Katumba weather in February

In February, Katumba sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 366 mm of rain across 25.7 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in February, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of February to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Katumba's 11th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Katumba's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
4th warmest
Overnight low
16°
11th coldest
Rainfall
366 mm
25.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:51 AM – 7:09 PM
Cloud cover
89%
11th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.55 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.8
out of 10

Katumba is ward of 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 24°C through the month.

A typical February day in Katumba reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 26°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)
12416
22416
32416
42416
52416
62416
72416
82416
92416
102416
112416
122416
132416
142416
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202416
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282416

Katumba weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 4th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 16°45629.412.53.7
Feb24° / 16°36625.712.33.8
Mar23° / 16°36229.112.13.7
Apr22° / 15°18624.511.84.2
May21° / 13°4411.611.66.2
Jun19° / 10°93.311.57.2
Jul19° / 10°103.411.57.2
Aug21° / 11°82.411.78.0
Sep24° / 13°11311.98.4
Oct25° / 15°481012.27.0
Nov25° / 16°17918.712.45.4
Dec24° / 16°4002712.54.1

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 4% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 94%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1496
2496
3496
4595
5595
6595
7595
8595
9694
10694
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20694
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22694
23793
24694
25694
26694
27694
28694

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Katumba gets around 366 mm of rain over 25.7 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 92% and peaks near 93% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
193
293
393
493
593
692
792
892
992
1091
1191
1291
1391
1491
1591
1691
1791
1891
1991
2091
2192
2292
2392
2492
2593
2693
2793
2893

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. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
121781
221781
321781
420791
520791
620800
720800
820800
920800
1020800
1120800
1220800
1320800
1420791
1520791
1620791
1721781
1821781
1920791
2020791
2120791
2220782
2320782
2420782
2520782
2619792
2719792
2819792

Wind in February

Winds average 5 km/h in February, the calmest month.

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
25calm
35calm
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55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
205calm
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235calm
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265calm
275calm
285calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of February to 12 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:47 AM to 6:53 AM, and sunset from 7:11 PM to 7:05 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202528
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.46:477:11
212.46:477:11
312.46:487:11
412.46:487:11
512.46:487:11
612.46:497:11
712.46:497:11
812.46:497:11
912.36:507:10
1012.36:507:10
1112.36:507:10
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1312.36:517:10
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1712.36:517:09
1812.36:527:08
1912.36:527:08
2012.36:527:08
2112.36:527:08
2212.26:527:07
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2412.26:537:06
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2612.26:537:06
2712.26:537:05
2812.26:537:05

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.55 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.84 kWh/m² to a high of 6.95 kWh/m² in October across the year — February's 5.55 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
25.5Bright
35.5Bright
45.5Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
75.5Bright
85.5Bright
95.5Bright
105.5Bright
115.5Bright
125.5Bright
135.5Bright
145.5Bright
155.5Bright
165.6Bright
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195.6Bright
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255.6Bright
265.6Bright
275.6Bright
285.5Bright
Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Katumba

In seasonPeak

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

Katumba's monsoon runs December–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is February a good time to visit Katumba?

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

3.8
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
3.2
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Katumba.

What to pack for Katumba in February

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

In February, Katumba sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 16°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 26 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

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

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 19UV 16Jun 16UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Katumba 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 Katumba is worst in October — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.6× the cleanest month (May, 7 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateGoodOct 1219 µg/m³May 198 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb13Moderate
Mar11Good
Apr9Good
May7Good
Jun8Good
Jul11Good
Aug15Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct19Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Katumba?

Katumba sits at 9.2°S, 33.6°E, 1,387 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Tukuyu, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Katumba

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Katumba has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 237 m around an average of 1,378 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,150 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,473 m.

The land around Katumba is covered by trees (77%) within 3 km, trees (68%) and shrubs (23%) within 16 km, and trees (36%), cropland (27%) and shrubs (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
237 m
16 km
2,150 m
80 km
2,473 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
February weather nearby: Tukuyu 4.0 km · Kiwira 11 km · Mbeya 41 km · Ipinda 42 km · Kyela 47 km · Utengule 48 km · Igurusi 50 km · Chimala 61 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 Katumba (-9.2333°, 33.6167°, elevation 1,387 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).