Musoma weather in February

In February, Musoma sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 81 mm of rain across 12.8 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in February, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of February to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Musoma's 5th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Musoma's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
1st warmest
Overnight low
21°
11th coldest
Rainfall
81 mm
12.8 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:58 AM – 7:01 PM
Cloud cover
61%
5th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.42 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.9
out of 10

Musoma is city.

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 27°C through the month.

A typical February day in Musoma reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 6°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 about 1°C warmer than January and on par with March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12721
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Musoma weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 1st-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 21°9316.112.15.7
Feb27° / 21°8112.8125.9
Mar27° / 21°14018.5125.2
Apr26° / 21°17821.7124.5
May26° / 21°11516.711.95.6
Jun27° / 21°428.611.96.8
Jul27° / 20°255.811.97.2
Aug27° / 21°549.7126.7
Sep27° / 21°6712126.2
Oct26° / 21°12618.9125.1
Nov26° / 21°15021.412.14.7
Dec26° / 21°14020.412.15.1

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 54%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14852
24951
35050
45050
54951
64951
74852
84852
94753
104753
114753
124654
134654
144555
154456
164456
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184357
194357
204357
214456
224456
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244456
254555
264456
274357
284357

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Musoma gets around 81 mm of rain over 12.8 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 46% and peaks near 50% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
144
244
344
443
543
643
743
844
944
1044
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1244
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1545
1646
1746
1846
1947
2047
2147
2248
2348
2449
2549
2649
2750
2850

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 81% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 82% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1215821
2215821
3215821
4215821
5215821
6216811
7216811
8217801
9217801
10218791
11218791
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Wind in February

Winds average 10 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
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49calm
510calm
610calm
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810calm
910calm
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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min at the start of February to 12 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:56 AM to 6:57 AM, and sunset from 7:00 PM to 6:59 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:567:00
212.16:577:00
312.16:577:00
412.16:577:01
512.16:577:01
612.16:577:01
712.16:577:01
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912.16:587:01
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2012.06:587:00
2112.06:587:00
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2412.06:587:00
2512.06:587:00
2612.06:577:00
2712.06:576:59
2812.06:576:59

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 6.42 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.52 kWh/m² to a high of 6.42 kWh/m² in February across the year — February's 6.42 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
26.3Intense
36.3Intense
46.3Intense
56.3Intense
66.3Intense
76.3Intense
86.4Intense
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246.4Intense
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286.4Intense
Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Musoma?

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

5.9
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
6.0
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Musoma for sightseeing.

What to pack for Musoma in February

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

In February, Musoma sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Musoma 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 Musoma peaks around March 16 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 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 16UV 16Jun 18UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Musoma 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 Musoma is worst in July — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (April, 10 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateGoodJul 1521 µg/m³Apr 1510 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan19Moderate
Feb16Moderate
Mar12Good
Apr10Good
May12Good
Jun19Moderate
Jul21Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct12Good
Nov10Good
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is Musoma?

Musoma sits at 1.5°S, 33.8°E, 1,148 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Butiama, 35 km away.

IsebaniaSirariMatongo

Topography around Musoma

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Musoma has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 96 m around an average of 1,149 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 269 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 656 m.

The land around Musoma is covered by water (44%) and artificial surfaces (32%) within 3 km, water (37%) and cropland (31%) within 16 km, and water (48%) and cropland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
96 m
16 km
269 m
80 km
656 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
February weather nearby: Butiama 35 km · Shirati 46 km · Nyamuswa 51 km · Bunda 59 km · Tarime 65 km · Isebania 80 km · Sirari 80 km · Matongo 80 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 Musoma (-1.5°, 33.8°, elevation 1,148 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).