Shelui weather in February

In February, Shelui sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 104 mm of rain across 14.5 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in February, and the air most often feels humid.

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 Shelui's 9th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Shelui's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
7th warmest
Overnight low
19°
8th coldest
Rainfall
104 mm
14.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:54 AM – 7:02 PM
Cloud cover
64%
9th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
6.48 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10

Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month.

A typical February day in Shelui reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°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 32°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)
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42919
52919
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72919
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How February really feels in Shelui

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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
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.

Shelui weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 19°14117.612.24.9
Feb29° / 19°10414.512.14.7
Mar29° / 19°14216.7124.6
Apr28° / 19°11613.611.95.2
May29° / 18°204.111.86.3
Jun29° / 17°10.311.86.7
Jul29° / 16°00.111.87.0
Aug30° / 17°10.211.96.3
Sep31° / 18°20.5125.3
Oct32° / 19°183.212.14.5
Nov31° / 20°10110.412.24.4
Dec29° / 19°16818.512.24.6

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% 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 59%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14159
24060
34060
44159
54159
64060
74060
84060
94060
104060
113961
123961
133961
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Shelui gets around 104 mm of rain over 14.5 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 51% and peaks near 53% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
150
250
350
450
550
651
751
851
951
1051
1151
1251
1351
1451
1551
1651
1751
1851
1951
2051
2152
2252
2352
2452
2552
2653
2753
2853

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 50% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 24% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
17175125
28175025
38175025
49175025
59175024
69175024
710174924
810174924
910174924
1010164924
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248185123
258195023
268195024
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288194924

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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
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276calm
286calm

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 6:51 AM to 6:54 AM, and sunset from 7:02 PM to 6:59 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202528
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:517:02
212.26:517:02
312.26:527:02
412.26:527:03
512.26:527:03
612.26:527:03
712.26:527:03
812.26:537:03
912.26:537:03
1012.26:537:02
1112.26:537:02
1212.26:537:02
1312.16:537:02
1412.16:537:02
1512.16:547:02
1612.16:547:02
1712.16:547:02
1812.16:547:02
1912.16:547:01
2012.16:547:01
2112.16:547:01
2212.16:547:01
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2412.16:547:00
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2612.16:547:00
2712.16:547:00
2812.16:546:59

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 6.48 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.86 kWh/m² to a high of 7.1 kWh/m² in September across the year — February's 6.48 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
26.3Intense
36.3Intense
46.3Intense
56.3Intense
66.4Intense
76.4Intense
86.4Intense
96.4Intense
106.4Intense
116.4Intense
126.4Intense
136.4Intense
146.4Intense
156.5Intense
166.5Intense
176.5Intense
186.5Intense
196.5Intense
206.5Intense
216.5Intense
226.5Intense
236.5Intense
246.5Intense
256.5Intense
266.5Intense
276.5Intense
286.5Intense
Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Shelui

In seasonPeak

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

Shelui'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 Shelui?

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

4.7
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
6.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Shelui in February

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

In February, Shelui sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Shelui 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 Shelui peaks around March 13 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 17 at about 10 (extreme).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 13UV 16Jun 17UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Shelui?

Shelui sits at 4.4°S, 34.2°E, 1,091 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Kiomboi, 22 km away.

MtinkoSingidaIlongeroKishapu

Topography around Shelui

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Shelui has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 34 m around an average of 1,090 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 499 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 747 m.

The land around Shelui is covered by grassland (49%) and cropland (38%) within 3 km, cropland (46%) and grassland (33%) within 16 km, and cropland (44%) and grassland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
34 m
16 km
499 m
80 km
747 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
February weather nearby: Kiomboi 22 km · Igunga 36 km · Igugunu 53 km · Sepuka 56 km · Mtinko 75 km · Singida 78 km · Ilongero 81 km · Kishapu 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
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 Shelui (-4.3667°, 34.2°, elevation 1,091 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).