Vwawa weather in August

In August, Vwawa sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.2 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 27°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% 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 Vwawa's 2nd-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Vwawa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
4th warmest
Overnight low
14°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
7:01 AM – 6:43 PM
Cloud cover
34%
2nd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
6.12 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.6
out of 10

Vwawa is ward in Mbozi District, Songwe 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

Highs climb over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 27°C by the end.

A typical August day in Vwawa reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 2°C warmer than July and about 2°C cooler than September.

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Vwawa 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
Jan25° / 17°24026.912.54.0
Feb25° / 17°18922.812.34.2
Mar25° / 17°25627.112.14.0
Apr25° / 16°1602011.85.2
May25° / 15°234.711.67.9
Jun25° / 13°00.111.59.0
Jul25° / 12°0011.59.1
Aug26° / 14°10.211.78.6
Sep28° / 15°30.811.97.3
Oct30° / 17°245.812.25.7
Nov29° / 17°10214.512.45.0
Dec26° / 17°2242412.54.4

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 16%.

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

Any precipitation

Vwawa 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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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 12 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 11 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
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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 7:06 AM to 6:54 AM, and sunset from 6:42 PM to 6:43 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.67:066:42
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411.67:066:43
511.67:056:43
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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 6.12 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.38 kWh/m² to a high of 6.87 kWh/m² in October across the year — August's 6.12 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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126.0Intense
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Vwawa

In seasonPeak

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

Vwawa's monsoon runs December–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 Vwawa?

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

8.6
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
8.4
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Vwawa in August

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

In August, Vwawa sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 14°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Vwawa 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 Vwawa peaks around February 17 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.

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Vwawa 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 Vwawa 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 Vwawa?

Vwawa sits at 9.1°S, 32.9°E, 1,577 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Mlowo, 13 km away.

ChitipaKatumba

Topography around Vwawa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Vwawa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 168 m around an average of 1,560 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 592 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,122 m.

The land around Vwawa is covered by cropland (40%), trees (23%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, cropland (61%) and trees (24%) within 16 km, and cropland (35%), shrubs (26%) and trees (23%) within 80 km.

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168 m
16 km
592 m
80 km
2,122 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Mlowo 13 km · Tunduma 28 km · Nakonde 33 km · Utengule 50 km · Mbeya 61 km · Kiwira 67 km · Chitipa 76 km · Katumba 76 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 Vwawa (-9.1081°, 32.9347°, elevation 1,577 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).