Mtwango weather in February

In February, Mtwango sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 198 mm of rain across 23.3 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% 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 Mtwango's 11th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mtwango's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
4th warmest
Overnight low
16°
12th coldest
Rainfall
198 mm
23.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:47 AM – 7:04 PM
Cloud cover
83%
11th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.43 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
out of 10

Mtwango is town in Njombe 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 24°C through the month.

A typical February day in Mtwango reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 26°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)
12416
22416
32416
42416
52416
62416
72416
82416
92416
102416
112416
122416
132416
142416
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202416
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222416
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242416
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282416

Mtwango weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 4th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 16°21625.812.54.3
Feb24° / 16°19823.312.34.2
Mar23° / 16°18124.812.14.4
Apr22° / 15°5612.611.86.1
May22° / 13°92.411.67.9
Jun21° / 11°10.111.58.3
Jul20° / 11°00.111.58.2
Aug22° / 11°10.111.78.5
Sep23° / 12°20.311.98.8
Oct25° / 14°133.312.28.2
Nov25° / 15°498.612.46.9
Dec24° / 16°15019.612.55.3

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 6% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 89%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11189
2991
3991
4991
5991
61189
71090
81090
91090
101090
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121090
131189
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271486
281585

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Mtwango gets around 198 mm of rain over 23.3 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 84% and peaks near 84% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
183
284
384
484
584
684
784
884
984
1084
1184
1284
1384
1484
1584
1684
1784
1884
1983
2083
2183
2283
2383
2483
2583
2683
2782
2882

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 53% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
114950
214851
314851
414851
514752
614752
714752
814752
914752
1014752
1114752
1204753
1304753
1404753
1504753
1604753
1714752
1814752
1914752
2014752
2114653
2214653
2314554
2414554
2514554
2614455
2714455
2814455

Wind in February

Winds average 7 km/h in February, the calmest month.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm

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 6:43 AM to 6:48 AM, and sunset from 7:06 PM to 7:00 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.46:437:06
212.46:437:06
312.46:437:06
412.46:447:06
512.46:447:06
612.46:447:06
712.46:457:06
812.36:457:06
912.36:457:05
1012.36:457:05
1112.36:467:05
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1312.36:467:05
1412.36:467:04
1512.36:477:04
1612.36:477:04
1712.36:477:04
1812.36:477:03
1912.36:477:03
2012.36:477:03
2112.36:487:03
2212.26:487:02
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2512.26:487:01
2612.26:487:01
2712.26:487:00
2812.26:487:00

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.43 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.99 kWh/m² to a high of 6.89 kWh/m² in October across the year — February's 5.43 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
25.4Bright
35.3Bright
45.3Bright
55.3Bright
65.4Bright
75.4Bright
85.4Bright
95.4Bright
105.4Bright
115.4Bright
125.4Bright
135.4Bright
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155.4Bright
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215.4Bright
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255.4Bright
265.4Bright
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Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Mtwango

In seasonPeak

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

Mtwango'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 Mtwango?

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

4.2
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
3.5
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Mtwango for sightseeing.

What to pack for Mtwango in February

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

In February, Mtwango sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 16°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Mtwango 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 Mtwango peaks around February 22 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 15 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 22UV 16Jun 15UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct15Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Mtwango 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 Mtwango is worst in October — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.0× the cleanest month (May, 7 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodOct 1620 µg/m³May 157 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb11Good
Mar10Good
Apr8Good
May7Good
Jun8Good
Jul11Good
Aug14Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct21Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Mtwango?

Mtwango sits at 9.0°S, 34.8°E, 1,767 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Makumbako, 19 km away.

ChimalaMlangaliMafinga

Topography around Mtwango

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mtwango has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 125 m around an average of 1,774 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 424 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,233 m.

The land around Mtwango is covered by cropland (69%) within 3 km, cropland (47%) and shrubs (28%) within 16 km, and shrubs (32%), trees (27%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
125 m
16 km
424 m
80 km
2,233 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
February weather nearby: Makumbako 19 km · Ilembula 27 km · Njombe 37 km · Rujewa 58 km · Urunda 68 km · Chimala 87 km · Mlangali 91 km · Mafinga 96 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 Mtwango (-9.0167°, 34.8°, elevation 1,767 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).