Tandahimba weather in August

In August, Tandahimba 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 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-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 57% 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 Tandahimba's 4th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tandahimba's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
10th warmest
Overnight low
18°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
5 mm
1.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:36 AM – 6:15 PM
Cloud cover
39%
4th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.31 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 Tandahimba reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°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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22818
32818
42818
52818
62818
72918
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202918
212918
222918
232918
242918
252918
262918
272918
282918
292918
302918
312918

How August really feels in Tandahimba

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.

Tandahimba weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 23°20022.612.63.3
Feb30° / 23°18720.512.43.4
Mar30° / 23°1922612.13.2
Apr29° / 22°8617.811.84.4
May29° / 20°24511.56.3
Jun29° / 19°41.111.47.2
Jul28° / 18°41.111.47.5
Aug29° / 18°51.311.67.0
Sep30° / 19°9311.96.2
Oct31° / 20°236.712.25.3
Nov31° / 22°5211.512.54.3
Dec31° / 23°13720.312.63.5

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 57% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 30% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 13%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18515
28515
38515
48515
58515
68515
78515
88614
98614
108515
118515
128614
138614
148614
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218812
228911
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259010
269010
279010
289010
299010
30919
319010

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Tandahimba 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 6% on the wettest days.

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316

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 74% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 11% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
11246411
21236511
31226611
41216810
51206910
62196910
72187010
82177110
92167210
10216739
11215749
12215749
13214759
14214759
15213769
16212779
17212779
18211789
19211789
202117710
212107810
221107910
231107910
24197911
25197911
26197812
27187912
28187813
29187714
30187615
31187615

Wind in August

Winds average 10 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
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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 6:42 AM to 6:28 AM, and sunset from 6:13 PM to 6:15 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:426:13
211.56:426:13
311.56:416:13
411.56:416:14
511.66:416:14
611.66:406:14
711.66:406:14
811.66:406:14
911.66:396:14
1011.66:396:14
1111.66:386:14
1211.66:386:15
1311.66:386:15
1411.66:376:15
1511.66:376:15
1611.66:366:15
1711.76:366:15
1811.76:356:15
1911.76:356:15
2011.76:346:15
2111.76:346:15
2211.76:336:15
2311.76:336:15
2411.76:326:15
2511.76:326:15
2611.76:316:15
2711.76:306:15
2811.86:306:15
2911.86:296:15
3011.86:296:15
3111.86:286:15

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.31 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.86 kWh/m² to a high of 6.25 kWh/m² in November across the year — August's 5.31 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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145.3Bright
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165.3Bright
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215.4Bright
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265.5Bright
275.5Bright
285.6Bright
295.6Bright
305.6Bright
315.6Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Tandahimba

In seasonPeak

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

Tandahimba's monsoon runs December–March, 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 Tandahimba?

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
8.7
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Tandahimba in August

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

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

light clothessun protection

UV index in Tandahimba 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 Tandahimba peaks around March 12 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 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 12UV 15Jun 21UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Tandahimba 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 Tandahimba is worst in November — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (May, 9 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateNov 1715 µg/m³May 229 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb13Moderate
Mar11Good
Apr10Good
May9Good
Jun9Good
Jul11Good
Aug11Good
Sep9Good
Oct10Good
Nov16Moderate
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Tandahimba?

Tandahimba sits at 10.8°S, 39.6°E, 284 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Kitama, 12 km away.

Mtwara

Topography around Tandahimba

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tandahimba has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 69 m around an average of 284 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 364 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 939 m.

The land around Tandahimba is covered by trees (42%) and shrubs (20%) within 3 km, trees (51%) and shrubs (23%) within 16 km, and trees (59%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
69 m
16 km
364 m
80 km
939 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Kitama 12 km · Nanyamba 23 km · Luchingu 37 km · Newala 42 km · Newala Kisimani 44 km · Nyangao 60 km · Nanganga 67 km · Mtwara 81 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 Tandahimba (-10.75°, 39.6333°, elevation 284 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).