Kasulu weather in February

In February, Kasulu sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 189 mm of rain across 24.3 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 5th-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 5% 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 Kasulu's 7th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kasulu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
7th warmest
Overnight low
17°
10th coldest
Rainfall
189 mm
24.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
7:10 AM – 7:19 PM
Cloud cover
81%
7th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.61 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Kasulu is city in Kigoma, Tanzania.

Density
271/km²
people per km²
Founded
1500

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 Kasulu reaches about 26°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 24°C and 28°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
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42617
52617
62617
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102617
112617
122617
132617
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282617

Kasulu weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 7th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 17°23528.312.23.8
Feb26° / 17°18924.312.14.0
Mar26° / 17°21427.3124.0
Apr25° / 17°17223.711.94.3
May26° / 17°6811.111.86.4
Jun27° / 16°14311.77.6
Jul27° / 16°30.811.87.9
Aug29° / 17°111.811.96.8
Sep29° / 18°366.4125.7
Oct28° / 18°1361712.14.9
Nov26° / 17°23125.512.24.0
Dec25° / 17°25728.912.33.8

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 12% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 84%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11783
21783
31783
41783
51783
61783
71783
81783
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101783
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281684

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Kasulu gets around 189 mm of rain over 24.3 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 87% and peaks near 90% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
190
290
390
489
589
688
788
887
987
1086
1186
1286
1386
1486
1585
1685
1785
1885
1985
2086
2186
2286
2387
2487
2587
2687
2787
2887

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 73% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 26% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
107228
207228
307228
407228
507228
607228
707228
817128
917227
1017227
1117227
1217326
1317326
1417326
1517425
1617425
1717524
1817524
1917524
2017524
2117524
2217524
2317425
2417425
2517326
2617326
2717326
2817227

Wind in February

Winds average 4 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
164calm
174calm
184calm
194calm
204calm
214calm
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244calm
254calm
264calm
274calm
284calm

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 7:07 AM to 7:10 AM, and sunset from 7:19 PM to 7:16 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.27:077:19
212.27:077:19
312.27:087:19
412.27:087:19
512.27:087:19
612.27:087:19
712.27:097:19
812.27:097:19
912.27:097:19
1012.27:097:19
1112.27:097:19
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1312.27:097:19
1412.27:107:19
1512.17:107:19
1612.17:107:19
1712.17:107:18
1812.17:107:18
1912.17:107:18
2012.17:107:18
2112.17:107:18
2212.17:107:17
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2512.17:107:17
2612.17:107:16
2712.17:107:16
2812.17:107:16

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.61 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.9 kWh/m² to a high of 6.25 kWh/m² in September across the year — February's 5.61 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
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285.6Bright
Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Kasulu

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

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

Is February a good time to visit Kasulu?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
3.8
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Kasulu for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kasulu in February

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

In February, Kasulu sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 17°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 24 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Kasulu in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 15 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kasulu peaks around March 14 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 14 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeMar 14UV 16Aug 14UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug8Very high
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Kasulu 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 Kasulu is worst in July — around 47 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.3× the cleanest month (April, 14 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateJul 2146 µg/m³Apr 1515 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan20Moderate
Feb20Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May18Moderate
Jun35Moderate
Jul47Poor
Aug43Poor
Sep36Poor
Oct23Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec16Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Kasulu?

Kasulu sits at 4.6°S, 30.1°E, 1,310 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Mwandiga, 57 km away.

VyandaRumongeNgurukaGitegaKibondo

Topography around Kasulu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kasulu has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 288 m around an average of 1,320 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 629 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,720 m.

The land around Kasulu is covered by artificial surfaces (29%), cropland (27%) and trees (21%) within 3 km, grassland (49%) and cropland (28%) within 16 km, and grassland (35%), cropland (22%) and trees (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
288 m
16 km
629 m
80 km
1,720 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
February weather nearby: Mwandiga 57 km · Kigoma 62 km · Uvinza 67 km · Vyanda 76 km · Rumonge 100 km · Nguruka 120 km · Gitega 129 km · Kibondo 130 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 Kasulu (-4.5767°, 30.1025°, elevation 1,310 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).