Mtwara weather in February

In February, Mtwara sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 145 mm of rain across 18.4 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 3rd-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 20% of the time in February, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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 Mtwara's 12th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mtwara's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 28°; 4th warmest
Overnight low: 26°; 12th coldest
Rainfall: 145 mm; 18.4 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 18 min; 6:24 AM – 6:44 PM
Cloud cover: 71%; 12th clearest
Wind: 17 km/h; 7th windiest
Solar energy: 5.75 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.7; out of 10

Mtwara is city.

Founded: 1971

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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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 Mtwara reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and on par with March.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Avg high (°C)	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28
Avg low (°C)	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	26
2	28	26
3	28	26
4	28	26
5	28	26
6	28	26
7	28	26
8	28	26
9	28	26
10	28	26
11	28	26
12	28	26
13	28	26
14	28	26
15	28	26
16	28	26
17	28	26
18	28	26
19	28	26
20	28	26
21	28	26
22	28	26
23	28	26
24	28	26
25	28	26
26	28	26
27	28	26
28	28	26

How February really feels in Mtwara

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

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.

Mtwara 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	28° / 26°	186	20.5	12.5	4.8
Feb	28° / 26°	145	18.4	12.3	4.7
Mar	28° / 26°	182	23.8	12.1	4.1
Apr	28° / 25°	115	18.5	11.8	4.8
May	28° / 25°	38	7.2	11.5	6.9
Jun	27° / 23°	8	1.8	11.4	8.1
Jul	26° / 23°	5	1.3	11.5	8.4
Aug	26° / 23°	6	1.6	11.7	8.6
Sep	26° / 23°	10	3.2	11.9	8.5
Oct	26° / 24°	20	6	12.2	7.9
Nov	27° / 25°	42	10.7	12.5	6.8
Dec	28° / 26°	123	20.9	12.6	5.1

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in February, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 66%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Clearer (%)	36	36	36	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	34	34	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	32	31	32	32	32	32	32	33	33
Cloudier (%)	64	64	64	65	65	65	65	65	65	65	66	66	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	68	69	68	68	68	68	68	67	67

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	36	64
2	36	64
3	36	64
4	35	65
5	35	65
6	35	65
7	35	65
8	35	65
9	35	65
10	35	65
11	34	66
12	34	66
13	33	67
14	33	67
15	33	67
16	33	67
17	33	67
18	33	67
19	33	67
20	32	68
21	31	69
22	32	68
23	32	68
24	32	68
25	32	68
26	32	68
27	33	67
28	33	67

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Mtwara gets around 145 mm of rain over 18.4 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 66% and peaks near 69% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Rain chance (%)	62	63	63	64	64	65	65	65	66	66	66	66	66	66	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	68	68	69

	Rain chance (%)
1	62
2	63
3	63
4	64
5	64
6	65
7	65
8	65
9	66
10	66
11	66
12	66
13	66
14	66
15	67
16	67
17	67
18	67
19	67
20	67
21	67
22	67
23	67
24	67
25	67
26	68
27	68
28	69

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, February lands in the oppressive band about 63% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Oppressive (%)	65	65	65	65	65	65	65	64	64	64	64	63	63	63	63	63	63	63	63	62	62	62	62	61	61	61	61	61
Miserable (%)	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	36	36	36	36	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	38	38	38	38	39	39	39	39	39

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	65	35
2	65	35
3	65	35
4	65	35
5	65	35
6	65	35
7	65	35
8	64	36
9	64	36
10	64	36
11	64	36
12	63	37
13	63	37
14	63	37
15	63	37
16	63	37
17	63	37
18	63	37
19	63	37
20	62	38
21	62	38
22	62	38
23	62	38
24	61	39
25	61	39
26	61	39
27	61	39
28	61	39

Wind in February

Winds average 17 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 20 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Wind speed (km/h)	20	19	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	20	light breeze
2	19	light breeze
3	19	light breeze
4	19	light breeze
5	19	light breeze
6	19	light breeze
7	19	light breeze
8	18	light breeze
9	18	light breeze
10	18	light breeze
11	18	light breeze
12	18	light breeze
13	17	light breeze
14	17	light breeze
15	17	light breeze
16	17	light breeze
17	17	light breeze
18	17	light breeze
19	16	light breeze
20	16	light breeze
21	16	light breeze
22	16	light breeze
23	16	light breeze
24	15	light breeze
25	15	light breeze
26	15	light breeze
27	15	light breeze
28	15	light breeze

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 6:19 AM to 6:26 AM, and sunset from 6:46 PM to 6:39 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Daylight (h)	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2
Sunrise (AM)	6:19	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:21	6:21	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:25	6:25	6:25	6:25	6:25	6:25	6:26	6:26	6:26	6:26
Sunset (PM)	6:46	6:46	6:46	6:46	6:46	6:46	6:46	6:45	6:45	6:45	6:45	6:45	6:44	6:44	6:44	6:44	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:40	6:40	6:39

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.4	6:19	6:46
2	12.4	6:20	6:46
3	12.4	6:20	6:46
4	12.4	6:20	6:46
5	12.4	6:21	6:46
6	12.4	6:21	6:46
7	12.4	6:22	6:46
8	12.4	6:22	6:45
9	12.4	6:22	6:45
10	12.4	6:22	6:45
11	12.4	6:23	6:45
12	12.4	6:23	6:45
13	12.4	6:23	6:44
14	12.3	6:23	6:44
15	12.3	6:24	6:44
16	12.3	6:24	6:44
17	12.3	6:24	6:43
18	12.3	6:24	6:43
19	12.3	6:25	6:43
20	12.3	6:25	6:42
21	12.3	6:25	6:42
22	12.3	6:25	6:42
23	12.3	6:25	6:41
24	12.3	6:25	6:41
25	12.2	6:26	6:41
26	12.2	6:26	6:40
27	12.2	6:26	6:40
28	12.2	6:26	6:39

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.75 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.9 kWh/m² to a high of 6.77 kWh/m² in November across the year — February's 5.75 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.8	Bright
2	5.8	Bright
3	5.8	Bright
4	5.8	Bright
5	5.8	Bright
6	5.8	Bright
7	5.8	Bright
8	5.8	Bright
9	5.7	Bright
10	5.7	Bright
11	5.7	Bright
12	5.7	Bright
13	5.7	Bright
14	5.7	Bright
15	5.7	Bright
16	5.7	Bright
17	5.7	Bright
18	5.7	Bright
19	5.7	Bright
20	5.7	Bright
21	5.7	Bright
22	5.7	Bright
23	5.7	Bright
24	5.7	Bright
25	5.7	Bright
26	5.7	Bright
27	5.7	Bright
28	5.7	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Mtwara

In seasonPeak

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

Mtwara sits in the South Indian Ocean cyclone belt; the season peaks January–March.

Mtwara's monsoon runs December–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Cyclone

Monsoon

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is February a good time to visit Mtwara?

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

4.7

Sightseeing

11th-best month of the year

5.1

Beach & pool

10th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Mtwara for sightseeing.

What to pack for Mtwara in February

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

In February, Mtwara sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Mtwara in February

The nearest coast averages about 29°C in February — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 17 km away) is warmest in March at about 29°C and coldest in August near 26°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	29	29	29	29	28	27	26	26	26	27	28	29
Comfort	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Tropical

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	29	Tropical
Feb	29	Tropical
Mar	29	Tropical
Apr	29	Tropical
May	28	Tropical
Jun	27	Warm
Jul	26	Warm
Aug	26	Warm
Sep	26	Warm
Oct	27	Warm
Nov	28	Warm
Dec	29	Tropical

UV index in Mtwara in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Mtwara peaks around March 13 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 9 (very high).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	13	14	15	13	10	9	9	11	13	13	12	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	13	Extreme
Feb	14	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	10	Very high
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Mtwara?

Mtwara sits at 10.3°S, 40.2°E, 21 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Lindi, 59 km away.

Topography around Mtwara

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mtwara has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 43 m around an average of 10 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 163 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 460 m.

The land around Mtwara is covered by water (38%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 3 km, water (39%) and trees (31%) within 16 km, and water (39%) and trees (36%) within 80 km.

3 km

43 m

water 38%

16 km

163 m

water 39%

80 km

460 m

water 39%

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← January Mtwara year-round climate March →Best places to visit in February

February weather nearby: Lindi 59 km · Nanyamba 60 km · Kitama 70 km · Tandahimba 81 km · Nyangao 99 km · Nanganga 114 km · Luchingu 117 km · Mocímboa 118 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

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 Mtwara (-10.2667°, 40.1833°, elevation 21 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	26
2	28	26
3	28	26
4	28	26
5	28	26
6	28	26
7	28	26
8	28	26
9	28	26
10	28	26
11	28	26
12	28	26
13	28	26
14	28	26
15	28	26
16	28	26
17	28	26
18	28	26
19	28	26
20	28	26
21	28	26
22	28	26
23	28	26
24	28	26
25	28	26
26	28	26
27	28	26
28	28	26

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	36	64
2	36	64
3	36	64
4	35	65
5	35	65
6	35	65
7	35	65
8	35	65
9	35	65
10	35	65
11	34	66
12	34	66
13	33	67
14	33	67
15	33	67
16	33	67
17	33	67
18	33	67
19	33	67
20	32	68
21	31	69
22	32	68
23	32	68
24	32	68
25	32	68
26	32	68
27	33	67
28	33	67

	Rain chance (%)
1	62
2	63
3	63
4	64
5	64
6	65
7	65
8	65
9	66
10	66
11	66
12	66
13	66
14	66
15	67
16	67
17	67
18	67
19	67
20	67
21	67
22	67
23	67
24	67
25	67
26	68
27	68
28	69

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	65	35
2	65	35
3	65	35
4	65	35
5	65	35
6	65	35
7	65	35
8	64	36
9	64	36
10	64	36
11	64	36
12	63	37
13	63	37
14	63	37
15	63	37
16	63	37
17	63	37
18	63	37
19	63	37
20	62	38
21	62	38
22	62	38
23	62	38
24	61	39
25	61	39
26	61	39
27	61	39
28	61	39

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	26
2	28	26
3	28	26
4	28	26
5	28	26
6	28	26
7	28	26
8	28	26
9	28	26
10	28	26
11	28	26
12	28	26
13	28	26
14	28	26
15	28	26
16	28	26
17	28	26
18	28	26
19	28	26
20	28	26
21	28	26
22	28	26
23	28	26
24	28	26
25	28	26
26	28	26
27	28	26
28	28	26

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	36	64
2	36	64
3	36	64
4	35	65
5	35	65
6	35	65
7	35	65
8	35	65
9	35	65
10	35	65
11	34	66
12	34	66
13	33	67
14	33	67
15	33	67
16	33	67
17	33	67
18	33	67
19	33	67
20	32	68
21	31	69
22	32	68
23	32	68
24	32	68
25	32	68
26	32	68
27	33	67
28	33	67

	Rain chance (%)
1	62
2	63
3	63
4	64
5	64
6	65
7	65
8	65
9	66
10	66
11	66
12	66
13	66
14	66
15	67
16	67
17	67
18	67
19	67
20	67
21	67
22	67
23	67
24	67
25	67
26	68
27	68
28	69

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	65	35
2	65	35
3	65	35
4	65	35
5	65	35
6	65	35
7	65	35
8	64	36
9	64	36
10	64	36
11	64	36
12	63	37
13	63	37
14	63	37
15	63	37
16	63	37
17	63	37
18	63	37
19	63	37
20	62	38
21	62	38
22	62	38
23	62	38
24	61	39
25	61	39
26	61	39
27	61	39
28	61	39

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	26
2	28	26
3	28	26
4	28	26
5	28	26
6	28	26
7	28	26
8	28	26
9	28	26
10	28	26
11	28	26
12	28	26
13	28	26
14	28	26
15	28	26
16	28	26
17	28	26
18	28	26
19	28	26
20	28	26
21	28	26
22	28	26
23	28	26
24	28	26
25	28	26
26	28	26
27	28	26
28	28	26

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	36	64
2	36	64
3	36	64
4	35	65
5	35	65
6	35	65
7	35	65
8	35	65
9	35	65
10	35	65
11	34	66
12	34	66
13	33	67
14	33	67
15	33	67
16	33	67
17	33	67
18	33	67
19	33	67
20	32	68
21	31	69
22	32	68
23	32	68
24	32	68
25	32	68
26	32	68
27	33	67
28	33	67

	Rain chance (%)
1	62
2	63
3	63
4	64
5	64
6	65
7	65
8	65
9	66
10	66
11	66
12	66
13	66
14	66
15	67
16	67
17	67
18	67
19	67
20	67
21	67
22	67
23	67
24	67
25	67
26	68
27	68
28	69

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	65	35
2	65	35
3	65	35
4	65	35
5	65	35
6	65	35
7	65	35
8	64	36
9	64	36
10	64	36
11	64	36
12	63	37
13	63	37
14	63	37
15	63	37
16	63	37
17	63	37
18	63	37
19	63	37
20	62	38
21	62	38
22	62	38
23	62	38
24	61	39
25	61	39
26	61	39
27	61	39
28	61	39