Isaka weather in February

In February, Isaka sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 93 mm of rain across 14.5 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°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 Isaka's 9th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Isaka's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
8th warmest
Overnight low
19°
7th coldest
Rainfall
93 mm
14.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:59 AM – 7:07 PM
Cloud cover
67%
9th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
6.36 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10

Isaka is settlement in Shinyanga Region, 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 29°C through the month.

A typical February day in Isaka reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 1°C warmer than January and on par with March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How February really feels in Isaka

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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
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.

Isaka weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 8th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 19°11918.112.24.9
Feb29° / 19°9314.512.14.7
Mar29° / 19°11816.4124.7
Apr28° / 19°9813.511.95.2
May29° / 19°203.911.86.2
Jun29° / 19°20.411.86.5
Jul29° / 18°00.111.86.9
Aug30° / 19°30.611.96.1
Sep32° / 20°71.3125.2
Oct32° / 20°275.112.14.5
Nov30° / 20°10313.312.24.5
Dec28° / 19°13018.512.24.8

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 16% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 63%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13961
23961
33862
43862
53862
63862
73763
83763
93763
103664
113565
123565
133466
143466
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284258

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Isaka gets around 93 mm of rain over 14.5 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 52% and peaks near 54% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
150
250
350
450
550
650
750
850
951
1051
1151
1252
1352
1452
1553
1653
1753
1853
1954
2054
2154
2254
2354
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2754
2854

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 52% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 30% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1585532
2595432
3595531
4695431
56105430
67105330
77105429
87115329
98115229
108115328
118115328
128115328
138115328
148115328
158115328
168115229
178105329
189105130
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218105131
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248105032
258105032
268104932
278114932
288114933

Wind in February

Winds average 7 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
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287calm

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 6:57 AM to 6:59 AM, and sunset from 7:07 PM to 7:04 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:577:07
212.26:577:07
312.26:577:07
412.26:577:07
512.26:587:07
612.26:587:07
712.26:587:07
812.16:587:07
912.16:587:07
1012.16:587:07
1112.16:597:07
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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 6.36 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.76 kWh/m² to a high of 6.92 kWh/m² in September across the year — February's 6.36 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.2Intense
36.2Intense
46.2Intense
56.2Intense
66.2Intense
76.3Intense
86.3Intense
96.3Intense
106.3Intense
116.3Intense
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Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Isaka

In seasonPeak

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

Isaka'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 Isaka?

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

4.7
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
5.9
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Isaka for sightseeing.

What to pack for Isaka in February

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

In February, Isaka sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Isaka 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 Isaka peaks around March 10 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 10UV 16Jun 17UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Isaka 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 Isaka is worst in January — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (May, 8 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateJan 1917 µg/m³May 218 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan17Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar12Moderate
Apr10Good
May8Good
Jun8Good
Jul10Good
Aug11Good
Sep11Good
Oct10Good
Nov11Good
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Isaka?

Isaka sits at 3.9°S, 32.9°E, 1,201 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Tinde, 30 km away.

MhangoSongwaMwadui

Topography around Isaka

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Isaka has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 34 m around an average of 1,187 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 228 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 502 m.

The land around Isaka is covered by cropland (85%) within 3 km, cropland (86%) within 16 km, and cropland (75%) within 80 km.

3 km
34 m
16 km
228 m
80 km
502 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
February weather nearby: Tinde 30 km · Kahama 38 km · Nzega 45 km · Shinyanga 60 km · Old Shinyanga 65 km · Mhango 69 km · Songwa 78 km · Mwadui 84 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 Isaka (-3.9°, 32.9333°, elevation 1,201 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. 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).