August Weather in Shelui Tanzania

Daily high temperatures increase by 3°F, from 88°F to 91°F, rarely falling below 85°F or exceeding 93°F.

Daily low temperatures increase by 2°F, from 60°F to 62°F, rarely falling below 57°F or exceeding 65°F.

For reference, on October 14, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Shelui typically range from 66°F to 94°F, while on July 12, the coldest day of the year, they range from 59°F to 86°F.

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.

Agua Zarca, Mexico (8,724 miles away) is the far-away foreign place with temperatures most similar to Shelui (view comparison).

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The month of August in Shelui experiences essentially constant cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy remaining about 31% throughout the month. The lowest chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 30% on August 9.

The clearest day of the month is August 9, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 70% of the time.

For reference, on January 9, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 80%, while on August 9, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 70%.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Shelui, the chance of a wet day over the course of August is essentially constant, remaining around 1% throughout.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 52% on December 31, and its lowest chance is 0% on July 10.

Over the course of August in Shelui, the length of the day is essentially constant. The shortest day of the month is August 1, with 11 hours, 56 minutes of daylight and the longest day is August 31, with 12 hours, 1 minute of daylight.

The latest sunrise of the month in Shelui is 6:51 AM on August 1 and the earliest sunrise is 9 minutes earlier at 6:42 AM on August 31.

The latest sunset is 6:47 PM on August 2 and the earliest sunset is 3 minutes earlier at 6:44 PM on August 31.

Daylight saving time is not observed in Shelui during 2024.

For reference, on December 21, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 6:30 AM and sets 12 hours, 23 minutes later, at 6:52 PM, while on June 20, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 6:48 AM and sets 11 hours, 52 minutes later, at 6:41 PM.

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.

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.

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 Shelui is essentially constant during August, remaining around 0% throughout.

For reference, on March 27, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 19% of the time, while on June 22, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time.

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 Shelui is essentially constant during August, remaining within 0.1 miles per hour of 13.0 miles per hour throughout.

For reference, on August 30, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 13.1 miles per hour, while on January 16, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 5.7 miles per hour.

The highest daily average wind speed during August is 13.1 miles per hour on August 30.

The hourly average wind direction in Shelui throughout August is predominantly from the east, with a peak proportion of 83% on August 31.

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 Shelui 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.

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 Shelui are rapidly increasing during August, increasing by 728°F, from 690°F to 1,418°F, over the course of the month.

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 Shelui is essentially constant during August, remaining within 0.2 kWh of 7.0 kWh throughout.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Shelui are -4.367 deg latitude, 34.200 deg longitude, and 3,579 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Shelui contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 125 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 3,585 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (1,654 feet). Within 50 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (2,510 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Shelui is covered by cropland (77%) and herbaceous vegetation (23%), within 10 miles by cropland (46%) and herbaceous vegetation (31%), and within 50 miles by cropland (34%) and herbaceous vegetation (25%).