Salima Weather in August
Salima in August
The short of it: Salima in August averages a high of 29 °C (84 °F) and a low of 16 °C (60 °F), with 1.0 mm (0.04 in) of rain and about 11 h 39 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 29° · low 16° · rain 1.0 mm · daylight 11 h 39 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: July & June
August in Salima brings afternoons near 29° and nights around 16°, with about 1.0 mm of rain over the month. Much like July: highs about 29°, nights near 16°. Easy travelling weather. Rain is scarce, about 1.0 mm, the 11th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 39 min in mid-August, 16 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water. The Almanac rates August 5 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and June.
Against its neighbours, Salima runs warmer than most and drier than most in August. Chipoka, 24 km to the SSE, is 1° cooler by day.
August in Salima, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 2° warmer, 0.0 mm more rain
- Versus September
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 39 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ChipokaCentral Region | 24 km SSE | 28° | 17° | 3.0 mm |
| DowaCentral Region | 58 km WNW | 24° | 11° | 1.0 mm |
| Monkey BaySouthern Region | 60 km SE | 25° | 16° | 8.0 mm |
| NtchisiCentral Region | 65 km WNW | 23° | 10° | 1.0 mm |
| DedzaCentral Region | 68 km SSW | 22° | 10° | 2.0 mm |
| ChipeniCentral Region | 73 km NW | 24° | 11° | 0.0 mm |
| LilongweCentral Region | 75 km WSW | 25° | 11° | 0.0 mm |
| MponelaCentral Region | 83 km WNW | 25° | 11° | 0.0 mm |