Rulenge weather in February

In February, Rulenge sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 98 mm of rain across 17 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% 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 Rulenge's 6th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Rulenge's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 27°; 5th warmest
Overnight low: 16°; 6th coldest
Rainfall: 98 mm; 17 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 06 min; 7:09 AM – 7:15 PM
Cloud cover: 74%; 6th clearest
Wind: 5 km/h; 8th windiest
Solar energy: 5.91 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.1; 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 27°C through the month.

A typical February day in Rulenge reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 29°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)	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 low (°C)	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16

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

Rulenge weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 5th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	26° / 16°	119	19	12.1	5.1
Feb	27° / 16°	98	17	12.1	5.1
Mar	26° / 16°	134	21.2	12	4.8
Apr	26° / 16°	158	22.2	11.9	4.5
May	26° / 16°	61	10.5	11.9	6.4
Jun	27° / 16°	7	1.3	11.8	7.6
Jul	27° / 16°	3	0.5	11.9	7.7
Aug	28° / 17°	19	3.2	11.9	6.8
Sep	28° / 17°	41	8.7	12	6.0
Oct	27° / 17°	108	16.3	12.1	5.4
Nov	26° / 16°	172	23.4	12.1	4.4
Dec	26° / 16°	150	21.9	12.2	4.8

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 73%.

	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 (%)	31	31	31	31	30	30	30	29	29	29	28	28	27	26	26	25	25	25	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	25	25
Cloudier (%)	69	69	69	69	70	70	70	71	71	71	72	72	73	74	74	75	75	75	74	74	74	74	74	74	74	74	75	75

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	31	69
2	31	69
3	31	69
4	31	69
5	30	70
6	30	70
7	30	70
8	29	71
9	29	71
10	29	71
11	28	72
12	28	72
13	27	73
14	26	74
15	26	74
16	25	75
17	25	75
18	25	75
19	26	74
20	26	74
21	26	74
22	26	74
23	26	74
24	26	74
25	26	74
26	26	74
27	25	75
28	25	75

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Rulenge gets around 98 mm of rain over 17 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 61% and peaks near 65% 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 (%)	56	56	56	56	57	57	58	59	59	60	60	61	61	61	61	61	62	62	62	62	62	63	63	63	64	64	64	65

	Rain chance (%)
1	56
2	56
3	56
4	56
5	57
6	57
7	58
8	59
9	59
10	60
11	60
12	61
13	61
14	61
15	61
16	61
17	62
18	62
19	62
20	62
21	62
22	63
23	63
24	63
25	64
26	64
27	64
28	65

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 76% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	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
Dry (%)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1
Comfortable (%)	23	23	23	23	23	23	22	22	21	21	21	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	17	17
Humid (%)	74	74	73	73	73	73	74	74	75	75	75	76	76	76	77	77	77	77	78	78	78	78	79	79	80	80	81	81
Muggy (%)	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	2	23	74	1
2	2	23	74	1
3	2	23	73	2
4	2	23	73	2
5	2	23	73	2
6	2	23	73	2
7	2	22	74	2
8	2	22	74	2
9	2	21	75	2
10	2	21	75	2
11	2	21	75	2
12	2	20	76	2
13	2	20	76	2
14	2	20	76	2
15	2	19	77	2
16	2	19	77	2
17	2	19	77	2
18	2	19	77	2
19	2	19	78	1
20	2	19	78	1
21	2	19	78	1
22	2	19	78	1
23	2	18	79	1
24	2	18	79	1
25	1	18	80	1
26	1	18	80	1
27	1	17	81	1
28	1	17	81	1

Wind in February

Winds average 5 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 5 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	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
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
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3	5	calm
4	5	calm
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11	5	calm
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14	5	calm
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16	5	calm
17	5	calm
18	5	calm
19	5	calm
20	5	calm
21	5	calm
22	5	calm
23	5	calm
24	5	calm
25	5	calm
26	5	calm
27	5	calm
28	5	calm

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 7:07 AM to 7:09 AM, and sunset from 7:14 PM to 7:13 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)	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1
Sunrise (AM)	7:07	7:08	7:08	7:08	7:08	7:08	7:09	7:09	7:09	7:09	7:09	7:09	7:09	7:09	7:09	7:09	7:09	7:10	7:10	7:10	7:10	7:09	7:09	7:09	7:09	7:09	7:09	7:09
Sunset (PM)	7:14	7:15	7:15	7:15	7:15	7:15	7:15	7:15	7:15	7:15	7:15	7:15	7:15	7:15	7:15	7:15	7:15	7:14	7:14	7:14	7:14	7:14	7:14	7:13	7:13	7:13	7:13	7:13

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.1	7:07	7:14
2	12.1	7:08	7:15
3	12.1	7:08	7:15
4	12.1	7:08	7:15
5	12.1	7:08	7:15
6	12.1	7:08	7:15
7	12.1	7:09	7:15
8	12.1	7:09	7:15
9	12.1	7:09	7:15
10	12.1	7:09	7:15
11	12.1	7:09	7:15
12	12.1	7:09	7:15
13	12.1	7:09	7:15
14	12.1	7:09	7:15
15	12.1	7:09	7:15
16	12.1	7:09	7:15
17	12.1	7:09	7:15
18	12.1	7:10	7:14
19	12.1	7:10	7:14
20	12.1	7:10	7:14
21	12.1	7:10	7:14
22	12.1	7:09	7:14
23	12.1	7:09	7:14
24	12.1	7:09	7:13
25	12.1	7:09	7:13
26	12.1	7:09	7:13
27	12.1	7:09	7:13
28	12.1	7:09	7:13

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.91 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.16 kWh/m² to a high of 5.91 kWh/m² in February across the year — February's 5.91 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	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	6.0	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9
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	5.9	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	5.9	Bright
12	5.9	Bright
13	5.9	Bright
14	5.9	Bright
15	5.9	Bright
16	5.9	Bright
17	5.9	Bright
18	5.9	Bright
19	5.9	Bright
20	5.9	Bright
21	5.9	Bright
22	5.9	Bright
23	5.9	Bright
24	6.0	Bright
25	5.9	Bright
26	5.9	Bright
27	5.9	Bright
28	5.9	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Rulenge

In seasonPeak

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

Rulenge's rainy season runs October–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 Rulenge?

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

5.1

Sightseeing

7th-best month of the year

5.1

Beach & pool

7th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Rulenge for sightseeing.

What to pack for Rulenge in February

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

In February, Rulenge sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 16°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

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UV index in Rulenge in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 16 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Rulenge peaks around March 14 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 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	16	16	15	12	10	11	11	14	14	13	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

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

Air quality in Rulenge 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 Rulenge is worst in July — around 47 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.0× the cleanest month (April, 24 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)	34	32	27	24	27	45	47	40	33	27	27	29
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	34	Moderate
Feb	32	Moderate
Mar	27	Moderate
Apr	24	Moderate
May	27	Moderate
Jun	45	Poor
Jul	47	Poor
Aug	40	Poor
Sep	33	Moderate
Oct	27	Moderate
Nov	27	Moderate
Dec	29	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Rulenge?

Rulenge sits at 2.7°S, 30.6°E, 1,422 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Kabanga, 20 km away.

Topography around Rulenge

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Rulenge has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 194 m around an average of 1,424 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 399 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 911 m.

The land around Rulenge is covered by shrubs (30%), grassland (29%) and cropland (23%) within 3 km, grassland (38%), shrubs (26%) and cropland (26%) within 16 km, and grassland (30%), cropland (27%) and shrubs (20%) within 80 km.

3 km

194 m

shrubs 30%

16 km

399 m

grassland 38%

80 km

911 m

grassland 30%

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

February weather nearby: Kabanga 20 km · Bugarama 21 km · Ngara 23 km · Kirundo 61 km · Kibungo 63 km · Cendajuru 64 km · Karusi 67 km · Kakonko 73 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 Rulenge (-2.7175°, 30.6325°, elevation 1,422 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	27	16
2	27	16
3	27	16
4	27	16
5	27	16
6	27	16
7	27	16
8	27	16
9	27	16
10	27	16
11	27	16
12	27	16
13	27	16
14	27	16
15	27	16
16	27	16
17	27	16
18	27	16
19	27	16
20	27	16
21	27	16
22	27	16
23	27	16
24	27	16
25	27	16
26	27	16
27	27	16
28	27	16

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	31	69
2	31	69
3	31	69
4	31	69
5	30	70
6	30	70
7	30	70
8	29	71
9	29	71
10	29	71
11	28	72
12	28	72
13	27	73
14	26	74
15	26	74
16	25	75
17	25	75
18	25	75
19	26	74
20	26	74
21	26	74
22	26	74
23	26	74
24	26	74
25	26	74
26	26	74
27	25	75
28	25	75

	Rain chance (%)
1	56
2	56
3	56
4	56
5	57
6	57
7	58
8	59
9	59
10	60
11	60
12	61
13	61
14	61
15	61
16	61
17	62
18	62
19	62
20	62
21	62
22	63
23	63
24	63
25	64
26	64
27	64
28	65

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	2	23	74	1
2	2	23	74	1
3	2	23	73	2
4	2	23	73	2
5	2	23	73	2
6	2	23	73	2
7	2	22	74	2
8	2	22	74	2
9	2	21	75	2
10	2	21	75	2
11	2	21	75	2
12	2	20	76	2
13	2	20	76	2
14	2	20	76	2
15	2	19	77	2
16	2	19	77	2
17	2	19	77	2
18	2	19	77	2
19	2	19	78	1
20	2	19	78	1
21	2	19	78	1
22	2	19	78	1
23	2	18	79	1
24	2	18	79	1
25	1	18	80	1
26	1	18	80	1
27	1	17	81	1
28	1	17	81	1

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	31	69
2	31	69
3	31	69
4	31	69
5	30	70
6	30	70
7	30	70
8	29	71
9	29	71
10	29	71
11	28	72
12	28	72
13	27	73
14	26	74
15	26	74
16	25	75
17	25	75
18	25	75
19	26	74
20	26	74
21	26	74
22	26	74
23	26	74
24	26	74
25	26	74
26	26	74
27	25	75
28	25	75

	Rain chance (%)
1	56
2	56
3	56
4	56
5	57
6	57
7	58
8	59
9	59
10	60
11	60
12	61
13	61
14	61
15	61
16	61
17	62
18	62
19	62
20	62
21	62
22	63
23	63
24	63
25	64
26	64
27	64
28	65

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	2	23	74	1
2	2	23	74	1
3	2	23	73	2
4	2	23	73	2
5	2	23	73	2
6	2	23	73	2
7	2	22	74	2
8	2	22	74	2
9	2	21	75	2
10	2	21	75	2
11	2	21	75	2
12	2	20	76	2
13	2	20	76	2
14	2	20	76	2
15	2	19	77	2
16	2	19	77	2
17	2	19	77	2
18	2	19	77	2
19	2	19	78	1
20	2	19	78	1
21	2	19	78	1
22	2	19	78	1
23	2	18	79	1
24	2	18	79	1
25	1	18	80	1
26	1	18	80	1
27	1	17	81	1
28	1	17	81	1

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	31	69
2	31	69
3	31	69
4	31	69
5	30	70
6	30	70
7	30	70
8	29	71
9	29	71
10	29	71
11	28	72
12	28	72
13	27	73
14	26	74
15	26	74
16	25	75
17	25	75
18	25	75
19	26	74
20	26	74
21	26	74
22	26	74
23	26	74
24	26	74
25	26	74
26	26	74
27	25	75
28	25	75

	Rain chance (%)
1	56
2	56
3	56
4	56
5	57
6	57
7	58
8	59
9	59
10	60
11	60
12	61
13	61
14	61
15	61
16	61
17	62
18	62
19	62
20	62
21	62
22	63
23	63
24	63
25	64
26	64
27	64
28	65

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	2	23	74	1
2	2	23	74	1
3	2	23	73	2
4	2	23	73	2
5	2	23	73	2
6	2	23	73	2
7	2	22	74	2
8	2	22	74	2
9	2	21	75	2
10	2	21	75	2
11	2	21	75	2
12	2	20	76	2
13	2	20	76	2
14	2	20	76	2
15	2	19	77	2
16	2	19	77	2
17	2	19	77	2
18	2	19	77	2
19	2	19	78	1
20	2	19	78	1
21	2	19	78	1
22	2	19	78	1
23	2	18	79	1
24	2	18	79	1
25	1	18	80	1
26	1	18	80	1
27	1	17	81	1
28	1	17	81	1