Shirati weather in August

In August, Shirati sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 57 mm of rain across 10.3 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in August, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of August to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Shirati's 1st-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Shirati's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
4th warmest
Overnight low
19°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
57 mm
10.3 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:49 AM – 6:47 PM
Cloud cover
57%
1st clearest
Wind
9 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.94 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.4
out of 10

Shirati is town in Mara 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 27°C through the month.

A typical August day in Shirati reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12719
22719
32719
42719
52719
62719
72719
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102719
112719
122719
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292719
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312720

Shirati weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 4th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 20°11617.612.15.4
Feb28° / 20°9314.8125.4
Mar28° / 20°15820.5124.9
Apr27° / 20°19922.5124.3
May27° / 20°11717.611.95.3
Jun27° / 19°499.611.96.5
Jul27° / 19°317.411.96.8
Aug27° / 19°5710.3126.4
Sep28° / 20°6912.6125.9
Oct27° / 20°13419.8124.8
Nov26° / 20°18723.812.14.3
Dec26° / 19°17022.712.14.7

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 46%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15446
25347
35446
45446
55446
65446
75545
85545
95545
105545
115446
125545
135545
145545
155545
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175347
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225446
235446
245446
255446
265347
275446
285446
295446
305446
315446

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Shirati gets around 57 mm of rain over 10.3 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 34% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
128
228
328
429
529
629
730
830
931
1031
1132
1232
1333
1434
1534
1635
1735
1835
1936
2036
2136
2237
2337
2438
2538
2638
2739
2839
2940
3040
3140

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 50% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 14% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
13374911
23364911
33365011
43365011
53355111
63355111
73355111
83355111
93345112
103345112
113345112
123335113
133335113
143325213
153325114
163325114
173325015
182325016
192325016
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252324917
262324917
272314917
282314918
292314918
302314918
312314918

Wind in August

Winds average 9 km/h in August, the windiest month of the year.

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 12 hours at the start of August to 12 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:52 AM to 6:45 AM, and sunset from 6:49 PM to 6:43 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:526:49
212.06:526:49
312.06:516:49
412.06:516:48
512.06:516:48
612.06:516:48
712.06:516:48
812.06:516:48
912.06:516:48
1012.06:516:48
1112.06:506:48
1212.06:506:48
1312.06:506:48
1412.06:506:47
1512.06:506:47
1612.06:496:47
1712.06:496:47
1812.06:496:47
1912.06:496:46
2012.06:486:46
2112.06:486:46
2212.06:486:46
2312.06:476:46
2412.06:476:45
2512.06:476:45
2612.06:466:45
2712.06:466:45
2812.06:466:44
2912.06:456:44
3012.06:456:44
3112.06:456:43

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.94 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.58 kWh/m² to a high of 6.54 kWh/m² in February across the year — August's 5.94 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
25.8Bright
35.8Bright
45.8Bright
55.8Bright
65.8Bright
75.8Bright
85.8Bright
95.9Bright
105.9Bright
115.9Bright
125.9Bright
135.9Bright
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165.9Bright
176.0Bright
186.0Bright
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206.0Bright
216.0Bright
226.0Bright
236.0Intense
246.0Intense
256.0Intense
266.0Intense
276.0Intense
286.0Intense
296.0Intense
306.1Intense
316.1Intense
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Shirati?

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

6.4
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
6.6
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Shirati in August

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

In August, Shirati sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Shirati 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 Shirati peaks around March 16 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeExtremeMar 16UV 16Jun 18UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Shirati 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 Shirati is worst in July — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (April, 10 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateGoodJul 1521 µg/m³Apr 1510 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan19Moderate
Feb16Moderate
Mar12Good
Apr10Good
May12Good
Jun19Moderate
Jul21Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct12Good
Nov10Good
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is Shirati?

Shirati sits at 1.1°S, 34.0°E, 1,134 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Musoma, 46 km away.

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Topography around Shirati

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Shirati has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 41 m around an average of 1,138 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 329 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,107 m.

The land around Shirati is covered by water (68%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, water (54%) and cropland (21%) within 16 km, and water (46%) within 80 km.

3 km
41 m
16 km
329 m
80 km
1,107 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandwaterwetland
August weather nearby: Musoma 46 km · Tarime 49 km · Isebania 54 km · Migori 55 km · Sirari 56 km · Awendo 66 km · Butiama 70 km · Matongo 71 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 Shirati (-1.1333°, 33.9833°, elevation 1,134 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).