Nyalikungu weather in February

In February, Nyalikungu sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 110 mm of rain across 14.6 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 6th-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 20% of the time in February, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of February to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Nyalikungu's 7th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nyalikungu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
7th warmest
Overnight low
18°
6th coldest
Rainfall
110 mm
14.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:56 AM – 7:03 PM
Cloud cover
66%
7th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
6.37 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10

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 Nyalikungu reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 31°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)
12818
22818
32818
42818
52818
62818
72818
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Nyalikungu weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 18°14618.612.25.1
Feb28° / 18°11014.612.14.9
Mar28° / 19°14017.1124.9
Apr28° / 18°11414.211.95.5
May28° / 19°274.411.96.6
Jun28° / 18°5111.86.9
Jul28° / 17°30.311.87.2
Aug29° / 18°60.911.96.6
Sep30° / 19°112.3125.6
Oct31° / 19°406.412.14.9
Nov29° / 19°12113.912.14.8
Dec28° / 18°16919.112.24.9

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% 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 61%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13961
23862
33862
43862
53862
63862
73763
83763
93763
103763
113664
123664
133664
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153862
163763
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203961
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224159
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244258
254258
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284258

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Nyalikungu gets around 110 mm of rain over 14.6 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 52% and peaks near 56% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
153
252
351
451
550
650
749
849
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1250
1350
1450
1551
1651
1752
1853
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2054
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2355
2456
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2756
2856

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 59% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 15% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
16176116
27186015
37186015
48185915
58185915
69185815
79185815
810175815
910175815
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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 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 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 grow by about 0 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:54 AM to 6:56 AM, and sunset from 7:02 PM to 7:00 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:547:02
212.16:547:03
312.16:557:03
412.16:557:03
512.16:557:03
612.16:557:03
712.16:557:03
812.16:567:03
912.16:567:03
1012.16:567:03
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1312.16:567:03
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1712.16:567:02
1812.16:567:02
1912.16:577:02
2012.16:577:02
2112.16:577:02
2212.16:577:02
2312.16:567:01
2412.16:567:01
2512.16:567:01
2612.16:567:01
2712.16:567:01
2812.16:567:00

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 6.37 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.66 kWh/m² to a high of 6.62 kWh/m² in September across the year — February's 6.37 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.3Intense
36.3Intense
46.3Intense
56.3Intense
66.3Intense
76.3Intense
86.3Intense
96.3Intense
106.3Intense
116.3Intense
126.3Intense
136.3Intense
146.3Intense
156.3Intense
166.3Intense
176.3Intense
186.4Intense
196.4Intense
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Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Nyalikungu

In seasonPeak

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

Nyalikungu's rainy season runs November–April, 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 Nyalikungu?

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

4.9
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
5.8
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Nyalikungu for sightseeing.

What to pack for Nyalikungu in February

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

In February, Nyalikungu sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Nyalikungu 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 Nyalikungu peaks around March 14 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 14UV 16Jun 18UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Nyalikungu 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 Nyalikungu is worst in January — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (May, 10 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateGoodModerateJan 2018 µg/m³May 1610 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb17Moderate
Mar15Moderate
Apr12Good
May10Good
Jun13Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug12Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct11Good
Nov12Good
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Nyalikungu?

Nyalikungu sits at 3.2°S, 33.8°E, 1,354 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Shanwa, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Nyalikungu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nyalikungu has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 82 m around an average of 1,336 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 164 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 556 m.

The land around Nyalikungu is covered by cropland (75%) within 3 km, cropland (78%) within 16 km, and cropland (79%) within 80 km.

3 km
82 m
16 km
164 m
80 km
556 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
February weather nearby: Shanwa 3.0 km · Somanda 28 km · Malampaka 28 km · Lalago 35 km · Kisesa 42 km · Mwadui 46 km · Songwa 47 km · Bariadi 48 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 Nyalikungu (-3.1833°, 33.7833°, elevation 1,354 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).