Laela weather in February

In February, Laela sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 215 mm of rain across 22.8 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% 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 Laela's 11th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Laela's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 25°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 17°; 9th coldest
Rainfall: 215 mm; 22.8 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 18 min; 6:58 AM – 7:15 PM
Cloud cover: 84%; 11th clearest
Wind: 5 km/h; 11th windiest
Solar energy: 5.75 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.3; out of 10

Laela is human settlement in Tanzania.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month.

A typical February day in Laela reaches about 25°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 23°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and on par with March.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Avg high (°C)	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25
Avg low (°C)	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	25	17
2	25	17
3	25	17
4	25	17
5	25	17
6	25	17
7	25	17
8	25	17
9	25	17
10	25	17
11	25	17
12	25	17
13	25	17
14	25	17
15	25	17
16	25	17
17	25	17
18	25	17
19	25	17
20	25	17
21	25	17
22	25	17
23	25	17
24	25	17
25	25	17
26	25	17
27	25	17
28	25	17

Laela weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 10th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	24° / 17°	260	25.9	12.4	4.2
Feb	25° / 17°	215	22.8	12.3	4.3
Mar	25° / 17°	186	23.5	12.1	4.6
Apr	25° / 17°	81	15.3	11.8	5.9
May	26° / 15°	13	3.2	11.6	8.1
Jun	25° / 13°	0	0	11.5	8.9
Jul	25° / 12°	0	0	11.6	9.1
Aug	26° / 14°	0	0	11.7	8.7
Sep	28° / 16°	1	0.2	11.9	8.0
Oct	29° / 18°	9	2	12.2	6.7
Nov	28° / 19°	72	9.9	12.4	6.0
Dec	25° / 18°	202	20.9	12.5	4.9

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 6% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 88%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Clearer (%)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	15	15	15
Cloudier (%)	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	89	89	89	88	88	88	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	86	86	86	86	85	85	85

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	10	90
2	10	90
3	10	90
4	10	90
5	10	90
6	10	90
7	10	90
8	10	90
9	11	89
10	11	89
11	11	89
12	12	88
13	12	88
14	12	88
15	13	87
16	13	87
17	13	87
18	13	87
19	13	87
20	13	87
21	13	87
22	14	86
23	14	86
24	14	86
25	14	86
26	15	85
27	15	85
28	15	85

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Laela gets around 215 mm of rain over 22.8 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 81% and peaks near 86% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Rain chance (%)	86	86	86	85	85	84	84	83	82	82	81	81	81	80	80	80	80	79	79	79	79	79	79	79	79	79	79	79

	Rain chance (%)
1	86
2	86
3	86
4	85
5	85
6	84
7	84
8	83
9	82
10	82
11	81
12	81
13	81
14	80
15	80
16	80
17	80
18	79
19	79
20	79
21	79
22	79
23	79
24	79
25	79
26	79
27	79
28	79

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 87% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 8% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Comfortable (%)	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5
Humid (%)	89	89	89	89	89	88	88	88	88	86	86	86	86	86	85	85	85	85	85	85	85	85	85	86	86	87	87	87
Muggy (%)	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	4	89	7
2	4	89	7
3	4	89	7
4	4	89	7
5	4	89	7
6	5	88	7
7	5	88	7
8	5	88	7
9	5	88	7
10	6	86	8
11	6	86	8
12	6	86	8
13	6	86	8
14	6	86	8
15	6	85	9
16	6	85	9
17	6	85	9
18	6	85	9
19	6	85	9
20	6	85	9
21	6	85	9
22	6	85	9
23	6	85	9
24	5	86	9
25	5	86	9
26	5	87	8
27	5	87	8
28	5	87	8

Wind in February

Winds average 5 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Wind speed (km/h)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	4	calm
2	4	calm
3	4	calm
4	4	calm
5	4	calm
6	4	calm
7	4	calm
8	4	calm
9	4	calm
10	4	calm
11	5	calm
12	5	calm
13	5	calm
14	5	calm
15	5	calm
16	5	calm
17	5	calm
18	5	calm
19	5	calm
20	5	calm
21	5	calm
22	5	calm
23	5	calm
24	5	calm
25	5	calm
26	5	calm
27	5	calm
28	5	calm

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 6:54 AM to 7:00 AM, and sunset from 7:16 PM to 7:11 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Daylight (h)	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2
Sunrise (AM)	6:54	6:55	6:55	6:55	6:55	6:56	6:56	6:56	6:57	6:57	6:57	6:57	6:58	6:58	6:58	6:58	6:58	6:59	6:59	6:59	6:59	6:59	6:59	6:59	6:59	7:00	7:00	7:00
Sunset (PM)	7:16	7:16	7:16	7:16	7:16	7:16	7:16	7:16	7:16	7:16	7:16	7:15	7:15	7:15	7:15	7:15	7:14	7:14	7:14	7:14	7:13	7:13	7:13	7:12	7:12	7:12	7:11	7:11

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.4	6:54	7:16
2	12.4	6:55	7:16
3	12.4	6:55	7:16
4	12.4	6:55	7:16
5	12.3	6:55	7:16
6	12.3	6:56	7:16
7	12.3	6:56	7:16
8	12.3	6:56	7:16
9	12.3	6:57	7:16
10	12.3	6:57	7:16
11	12.3	6:57	7:16
12	12.3	6:57	7:15
13	12.3	6:58	7:15
14	12.3	6:58	7:15
15	12.3	6:58	7:15
16	12.3	6:58	7:15
17	12.3	6:58	7:14
18	12.3	6:59	7:14
19	12.3	6:59	7:14
20	12.2	6:59	7:14
21	12.2	6:59	7:13
22	12.2	6:59	7:13
23	12.2	6:59	7:13
24	12.2	6:59	7:12
25	12.2	6:59	7:12
26	12.2	7:00	7:12
27	12.2	7:00	7:11
28	12.2	7:00	7:11

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.75 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.45 kWh/m² to a high of 7.03 kWh/m² in October across the year — February's 5.75 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.6	Bright
2	5.6	Bright
3	5.6	Bright
4	5.6	Bright
5	5.6	Bright
6	5.7	Bright
7	5.7	Bright
8	5.7	Bright
9	5.7	Bright
10	5.7	Bright
11	5.7	Bright
12	5.7	Bright
13	5.7	Bright
14	5.7	Bright
15	5.8	Bright
16	5.8	Bright
17	5.8	Bright
18	5.8	Bright
19	5.8	Bright
20	5.8	Bright
21	5.8	Bright
22	5.8	Bright
23	5.8	Bright
24	5.8	Bright
25	5.8	Bright
26	5.8	Bright
27	5.8	Bright
28	5.8	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Laela

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Cyclone

Monsoon

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is February a good time to visit Laela?

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

4.3

Sightseeing

11th-best month of the year

3.9

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Laela for sightseeing.

What to pack for Laela in February

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

In February, Laela sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 17°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Laela 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 Laela peaks around February 20 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	16	16	16	15	11	10	11	11	13	14	13	14
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	16	Extreme
Feb	16	Extreme
Mar	16	Extreme
Apr	15	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	10	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	14	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

Air quality in Laela 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 Laela is worst in September — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.1× the cleanest month (May, 7 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	11	11	10	8	7	8	14	20	20	16	11	9
Level	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	11	Good
Feb	11	Good
Mar	10	Good
Apr	8	Good
May	7	Good
Jun	8	Good
Jul	14	Moderate
Aug	20	Moderate
Sep	20	Moderate
Oct	16	Moderate
Nov	11	Good
Dec	9	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Laela?

Laela sits at 8.6°S, 32.0°E, 1,564 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Matai, 66 km away.

Topography around Laela

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Laela has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 293 m around an average of 1,586 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,248 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,572 m.

The land around Laela is covered by cropland (74%) within 3 km, cropland (67%) within 16 km, and cropland (43%) within 80 km.

3 km

293 m

cropland 74%

16 km

1,248 m

cropland 67%

80 km

1,572 m

cropland 43%

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← January Laela year-round climate March →Best places to visit in February

February weather nearby: Matai 66 km · Mbala 81 km · Sumbawanga 82 km · Mpulungu 105 km · Mlowo 113 km · Tunduma 113 km · Vwawa 114 km · Nakonde 115 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

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 Laela (-8.5667°, 32.05°, elevation 1,564 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	25	17
2	25	17
3	25	17
4	25	17
5	25	17
6	25	17
7	25	17
8	25	17
9	25	17
10	25	17
11	25	17
12	25	17
13	25	17
14	25	17
15	25	17
16	25	17
17	25	17
18	25	17
19	25	17
20	25	17
21	25	17
22	25	17
23	25	17
24	25	17
25	25	17
26	25	17
27	25	17
28	25	17

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	10	90
2	10	90
3	10	90
4	10	90
5	10	90
6	10	90
7	10	90
8	10	90
9	11	89
10	11	89
11	11	89
12	12	88
13	12	88
14	12	88
15	13	87
16	13	87
17	13	87
18	13	87
19	13	87
20	13	87
21	13	87
22	14	86
23	14	86
24	14	86
25	14	86
26	15	85
27	15	85
28	15	85

	Rain chance (%)
1	86
2	86
3	86
4	85
5	85
6	84
7	84
8	83
9	82
10	82
11	81
12	81
13	81
14	80
15	80
16	80
17	80
18	79
19	79
20	79
21	79
22	79
23	79
24	79
25	79
26	79
27	79
28	79

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	4	89	7
2	4	89	7
3	4	89	7
4	4	89	7
5	4	89	7
6	5	88	7
7	5	88	7
8	5	88	7
9	5	88	7
10	6	86	8
11	6	86	8
12	6	86	8
13	6	86	8
14	6	86	8
15	6	85	9
16	6	85	9
17	6	85	9
18	6	85	9
19	6	85	9
20	6	85	9
21	6	85	9
22	6	85	9
23	6	85	9
24	5	86	9
25	5	86	9
26	5	87	8
27	5	87	8
28	5	87	8

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	25	17
2	25	17
3	25	17
4	25	17
5	25	17
6	25	17
7	25	17
8	25	17
9	25	17
10	25	17
11	25	17
12	25	17
13	25	17
14	25	17
15	25	17
16	25	17
17	25	17
18	25	17
19	25	17
20	25	17
21	25	17
22	25	17
23	25	17
24	25	17
25	25	17
26	25	17
27	25	17
28	25	17

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	10	90
2	10	90
3	10	90
4	10	90
5	10	90
6	10	90
7	10	90
8	10	90
9	11	89
10	11	89
11	11	89
12	12	88
13	12	88
14	12	88
15	13	87
16	13	87
17	13	87
18	13	87
19	13	87
20	13	87
21	13	87
22	14	86
23	14	86
24	14	86
25	14	86
26	15	85
27	15	85
28	15	85

	Rain chance (%)
1	86
2	86
3	86
4	85
5	85
6	84
7	84
8	83
9	82
10	82
11	81
12	81
13	81
14	80
15	80
16	80
17	80
18	79
19	79
20	79
21	79
22	79
23	79
24	79
25	79
26	79
27	79
28	79

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	4	89	7
2	4	89	7
3	4	89	7
4	4	89	7
5	4	89	7
6	5	88	7
7	5	88	7
8	5	88	7
9	5	88	7
10	6	86	8
11	6	86	8
12	6	86	8
13	6	86	8
14	6	86	8
15	6	85	9
16	6	85	9
17	6	85	9
18	6	85	9
19	6	85	9
20	6	85	9
21	6	85	9
22	6	85	9
23	6	85	9
24	5	86	9
25	5	86	9
26	5	87	8
27	5	87	8
28	5	87	8

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	25	17
2	25	17
3	25	17
4	25	17
5	25	17
6	25	17
7	25	17
8	25	17
9	25	17
10	25	17
11	25	17
12	25	17
13	25	17
14	25	17
15	25	17
16	25	17
17	25	17
18	25	17
19	25	17
20	25	17
21	25	17
22	25	17
23	25	17
24	25	17
25	25	17
26	25	17
27	25	17
28	25	17

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	10	90
2	10	90
3	10	90
4	10	90
5	10	90
6	10	90
7	10	90
8	10	90
9	11	89
10	11	89
11	11	89
12	12	88
13	12	88
14	12	88
15	13	87
16	13	87
17	13	87
18	13	87
19	13	87
20	13	87
21	13	87
22	14	86
23	14	86
24	14	86
25	14	86
26	15	85
27	15	85
28	15	85

	Rain chance (%)
1	86
2	86
3	86
4	85
5	85
6	84
7	84
8	83
9	82
10	82
11	81
12	81
13	81
14	80
15	80
16	80
17	80
18	79
19	79
20	79
21	79
22	79
23	79
24	79
25	79
26	79
27	79
28	79

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	4	89	7
2	4	89	7
3	4	89	7
4	4	89	7
5	4	89	7
6	5	88	7
7	5	88	7
8	5	88	7
9	5	88	7
10	6	86	8
11	6	86	8
12	6	86	8
13	6	86	8
14	6	86	8
15	6	85	9
16	6	85	9
17	6	85	9
18	6	85	9
19	6	85	9
20	6	85	9
21	6	85	9
22	6	85	9
23	6	85	9
24	5	86	9
25	5	86	9
26	5	87	8
27	5	87	8
28	5	87	8