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August Weather in Macheke Zimbabwe

Daily high temperatures increase by 6°F, from 69°F to 75°F, rarely falling below 62°F or exceeding 81°F.

Daily low temperatures increase by 5°F, from 46°F to 51°F, rarely falling below 42°F or exceeding 56°F.

For reference, on October 30, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Macheke typically range from 59°F to 80°F, while on July 3, the coldest day of the year, they range from 45°F to 66°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in August in Macheke

The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on August. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Average Hourly Temperature in August in Macheke

Average Hourly Temperature in August in MachekeAug112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMJulSepcoldcoldcoolcoolcomfortablewarm
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

Zoatecpan, Mexico (9,157 miles away) and Poços de Caldas, Brazil (5,047 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Macheke (view comparison).

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The month of August in Macheke experiences essentially constant cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy remaining about 8% throughout the month. The lowest chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 7% on August 18.

The clearest day of the month is August 18, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 93% of the time.

For reference, on January 8, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 73%, while on August 18, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 93%.

Cloud Cover Categories in August in Macheke

Cloud Cover Categories in August in MachekeAug11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%JulSepJan 827%Jan 827%Aug 192%Aug 192%Aug 3192%Aug 3192%Aug 1193%Aug 1193%Aug 2193%Aug 2193%clearmostly clearpartly cloudyovercastmostly cloudy
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.

Rainfall

To show variation within the month and not just the monthly total, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day rainfall during August in Macheke is essentially constant, remaining about 0.2 inches throughout, and rarely exceeding 0.2 inches or falling below -0.0 inches.

The lowest average 31-day accumulation is 0.0 inches on August 28.

Average Monthly Rainfall in August in Macheke

The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.

Over the course of August in Macheke, the length of the day is gradually increasing. From the start to the end of the month, the length of the day increases by 26 minutes, implying an average daily increase of 52 seconds, and weekly increase of 6 minutes, 1 second.

The shortest day of the month is August 1, with 11 hours, 19 minutes of daylight and the longest day is August 31, with 11 hours, 45 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in August in Macheke

The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.

The latest sunrise of the month in Macheke is 6:19 AM on August 1 and the earliest sunrise is 19 minutes earlier at 6:00 AM on August 31.

The earliest sunset is 5:38 PM on August 1 and the latest sunset is 7 minutes later at 5:45 PM on August 31.

Daylight saving time is not observed in Macheke during 2024.

For reference, on December 21, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 5:14 AM and sets 13 hours, 13 minutes later, at 6:27 PM, while on June 20, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 6:23 AM and sets 11 hours, 2 minutes later, at 5:25 PM.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in August in Macheke

The solar day over the course of August. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in August in Macheke

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in August in MachekeAug112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMJulSep00101020202030304040505060000101020203030304040505060
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Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of August 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for August 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in August in Macheke

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in August in MachekeAug112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMJulSepJul 612:58 AMJul 612:58 AMJul 2112:18 PMJul 2112:18 PMAug 41:14 PMAug 41:14 PMAug 198:26 PMAug 198:26 PMSep 33:56 AMSep 33:56 AMSep 184:35 AMSep 184:35 AM6:51 AM6:51 AM6:00 PM6:00 PM5:42 PM5:42 PM7:17 AM7:17 AM6:21 AM6:21 AM5:44 PM5:44 PM5:32 PM5:32 PM6:39 AM6:39 AM6:11 AM6:11 AM6:10 PM6:10 PM5:16 PM5:16 PM5:53 AM5:53 AM
The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.
Aug 2024IlluminationMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseMeridian PassingDistance
1
10%3:49 AMENE2:52 PMWNW-9:21 AMN240,028 mi
2
5%4:45 AMENE3:51 PMWNW-10:18 AMN242,263 mi
3
1%5:36 AMENE4:49 PMWNW-11:13 AMN244,436 mi
4
0%6:21 AMENE5:44 PMWNW-12:03 PMN246,492 mi
5
1%7:01 AMENE6:36 PMWNW-12:49 PMN248,357 mi
6
4%7:36 AMENE7:26 PMW-1:31 PMN249,932 mi
7
9%8:09 AME8:14 PMW-2:11 PMN251,103 mi
8
15%8:41 AME9:01 PMW-2:50 PMN251,749 mi
9
22%9:12 AME9:47 PMW-3:28 PMN251,757 mi
10
31%9:44 AME10:35 PMWSW-4:08 PMN251,037 mi
11
40%10:17 AMESE11:25 PMWSW-4:49 PMN249,540 mi
12
50%10:54 AMESE--5:34 PMS247,270 mi
13
60%-12:18 AMWSW11:36 AMESE6:23 PMS244,298 mi
14
70%-1:14 AMWSW12:23 PMESE7:17 PMS240,776 mi
15
80%-2:13 AMWSW1:17 PMESE8:14 PMS236,932 mi
16
88%-3:12 AMWSW2:17 PMESE9:15 PMS233,067 mi
17
95%-4:10 AMWSW3:21 PMESE10:15 PMS229,524 mi
18
99%-5:04 AMWSW4:27 PMESE11:13 PMS226,643 mi
19
100%-5:54 AMWSW5:32 PMESE--
20
100%-6:39 AMWSW6:35 PME12:08 AMN224,696 mi
21
98%-7:22 AMW7:36 PME1:00 AMN223,847 mi
22
93%-8:02 AMW8:37 PME1:50 AMN224,128 mi
23
85%-8:43 AMW9:37 PMENE2:40 AMN225,438 mi
24
75%-9:25 AMWNW10:38 PMENE3:30 AMN227,577 mi
25
64%-10:09 AMWNW11:40 PMENE4:23 AMN230,288 mi
26
50%-10:58 AMWNW-5:19 AMN233,309 mi
27
41%12:43 AMENE11:51 AMWNW-6:17 AMN236,406 mi
28
31%1:44 AMENE12:47 PMWNW-7:15 AMN239,399 mi
29
21%2:41 AMENE1:45 PMWNW-8:13 AMN242,169 mi
30
13%3:33 AMENE2:43 PMWNW-9:08 AMN244,649 mi
31
7%4:19 AMENE3:38 PMWNW-9:59 AMN246,813 mi

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The chance that a given day will be muggy in Macheke is essentially constant during August, remaining around 0% throughout.

For reference, on January 26, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 3% of the time, while on April 20, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time.

Humidity Comfort Levels in August in Macheke

Humidity Comfort Levels in August in MachekeAug11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%JulSepAug 10%Aug 10%Aug 310%Aug 310%Aug 110%Aug 110%Aug 210%Aug 210%drydrycomfortablecomfortable
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Macheke is gradually increasing during August, increasing from 7.8 miles per hour to 8.6 miles per hour over the course of the month.

For reference, on October 3, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 9.5 miles per hour, while on May 18, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 6.8 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in August in Macheke

The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

The hourly average wind direction in Macheke throughout August is predominantly from the east, with a peak proportion of 71% on August 31.

Wind Direction in August in Macheke

Wind Direction in August in MachekeAug11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%JulSepeastsouthnorth
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The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

Temperatures in Macheke are sufficiently warm year round that it is not entirely meaningful to discuss the growing season in these terms. We nevertheless include the chart below as an illustration of the distribution of temperatures experienced throughout the year.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in August in Macheke

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in August in MachekeAug11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%JulSep100%Aug 16100%Aug 16100%Jul 2100%Jul 2very coldcoldcoolcomfortablewarm
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

The average accumulated growing degree days in Macheke are increasing during August, increasing by 304°F, from 206°F to 509°F, over the course of the month.

Growing Degree Days in August in Macheke

Growing Degree Days in August in MachekeAug1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930303131200°F200°F250°F250°F300°F300°F350°F350°F400°F400°F450°F450°F500°F500°F550°F550°FJulSepAug 1206°FAug 1206°FAug 31509°FAug 31509°FAug 11291°FAug 11291°FAug 21391°FAug 21391°F
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of August, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy in Macheke is gradually increasing during August, rising by 0.9 kWh, from 5.8 kWh to 6.7 kWh, over the course of the month.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in August in Macheke

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in August in MachekeAug11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWhJulSepAug 15.8 kWhAug 15.8 kWhAug 316.7 kWhAug 316.7 kWhAug 116.1 kWhAug 116.1 kWhAug 216.4 kWhAug 216.4 kWh
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Macheke are -18.139 deg latitude, 31.849 deg longitude, and 5,010 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Macheke contains significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 535 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 5,043 feet. Within 10 miles contains significant variations in elevation (1,496 feet). Within 50 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (3,586 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Macheke is covered by grassland (55%), artificial surfaces (30%), and cropland (11%), within 10 miles by grassland (47%) and cropland (31%), and within 50 miles by cropland (63%) and trees (15%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Macheke, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Temperature and Dew Point

There are 3 weather stations near enough to contribute to our estimation of the temperature and dew point in Macheke.

For each station, the records are corrected for the elevation difference between that station and Macheke according to the International Standard Atmosphere , and by the relative change present in the MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis between the two locations.

The estimated value at Macheke is computed as the weighted average of the individual contributions from each station, with weights proportional to the inverse of the distance between Macheke and a given station.

The stations contributing to this reconstruction are:

To get a sense of how much these sources agree with each other, you can view a comparison of Macheke and the stations that contribute to our estimates of its temperature history and climate. Please note that each source's contribution is adjusted for elevation and the relative change present in the MERRA-2 data.

Other Data

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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