Merelani weather in February

In February, Merelani sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 49 mm of rain across 8.1 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in February, and the air most often feels humid.

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 Merelani's 3rd-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Merelani's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
1st warmest
Overnight low
20°
11th coldest
Rainfall
49 mm
8.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:43 AM – 6:50 PM
Cloud cover
53%
3rd clearest
Wind
6 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
6.45 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

Merelani is town in Manyara 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 31°C through the month.

A typical February day in Merelani reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and about 1°C warmer than March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Merelani weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 1st-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 19°549.212.24.8
Feb31° / 20°498.112.14.5
Mar30° / 20°11816.4124.1
Apr28° / 19°15323.711.94.3
May26° / 18°8716.211.85.7
Jun24° / 15°206.311.87.2
Jul24° / 14°154.611.87.5
Aug25° / 15°154.411.97.5
Sep27° / 16°92.8127.4
Oct29° / 18°246.212.16.1
Nov29° / 19°6111.712.25.1
Dec30° / 19°7412.412.24.8

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 41%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16139
26139
36139
46139
56040
66040
76040
85941
95941
105842
115842
125842
135842
145743
155743
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195842
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215941
225941
236040
246040
256139
266139
276139
286139

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Merelani gets around 49 mm of rain over 8.1 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 30% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
122
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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 45% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 9% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
11344367
21344367
31344377
41244377
51243387
61143397
71142407
81041417
9940438
10939448
11838458
12838469
13737479
147364710
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Wind in February

Winds average 6 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 6 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
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
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66calm
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86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
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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 6:41 AM to 6:43 AM, and sunset from 6:50 PM to 6:48 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:416:50
212.26:416:50
312.16:416:50
412.16:426:50
512.16:426:50
612.16:426:50
712.16:426:51
812.16:426:51
912.16:436:51
1012.16:436:50
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1412.16:436:50
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1812.16:436:50
1912.16:436:50
2012.16:436:49
2112.16:436:49
2212.16:436:49
2312.16:436:49
2412.16:436:49
2512.16:436:49
2612.16:436:48
2712.16:436:48
2812.16:436:48

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 6.45 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.44 kWh/m² to a high of 6.45 kWh/m² in February across the year — February's 6.45 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.4Intense
26.4Intense
36.4Intense
46.4Intense
56.4Intense
66.4Intense
76.4Intense
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Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Merelani

In seasonPeak

None of Merelani's seasonal hazards are active in February. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Merelani's rainy season runs March–May, 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 Merelani?

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

4.5
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
6.8
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Merelani in February

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

In February, Merelani sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Merelani 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 Merelani peaks around March 14 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 14UV 16Jun 19UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Merelani?

Merelani sits at 3.6°S, 37.0°E, 916 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Mbuguni, 3.0 km away.

LembeniUsangi

Topography around Merelani

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Merelani has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 159 m around an average of 934 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 389 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,230 m.

The land around Merelani is covered by grassland (46%) within 3 km, shrubs (37%), grassland (32%) and cropland (24%) within 16 km, and shrubs (37%) and grassland (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
159 m
16 km
389 m
80 km
5,230 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
February weather nearby: Mbuguni 3.0 km · Usa River 26 km · Kingori 31 km · Boma la Ngombe 32 km · Arusha 39 km · Moshi 46 km · Lembeni 75 km · Usangi 78 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 Merelani (-3.5618°, 36.9789°, elevation 916 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).