Nungwi weather in February

In February, Nungwi sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 27°C, with 28 mm of rain across 6.6 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-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 48% of the time in February, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of February to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Nungwi's 7th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nungwi's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 28°; 2nd warmest
Overnight low: 27°; 12th coldest
Rainfall: 28 mm; 6.6 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 12 min; 6:32 AM – 6:43 PM
Cloud cover: 45%; 7th clearest
Wind: 21 km/h; 4th windiest
Solar energy: 6.44 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.9; 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 Nungwi reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 27°C overnight — a 1°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 28°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)	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27

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

How February really feels in Nungwi

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.

Nungwi weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	28° / 26°	34	8.4	12.3	6.9
Feb	28° / 27°	28	6.6	12.2	6.9
Mar	28° / 26°	131	19.8	12	4.8
Apr	28° / 26°	278	27	11.9	3.9
May	27° / 25°	233	24.4	11.7	4.5
Jun	26° / 25°	66	19.4	11.7	5.3
Jul	26° / 24°	46	16.4	11.7	5.9
Aug	25° / 24°	33	11.2	11.8	6.9
Sep	26° / 24°	27	8	12	7.5
Oct	26° / 25°	69	12.5	12.1	6.7
Nov	27° / 25°	88	18.7	12.3	5.5
Dec	28° / 26°	82	18.8	12.3	5.5

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 32%.

	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 (%)	67	67	67	68	68	68	67	68	68	67	67	66	66	66	67	67	68	68	69	69	69	69	69	69	68	68	68	66
Cloudier (%)	33	33	33	32	32	32	33	32	32	33	33	34	34	34	33	33	32	32	31	31	31	31	31	31	32	32	32	34

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

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Nungwi gets around 28 mm of rain over 6.6 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 25% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	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 (%)	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	20	20	21	21	22	23	24	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	33	34	35	37	38

	Rain chance (%)
1	19
2	19
3	19
4	19
5	19
6	19
7	19
8	19
9	20
10	20
11	21
12	21
13	22
14	23
15	24
16	24
17	25
18	26
19	27
20	28
21	29
22	30
23	31
24	33
25	34
26	35
27	37
28	38

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 69% 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 (%)	77	77	77	77	76	76	75	75	74	73	72	72	71	70	69	69	68	67	66	65	64	63	63	62	61	60	60	59
Miserable (%)	23	23	23	23	24	24	25	25	26	27	28	28	29	30	31	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	37	38	39	40	40	41

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	77	23
2	77	23
3	77	23
4	77	23
5	76	24
6	76	24
7	75	25
8	75	25
9	74	26
10	73	27
11	72	28
12	72	28
13	71	29
14	70	30
15	69	31
16	69	31
17	68	32
18	67	33
19	66	34
20	65	35
21	64	36
22	63	37
23	63	37
24	62	38
25	61	39
26	60	40
27	60	40
28	59	41

Wind in February

Winds average 21 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 18 km/h on the calmest days to 24 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)	24	24	23	23	23	23	23	22	22	22	22	22	21	21	21	21	20	20	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	19	18	18
Feels	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

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

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 min at the start of February to 12 h 06 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 6:29 AM to 6:33 AM, and sunset from 6:44 PM to 6:40 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)	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1
Sunrise (AM)	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:33
Sunset (PM)	6:44	6:44	6:44	6:44	6:44	6:44	6:44	6:44	6:44	6:44	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:40	6:40

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.2	6:29	6:44
2	12.2	6:29	6:44
3	12.2	6:29	6:44
4	12.2	6:30	6:44
5	12.2	6:30	6:44
6	12.2	6:30	6:44
7	12.2	6:30	6:44
8	12.2	6:31	6:44
9	12.2	6:31	6:44
10	12.2	6:31	6:44
11	12.2	6:31	6:43
12	12.2	6:31	6:43
13	12.2	6:32	6:43
14	12.2	6:32	6:43
15	12.2	6:32	6:43
16	12.2	6:32	6:43
17	12.2	6:32	6:43
18	12.2	6:32	6:42
19	12.2	6:32	6:42
20	12.2	6:32	6:42
21	12.2	6:32	6:42
22	12.2	6:32	6:42
23	12.1	6:32	6:41
24	12.1	6:32	6:41
25	12.1	6:33	6:41
26	12.1	6:33	6:41
27	12.1	6:33	6:40
28	12.1	6:33	6:40

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 6.44 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.29 kWh/m² to a high of 6.44 kWh/m² in February across the year — February's 6.44 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)	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.5	Intense
2	6.5	Intense
3	6.5	Intense
4	6.5	Intense
5	6.5	Intense
6	6.5	Intense
7	6.5	Intense
8	6.5	Intense
9	6.5	Intense
10	6.5	Intense
11	6.4	Intense
12	6.4	Intense
13	6.4	Intense
14	6.4	Intense
15	6.4	Intense
16	6.4	Intense
17	6.4	Intense
18	6.4	Intense
19	6.4	Intense
20	6.4	Intense
21	6.4	Intense
22	6.4	Intense
23	6.3	Intense
24	6.3	Intense
25	6.3	Intense
26	6.3	Intense
27	6.3	Intense
28	6.3	Intense

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Nungwi

In seasonPeak

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

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

Nungwi's monsoon runs March–May, 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 Nungwi?

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

6.9

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

7.3

Beach & pool

1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Nungwi in February

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

In February, Nungwi sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 27°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: a windbreaker. About 7 days see rain.

light clothessun protectiona windbreaker

Sea temperature near Nungwi in February

The nearest coast averages about 28°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 14 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)	28	28	29	29	28	27	26	26	26	27	28	28
Comfort	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Tropical

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	28	Tropical
Feb	28	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	28	Tropical

UV index in Nungwi 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 Nungwi peaks around March 17 at about 15 (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.

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

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

Air quality in Nungwi 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 Nungwi is worst in January — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (November, 8 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)	18	16	13	11	14	16	17	15	13	9	8	13
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	18	Moderate
Feb	16	Moderate
Mar	13	Moderate
Apr	11	Good
May	14	Moderate
Jun	16	Moderate
Jul	17	Moderate
Aug	15	Moderate
Sep	13	Moderate
Oct	9	Good
Nov	8	Good
Dec	13	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Nungwi?

Nungwi sits at 5.7°S, 39.3°E, 8 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Zanzibar, 50 km away.

Topography around Nungwi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nungwi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 41 m around an average of 6 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 85 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 626 m.

The land around Nungwi is covered by water (69%) within 3 km, water (85%) within 16 km, and water (69%) within 80 km.

3 km

41 m

water 69%

16 km

85 m

water 85%

80 km

626 m

water 69%

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

February weather nearby: Zanzibar 50 km · Mkoani 56 km · Chake Chake 74 km · Tanga 76 km · Sokoni 83 km · Muheza 84 km · Wete 89 km · Bagamoyo 91 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 Nungwi (-5.7265°, 39.2987°, elevation 8 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. 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	27
2	28	27
3	28	27
4	28	27
5	28	27
6	28	27
7	28	27
8	28	27
9	28	27
10	28	27
11	28	27
12	28	27
13	28	27
14	28	27
15	28	27
16	28	27
17	28	27
18	28	27
19	28	27
20	28	27
21	28	27
22	28	27
23	28	27
24	28	27
25	28	27
26	28	27
27	28	27
28	28	27

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

	Rain chance (%)
1	19
2	19
3	19
4	19
5	19
6	19
7	19
8	19
9	20
10	20
11	21
12	21
13	22
14	23
15	24
16	24
17	25
18	26
19	27
20	28
21	29
22	30
23	31
24	33
25	34
26	35
27	37
28	38

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	77	23
2	77	23
3	77	23
4	77	23
5	76	24
6	76	24
7	75	25
8	75	25
9	74	26
10	73	27
11	72	28
12	72	28
13	71	29
14	70	30
15	69	31
16	69	31
17	68	32
18	67	33
19	66	34
20	65	35
21	64	36
22	63	37
23	63	37
24	62	38
25	61	39
26	60	40
27	60	40
28	59	41

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

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

	Rain chance (%)
1	19
2	19
3	19
4	19
5	19
6	19
7	19
8	19
9	20
10	20
11	21
12	21
13	22
14	23
15	24
16	24
17	25
18	26
19	27
20	28
21	29
22	30
23	31
24	33
25	34
26	35
27	37
28	38

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	77	23
2	77	23
3	77	23
4	77	23
5	76	24
6	76	24
7	75	25
8	75	25
9	74	26
10	73	27
11	72	28
12	72	28
13	71	29
14	70	30
15	69	31
16	69	31
17	68	32
18	67	33
19	66	34
20	65	35
21	64	36
22	63	37
23	63	37
24	62	38
25	61	39
26	60	40
27	60	40
28	59	41

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

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

	Rain chance (%)
1	19
2	19
3	19
4	19
5	19
6	19
7	19
8	19
9	20
10	20
11	21
12	21
13	22
14	23
15	24
16	24
17	25
18	26
19	27
20	28
21	29
22	30
23	31
24	33
25	34
26	35
27	37
28	38

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	77	23
2	77	23
3	77	23
4	77	23
5	76	24
6	76	24
7	75	25
8	75	25
9	74	26
10	73	27
11	72	28
12	72	28
13	71	29
14	70	30
15	69	31
16	69	31
17	68	32
18	67	33
19	66	34
20	65	35
21	64	36
22	63	37
23	63	37
24	62	38
25	61	39
26	60	40
27	60	40
28	59	41