Kakonko weather in February

In February, Kakonko sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 81 mm of rain across 14.1 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in February, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of February to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Kakonko's 7th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kakonko's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
6th warmest
Overnight low
17°
10th coldest
Rainfall
81 mm
14.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
7:08 AM – 7:14 PM
Cloud cover
73%
7th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.81 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.4
out of 10

Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical February day in Kakonko reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 30°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)
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Kakonko weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 17°11017.612.25.2
Feb28° / 17°8114.112.15.4
Mar27° / 17°10617.8125.1
Apr26° / 17°12119.211.94.9
May27° / 17°397.411.96.8
Jun28° / 17°40.811.87.6
Jul28° / 16°10.311.87.1
Aug29° / 17°111.911.96.3
Sep30° / 18°245.6125.6
Oct29° / 18°6211.712.15.3
Nov27° / 17°11619.812.14.8
Dec27° / 17°12120.312.24.9

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 71%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13268
23367
33367
43268
53169
63169
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93070
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Kakonko gets around 81 mm of rain over 14.1 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 51% and peaks near 52% on the wettest days.

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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 79% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 10% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1198010
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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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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 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 grow by about 0 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:05 AM to 7:07 AM, and sunset from 7:14 PM to 7:12 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.17:057:14
212.17:067:14
312.17:067:14
412.17:067:14
512.17:067:14
612.17:067:14
712.17:077:14
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2812.17:077:12

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.81 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.17 kWh/m² to a high of 6.07 kWh/m² in September across the year — February's 5.81 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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

Hazard calendar for Kakonko

In seasonPeak

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

Kakonko's rainy season runs October–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 Kakonko?

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

5.4
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
5.7
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Kakonko for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kakonko in February

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

In February, Kakonko sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Kakonko 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 Kakonko peaks around March 12 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 12UV 16Jun 19UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Kakonko 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 Kakonko is worst in July — around 47 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.0× the cleanest month (April, 24 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateJul 1246 µg/m³Apr 1624 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan34Moderate
Feb32Moderate
Mar27Moderate
Apr24Moderate
May27Moderate
Jun45Poor
Jul47Poor
Aug40Poor
Sep33Moderate
Oct27Moderate
Nov27Moderate
Dec29Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Kakonko?

Kakonko sits at 3.3°S, 31.0°E, 1,245 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Cendajuru, 40 km away.

RulengeBiharamuloKabanga

Topography around Kakonko

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kakonko has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 318 m around an average of 1,274 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 548 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 958 m.

The land around Kakonko is covered by cropland (43%) and shrubs (27%) within 3 km, grassland (31%), cropland (30%) and trees (22%) within 16 km, and trees (31%), grassland (28%) and cropland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
318 m
16 km
548 m
80 km
958 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswetland
February weather nearby: Cendajuru 40 km · Kibondo 43 km · Uyovu 62 km · Diobahika 62 km · Bugarama 67 km · Rulenge 73 km · Biharamulo 82 km · Kabanga 90 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 Kakonko (-3.2828°, 30.9642°, elevation 1,245 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).