Ruaha weather in February

In February, Ruaha sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 194 mm of rain across 18.9 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in February, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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 Ruaha's 10th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ruaha's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 30°; 4th warmest
Overnight low: 22°; 11th coldest
Rainfall: 194 mm; 18.9 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 18 min; 6:39 AM – 6:54 PM
Cloud cover: 69%; 10th clearest
Wind: 4 km/h; 11th windiest
Solar energy: 5.87 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.6; out of 10

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

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical February day in Ruaha reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and about 1°C warmer than 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)	31	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30
Avg low (°C)	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	22
2	30	22
3	30	22
4	30	22
5	30	22
6	30	22
7	30	22
8	30	22
9	30	22
10	30	22
11	30	22
12	30	22
13	30	22
14	30	22
15	30	22
16	30	22
17	30	22
18	30	22
19	30	22
20	30	22
21	30	22
22	30	22
23	30	22
24	30	22
25	30	22
26	30	22
27	30	22
28	30	22

How February really feels in Ruaha

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in February is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Ruaha weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 4th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	31° / 22°	194	19.9	12.4	3.6
Feb	30° / 22°	194	18.9	12.3	3.6
Mar	29° / 22°	206	25.9	12.1	3.6
Apr	27° / 21°	181	24.6	11.8	4.2
May	27° / 19°	78	14.3	11.7	6.1
Jun	26° / 17°	20	5.7	11.6	7.5
Jul	26° / 17°	15	3.9	11.6	7.7
Aug	27° / 17°	20	5.7	11.7	7.3
Sep	28° / 18°	14	3.7	12	6.9
Oct	30° / 19°	39	6.9	12.2	5.6
Nov	31° / 21°	57	10.6	12.3	4.5
Dec	31° / 22°	125	16.7	12.4	3.8

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 16% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 67%.

	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 (%)	35	35	35	35	34	35	35	35	35	33	33	33	33	31	31	31	30	31	31	31	32	32	31	32	32	32	33	33
Cloudier (%)	65	65	65	65	66	65	65	65	65	67	67	67	67	69	69	69	70	69	69	69	68	68	69	68	68	68	67	67

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	35	65
2	35	65
3	35	65
4	35	65
5	34	66
6	35	65
7	35	65
8	35	65
9	35	65
10	33	67
11	33	67
12	33	67
13	33	67
14	31	69
15	31	69
16	31	69
17	30	70
18	31	69
19	31	69
20	31	69
21	32	68
22	32	68
23	31	69
24	32	68
25	32	68
26	32	68
27	33	67
28	33	67

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Ruaha gets around 194 mm of rain over 18.9 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 69% and peaks near 72% 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 (%)	63	63	64	64	65	65	66	66	67	68	68	69	70	70	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	72	72

	Rain chance (%)
1	63
2	63
3	64
4	64
5	65
6	65
7	66
8	66
9	67
10	68
11	68
12	69
13	70
14	70
15	71
16	71
17	71
18	71
19	71
20	71
21	71
22	71
23	71
24	71
25	71
26	71
27	72
28	72

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 57% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 94% 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
Humid (%)	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	7	7	7	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
Muggy (%)	38	38	38	38	38	39	39	39	39	39	38	38	37	37	37	36	36	36	35	35	34	34	34	33	33	33	33	33
Oppressive (%)	53	53	53	53	54	53	53	54	54	54	56	56	57	58	58	59	59	59	60	61	62	62	62	63	63	63	63	64

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	9	38	53
2	9	38	53
3	9	38	53
4	9	38	53
5	8	38	54
6	8	39	53
7	8	39	53
8	7	39	54
9	7	39	54
10	7	39	54
11	6	38	56
12	6	38	56
13	6	37	57
14	5	37	58
15	5	37	58
16	5	36	59
17	5	36	59
18	5	36	59
19	5	35	60
20	4	35	61
21	4	34	62
22	4	34	62
23	4	34	62
24	4	33	63
25	4	33	63
26	4	33	63
27	4	33	63
28	3	33	64

Wind in February

Winds average 4 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 5 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)	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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	5	calm
2	4	calm
3	4	calm
4	4	calm
5	4	calm
6	4	calm
7	4	calm
8	4	calm
9	4	calm
10	4	calm
11	4	calm
12	4	calm
13	4	calm
14	4	calm
15	4	calm
16	4	calm
17	4	calm
18	4	calm
19	4	calm
20	4	calm
21	4	calm
22	4	calm
23	4	calm
24	4	calm
25	4	calm
26	4	calm
27	4	calm
28	4	calm

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 6:36 AM to 6:41 AM, and sunset from 6:55 PM to 6:50 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)	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	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
Sunrise (AM)	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:41
Sunset (PM)	6:55	6:55	6:55	6:55	6:55	6:55	6:55	6:55	6:55	6:55	6:55	6:55	6:55	6:54	6:54	6:54	6:54	6:54	6:53	6:53	6:53	6:52	6:52	6:52	6:51	6:51	6:51	6:50

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.3	6:36	6:55
2	12.3	6:36	6:55
3	12.3	6:36	6:55
4	12.3	6:37	6:55
5	12.3	6:37	6:55
6	12.3	6:37	6:55
7	12.3	6:37	6:55
8	12.3	6:38	6:55
9	12.3	6:38	6:55
10	12.3	6:38	6:55
11	12.3	6:38	6:55
12	12.3	6:39	6:55
13	12.3	6:39	6:55
14	12.3	6:39	6:54
15	12.3	6:39	6:54
16	12.2	6:39	6:54
17	12.2	6:39	6:54
18	12.2	6:40	6:54
19	12.2	6:40	6:53
20	12.2	6:40	6:53
21	12.2	6:40	6:53
22	12.2	6:40	6:52
23	12.2	6:40	6:52
24	12.2	6:40	6:52
25	12.2	6:40	6:51
26	12.2	6:40	6:51
27	12.2	6:40	6:51
28	12.2	6:41	6:50

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.87 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.55 kWh/m² to a high of 6.17 kWh/m² in November across the year — February's 5.87 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	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)	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	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	5.7	5.7	5.7
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	5.9	Bright
2	5.9	Bright
3	5.9	Bright
4	5.9	Bright
5	5.9	Bright
6	5.9	Bright
7	5.9	Bright
8	5.9	Bright
9	5.9	Bright
10	5.9	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	5.7	Bright
27	5.7	Bright
28	5.7	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Ruaha

In seasonPeak

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

Ruaha's monsoon runs December–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is February a good time to visit Ruaha?

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

3.6

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

5.0

Beach & pool

10th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ruaha.

What to pack for Ruaha in February

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

In February, Ruaha sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 19 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Ruaha 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 Ruaha peaks around March 12 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 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	15	15	14	11	10	10	11	12	13	13	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

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

Air quality in Ruaha 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 Ruaha is worst in September — around 32 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.5× the cleanest month (April, 9 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)	12	12	11	9	9	12	17	24	32	28	15	10
Level	Good	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	12	Good
Feb	12	Moderate
Mar	11	Good
Apr	9	Good
May	9	Good
Jun	12	Good
Jul	17	Moderate
Aug	24	Moderate
Sep	32	Moderate
Oct	28	Moderate
Nov	15	Moderate
Dec	10	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Ruaha?

Ruaha sits at 7.7°S, 37.0°E, 292 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Kidatu, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Ruaha

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ruaha has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 680 m around an average of 382 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,011 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,408 m.

The land around Ruaha is covered by trees (67%) within 3 km, trees (54%) and shrubs (25%) within 16 km, and trees (61%) within 80 km.

3 km

680 m

trees 67%

16 km

2,011 m

trees 54%

80 km

2,408 m

trees 61%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland

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

February weather nearby: Kidatu 5.0 km · Kidodi 6.0 km · Mikumi 28 km · Ifakara 62 km · Kilosa 92 km · Ilula 104 km · Morogoro 119 km · Kibakwe 125 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 Ruaha (-7.6569°, 36.983°, elevation 292 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	31	22
2	30	22
3	30	22
4	30	22
5	30	22
6	30	22
7	30	22
8	30	22
9	30	22
10	30	22
11	30	22
12	30	22
13	30	22
14	30	22
15	30	22
16	30	22
17	30	22
18	30	22
19	30	22
20	30	22
21	30	22
22	30	22
23	30	22
24	30	22
25	30	22
26	30	22
27	30	22
28	30	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	35	65
2	35	65
3	35	65
4	35	65
5	34	66
6	35	65
7	35	65
8	35	65
9	35	65
10	33	67
11	33	67
12	33	67
13	33	67
14	31	69
15	31	69
16	31	69
17	30	70
18	31	69
19	31	69
20	31	69
21	32	68
22	32	68
23	31	69
24	32	68
25	32	68
26	32	68
27	33	67
28	33	67

	Rain chance (%)
1	63
2	63
3	64
4	64
5	65
6	65
7	66
8	66
9	67
10	68
11	68
12	69
13	70
14	70
15	71
16	71
17	71
18	71
19	71
20	71
21	71
22	71
23	71
24	71
25	71
26	71
27	72
28	72

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	9	38	53
2	9	38	53
3	9	38	53
4	9	38	53
5	8	38	54
6	8	39	53
7	8	39	53
8	7	39	54
9	7	39	54
10	7	39	54
11	6	38	56
12	6	38	56
13	6	37	57
14	5	37	58
15	5	37	58
16	5	36	59
17	5	36	59
18	5	36	59
19	5	35	60
20	4	35	61
21	4	34	62
22	4	34	62
23	4	34	62
24	4	33	63
25	4	33	63
26	4	33	63
27	4	33	63
28	3	33	64

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	22
2	30	22
3	30	22
4	30	22
5	30	22
6	30	22
7	30	22
8	30	22
9	30	22
10	30	22
11	30	22
12	30	22
13	30	22
14	30	22
15	30	22
16	30	22
17	30	22
18	30	22
19	30	22
20	30	22
21	30	22
22	30	22
23	30	22
24	30	22
25	30	22
26	30	22
27	30	22
28	30	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	35	65
2	35	65
3	35	65
4	35	65
5	34	66
6	35	65
7	35	65
8	35	65
9	35	65
10	33	67
11	33	67
12	33	67
13	33	67
14	31	69
15	31	69
16	31	69
17	30	70
18	31	69
19	31	69
20	31	69
21	32	68
22	32	68
23	31	69
24	32	68
25	32	68
26	32	68
27	33	67
28	33	67

	Rain chance (%)
1	63
2	63
3	64
4	64
5	65
6	65
7	66
8	66
9	67
10	68
11	68
12	69
13	70
14	70
15	71
16	71
17	71
18	71
19	71
20	71
21	71
22	71
23	71
24	71
25	71
26	71
27	72
28	72

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	9	38	53
2	9	38	53
3	9	38	53
4	9	38	53
5	8	38	54
6	8	39	53
7	8	39	53
8	7	39	54
9	7	39	54
10	7	39	54
11	6	38	56
12	6	38	56
13	6	37	57
14	5	37	58
15	5	37	58
16	5	36	59
17	5	36	59
18	5	36	59
19	5	35	60
20	4	35	61
21	4	34	62
22	4	34	62
23	4	34	62
24	4	33	63
25	4	33	63
26	4	33	63
27	4	33	63
28	3	33	64

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	22
2	30	22
3	30	22
4	30	22
5	30	22
6	30	22
7	30	22
8	30	22
9	30	22
10	30	22
11	30	22
12	30	22
13	30	22
14	30	22
15	30	22
16	30	22
17	30	22
18	30	22
19	30	22
20	30	22
21	30	22
22	30	22
23	30	22
24	30	22
25	30	22
26	30	22
27	30	22
28	30	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	35	65
2	35	65
3	35	65
4	35	65
5	34	66
6	35	65
7	35	65
8	35	65
9	35	65
10	33	67
11	33	67
12	33	67
13	33	67
14	31	69
15	31	69
16	31	69
17	30	70
18	31	69
19	31	69
20	31	69
21	32	68
22	32	68
23	31	69
24	32	68
25	32	68
26	32	68
27	33	67
28	33	67

	Rain chance (%)
1	63
2	63
3	64
4	64
5	65
6	65
7	66
8	66
9	67
10	68
11	68
12	69
13	70
14	70
15	71
16	71
17	71
18	71
19	71
20	71
21	71
22	71
23	71
24	71
25	71
26	71
27	72
28	72

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	9	38	53
2	9	38	53
3	9	38	53
4	9	38	53
5	8	38	54
6	8	39	53
7	8	39	53
8	7	39	54
9	7	39	54
10	7	39	54
11	6	38	56
12	6	38	56
13	6	37	57
14	5	37	58
15	5	37	58
16	5	36	59
17	5	36	59
18	5	36	59
19	5	35	60
20	4	35	61
21	4	34	62
22	4	34	62
23	4	34	62
24	4	33	63
25	4	33	63
26	4	33	63
27	4	33	63
28	3	33	64