Shelui weather in August

In August, Shelui sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.2 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-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 37% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of August to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Shelui's 2nd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Shelui's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
4th warmest
Overnight low
17°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:52 AM – 6:43 PM
Cloud cover
50%
2nd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
6.57 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
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 Shelui reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C warmer than July and about 2°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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93017
103017
113017
123017
133017
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293018
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313118

How August really feels in Shelui

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.

Shelui weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 4th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 19°14117.612.24.9
Feb29° / 19°10414.512.14.7
Mar29° / 19°14216.7124.6
Apr28° / 19°11613.611.95.2
May29° / 18°204.111.86.3
Jun29° / 17°10.311.86.7
Jul29° / 16°00.111.87.0
Aug30° / 17°10.211.96.3
Sep31° / 18°20.5125.3
Oct32° / 19°183.212.14.5
Nov31° / 20°10110.412.24.4
Dec29° / 19°16818.512.24.6

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 25% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 38%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15941
25842
35842
45842
55842
65842
75743
85743
95743
105842
115842
125941
135941
146040
156139
166139
176238
186238
196337
206436
216535
226535
236634
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256634
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306733
316634

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Shelui gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.2 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 2% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
11
21
31
41
51
61
71
81
91
101
111
121
131
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312

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 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19631
29631
39631
49730
59730
69820
79820
89820
99820
109820
119820
129820
139820
149820
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209820
219820
229820
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259820
269820
279820
289820
299820
309820
319721

Wind in August

Winds average 12 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
812light breeze
912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
1212light breeze
1312light breeze
1412calm
1512calm
1612calm
1712calm
1812calm
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2012calm
2112calm
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3112calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 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 6 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:55 AM to 6:46 AM, and sunset from 6:43 PM to 6:41 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:556:43
211.86:556:44
311.86:556:44
411.86:556:44
511.86:546:44
611.86:546:44
711.86:546:44
811.86:546:44
911.86:546:43
1011.86:536:43
1111.86:536:43
1211.86:536:43
1311.86:536:43
1411.86:526:43
1511.96:526:43
1611.96:526:43
1711.96:516:43
1811.96:516:43
1911.96:516:43
2011.96:506:43
2111.96:506:42
2211.96:506:42
2311.96:496:42
2411.96:496:42
2511.96:486:42
2611.96:486:42
2711.96:486:41
2811.96:476:41
2911.96:476:41
3011.96:466:41
3111.96:466:41

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.57 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.86 kWh/m² to a high of 7.1 kWh/m² in September across the year — August's 6.57 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
26.3Intense
36.3Intense
46.3Intense
56.4Intense
66.4Intense
76.4Intense
86.4Intense
96.4Intense
106.5Intense
116.5Intense
126.5Intense
136.5Intense
146.5Intense
156.5Intense
166.6Intense
176.6Intense
186.6Intense
196.6Intense
206.7Intense
216.7Intense
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246.7Intense
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266.8Intense
276.8Intense
286.8Intense
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Shelui

In seasonPeak

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

Shelui's rainy season runs November–April, 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 Shelui?

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

6.3
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
8.5
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Shelui in August

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

In August, Shelui sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Shelui in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Shelui peaks around March 13 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 17 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 13UV 16Jun 17UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Shelui?

Shelui sits at 4.4°S, 34.2°E, 1,091 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Kiomboi, 22 km away.

MtinkoSingidaIlongeroKishapu

Topography around Shelui

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Shelui has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 34 m around an average of 1,090 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 499 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 747 m.

The land around Shelui is covered by grassland (49%) and cropland (38%) within 3 km, cropland (46%) and grassland (33%) within 16 km, and cropland (44%) and grassland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
34 m
16 km
499 m
80 km
747 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
August weather nearby: Kiomboi 22 km · Igunga 36 km · Igugunu 53 km · Sepuka 56 km · Mtinko 75 km · Singida 78 km · Ilongero 81 km · Kishapu 91 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 Shelui (-4.3667°, 34.2°, elevation 1,091 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).