Tukuyu weather in August

In August, Tukuyu sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 24 mm of rain across 6.3 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

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 Tukuyu's 2nd-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tukuyu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
9th warmest
Overnight low
12°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
24 mm
6.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:59 AM – 6:40 PM
Cloud cover
43%
2nd clearest
Wind
5 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.68 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.4
out of 10

Tukuyu is city.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.

A typical August day in Tukuyu reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 2°C warmer than July and about 3°C cooler than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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22011
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82111
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122111
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Tukuyu weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 9th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 17°46528.712.53.8
Feb25° / 17°3772512.33.9
Mar24° / 17°49728.612.13.8
Apr22° / 16°39826.711.83.9
May21° / 14°12018.111.65.3
Jun20° / 11°339.511.56.2
Jul19° / 11°339.211.56.3
Aug21° / 12°246.311.77.4
Sep24° / 13°254.311.98.1
Oct26° / 15°11611.612.26.7
Nov26° / 16°3061912.45.2
Dec25° / 17°45325.612.54.3

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 30%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15941
26040
36040
46040
56139
66238
76238
86238
96436
106535
116634
126733
136832
146931
157030
167030
177129
187327
197327
207426
217624
227624
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257822
267921
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287921
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307921
317921

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Tukuyu gets around 24 mm of rain over 6.3 wet days in August, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 19% and peaks near 26% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
126
226
326
426
526
625
725
824
923
1022
1121
1220
1319
1419
1518
1618
1718
1817
1917
2017
2116
2216
2316
2416
2515
2615
2715
2815
2915
3015
3115

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 83% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
18515
28416
38416
48317
58317
68218
78218
88218
98218
108218
118119
128119
138119
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308416
318416

Wind in August

Winds average 5 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
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115calm
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315calm

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 7:04 AM to 6:51 AM, and sunset from 6:39 PM to 6:40 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.67:046:39
211.67:046:39
311.67:036:39
411.67:036:40
511.67:036:40
611.67:026:40
711.67:026:40
811.67:026:40
911.67:016:40
1011.67:016:40
1111.77:016:40
1211.77:006:40
1311.77:006:40
1411.77:006:40
1511.76:596:40
1611.76:596:40
1711.76:586:40
1811.76:586:40
1911.76:576:40
2011.76:576:40
2111.76:566:40
2211.76:566:40
2311.76:556:40
2411.86:556:40
2511.86:546:40
2611.86:546:40
2711.86:536:40
2811.86:536:40
2911.86:526:40
3011.86:526:40
3111.86:516:40

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.68 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.6 kWh/m² to a high of 6.94 kWh/m² in October across the year — August's 5.68 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.1Bright
25.2Bright
35.2Bright
45.2Bright
55.3Bright
65.3Bright
75.3Bright
85.4Bright
95.4Bright
105.5Bright
115.5Bright
125.5Bright
135.6Bright
145.6Bright
155.7Bright
165.7Bright
175.7Bright
185.8Bright
195.8Bright
205.8Bright
215.9Bright
225.9Bright
236.0Bright
246.0Bright
256.0Intense
266.1Intense
276.1Intense
286.1Intense
296.2Intense
306.2Intense
316.2Intense
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Tukuyu

In seasonPeak

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

Tukuyu's monsoon runs November–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 Tukuyu?

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

7.4
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
4.8
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

August is one of the better times to visit Tukuyu for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Tukuyu in August

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

In August, Tukuyu sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

sun protection

UV index in Tukuyu 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 Tukuyu peaks around February 19 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 16 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 19UV 16Jun 16UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Tukuyu 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 Tukuyu is worst in October — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.6× the cleanest month (May, 7 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateGoodOct 1219 µg/m³May 198 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb13Moderate
Mar11Good
Apr9Good
May7Good
Jun8Good
Jul11Good
Aug15Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct19Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Tukuyu?

Tukuyu sits at 9.3°S, 33.6°E, 1,431 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Katumba, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Tukuyu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tukuyu has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 281 m around an average of 1,418 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,230 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,473 m.

The land around Tukuyu is covered by trees (71%) and shrubs (20%) within 3 km, trees (68%) and shrubs (23%) within 16 km, and trees (36%), cropland (26%) and shrubs (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
281 m
16 km
2,230 m
80 km
2,473 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Katumba 4.0 km · Kiwira 15 km · Ipinda 38 km · Kyela 43 km · Mbeya 45 km · Igurusi 50 km · Utengule 52 km · Chimala 60 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 Tukuyu (-9.25°, 33.65°, elevation 1,431 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).