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 13UV 15Jul 10UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Nyangao 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 Nyangao is worst in July — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (May, 10 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateGoodJul 2418 µg/m³May 1510 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb12Moderate
Mar11Good
Apr11Good
May10Good
Jun12Good
Jul18Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct10Good
Nov12Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Nyangao?

Nyangao sits at 10.3°S, 39.3°E, 182 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Nanganga, 16 km away.

Topography around Nyangao

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nyangao has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 108 m around an average of 181 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 635 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 936 m.

The land around Nyangao is covered by shrubs (36%) and trees (34%) within 3 km, trees (60%) within 16 km, and trees (50%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
108 m
16 km
635 m
80 km
936 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Nanganga 16 km · Ruangwa 48 km · Nachingwea 57 km · Lukuledi 59 km · Tandahimba 60 km · Lindi 60 km · Luchingu 63 km · Kitama 65 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 Nyangao (-10.3333°, 39.2833°, elevation 182 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).