Matundasi weather in February

In February, Matundasi sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 121 mm of rain across 19.8 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 4th-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 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 Matundasi's 11th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Matundasi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
11th warmest
Overnight low
19°
9th coldest
Rainfall
121 mm
19.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:53 AM – 7:10 PM
Cloud cover
82%
11th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.72 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

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 Matundasi 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 about 1°C warmer than January and on par with March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How February really feels in Matundasi

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

February sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Matundasi weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 11th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 19°18423.912.44.2
Feb28° / 19°12119.812.34.3
Mar28° / 19°14821.412.14.2
Apr29° / 18°7111.111.85.5
May29° / 17°41.211.66.6
Jun28° / 15°0011.57.7
Jul28° / 15°0011.68.2
Aug29° / 16°0011.77.0
Sep31° / 18°00.1125.8
Oct32° / 20°81.812.24.7
Nov32° / 20°698.412.44.3
Dec29° / 19°17719.912.54.3

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 8% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 85%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11288
21288
31288
41288
51387
61387
71387
81486
91486
101486
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Matundasi gets around 121 mm of rain over 19.8 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 71% and peaks near 76% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
176
276
376
475
574
674
773
873
972
1072
1171
1271
1371
1471
1570
1670
1770
1870
1969
2069
2169
2269
2368
2468
2568
2669
2769
2869

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 71% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 17% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1087121
2087121
3097021
4097021
5097120
6097120
71106920
81107019
91107019
101117018
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282127115

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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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
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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 6:49 AM to 6:55 AM, and sunset from 7:11 PM to 7:06 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.46:497:11
212.46:507:11
312.46:507:11
412.36:507:11
512.36:517:11
612.36:517:11
712.36:517:11
812.36:527:11
912.36:527:11
1012.36:527:11
1112.36:527:11
1212.36:537:10
1312.36:537:10
1412.36:537:10
1512.36:537:10
1612.36:537:10
1712.36:547:09
1812.36:547:09
1912.26:547:09
2012.26:547:08
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2512.26:557:07
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2712.26:557:06
2812.26:557:06

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.72 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.42 kWh/m² to a high of 6.89 kWh/m² in October across the year — February's 5.72 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
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45.6Bright
55.6Bright
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Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Matundasi

In seasonPeak

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

Matundasi'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 Matundasi?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
4.7
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Matundasi for sightseeing.

What to pack for Matundasi in February

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

In February, Matundasi sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 20 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Matundasi 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 Matundasi peaks around March 10 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 10UV 16Jun 17UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Matundasi 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 Matundasi is worst in September — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.8× the cleanest month (May, 7 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1318 µg/m³May 207 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb11Good
Mar10Good
Apr9Good
May7Good
Jun7Good
Jul13Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Matundasi?

Matundasi sits at 8.4°S, 33.3°E, 1,317 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Makongolosi, 16 km away.

MlowoIgurusiVwawaKiwiraChimala

Topography around Matundasi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Matundasi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 141 m around an average of 1,302 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 557 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,984 m.

The land around Matundasi is covered by shrubs (44%) and cropland (23%) within 3 km, shrubs (50%) and trees (28%) within 16 km, and trees (37%), cropland (30%) and shrubs (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
141 m
16 km
557 m
80 km
1,984 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
February weather nearby: Makongolosi 16 km · Utengule 50 km · Mbeya 53 km · Mlowo 69 km · Igurusi 77 km · Vwawa 83 km · Kiwira 85 km · Chimala 93 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 Matundasi (-8.45°, 33.2833°, elevation 1,317 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).