Utengule weather in August

In August, Utengule sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.4 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 26°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 57% 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 Utengule's 1st-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Utengule's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
5th warmest
Overnight low
13°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
7:00 AM – 6:42 PM
Cloud cover
36%
1st clearest
Wind
11 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
6.04 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.8
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 26°C by the end.

A typical August day in Utengule reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 2°C warmer than July and about 2°C cooler than September.

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Utengule weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 5th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 16°32027.912.53.9
Feb25° / 16°24523.912.34.1
Mar25° / 16°35128.212.13.9
Apr24° / 16°19221.411.85.0
May24° / 14°265.611.67.8
Jun23° / 12°10.211.58.7
Jul23° / 11°00.111.58.8
Aug25° / 13°10.411.78.8
Sep27° / 14°51.211.98.1
Oct28° / 16°387.412.26.6
Nov27° / 17°16616.612.45.3
Dec25° / 16°33325.712.54.2

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 57% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 25% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 18%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Utengule gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.4 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 3% on the wettest days.

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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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
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Wind in August

Winds average 11 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 11 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
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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 7:05 AM to 6:52 AM, and sunset from 6:41 PM to 6:41 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.67:056:41
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411.67:046:41
511.67:046:41
611.67:036:41
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1911.76:586:42
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2711.86:546:42
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2911.86:536:41
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Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.04 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.29 kWh/m² to a high of 6.89 kWh/m² in October across the year — August's 6.04 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Utengule

In seasonPeak

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

Utengule'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 Utengule?

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

8.8
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.8
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Utengule in August

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

In August, Utengule sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 13°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Utengule 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 Utengule peaks around February 21 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 21UV 16Jun 17UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Utengule 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 Utengule is worst in October — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.7× the cleanest month (May, 8 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateGoodOct 1020 µg/m³May 218 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Moderate
Feb13Moderate
Mar12Good
Apr10Good
May8Good
Jun8Good
Jul11Good
Aug16Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct20Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Utengule?

Utengule sits at 8.9°S, 33.3°E, 1,397 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Mbeya, 13 km away.

Topography around Utengule

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Utengule has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 405 m around an average of 1,433 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,746 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,425 m.

The land around Utengule is covered by cropland (44%) and trees (37%) within 3 km, cropland (36%), trees (28%) and shrubs (22%) within 16 km, and cropland (34%), trees (33%) and shrubs (25%) within 80 km.

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405 m
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80 km
2,425 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Mbeya 13 km · Kiwira 38 km · Mlowo 40 km · Katumba 48 km · Vwawa 50 km · Matundasi 50 km · Tukuyu 52 km · Igurusi 57 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 Utengule (-8.9°, 33.3333°, elevation 1,397 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).