Dowa Weather in August
Dowa in August
The short of it: Dowa in August averages a high of 24 °C (74 °F) and a low of 11 °C (51 °F), with 1.0 mm (0.04 in) of rain and about 11 h 40 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 24° · low 11° · rain 1.0 mm · daylight 11 h 40 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: May & August
Thirty years of records give Dowa an average August high of 24°, a low of 11° and some 1.0 mm of rain. Much like July: highs about 24°, nights near 11°. Easy travelling weather. Rain is scarce, about 1.0 mm, the 11th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 40 min in mid-August, 16 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening. The Almanac rates August 5 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are May and August.
Against its neighbours, Dowa runs cooler than most and wetter than most in August. Ntchisi, 14 km to the N, sees much the same highs.
August in Dowa, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 2° warmer, 1.0 mm less rain
- Versus September
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 40 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NtchisiCentral Region | 14 km N | 23° | 10° | 1.0 mm |
| MponelaCentral Region | 25 km WNW | 25° | 11° | 0.0 mm |
| ChipeniCentral Region | 28 km N | 24° | 11° | 0.0 mm |
| LilongweCentral Region | 38 km SSW | 25° | 11° | 0.0 mm |
| SalimaCentral Region | 58 km ESE | 29° | 16° | 1.0 mm |
| ChipokaCentral Region | 73 km ESE | 28° | 17° | 3.0 mm |
| KasunguCentral Region | 85 km NW | 27° | 12° | 0.0 mm |
| NkhotakotaCentral Region | 90 km NNE | 26° | 17° | 2.0 mm |