Balaka Weather in August
Balaka in August
The short of it: Balaka in August averages a high of 28 °C (82 °F) and a low of 14 °C (57 °F), with 67 mm (2.6 in) of rain and about 11 h 37 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 28° · low 14° · rain 67 mm · daylight 11 h 37 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: July & June
Thirty years of records give Balaka an average August high of 28°, a low of 14° and some 67 mm of rain. Much like July: highs about 28°, nights near 14°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 67 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 37 min in mid-August, 18 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates August 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and June.
Against its neighbours, Balaka runs about middling and wetter than most in August. Liwonde, 31 km to the ESE, is 1° warmer by day.
August in Balaka, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 2° warmer, 45 mm more rain
- Versus September
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 14°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 37 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LiwondeSouthern Region | 31 km ESE | 28° | 15° | 58 mm |
| NtcheuCentral Region | 39 km WNW | 25° | 12° | 15 mm |
| MachingaSouthern Region | 43 km ESE | 25° | 14° | 41 mm |
| ZombaSouthern Region | 60 km SE | 25° | 13° | 29 mm |
| MangochiSouthern Region | 65 km NNE | 28° | 15° | 13 mm |
| UlonguéTete | 70 km WNW | 24° | 11° | 3.0 mm |
| ChiradzuluSouthern Region | 80 km SSE | 24° | 12° | 13 mm |
| MwanzaSouthern Region | 83 km SSW | 28° | 14° | 8.0 mm |