Ilongero weather in February

In February, Ilongero sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 99 mm of rain across 13.6 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% 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 Ilongero's 11th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ilongero's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
6th warmest
Overnight low
17°
11th coldest
Rainfall
99 mm
13.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:51 AM – 7:00 PM
Cloud cover
65%
11th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
6.39 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.7
out of 10
Density
311/km²
people per km²

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 26°C through the month.

A typical February day in Ilongero reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and on par with March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12617
22617
32617
42617
52617
62617
72617
82617
92617
102617
112617
122617
132617
142617
152717
162717
172717
182717
192717
202717
212717
222717
232717
242717
252717
262717
272717
282717

Ilongero weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 6th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 17°14316.512.25.6
Feb26° / 17°9913.612.25.7
Mar27° / 17°11313.9126.0
Apr26° / 17°658.411.96.8
May26° / 16°12211.88.0
Jun25° / 14°00.111.78.5
Jul25° / 13°00.111.88.8
Aug26° / 14°00.111.88.6
Sep27° / 15°10.1128.2
Oct29° / 16°61.112.17.0
Nov28° / 17°495.512.26.4
Dec27° / 17°11913.612.35.9

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 60%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202528
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13763
23763
33763
43763
53862
63862
73862
83862
93862
103862
113862
123862
133862
143961
154060
163961
173961
184159
194159
204258
214357
224357
234357
244456
254456
264456
274456
284456

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Ilongero gets around 99 mm of rain over 13.6 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 49% and peaks near 50% on the wettest days.

0%20%40%60%151015202528
Rain chance (%)
149
250
350
450
550
650
750
850
950
1050
1150
1250
1350
1450
1549
1649
1749
1849
1948
2048
2148
2248
2348
2447
2547
2647
2747
2847

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 56% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202528
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
11331551
21431550
31430560
41430560
51529560
61528570
71627570
81726570
91726570
101725580
111824580
121824580
131823590
141823590
151823590
161823581
171824571
181824571
191725571
201726561
211727551
221628551
231629541
241530541
251530541
261531531
271532521
281532521

Wind in February

Winds average 9 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm

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 6:48 AM to 6:51 AM, and sunset from 7:00 PM to 6:57 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202528
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:487:00
212.26:487:00
312.26:497:00
412.26:497:00
512.26:497:00
612.26:497:00
712.26:497:00
812.26:507:00
912.26:507:00
1012.26:507:00
1112.26:507:00
1212.26:507:00
1312.26:507:00
1412.26:507:00
1512.26:517:00
1612.16:517:00
1712.16:516:59
1812.16:516:59
1912.16:516:59
2012.16:516:59
2112.16:516:59
2212.16:516:58
2312.16:516:58
2412.16:516:58
2512.16:516:58
2612.16:516:58
2712.16:516:57
2812.16:516:57

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 6.39 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.56 kWh/m² to a high of 7.14 kWh/m² in October across the year — February's 6.39 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.2Intense
36.3Intense
46.3Intense
56.3Intense
66.3Intense
76.3Intense
86.3Intense
96.3Intense
106.3Intense
116.3Intense
126.3Intense
136.3Intense
146.3Intense
156.4Intense
166.4Intense
176.4Intense
186.4Intense
196.4Intense
206.4Intense
216.4Intense
226.4Intense
236.4Intense
246.4Intense
256.4Intense
266.4Intense
276.4Intense
286.4Intense
Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Ilongero

In seasonPeak

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

Ilongero's rainy season runs December–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 Ilongero?

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

5.7
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
5.7
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Ilongero for sightseeing.

What to pack for Ilongero in February

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

In February, Ilongero sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 17°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 14 days see rain.

rain gearsun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Ilongero 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 Ilongero peaks around March 14 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 17 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 14UV 16Jun 17UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct15Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Ilongero?

Ilongero sits at 4.7°S, 34.9°E, 1,609 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Mtinko, 13 km away.

Topography around Ilongero

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ilongero has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 111 m around an average of 1,588 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 297 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,301 m.

The land around Ilongero is covered by grassland (52%) and cropland (39%) within 3 km, cropland (49%) and grassland (36%) within 16 km, and cropland (49%) and shrubs (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
111 m
16 km
297 m
80 km
2,301 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
February weather nearby: Mtinko 13 km · Singida 22 km · Igugunu 28 km · Mungaa 33 km · Sepuka 38 km · Puma 40 km · Basotu 41 km · Ikungi 53 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 Ilongero (-4.6667°, 34.8667°, elevation 1,609 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).