Ruangwa weather in August

In August, Ruangwa sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 5 mm of rain across 1.3 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 10th-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 27% of the time in August, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 36 min at the start of August to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Ruangwa's 5th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ruangwa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
8th warmest
Overnight low
18°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
5 mm
1.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:38 AM – 6:18 PM
Cloud cover
50%
5th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.29 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

Ruangwa is settlement in 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 29°C through the month.

A typical August day in Ruangwa reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C warmer than July and about 1°C cooler than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12917
22917
32917
42917
52917
62917
72917
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102918
112918
122918
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202918
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222918
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252918
262918
272918
283018
293018
303018
313018

How August really feels in Ruangwa

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.

Ruangwa weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 8th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 22°15820.312.53.7
Feb30° / 22°15219.112.33.7
Mar29° / 22°22925.912.13.4
Apr29° / 21°14618.711.84.4
May29° / 19°305.711.56.3
Jun29° / 18°5111.47.1
Jul28° / 17°30.511.57.1
Aug29° / 18°51.311.76.6
Sep30° / 18°82.311.96.0
Oct31° / 20°215.412.25.2
Nov31° / 21°6111.512.54.3
Dec31° / 22°14621.212.63.5

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 42% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 30%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16832
26832
36832
46832
56832
66832
76832
86733
96733
106733
116733
126733
136832
146832
156931
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187030
197030
207129
217129
227228
237228
247327
257327
267327
277327
287426
297525
307426
317426

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Ruangwa gets around 5 mm of rain over 1.3 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 4% and peaks near 5% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
14
24
35
45
55
65
75
85
95
105
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184
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214
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273
283
294
304
314

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 48% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
11253332
21252342
31152352
41052362
51051372
6951382
7950392
8950402
9851401
10850411
11850411
12749422
13749422
14749432
15749432
16648442
17648442
18648452
19648452
20548452
21548452
22547462
23447462
24447472
25446482
26445492
27444502
28343522
29342532
30341533
31340543

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 9 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
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 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 12 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:44 AM to 6:30 AM, and sunset from 6:17 PM to 6:18 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:446:17
211.66:436:17
311.66:436:17
411.66:436:17
511.66:436:17
611.66:426:18
711.66:426:18
811.66:426:18
911.66:416:18
1011.66:416:18
1111.66:416:18
1211.66:406:18
1311.66:406:18
1411.66:396:18
1511.76:396:18
1611.76:386:18
1711.76:386:18
1811.76:376:18
1911.76:376:18
2011.76:376:18
2111.76:366:18
2211.76:356:18
2311.76:356:18
2411.76:346:18
2511.76:346:18
2611.86:336:18
2711.86:336:18
2811.86:326:18
2911.86:326:18
3011.86:316:18
3111.86:306:18

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.29 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.93 kWh/m² to a high of 6.17 kWh/m² in October across the year — August's 5.29 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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35.1Bright
45.1Bright
55.1Bright
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95.2Bright
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115.2Bright
125.2Bright
135.2Bright
145.3Bright
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165.3Bright
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205.4Bright
215.4Bright
225.4Bright
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255.5Bright
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275.5Bright
285.5Bright
295.5Bright
305.5Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Ruangwa

In seasonPeak

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

Ruangwa'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 Ruangwa?

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

6.6
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
8.5
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Ruangwa in August

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

In August, Ruangwa sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Ruangwa 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 Ruangwa peaks around March 11 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 11UV 15Jul 10UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Ruangwa 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 Ruangwa is worst in July — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (May, 8 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateGoodJul 2318 µg/m³May 139 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb12Moderate
Mar10Good
Apr10Good
May8Good
Jun12Good
Jul18Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct13Moderate
Nov10Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Ruangwa?

Ruangwa sits at 10.1°S, 38.9°E, 348 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Nachingwea, 39 km away.

MasasiLindiLuchinguNangomba

Topography around Ruangwa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ruangwa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 199 m around an average of 342 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 630 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 939 m.

The land around Ruangwa is covered by trees (49%) and shrubs (22%) within 3 km, trees (62%) within 16 km, and trees (50%), grassland (24%) and shrubs (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
199 m
16 km
630 m
80 km
939 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
August weather nearby: Nachingwea 39 km · Nanganga 42 km · Nyangao 48 km · Lukuledi 57 km · Masasi 74 km · Lindi 86 km · Luchingu 102 km · Nangomba 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 Ruangwa (-10.0667°, 38.9333°, elevation 348 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).