Nsunga weather in February

In February, Nsunga sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 66 mm of rain across 12.5 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 9th-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 17% of the time in February, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of February to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Nsunga's 6th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nsunga's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 28°; 1st warmest
Overnight low: 17°; 10th coldest
Rainfall: 66 mm; 12.5 wet days
Daylight: 12 hours; 7:08 AM – 7:10 PM
Cloud cover: 69%; 6th clearest
Wind: 6 km/h; 8th windiest
Solar energy: 5.84 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.3; out of 10

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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 Nsunga reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 1°C warmer than 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)	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17

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

Nsunga weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 1st-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	27° / 16°	81	15.2	12.1	5.5
Feb	28° / 17°	66	12.5	12	5.3
Mar	28° / 17°	94	15.8	12	5.4
Apr	27° / 17°	109	18	12	5.0
May	27° / 17°	74	13.5	11.9	5.9
Jun	27° / 16°	37	6.1	11.9	7.0
Jul	27° / 15°	19	3.4	11.9	7.5
Aug	27° / 16°	62	10.6	12	6.4
Sep	27° / 16°	89	15.9	12	5.5
Oct	27° / 16°	141	21.4	12	4.7
Nov	26° / 16°	160	23.3	12.1	4.3
Dec	26° / 16°	120	19.7	12.1	5.0

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% 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 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	35	36	36	36	35	35	35	35	34	34	34	33	33	33	34	34	34	34	34	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33
Cloudier (%)	64	65	64	64	64	65	65	65	65	66	66	66	67	67	67	66	66	66	66	66	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67

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

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Nsunga gets around 66 mm of rain over 12.5 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 45% and peaks near 47% 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 (%)	43	43	43	43	44	44	44	44	44	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	46	46	46	47	47	47	47	47

	Rain chance (%)
1	43
2	43
3	43
4	43
5	44
6	44
7	44
8	44
9	44
10	45
11	45
12	45
13	45
14	45
15	45
16	45
17	45
18	45
19	45
20	45
21	46
22	46
23	46
24	47
25	47
26	47
27	47
28	47

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 67% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 31% 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
Comfortable (%)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Humid (%)	65	65	66	66	66	66	66	68	68	68	68	68	68	68	68	69	68	68	68	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67
Muggy (%)	32	32	31	31	31	31	31	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	31	31	31	32	32	32	32	33	33	33	33	33

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	3	65	32
2	3	65	32
3	3	66	31
4	3	66	31
5	3	66	31
6	3	66	31
7	3	66	31
8	2	68	30
9	2	68	30
10	2	68	30
11	2	68	30
12	2	68	30
13	2	68	30
14	2	68	30
15	2	68	30
16	1	69	30
17	1	68	31
18	1	68	31
19	1	68	31
20	1	67	32
21	1	67	32
22	1	67	32
23	1	67	32
24	0	67	33
25	0	67	33
26	0	67	33
27	0	67	33
28	0	67	33

Wind in February

Winds average 6 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 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)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	6	calm
2	6	calm
3	6	calm
4	6	calm
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8	6	calm
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10	6	calm
11	6	calm
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16	6	calm
17	6	calm
18	6	calm
19	6	calm
20	6	calm
21	6	calm
22	6	calm
23	6	calm
24	6	calm
25	6	calm
26	6	calm
27	6	calm
28	6	calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 0 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:06 AM to 7:07 AM, and sunset from 7:09 PM to 7:09 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)	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0
Sunrise (AM)	7:06	7:07	7:07	7:07	7:07	7:07	7:07	7:07	7:08	7:08	7:08	7:08	7:08	7:08	7:08	7:08	7:08	7:08	7:08	7:08	7:08	7:08	7:08	7:08	7:07	7:07	7:07	7:07
Sunset (PM)	7:09	7:10	7:10	7:10	7:10	7:10	7:10	7:10	7:10	7:10	7:10	7:10	7:10	7:10	7:10	7:10	7:10	7:10	7:10	7:10	7:10	7:10	7:09	7:09	7:09	7:09	7:09	7:09

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.0	7:06	7:09
2	12.0	7:07	7:10
3	12.0	7:07	7:10
4	12.0	7:07	7:10
5	12.0	7:07	7:10
6	12.0	7:07	7:10
7	12.0	7:07	7:10
8	12.0	7:07	7:10
9	12.0	7:08	7:10
10	12.0	7:08	7:10
11	12.0	7:08	7:10
12	12.0	7:08	7:10
13	12.0	7:08	7:10
14	12.0	7:08	7:10
15	12.0	7:08	7:10
16	12.0	7:08	7:10
17	12.0	7:08	7:10
18	12.0	7:08	7:10
19	12.0	7:08	7:10
20	12.0	7:08	7:10
21	12.0	7:08	7:10
22	12.0	7:08	7:10
23	12.0	7:08	7:09
24	12.0	7:08	7:09
25	12.0	7:07	7:09
26	12.0	7:07	7:09
27	12.0	7:07	7:09
28	12.0	7:07	7:09

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.84 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.96 kWh/m² to a high of 5.84 kWh/m² in February across the year — February's 5.84 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	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	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8
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
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8	5.8	Bright
9	5.8	Bright
10	5.8	Bright
11	5.8	Bright
12	5.8	Bright
13	5.8	Bright
14	5.8	Bright
15	5.8	Bright
16	5.8	Bright
17	5.8	Bright
18	5.8	Bright
19	5.8	Bright
20	5.8	Bright
21	5.8	Bright
22	5.8	Bright
23	5.8	Bright
24	5.8	Bright
25	5.8	Bright
26	5.8	Bright
27	5.8	Bright
28	5.8	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Nsunga?

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

5.3

Sightseeing

8th-best month of the year

6.1

Beach & pool

4th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Nsunga for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Nsunga in February

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

In February, Nsunga sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Nsunga 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 Nsunga peaks around March 16 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 10 (extreme).

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)	12	15	16	15	12	10	11	11	13	14	12	11
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	12	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	16	Extreme
Apr	15	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	10	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	14	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	11	Extreme

Air quality in Nsunga 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 Nsunga is worst in January — around 28 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (April, 13 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	28	24	18	13	14	20	24	26	21	16	16	20
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	28	Moderate
Feb	24	Moderate
Mar	18	Moderate
Apr	13	Moderate
May	14	Moderate
Jun	20	Moderate
Jul	24	Moderate
Aug	26	Moderate
Sep	21	Moderate
Oct	16	Moderate
Nov	16	Moderate
Dec	20	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Nsunga?

Nsunga sits at 1.1°S, 31.4°E, 1,202 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Katerero, 47 km away.

Topography around Nsunga

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nsunga has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 177 m around an average of 1,200 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 192 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 770 m.

The land around Nsunga is covered by shrubs (36%) and grassland (35%) within 3 km, grassland (41%), trees (27%) and shrubs (21%) within 16 km, and grassland (34%) and shrubs (22%) within 80 km.

3 km

177 m

shrubs 36%

16 km

192 m

grassland 41%

80 km

770 m

grassland 34%

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

February weather nearby: Katerero 47 km · Bukoba 51 km · Kamachumu 58 km · Kasaali 61 km · Nakivale Refugee Camp 63 km · Isingiro 70 km · Kalisizo 72 km · Nshamba 75 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 Nsunga (-1.1439°, 31.3947°, elevation 1,202 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).

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

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

	Rain chance (%)
1	43
2	43
3	43
4	43
5	44
6	44
7	44
8	44
9	44
10	45
11	45
12	45
13	45
14	45
15	45
16	45
17	45
18	45
19	45
20	45
21	46
22	46
23	46
24	47
25	47
26	47
27	47
28	47

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	3	65	32
2	3	65	32
3	3	66	31
4	3	66	31
5	3	66	31
6	3	66	31
7	3	66	31
8	2	68	30
9	2	68	30
10	2	68	30
11	2	68	30
12	2	68	30
13	2	68	30
14	2	68	30
15	2	68	30
16	1	69	30
17	1	68	31
18	1	68	31
19	1	68	31
20	1	67	32
21	1	67	32
22	1	67	32
23	1	67	32
24	0	67	33
25	0	67	33
26	0	67	33
27	0	67	33
28	0	67	33

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

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

	Rain chance (%)
1	43
2	43
3	43
4	43
5	44
6	44
7	44
8	44
9	44
10	45
11	45
12	45
13	45
14	45
15	45
16	45
17	45
18	45
19	45
20	45
21	46
22	46
23	46
24	47
25	47
26	47
27	47
28	47

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	3	65	32
2	3	65	32
3	3	66	31
4	3	66	31
5	3	66	31
6	3	66	31
7	3	66	31
8	2	68	30
9	2	68	30
10	2	68	30
11	2	68	30
12	2	68	30
13	2	68	30
14	2	68	30
15	2	68	30
16	1	69	30
17	1	68	31
18	1	68	31
19	1	68	31
20	1	67	32
21	1	67	32
22	1	67	32
23	1	67	32
24	0	67	33
25	0	67	33
26	0	67	33
27	0	67	33
28	0	67	33

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

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

	Rain chance (%)
1	43
2	43
3	43
4	43
5	44
6	44
7	44
8	44
9	44
10	45
11	45
12	45
13	45
14	45
15	45
16	45
17	45
18	45
19	45
20	45
21	46
22	46
23	46
24	47
25	47
26	47
27	47
28	47

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	3	65	32
2	3	65	32
3	3	66	31
4	3	66	31
5	3	66	31
6	3	66	31
7	3	66	31
8	2	68	30
9	2	68	30
10	2	68	30
11	2	68	30
12	2	68	30
13	2	68	30
14	2	68	30
15	2	68	30
16	1	69	30
17	1	68	31
18	1	68	31
19	1	68	31
20	1	67	32
21	1	67	32
22	1	67	32
23	1	67	32
24	0	67	33
25	0	67	33
26	0	67	33
27	0	67	33
28	0	67	33