Chala weather in February

In February, Chala sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 192 mm of rain across 22.1 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in February, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of February to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Chala's 11th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Chala's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
5th warmest
Overnight low
17°
8th coldest
Rainfall
192 mm
22.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
7:02 AM – 7:17 PM
Cloud cover
84%
11th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.49 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

Chala is human settlement in Tanzania.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month.

A typical February day in Chala reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and on par with March.

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Chala weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 17°24026.612.44.2
Feb24° / 17°19222.112.24.4
Mar24° / 17°18223.812.14.6
Apr24° / 17°8316.711.85.7
May24° / 16°164.211.78.2
Jun24° / 14°10.111.69.0
Jul24° / 14°0011.69.2
Aug26° / 16°00.111.88.9
Sep27° / 17°30.6128.3
Oct28° / 19°183.412.27.3
Nov26° / 18°8312.312.35.9
Dec24° / 17°18823.212.44.6

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 6% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 89%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Chala gets around 192 mm of rain over 22.1 wet days in February. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 79% and peaks near 84% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of February feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, February lands in the humid band about 86% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
19883
29883
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410873
510873
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1012853
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289874

Wind in February

Winds average 5 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of February to 12 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:59 AM to 7:03 AM, and sunset from 7:18 PM to 7:13 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.36:597:18
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412.37:007:18
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Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.49 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.13 kWh/m² to a high of 6.62 kWh/m² in September across the year — February's 5.49 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Chala

In seasonPeak

In February, Chala sits inside its cyclone and monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Chala sits in the South Indian Ocean cyclone belt; the season peaks January–March.

Chala's monsoon runs December–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Cyclone
Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is February a good time to visit Chala?

Our two travel scores rate February for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

4.4
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
3.9
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Chala for sightseeing.

What to pack for Chala in February

From February's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In February, Chala sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 17°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Chala in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 16 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Chala peaks around March 11 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 10 (extreme).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 11UV 16Jun 18UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Chala in February

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where February falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Chala is worst in August — around 36 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.8× the cleanest month (April, 7 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateModerateGoodAug 2135 µg/m³Apr 237 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb11Good
Mar9Good
Apr7Good
May7Good
Jun16Moderate
Jul25Moderate
Aug36Poor
Sep34Moderate
Oct19Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Chala?

Chala sits at 7.6°S, 31.3°E, 1,765 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Namanyere, 25 km away.

KirandoMataiKitukuMpulunguLaela

Topography around Chala

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Chala.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Chala has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 682 m around an average of 1,876 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,045 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,666 m.

The land around Chala is covered by cropland (43%) and grassland (30%) within 3 km, cropland (55%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (30%), cropland (24%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
682 m
16 km
1,045 m
80 km
1,666 m
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February weather nearby: Namanyere 25 km · Usevia 54 km · Sumbawanga 57 km · Kirando 76 km · Matai 84 km · Kituku 117 km · Mpulungu 132 km · Laela 139 km

Tanzania travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type D / G
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 29% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,319
2025
Happiness
3.9 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
31%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
3.7
per 100k, 2020
Road deaths
31.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 479
Religion
Christian 63%Muslim 34%folk religion 1%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Chala (-7.5833°, 31.2667°, elevation 1,765 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).