Weather in Arusha in August 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Arusha in August
Going from a maximum of +28°C during the day to a minimum of +12°C during the night, the temperature in August averages around +25°C.
The average maximum temperature goes up 0% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +25°C to +25°C.
Is Arusha warm or cold in August?
Arusha is typically warm in August.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +23°C to +24°C. The minimum temperature also goes up from +13°C to +14°C.
It’s generally warm, but pack a long-sleeve shirt for evenings.
Take a look at how August is compared to other months in Arusha:
Climate in Arusha in August
| July | August | September | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +23°C | +24°C | +26°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +8°C | +8°C | +10°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +28°C | +30°C | +31°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 17 mm | 15 mm | 10 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 2 m/s | 2 m/s | 3 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 75% | 72% | 67% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1018 HPa | 1017 HPa | 1016 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 13 | 13 | 15 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 16 | 16 | 12 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
August weather is still as good as in July. It’s getting warmer as August arrives. The average maximum temperature goes up from +23°C to +24°C during the day. As August arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 17 mm to 15 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 75% to 72%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during August, staying around 2 m/s. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 2 sunny days during the month.
September brings much the same weather, it remains good.
Wind
The average wind speed is 4 m/s getting up to 5 m/s which is a light breeze; barely moving the tree leaves.
The average wind speed in Arusha is gradually decreasing during August, going from 4 m/s to 3 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last August in Arusha?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Arusha in August has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1989 (+25°C) and the highest in 2003 (+27°C). The driest year was 2009 with only 376 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2020 with 1067 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Arusha, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.