Mikumi weather in February

In February, Mikumi sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 106 mm of rain across 16 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 3rd-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 18% of the time in February, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of February to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Mikumi's 10th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mikumi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
4th warmest
Overnight low
22°
11th coldest
Rainfall
106 mm
16 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:39 AM – 6:54 PM
Cloud cover
68%
10th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.9 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.8
out of 10

Mikumi is town in Morogoro Region, 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 Mikumi reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and about 2°C warmer than March.

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How February really feels in Mikumi

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 28 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
28
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in February is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Mikumi weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 4th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 22°10415.912.43.8
Feb31° / 22°1061612.23.8
Mar29° / 21°13623.112.13.8
Apr27° / 20°10822.311.84.6
May27° / 19°4210.511.76.6
Jun26° / 17°113.411.67.7
Jul26° / 16°8211.67.9
Aug27° / 16°113.311.87.7
Sep28° / 17°92.7127.0
Oct30° / 19°276.112.25.6
Nov31° / 21°4310.412.34.5
Dec31° / 22°7313.512.44.0

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 65%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13763
23763
33763
43763
53763
63763
73664
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123466
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Mikumi gets around 106 mm of rain over 16 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 58% and peaks near 62% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
150
251
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553
654
754
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956
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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 52% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 86% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
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71175032
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91165132
101155133
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141125235
151125235
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171115335
181115236
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201105336
211105336
221105336
23195337
24195337
25095437
26095437
27095338
28085438

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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
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135calm
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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 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 6 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:36 AM to 6:41 AM, and sunset from 6:55 PM to 6:50 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.36:366:55
212.36:366:55
312.36:376:55
412.36:376:55
512.36:376:55
612.36:376:55
712.36:386:55
812.36:386:55
912.36:386:55
1012.36:386:55
1112.36:396:55
1212.36:396:54
1312.36:396:54
1412.26:396:54
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1612.26:406:54
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Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.9 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.54 kWh/m² to a high of 6.18 kWh/m² in October across the year — February's 5.9 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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

Hazard calendar for Mikumi

In seasonPeak

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

Mikumi's rainy season runs December–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 Mikumi?

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

3.8
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
5.4
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Mikumi.

What to pack for Mikumi in February

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

In February, Mikumi sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Mikumi 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 Mikumi peaks around March 12 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeExtremeMar 12UV 15Jun 19UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Mikumi 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 Mikumi is worst in September — around 32 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.5× the cleanest month (April, 9 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodGoodModerateGoodSep 1831 µg/m³Apr 229 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb12Moderate
Mar11Good
Apr9Good
May9Good
Jun12Good
Jul17Moderate
Aug24Moderate
Sep32Moderate
Oct28Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Mikumi?

Mikumi sits at 7.4°S, 37.0°E, 517 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Kidodi, 22 km away.

IfakaraMorogoroMsoweroKibakwe

Topography around Mikumi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mikumi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 125 m around an average of 535 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,232 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,478 m.

The land around Mikumi is covered by grassland (34%) and trees (31%) within 3 km, trees (58%) and grassland (28%) within 16 km, and trees (59%) and shrubs (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
125 m
16 km
1,232 m
80 km
2,478 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswetland
February weather nearby: Kidodi 22 km · Ruaha 28 km · Kidatu 33 km · Kilosa 63 km · Ifakara 88 km · Morogoro 99 km · Msowero 100 km · Kibakwe 102 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 Mikumi (-7.4041°, 36.9831°, elevation 517 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).