Sokoni weather in February

In February, Sokoni sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 27°C, with 30 mm of rain across 5.8 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 10th-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 40% 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 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Sokoni's 10th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sokoni's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 29°; 1st warmest
Overnight low: 27°; 12th coldest
Rainfall: 30 mm; 5.8 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 12 min; 6:30 AM – 6:43 PM
Cloud cover: 51%; 10th clearest
Wind: 18 km/h; 7th windiest
Solar energy: 6.44 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.1; out of 10

Sokoni is Tanzanian settlement.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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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 Sokoni reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 27°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°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)	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29
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	29	27
2	29	27
3	29	27
4	29	27
5	29	27
6	29	27
7	29	27
8	29	27
9	29	27
10	29	27
11	29	27
12	29	27
13	29	27
14	29	27
15	29	27
16	29	27
17	29	27
18	29	27
19	29	27
20	29	27
21	29	27
22	29	27
23	29	27
24	29	27
25	29	27
26	29	27
27	29	27
28	29	27

How February really feels in Sokoni

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.

Sokoni weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 1st-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	29° / 27°	38	7.1	12.3	6.2
Feb	29° / 27°	30	5.8	12.2	6.1
Mar	29° / 27°	133	19.3	12	4.6
Apr	28° / 26°	279	26.7	11.9	4.0
May	27° / 25°	208	22	11.7	4.9
Jun	26° / 25°	55	14.4	11.6	6.2
Jul	25° / 24°	37	11.8	11.7	6.7
Aug	25° / 24°	29	9.5	11.8	7.3
Sep	26° / 24°	23	7	12	7.8
Oct	26° / 25°	57	10.6	12.1	7.1
Nov	27° / 26°	81	15.5	12.3	5.9
Dec	28° / 26°	79	16.1	12.4	5.5

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 39%.

	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 (%)	62	62	61	61	61	60	60	61	60	60	60	60	61	61	61	61	62	62	62	62	62	63	63	62	61	62	61	60
Cloudier (%)	38	38	39	39	39	40	40	39	40	40	40	40	39	39	39	39	38	38	38	38	38	37	37	38	39	38	39	40

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	62	38
2	62	38
3	61	39
4	61	39
5	61	39
6	60	40
7	60	40
8	61	39
9	60	40
10	60	40
11	60	40
12	60	40
13	61	39
14	61	39
15	61	39
16	61	39
17	62	38
18	62	38
19	62	38
20	62	38
21	62	38
22	63	37
23	63	37
24	62	38
25	61	39
26	62	38
27	61	39
28	60	40

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Sokoni gets around 30 mm of rain over 5.8 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 22% and peaks near 34% 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 (%)	13	13	13	14	15	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	22	23	23	24	24	25	25	26	27	28	28	30	31	32	34

	Rain chance (%)
1	13
2	13
3	13
4	14
5	15
6	15
7	16
8	17
9	18
10	19
11	20
12	21
13	22
14	22
15	23
16	23
17	24
18	24
19	25
20	25
21	26
22	27
23	28
24	28
25	30
26	31
27	32
28	34

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 71% 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 (%)	80	80	80	80	79	79	78	78	77	76	75	74	74	73	72	71	70	69	69	67	66	65	64	63	62	61	60	59
Miserable (%)	20	20	20	20	21	21	22	22	23	24	25	26	26	27	28	29	30	31	31	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	80	20
2	80	20
3	80	20
4	80	20
5	79	21
6	79	21
7	78	22
8	78	22
9	77	23
10	76	24
11	75	25
12	74	26
13	74	26
14	73	27
15	72	28
16	71	29
17	70	30
18	69	31
19	69	31
20	67	33
21	66	34
22	65	35
23	64	36
24	63	37
25	62	38
26	61	39
27	60	40
28	59	41

Wind in February

Winds average 18 km/h in February.

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

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 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 12 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:27 AM to 6:31 AM, and sunset from 6:44 PM to 6:39 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	12.2	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
Sunrise (AM)	6:27	6:27	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31
Sunset (PM)	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	6:43	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:39

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.3	6:27	6:44
2	12.3	6:27	6:44
3	12.3	6:28	6:44
4	12.3	6:28	6:44
5	12.3	6:28	6:44
6	12.3	6:28	6:44
7	12.2	6:29	6:44
8	12.2	6:29	6:44
9	12.2	6:29	6:43
10	12.2	6:29	6:43
11	12.2	6:29	6:43
12	12.2	6:30	6:43
13	12.2	6:30	6:43
14	12.2	6:30	6:43
15	12.2	6:30	6:43
16	12.2	6:30	6:43
17	12.2	6:30	6:42
18	12.2	6:30	6:42
19	12.2	6:31	6:42
20	12.2	6:31	6:42
21	12.2	6:31	6:41
22	12.2	6:31	6:41
23	12.2	6:31	6:41
24	12.2	6:31	6:41
25	12.2	6:31	6:40
26	12.1	6:31	6:40
27	12.1	6:31	6:40
28	12.1	6:31	6:39

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.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.66 kWh/m² to a high of 6.49 kWh/m² in October 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)	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	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
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	6.4	Intense
2	6.4	Intense
3	6.4	Intense
4	6.4	Intense
5	6.4	Intense
6	6.4	Intense
7	6.4	Intense
8	6.4	Intense
9	6.4	Intense
10	6.4	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	6.4	Intense
24	6.4	Intense
25	6.4	Intense
26	6.3	Intense
27	6.3	Intense
28	6.3	Intense

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Sokoni

In seasonPeak

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

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

Sokoni'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 Sokoni?

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

6.1

Sightseeing

7th-best month of the year

7.6

Beach & pool

1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Sokoni in February

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

In February, Sokoni sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 27°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Sokoni in February

The nearest coast averages about 29°C in February — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in March at about 29°C and coldest in August near 25°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	29	29	29	28	27	26	25	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	29	Tropical
Mar	29	Tropical
Apr	29	Tropical
May	28	Tropical
Jun	27	Warm
Jul	26	Warm
Aug	25	Warm
Sep	26	Warm
Oct	27	Warm
Nov	28	Warm
Dec	28	Tropical

UV index in Sokoni 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 Sokoni peaks around March 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 17 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	13	10	9	10	11	12	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	13	Extreme
May	10	Extreme
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	10	Extreme
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	12	Extreme

Air quality in Sokoni 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 Sokoni is worst in January — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (November, 10 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)	19	17	13	12	13	14	15	14	13	11	10	14
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	19	Moderate
Feb	17	Moderate
Mar	13	Moderate
Apr	12	Good
May	13	Moderate
Jun	14	Moderate
Jul	15	Moderate
Aug	14	Moderate
Sep	13	Moderate
Oct	11	Good
Nov	10	Good
Dec	14	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Sokoni?

Sokoni sits at 6.4°S, 39.5°E, 24 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Zanzibar, 49 km away.

Topography around Sokoni

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sokoni has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 37 m around an average of 19 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 55 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 306 m.

The land around Sokoni is covered by trees (39%), water (26%) and shrubs (24%) within 3 km, water (71%) and trees (21%) within 16 km, and water (71%) within 80 km.

3 km

37 m

trees 39%

16 km

55 m

water 71%

80 km

306 m

water 71%

treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswatermangroves

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

February weather nearby: Zanzibar 49 km · Magomeni 53 km · Dar es Salaam 53 km · Mapinga 57 km · Mwandege 67 km · Vikindu 70 km · Bagamoyo 71 km · Kibaha 79 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 Sokoni (-6.4333°, 39.55°, elevation 24 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	29	27
2	29	27
3	29	27
4	29	27
5	29	27
6	29	27
7	29	27
8	29	27
9	29	27
10	29	27
11	29	27
12	29	27
13	29	27
14	29	27
15	29	27
16	29	27
17	29	27
18	29	27
19	29	27
20	29	27
21	29	27
22	29	27
23	29	27
24	29	27
25	29	27
26	29	27
27	29	27
28	29	27

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	62	38
2	62	38
3	61	39
4	61	39
5	61	39
6	60	40
7	60	40
8	61	39
9	60	40
10	60	40
11	60	40
12	60	40
13	61	39
14	61	39
15	61	39
16	61	39
17	62	38
18	62	38
19	62	38
20	62	38
21	62	38
22	63	37
23	63	37
24	62	38
25	61	39
26	62	38
27	61	39
28	60	40

	Rain chance (%)
1	13
2	13
3	13
4	14
5	15
6	15
7	16
8	17
9	18
10	19
11	20
12	21
13	22
14	22
15	23
16	23
17	24
18	24
19	25
20	25
21	26
22	27
23	28
24	28
25	30
26	31
27	32
28	34

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	80	20
2	80	20
3	80	20
4	80	20
5	79	21
6	79	21
7	78	22
8	78	22
9	77	23
10	76	24
11	75	25
12	74	26
13	74	26
14	73	27
15	72	28
16	71	29
17	70	30
18	69	31
19	69	31
20	67	33
21	66	34
22	65	35
23	64	36
24	63	37
25	62	38
26	61	39
27	60	40
28	59	41

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	27
2	29	27
3	29	27
4	29	27
5	29	27
6	29	27
7	29	27
8	29	27
9	29	27
10	29	27
11	29	27
12	29	27
13	29	27
14	29	27
15	29	27
16	29	27
17	29	27
18	29	27
19	29	27
20	29	27
21	29	27
22	29	27
23	29	27
24	29	27
25	29	27
26	29	27
27	29	27
28	29	27

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	62	38
2	62	38
3	61	39
4	61	39
5	61	39
6	60	40
7	60	40
8	61	39
9	60	40
10	60	40
11	60	40
12	60	40
13	61	39
14	61	39
15	61	39
16	61	39
17	62	38
18	62	38
19	62	38
20	62	38
21	62	38
22	63	37
23	63	37
24	62	38
25	61	39
26	62	38
27	61	39
28	60	40

	Rain chance (%)
1	13
2	13
3	13
4	14
5	15
6	15
7	16
8	17
9	18
10	19
11	20
12	21
13	22
14	22
15	23
16	23
17	24
18	24
19	25
20	25
21	26
22	27
23	28
24	28
25	30
26	31
27	32
28	34

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	80	20
2	80	20
3	80	20
4	80	20
5	79	21
6	79	21
7	78	22
8	78	22
9	77	23
10	76	24
11	75	25
12	74	26
13	74	26
14	73	27
15	72	28
16	71	29
17	70	30
18	69	31
19	69	31
20	67	33
21	66	34
22	65	35
23	64	36
24	63	37
25	62	38
26	61	39
27	60	40
28	59	41

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	27
2	29	27
3	29	27
4	29	27
5	29	27
6	29	27
7	29	27
8	29	27
9	29	27
10	29	27
11	29	27
12	29	27
13	29	27
14	29	27
15	29	27
16	29	27
17	29	27
18	29	27
19	29	27
20	29	27
21	29	27
22	29	27
23	29	27
24	29	27
25	29	27
26	29	27
27	29	27
28	29	27

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	62	38
2	62	38
3	61	39
4	61	39
5	61	39
6	60	40
7	60	40
8	61	39
9	60	40
10	60	40
11	60	40
12	60	40
13	61	39
14	61	39
15	61	39
16	61	39
17	62	38
18	62	38
19	62	38
20	62	38
21	62	38
22	63	37
23	63	37
24	62	38
25	61	39
26	62	38
27	61	39
28	60	40

	Rain chance (%)
1	13
2	13
3	13
4	14
5	15
6	15
7	16
8	17
9	18
10	19
11	20
12	21
13	22
14	22
15	23
16	23
17	24
18	24
19	25
20	25
21	26
22	27
23	28
24	28
25	30
26	31
27	32
28	34

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	80	20
2	80	20
3	80	20
4	80	20
5	79	21
6	79	21
7	78	22
8	78	22
9	77	23
10	76	24
11	75	25
12	74	26
13	74	26
14	73	27
15	72	28
16	71	29
17	70	30
18	69	31
19	69	31
20	67	33
21	66	34
22	65	35
23	64	36
24	63	37
25	62	38
26	61	39
27	60	40
28	59	41