Kibakwe weather in February

In February, Kibakwe sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 107 mm of rain across 16.1 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-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 19% of the time in February, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of February to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Kibakwe's 11th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kibakwe's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
5th warmest
Overnight low
19°
9th coldest
Rainfall
107 mm
16.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:43 AM – 6:56 PM
Cloud cover
70%
11th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
6.15 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10

Kibakwe is Administrative ward in 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 28°C through the month.

A typical February day in Kibakwe reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and on par with March.

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Kibakwe weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 19°14019.412.34.8
Feb28° / 19°10716.112.24.9
Mar28° / 19°13218.6125.0
Apr27° / 18°7011.811.96.1
May27° / 16°91.811.77.8
Jun26° / 14°10.111.68.4
Jul26° / 13°00.111.68.6
Aug27° / 14°0011.88.4
Sep28° / 15°00127.7
Oct30° / 17°6112.16.5
Nov30° / 19°344.812.35.5
Dec29° / 19°1001312.44.9

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 68%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13268
23268
33268
43367
53367
63466
73367
83268
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123268
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283664

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Kibakwe gets around 107 mm of rain over 16.1 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 58% and peaks near 59% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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259
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558
658
758
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1058
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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 49% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 37% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
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Wind in February

Winds average 6 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 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 12 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:39 AM to 6:44 AM, and sunset from 6:57 PM to 6:52 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.36:396:57
212.36:406:57
312.36:406:57
412.36:406:57
512.36:406:57
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1012.26:426:56
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1512.26:436:56
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2012.26:436:55
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2512.26:446:53
2612.26:446:53
2712.26:446:53
2812.16:446:52

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 6.15 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.2 kWh/m² to a high of 6.93 kWh/m² in October across the year — February's 6.15 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
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Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Kibakwe

In seasonPeak

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

Kibakwe'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 Kibakwe?

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

4.9
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
5.5
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Kibakwe for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kibakwe in February

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

In February, Kibakwe sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Kibakwe 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 Kibakwe peaks around March 13 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 13UV 16Jun 17UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Kibakwe?

Kibakwe sits at 6.7°S, 36.4°E, 1,133 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Mpwapwa, 43 km away.

KilosaKibaigwaGeiroIzaziDodomaMsoweroMikumi

Topography around Kibakwe

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kibakwe has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 680 m around an average of 1,252 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,435 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,897 m.

The land around Kibakwe is covered by shrubs (51%) and cropland (22%) within 3 km, shrubs (37%) and cropland (34%) within 16 km, and shrubs (33%), trees (22%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
680 m
16 km
1,435 m
80 km
1,897 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
February weather nearby: Mpwapwa 43 km · Kilosa 69 km · Kibaigwa 77 km · Geiro 84 km · Izazi 88 km · Dodoma 92 km · Msowero 94 km · Mikumi 102 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 Kibakwe (-6.7167°, 36.3667°, elevation 1,133 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).