Mahanje weather in February

In February, Mahanje sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 242 mm of rain across 23.1 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-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 7% of the time in February, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Mahanje's 11th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mahanje's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
5th warmest
Overnight low
19°
9th coldest
Rainfall
242 mm
23.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:43 AM – 7:03 PM
Cloud cover
80%
11th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.61 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.9
out of 10
Density
19/km²
people per km²

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 Mahanje 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 26°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and on par with March.

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Mahanje weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 19°28725.612.53.9
Feb28° / 19°24223.112.33.9
Mar27° / 19°22527.412.13.9
Apr26° / 18°13821.311.84.9
May25° / 16°296.811.67.4
Jun24° / 13°41.211.48.5
Jul24° / 13°4111.58.5
Aug25° / 14°41.111.78.4
Sep27° / 16°30.811.97.9
Oct30° / 18°14312.26.3
Nov31° / 20°487.212.55.1
Dec29° / 20°18218.912.64.2

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 82%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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21486
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Mahanje gets around 242 mm of rain over 23.1 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 83% and peaks near 84% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of February feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, February lands in the muggy band about 92% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 94% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
17921
27921
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46931
56931
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96931
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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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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 6:39 AM to 6:46 AM, and sunset from 7:05 PM to 6:59 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.46:397:05
212.46:407:05
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412.46:407:05
512.46:417:05
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2512.26:457:00
2612.26:456:59
2712.26:466:59
2812.26:466:59

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 4.3 kWh/m² to a high of 6.49 kWh/m² in November across the year — February's 5.61 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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

Hazard calendar for Mahanje

In seasonPeak

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

Mahanje's monsoon runs December–April, 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 Mahanje?

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

3.9
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.2
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Mahanje.

What to pack for Mahanje in February

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

In February, Mahanje sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Mahanje 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 Mahanje peaks around February 22 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 17 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 22UV 16Jun 17UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Mahanje 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 Mahanje is worst in October — around 28 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.3× the cleanest month (April, 9 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateOct 2128 µg/m³Apr 219 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb11Good
Mar10Good
Apr9Good
May9Good
Jun9Good
Jul14Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep23Moderate
Oct28Moderate
Nov27Moderate
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Mahanje?

Mahanje sits at 9.9°S, 35.3°E, 991 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Maposeni, 73 km away.

MaposeniNjombeSongeaMlangaliKigonseraMatiriMbingaMtwango

Topography around Mahanje

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mahanje has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 283 m around an average of 985 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 882 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,125 m.

The land around Mahanje is covered by trees (65%) within 3 km, trees (53%) and shrubs (28%) within 16 km, and trees (56%) and shrubs (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
283 m
16 km
882 m
80 km
2,125 m
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February weather nearby: Maposeni 73 km · Njombe 89 km · Songea 90 km · Mlangali 91 km · Kigonsera 101 km · Matiri 102 km · Mbinga 116 km · Mtwango 118 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 Mahanje (-9.9333°, 35.3333°, elevation 991 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).