Igunga weather in February

In February, Igunga sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 77 mm of rain across 12.7 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in February, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of February to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Igunga's 9th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Igunga's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 31°; 7th warmest
Overnight low: 20°; 9th coldest
Rainfall: 77 mm; 12.7 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 06 min; 6:55 AM – 7:03 PM
Cloud cover: 63%; 9th clearest
Wind: 6 km/h; 10th windiest
Solar energy: 6.53 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.2; out of 10

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Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month.

A typical February day in Igunga reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 1°C warmer than January and on par with March.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Avg high (°C)	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31
Avg low (°C)	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	20
2	30	20
3	30	20
4	30	20
5	30	20
6	30	20
7	30	20
8	30	20
9	31	20
10	31	20
11	31	20
12	31	20
13	31	20
14	31	20
15	31	20
16	31	20
17	31	20
18	31	20
19	31	20
20	31	20
21	31	20
22	31	20
23	31	20
24	31	20
25	31	20
26	31	20
27	31	20
28	31	20

How February really feels in Igunga

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

February sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Igunga weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	30° / 20°	104	15.9	12.2	4.4
Feb	31° / 20°	77	12.7	12.1	4.2
Mar	31° / 20°	104	15.3	12	4.1
Apr	30° / 20°	91	12.9	11.9	4.5
May	31° / 19°	17	3.6	11.8	5.3
Jun	31° / 18°	1	0.4	11.8	5.7
Jul	30° / 17°	0	0	11.8	6.1
Aug	31° / 18°	1	0.2	11.9	5.4
Sep	33° / 19°	1	0.4	12	4.4
Oct	34° / 21°	16	3.5	12.1	3.7
Nov	32° / 21°	82	10.5	12.2	3.8
Dec	30° / 20°	122	17	12.2	4.2

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 58%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Clearer (%)	42	43	43	42	41	41	42	42	42	42	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	43	43	44	44	44	44	45	45	44
Cloudier (%)	58	57	57	58	59	59	58	58	58	58	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	57	57	56	56	56	56	55	55	56

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	42	58
2	43	57
3	43	57
4	42	58
5	41	59
6	41	59
7	42	58
8	42	58
9	42	58
10	42	58
11	41	59
12	41	59
13	41	59
14	41	59
15	41	59
16	41	59
17	41	59
18	41	59
19	41	59
20	43	57
21	43	57
22	44	56
23	44	56
24	44	56
25	44	56
26	45	55
27	45	55
28	44	56

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Igunga gets around 77 mm of rain over 12.7 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 46% and peaks near 48% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Rain chance (%)	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	45	45	45	45	45	46	46	46	46	46	47	47	48	48

	Rain chance (%)
1	45
2	45
3	45
4	45
5	45
6	45
7	45
8	46
9	46
10	46
11	46
12	46
13	46
14	46
15	45
16	45
17	45
18	45
19	45
20	46
21	46
22	46
23	46
24	46
25	47
26	47
27	48
28	48

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 37% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 37% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Dry (%)	8	8	9	10	10	11	12	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	12	12	11	11	10	10	10	10	10
Comfortable (%)	16	16	16	16	15	15	14	14	14	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	14	14	15	15	15	16	16	16
Humid (%)	38	38	37	37	37	37	36	36	36	36	37	37	37	37	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	37	37
Muggy (%)	38	38	38	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	8	16	38	38
2	8	16	38	38
3	9	16	37	38
4	10	16	37	37
5	10	15	37	37
6	11	15	37	37
7	12	14	36	37
8	13	14	36	37
9	13	14	36	37
10	14	13	36	37
11	14	13	37	37
12	14	12	37	36
13	14	12	37	36
14	14	12	37	36
15	14	12	38	36
16	14	12	38	36
17	13	12	38	36
18	13	13	38	36
19	13	13	38	36
20	12	13	38	37
21	12	14	38	37
22	11	14	38	37
23	11	15	38	37
24	10	15	38	37
25	10	15	38	37
26	10	16	38	37
27	10	16	37	37
28	10	16	37	37

Wind in February

Winds average 6 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Wind speed (km/h)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	6	calm
2	6	calm
3	6	calm
4	6	calm
5	6	calm
6	6	calm
7	6	calm
8	6	calm
9	6	calm
10	6	calm
11	6	calm
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17	6	calm
18	6	calm
19	6	calm
20	6	calm
21	6	calm
22	6	calm
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24	6	calm
25	6	calm
26	6	calm
27	6	calm
28	6	calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 min at the start of February to 12 h 06 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 6:52 AM to 6:55 AM, and sunset from 7:03 PM to 7:01 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Daylight (h)	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1
Sunrise (AM)	6:52	6:53	6:53	6:53	6:53	6:54	6:54	6:54	6:54	6:54	6:54	6:55	6:55	6:55	6:55	6:55	6:55	6:55	6:55	6:55	6:55	6:55	6:55	6:55	6:55	6:55	6:55	6:55
Sunset (PM)	7:03	7:04	7:04	7:04	7:04	7:04	7:04	7:04	7:04	7:04	7:04	7:04	7:03	7:03	7:03	7:03	7:03	7:03	7:03	7:02	7:02	7:02	7:02	7:02	7:01	7:01	7:01	7:01

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.2	6:52	7:03
2	12.2	6:53	7:04
3	12.2	6:53	7:04
4	12.2	6:53	7:04
5	12.2	6:53	7:04
6	12.2	6:54	7:04
7	12.2	6:54	7:04
8	12.2	6:54	7:04
9	12.2	6:54	7:04
10	12.2	6:54	7:04
11	12.2	6:54	7:04
12	12.1	6:55	7:04
13	12.1	6:55	7:03
14	12.1	6:55	7:03
15	12.1	6:55	7:03
16	12.1	6:55	7:03
17	12.1	6:55	7:03
18	12.1	6:55	7:03
19	12.1	6:55	7:03
20	12.1	6:55	7:02
21	12.1	6:55	7:02
22	12.1	6:55	7:02
23	12.1	6:55	7:02
24	12.1	6:55	7:02
25	12.1	6:55	7:01
26	12.1	6:55	7:01
27	12.1	6:55	7:01
28	12.1	6:55	7:01

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 6.53 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.89 kWh/m² to a high of 7.12 kWh/m² in September across the year — February's 6.53 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.6
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.4	Intense
2	6.4	Intense
3	6.4	Intense
4	6.4	Intense
5	6.4	Intense
6	6.4	Intense
7	6.4	Intense
8	6.4	Intense
9	6.4	Intense
10	6.4	Intense
11	6.5	Intense
12	6.5	Intense
13	6.5	Intense
14	6.5	Intense
15	6.5	Intense
16	6.5	Intense
17	6.5	Intense
18	6.5	Intense
19	6.6	Intense
20	6.6	Intense
21	6.6	Intense
22	6.6	Intense
23	6.6	Intense
24	6.6	Intense
25	6.6	Intense
26	6.6	Intense
27	6.6	Intense
28	6.6	Intense

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Igunga

In seasonPeak

In February, Igunga sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Igunga's rainy season runs November–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is February a good time to visit Igunga?

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

4.2

Sightseeing

8th-best month of the year

6.0

Beach & pool

9th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Igunga for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Igunga in February

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

In February, Igunga sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Igunga 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 Igunga peaks around March 11 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 17 at about 10 (extreme).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	14	16	16	15	11	10	11	11	13	14	13	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	16	Extreme
Mar	16	Extreme
Apr	15	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	10	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	14	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	12	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Igunga?

Igunga sits at 4.3°S, 33.9°E, 1,090 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Shelui, 36 km away.

Topography around Igunga

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Igunga has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 31 m around an average of 1,076 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 247 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 760 m.

The land around Igunga is covered by cropland (47%) and grassland (26%) within 3 km, cropland (49%) and grassland (38%) within 16 km, and cropland (50%) and grassland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km

31 m

cropland 47%

16 km

247 m

cropland 49%

80 km

760 m

cropland 50%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland

← January Igunga year-round climate March →Best places to visit in February

February weather nearby: Shelui 36 km · Kiomboi 54 km · Kishapu 74 km · Nzega 78 km · Shinyanga 86 km · Mwadui 87 km · Tinde 88 km · Sepuka 89 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

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 Igunga (-4.2833°, 33.8833°, elevation 1,090 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. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	20
2	30	20
3	30	20
4	30	20
5	30	20
6	30	20
7	30	20
8	30	20
9	31	20
10	31	20
11	31	20
12	31	20
13	31	20
14	31	20
15	31	20
16	31	20
17	31	20
18	31	20
19	31	20
20	31	20
21	31	20
22	31	20
23	31	20
24	31	20
25	31	20
26	31	20
27	31	20
28	31	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	42	58
2	43	57
3	43	57
4	42	58
5	41	59
6	41	59
7	42	58
8	42	58
9	42	58
10	42	58
11	41	59
12	41	59
13	41	59
14	41	59
15	41	59
16	41	59
17	41	59
18	41	59
19	41	59
20	43	57
21	43	57
22	44	56
23	44	56
24	44	56
25	44	56
26	45	55
27	45	55
28	44	56

	Rain chance (%)
1	45
2	45
3	45
4	45
5	45
6	45
7	45
8	46
9	46
10	46
11	46
12	46
13	46
14	46
15	45
16	45
17	45
18	45
19	45
20	46
21	46
22	46
23	46
24	46
25	47
26	47
27	48
28	48

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	8	16	38	38
2	8	16	38	38
3	9	16	37	38
4	10	16	37	37
5	10	15	37	37
6	11	15	37	37
7	12	14	36	37
8	13	14	36	37
9	13	14	36	37
10	14	13	36	37
11	14	13	37	37
12	14	12	37	36
13	14	12	37	36
14	14	12	37	36
15	14	12	38	36
16	14	12	38	36
17	13	12	38	36
18	13	13	38	36
19	13	13	38	36
20	12	13	38	37
21	12	14	38	37
22	11	14	38	37
23	11	15	38	37
24	10	15	38	37
25	10	15	38	37
26	10	16	38	37
27	10	16	37	37
28	10	16	37	37

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	20
2	30	20
3	30	20
4	30	20
5	30	20
6	30	20
7	30	20
8	30	20
9	31	20
10	31	20
11	31	20
12	31	20
13	31	20
14	31	20
15	31	20
16	31	20
17	31	20
18	31	20
19	31	20
20	31	20
21	31	20
22	31	20
23	31	20
24	31	20
25	31	20
26	31	20
27	31	20
28	31	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	42	58
2	43	57
3	43	57
4	42	58
5	41	59
6	41	59
7	42	58
8	42	58
9	42	58
10	42	58
11	41	59
12	41	59
13	41	59
14	41	59
15	41	59
16	41	59
17	41	59
18	41	59
19	41	59
20	43	57
21	43	57
22	44	56
23	44	56
24	44	56
25	44	56
26	45	55
27	45	55
28	44	56

	Rain chance (%)
1	45
2	45
3	45
4	45
5	45
6	45
7	45
8	46
9	46
10	46
11	46
12	46
13	46
14	46
15	45
16	45
17	45
18	45
19	45
20	46
21	46
22	46
23	46
24	46
25	47
26	47
27	48
28	48

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	8	16	38	38
2	8	16	38	38
3	9	16	37	38
4	10	16	37	37
5	10	15	37	37
6	11	15	37	37
7	12	14	36	37
8	13	14	36	37
9	13	14	36	37
10	14	13	36	37
11	14	13	37	37
12	14	12	37	36
13	14	12	37	36
14	14	12	37	36
15	14	12	38	36
16	14	12	38	36
17	13	12	38	36
18	13	13	38	36
19	13	13	38	36
20	12	13	38	37
21	12	14	38	37
22	11	14	38	37
23	11	15	38	37
24	10	15	38	37
25	10	15	38	37
26	10	16	38	37
27	10	16	37	37
28	10	16	37	37

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	20
2	30	20
3	30	20
4	30	20
5	30	20
6	30	20
7	30	20
8	30	20
9	31	20
10	31	20
11	31	20
12	31	20
13	31	20
14	31	20
15	31	20
16	31	20
17	31	20
18	31	20
19	31	20
20	31	20
21	31	20
22	31	20
23	31	20
24	31	20
25	31	20
26	31	20
27	31	20
28	31	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	42	58
2	43	57
3	43	57
4	42	58
5	41	59
6	41	59
7	42	58
8	42	58
9	42	58
10	42	58
11	41	59
12	41	59
13	41	59
14	41	59
15	41	59
16	41	59
17	41	59
18	41	59
19	41	59
20	43	57
21	43	57
22	44	56
23	44	56
24	44	56
25	44	56
26	45	55
27	45	55
28	44	56

	Rain chance (%)
1	45
2	45
3	45
4	45
5	45
6	45
7	45
8	46
9	46
10	46
11	46
12	46
13	46
14	46
15	45
16	45
17	45
18	45
19	45
20	46
21	46
22	46
23	46
24	46
25	47
26	47
27	48
28	48

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	8	16	38	38
2	8	16	38	38
3	9	16	37	38
4	10	16	37	37
5	10	15	37	37
6	11	15	37	37
7	12	14	36	37
8	13	14	36	37
9	13	14	36	37
10	14	13	36	37
11	14	13	37	37
12	14	12	37	36
13	14	12	37	36
14	14	12	37	36
15	14	12	38	36
16	14	12	38	36
17	13	12	38	36
18	13	13	38	36
19	13	13	38	36
20	12	13	38	37
21	12	14	38	37
22	11	14	38	37
23	11	15	38	37
24	10	15	38	37
25	10	15	38	37
26	10	16	38	37
27	10	16	37	37
28	10	16	37	37