Namanyere weather in February

In February, Namanyere sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 219 mm of rain across 23.2 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 4th-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 4% of the time in February, and the air most often feels humid.

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 Namanyere's 11th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Namanyere's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
10th warmest
Overnight low
17°
8th coldest
Rainfall
219 mm
23.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
7:03 AM – 7:18 PM
Cloud cover
86%
11th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.32 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
out of 10

Namanyere is settlement in Rukwa 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 Namanyere reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 7°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)
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Namanyere weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 10th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 17°27327.812.43.9
Feb24° / 17°21923.212.24.2
Mar24° / 17°24825.412.14.4
Apr24° / 17°13416.611.85.6
May25° / 16°274.711.77.9
Jun25° / 15°20.311.68.7
Jul25° / 14°00.111.68.9
Aug27° / 16°10.211.88.4
Sep28° / 18°81.5127.4
Oct28° / 19°496.812.26.4
Nov26° / 18°1681712.35.3
Dec24° / 17°27925.712.44.3

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 5% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 91%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1694
2694
3694
4694
5694
6892
7892
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281189

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Namanyere gets around 219 mm of rain over 23.2 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 83% and peaks near 88% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
188
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2884

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 88% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
16913
26913
37903
47903
57903
68893
78902
89883
99883
109883
119883
129883
139883
149883
159883
169874
179874
189874
199865
209865
218875
228875
238875
248866
257876
267876
277876
287876

Wind in February

Winds average 5 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 5 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
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285calm

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 7:00 AM to 7:04 AM, and sunset from 7:19 PM to 7:14 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.37:007:19
212.37:007:19
312.37:007:19
412.37:007:19
512.37:017:19
612.37:017:19
712.37:017:19
812.37:027:19
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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 5.32 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.88 kWh/m² to a high of 6.35 kWh/m² in September across the year — February's 5.32 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
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45.3Bright
55.3Bright
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265.3Bright
275.3Bright
285.3Bright
Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Namanyere

In seasonPeak

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

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

Namanyere's monsoon runs November–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 Namanyere?

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

4.2
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
3.7
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Namanyere for sightseeing.

What to pack for Namanyere in February

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

In February, Namanyere sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 17°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Namanyere 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 Namanyere peaks around March 11 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 11UV 16Jun 18UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Namanyere 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 Namanyere is worst in August — around 37 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 5.2× the cleanest month (May, 7 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModeratePoorModerateGoodAug 2136 µg/m³May 107 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb11Good
Mar9Good
Apr7Good
May7Good
Jun15Moderate
Jul28Moderate
Aug37Poor
Sep35Moderate
Oct26Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Namanyere?

Namanyere sits at 7.5°S, 31.1°E, 1,531 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Chala, 25 km away.

SumbawangaKitukuMataiMpandaMpulungu

Topography around Namanyere

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Namanyere has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 74 m around an average of 1,546 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 598 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,666 m.

The land around Namanyere is covered by cropland (67%) within 3 km, cropland (54%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and trees (26%), water (23%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
74 m
16 km
598 m
80 km
1,666 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
February weather nearby: Chala 25 km · Usevia 51 km · Kirando 51 km · Sumbawanga 80 km · Kituku 93 km · Matai 101 km · Mpanda 130 km · Mpulungu 139 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 Namanyere (-7.5167°, 31.05°, elevation 1,531 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). 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).