Mbulu weather in February

In February, Mbulu sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 83 mm of rain across 10 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 5th-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 30% of the time in February, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of February to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Mbulu's 9th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mbulu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
1st warmest
Overnight low
18°
11th coldest
Rainfall
83 mm
10 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:49 AM – 6:56 PM
Cloud cover
58%
9th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
6.66 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.2
out of 10

Mbulu is city in Mbulu district, Manyara, Tanzania.

Founded
1907

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 Mbulu reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 30°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)
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Mbulu weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 1st-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 17°13111.412.26.3
Feb28° / 18°831012.16.2
Mar27° / 18°11311.7126.2
Apr25° / 17°1061411.96.1
May24° / 16°336.211.87.6
Jun24° / 14°40.711.88.4
Jul24° / 13°10.311.88.6
Aug25° / 14°10.211.98.6
Sep26° / 15°10.2128.4
Oct28° / 16°132.712.17.6
Nov27° / 17°607.412.26.8
Dec27° / 17°11711.512.26.3

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 51%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24753
34753
44753
54753
64753
74753
84654
94753
104654
114555
124654
134555
144654
154654
164753
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205050
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245347
255446
265545
275446
285446

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Mbulu gets around 83 mm of rain over 10 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 36% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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234
335
435
536
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737
838
938
1039
1139
1239
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1439
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1638
1738
1837
1936
2036
2135
2234
2334
2433
2533
2633
2733
2833

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, February lands in the comfortable band about 35% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
13734290
23734290
33634290
43634300
53534300
63535310
73435310
83435320
93335330
103235330
113135340
123135350
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Wind in February

Winds average 9 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
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289calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 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 6 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:46 AM to 6:49 AM, and sunset from 6:56 PM to 6:54 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:466:56
212.26:476:56
312.26:476:56
412.26:476:57
512.26:476:57
612.26:476:57
712.16:486:57
812.16:486:57
912.16:486:57
1012.16:486:57
1112.16:486:57
1212.16:486:56
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1812.16:496:56
1912.16:496:56
2012.16:496:56
2112.16:496:55
2212.16:496:55
2312.16:496:55
2412.16:496:55
2512.16:496:55
2612.16:496:54
2712.16:496:54
2812.16:496:54

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 6.66 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.3 kWh/m² to a high of 6.76 kWh/m² in October across the year — February's 6.66 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.6Intense
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Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Mbulu

In seasonPeak

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

Mbulu's rainy season runs November–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 Mbulu?

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

6.2
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
6.6
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Mbulu for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Mbulu in February

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

In February, Mbulu sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Mbulu 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 Mbulu peaks around March 13 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 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 18UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct15Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Mbulu?

Mbulu sits at 3.9°S, 35.5°E, 1,815 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Dongobesh, 29 km away.

Topography around Mbulu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mbulu has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 321 m around an average of 1,792 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,175 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,403 m.

The land around Mbulu is covered by cropland (60%) within 3 km, shrubs (38%), trees (23%) and cropland (23%) within 16 km, and shrubs (28%), grassland (27%) and cropland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
321 m
16 km
1,175 m
80 km
2,403 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
February weather nearby: Dongobesh 29 km · Magugu 32 km · Dareda 41 km · Bashanet 45 km · Babati 47 km · Galappo 58 km · Kiratu 59 km · Mto wa Mbu 66 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 Mbulu (-3.85°, 35.5333°, elevation 1,815 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).