Nangomba weather in February

In February, Nangomba sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 158 mm of rain across 18.4 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-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 8% of the time in February, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 30 min at the start of February to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Nangomba's 12th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nangomba's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
6th warmest
Overnight low
23°
10th coldest
Rainfall
158 mm
18.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
6:30 AM – 6:51 PM
Cloud cover
80%
12th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.43 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.3
out of 10

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 Nangomba reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 1°C cooler than January and on par with March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How February really feels in Nangomba

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.

Nangomba weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 6th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 23°17419.312.63.1
Feb31° / 23°15818.412.43.3
Mar30° / 23°16122.212.13.5
Apr30° / 22°6112.411.84.6
May31° / 21°112.111.55.8
Jun29° / 19°20.311.46.7
Jul29° / 18°10.311.46.9
Aug30° / 19°10.311.66.1
Sep32° / 20°20.411.95.0
Oct34° / 21°81.912.24.0
Nov34° / 23°315.212.53.2
Dec33° / 24°1181512.63.0

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in February, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 80%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11981
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Nangomba gets around 158 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.

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Rain chance (%)
163
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664
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1466
1566
1666
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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 86% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1121771
2120781
3120781
4119791
5119791
6118801
7017821
8017821
9016831
10015841
11013861
12012871
13012871
14011881
15010891
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Wind in February

Winds average 8 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 9 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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58calm
68calm
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108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
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158calm
168calm
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287calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 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 18 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:25 AM to 6:32 AM, and sunset from 6:54 PM to 6:46 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.56:256:54
212.56:266:54
312.56:266:54
412.56:266:53
512.46:276:53
612.46:276:53
712.46:276:53
812.46:286:53
912.46:286:53
1012.46:286:53
1112.46:296:52
1212.46:296:52
1312.46:296:52
1412.46:306:52
1512.46:306:51
1612.36:306:51
1712.36:306:51
1812.36:316:50
1912.36:316:50
2012.36:316:50
2112.36:316:49
2212.36:316:49
2312.36:326:49
2412.36:326:48
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2612.36:326:47
2712.26:326:47
2812.26:326:46

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 4.97 kWh/m² to a high of 6.63 kWh/m² in November across the year — February's 5.43 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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

Hazard calendar for Nangomba

In seasonPeak

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

Nangomba's rainy season runs December–March, 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 Nangomba?

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

3.3
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Nangomba.

What to pack for Nangomba in February

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

In February, Nangomba sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Nangomba 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 Nangomba peaks around March 12 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeMar 12UV 14Jun 23UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Nangomba 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 Nangomba is worst in July — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.0× the cleanest month (May, 7 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 2420 µg/m³May 147 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb11Good
Mar9Good
Apr9Good
May7Good
Jun11Good
Jul20Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct9Good
Nov8Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Nangomba?

Nangomba sits at 10.9°S, 38.5°E, 293 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Masasi, 39 km away.

Newala KisimaniNewalaLuchinguNangangaRuangwa

Topography around Nangomba

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nangomba has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 73 m around an average of 287 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 278 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 862 m.

The land around Nangomba is covered by grassland (39%) and shrubs (35%) within 3 km, shrubs (47%) and grassland (31%) within 16 km, and shrubs (41%) and trees (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
73 m
16 km
278 m
80 km
862 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
February weather nearby: Masasi 39 km · Lukuledi 49 km · Nachingwea 65 km · Newala Kisimani 86 km · Newala 87 km · Luchingu 91 km · Nanganga 91 km · Ruangwa 104 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 Nangomba (-10.9°, 38.5°, elevation 293 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).