Sumbawanga weather in February

In February, Sumbawanga sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 239 mm of rain across 23.6 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 22°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in February, and the air most often feels comfortable.

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

Daytime high: 22°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 14°; 7th coldest
Rainfall: 239 mm; 23.6 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 18 min; 7:00 AM – 7:16 PM
Cloud cover: 88%; 11th clearest
Wind: 6 km/h; 11th windiest
Solar energy: 5.34 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.0; out of 10

Sumbawanga is city located in western Tanzania.

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 22°C through the month.

A typical February day in Sumbawanga reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 24°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)	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 low (°C)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14

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

Sumbawanga weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 8th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	22° / 14°	304	28.4	12.4	3.7
Feb	22° / 14°	239	23.6	12.3	4.0
Mar	22° / 14°	279	26	12.1	4.1
Apr	22° / 14°	160	18.8	11.8	5.2
May	23° / 13°	30	5.1	11.6	7.7
Jun	23° / 11°	2	0.2	11.5	8.6
Jul	23° / 11°	1	0.2	11.6	8.7
Aug	24° / 12°	2	0.4	11.7	8.8
Sep	25° / 14°	8	1.1	12	8.5
Oct	25° / 15°	40	5.7	12.2	7.4
Nov	24° / 15°	148	15.6	12.4	5.7
Dec	22° / 14°	282	26.4	12.5	4.0

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 5% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 91%.

	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 (%)	6	6	6	6	6	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Cloudier (%)	94	94	94	94	94	92	92	92	92	92	91	91	91	90	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	90	90	90	90	90	90	90

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	6	94
2	6	94
3	6	94
4	6	94
5	6	94
6	8	92
7	8	92
8	8	92
9	8	92
10	8	92
11	9	91
12	9	91
13	9	91
14	10	90
15	11	89
16	11	89
17	11	89
18	11	89
19	11	89
20	11	89
21	11	89
22	10	90
23	10	90
24	10	90
25	10	90
26	10	90
27	10	90
28	10	90

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Sumbawanga gets around 239 mm of rain over 23.6 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 84% and peaks near 88% on the wettest days.

	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 (%)	88	88	88	87	87	86	85	85	84	83	83	83	83	82	82	82	82	82	82	83	83	83	84	85	85	85	86	86

	Rain chance (%)
1	88
2	88
3	88
4	87
5	87
6	86
7	85
8	85
9	84
10	83
11	83
12	83
13	83
14	82
15	82
16	82
17	82
18	82
19	82
20	83
21	83
22	83
23	84
24	85
25	85
26	85
27	86
28	86

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of February feels comfortable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, February lands in the comfortable band about 74% 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 (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3
Comfortable (%)	76	76	76	76	76	76	75	76	76	76	76	76	74	74	74	74	74	73	72	72	72	72	72	71	72	72	72	72
Humid (%)	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	22	22	22	22	22	23	23	23	23	23	23	24	24	24	24	24	25	25	25	25	25

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	1	76	23
2	1	76	23
3	1	76	23
4	1	76	23
5	1	76	23
6	1	76	23
7	2	75	23
8	2	76	22
9	2	76	22
10	2	76	22
11	2	76	22
12	2	76	22
13	3	74	23
14	3	74	23
15	3	74	23
16	3	74	23
17	3	74	23
18	4	73	23
19	4	72	24
20	4	72	24
21	4	72	24
22	4	72	24
23	4	72	24
24	4	71	25
25	3	72	25
26	3	72	25
27	3	72	25
28	3	72	25

Wind in February

Winds average 6 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 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	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	5	calm
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6	5	calm
7	5	calm
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26	6	calm
27	6	calm
28	6	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 6:57 AM to 7:02 AM, and sunset from 7:17 PM to 7:12 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	12.3	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2
Sunrise (AM)	6:57	6:57	6:57	6:58	6:58	6:58	6:59	6:59	6:59	6:59	6:59	7:00	7:00	7:00	7:00	7:00	7:01	7:01	7:01	7:01	7:01	7:01	7:01	7:02	7:02	7:02	7:02	7:02
Sunset (PM)	7:17	7:17	7:17	7:17	7:17	7:17	7:17	7:17	7:17	7:17	7:17	7:16	7:16	7:16	7:16	7:16	7:16	7:15	7:15	7:15	7:14	7:14	7:14	7:14	7:13	7:13	7:12	7:12

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.3	6:57	7:17
2	12.3	6:57	7:17
3	12.3	6:57	7:17
4	12.3	6:58	7:17
5	12.3	6:58	7:17
6	12.3	6:58	7:17
7	12.3	6:59	7:17
8	12.3	6:59	7:17
9	12.3	6:59	7:17
10	12.3	6:59	7:17
11	12.3	6:59	7:17
12	12.3	7:00	7:16
13	12.3	7:00	7:16
14	12.3	7:00	7:16
15	12.3	7:00	7:16
16	12.3	7:00	7:16
17	12.2	7:01	7:16
18	12.2	7:01	7:15
19	12.2	7:01	7:15
20	12.2	7:01	7:15
21	12.2	7:01	7:14
22	12.2	7:01	7:14
23	12.2	7:01	7:14
24	12.2	7:02	7:14
25	12.2	7:02	7:13
26	12.2	7:02	7:13
27	12.2	7:02	7:12
28	12.2	7:02	7:12

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.34 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.08 kWh/m² to a high of 6.79 kWh/m² in September across the year — February's 5.34 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	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)	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4
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	5.2	Bright
2	5.2	Bright
3	5.2	Bright
4	5.3	Bright
5	5.3	Bright
6	5.3	Bright
7	5.3	Bright
8	5.3	Bright
9	5.3	Bright
10	5.3	Bright
11	5.3	Bright
12	5.3	Bright
13	5.3	Bright
14	5.3	Bright
15	5.3	Bright
16	5.4	Bright
17	5.4	Bright
18	5.4	Bright
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20	5.4	Bright
21	5.4	Bright
22	5.4	Bright
23	5.4	Bright
24	5.4	Bright
25	5.4	Bright
26	5.4	Bright
27	5.4	Bright
28	5.4	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Sumbawanga

In seasonPeak

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

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

Sumbawanga's monsoon runs November–April, 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 Sumbawanga?

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

4.0

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

2.9

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Sumbawanga for sightseeing.

What to pack for Sumbawanga in February

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

In February, Sumbawanga sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 14°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 24 days see rain.

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UV index in Sumbawanga in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 17 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Sumbawanga peaks around February 19 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	16	17	16	15	11	10	11	11	13	14	13	14
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	16	Extreme
Feb	17	Extreme
Mar	16	Extreme
Apr	15	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	10	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	14	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

Air quality in Sumbawanga 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 Sumbawanga is worst in September — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.8× the cleanest month (May, 6 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)	11	11	9	7	6	9	15	21	23	18	11	8
Level	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	11	Good
Feb	11	Good
Mar	9	Good
Apr	7	Good
May	6	Good
Jun	9	Good
Jul	15	Moderate
Aug	21	Moderate
Sep	23	Moderate
Oct	18	Moderate
Nov	11	Good
Dec	8	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Sumbawanga?

Sumbawanga sits at 8.0°S, 31.6°E, 1,833 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Matai, 39 km away.

Topography around Sumbawanga

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sumbawanga has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 126 m around an average of 1,833 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,171 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,666 m.

The land around Sumbawanga is covered by artificial surfaces (44%) and cropland (34%) within 3 km, cropland (55%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and cropland (32%), trees (20%) and water (20%) within 80 km.

3 km

126 m

artificial surfaces 44%

16 km

1,171 m

cropland 55%

80 km

1,666 m

cropland 32%

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

February weather nearby: Matai 39 km · Chala 57 km · Namanyere 80 km · Laela 82 km · Mbala 101 km · Mpulungu 104 km · Usevia 105 km · Kirando 128 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 Sumbawanga (-7.9667°, 31.6167°, elevation 1,833 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). 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	22	14
2	22	14
3	22	14
4	22	14
5	22	14
6	22	14
7	22	14
8	22	14
9	22	14
10	22	14
11	22	14
12	22	14
13	22	14
14	22	14
15	22	14
16	22	14
17	22	14
18	22	14
19	22	14
20	22	14
21	22	14
22	22	14
23	22	14
24	22	14
25	22	14
26	22	14
27	22	14
28	22	14

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	6	94
2	6	94
3	6	94
4	6	94
5	6	94
6	8	92
7	8	92
8	8	92
9	8	92
10	8	92
11	9	91
12	9	91
13	9	91
14	10	90
15	11	89
16	11	89
17	11	89
18	11	89
19	11	89
20	11	89
21	11	89
22	10	90
23	10	90
24	10	90
25	10	90
26	10	90
27	10	90
28	10	90

	Rain chance (%)
1	88
2	88
3	88
4	87
5	87
6	86
7	85
8	85
9	84
10	83
11	83
12	83
13	83
14	82
15	82
16	82
17	82
18	82
19	82
20	83
21	83
22	83
23	84
24	85
25	85
26	85
27	86
28	86

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	1	76	23
2	1	76	23
3	1	76	23
4	1	76	23
5	1	76	23
6	1	76	23
7	2	75	23
8	2	76	22
9	2	76	22
10	2	76	22
11	2	76	22
12	2	76	22
13	3	74	23
14	3	74	23
15	3	74	23
16	3	74	23
17	3	74	23
18	4	73	23
19	4	72	24
20	4	72	24
21	4	72	24
22	4	72	24
23	4	72	24
24	4	71	25
25	3	72	25
26	3	72	25
27	3	72	25
28	3	72	25

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	6	94
2	6	94
3	6	94
4	6	94
5	6	94
6	8	92
7	8	92
8	8	92
9	8	92
10	8	92
11	9	91
12	9	91
13	9	91
14	10	90
15	11	89
16	11	89
17	11	89
18	11	89
19	11	89
20	11	89
21	11	89
22	10	90
23	10	90
24	10	90
25	10	90
26	10	90
27	10	90
28	10	90

	Rain chance (%)
1	88
2	88
3	88
4	87
5	87
6	86
7	85
8	85
9	84
10	83
11	83
12	83
13	83
14	82
15	82
16	82
17	82
18	82
19	82
20	83
21	83
22	83
23	84
24	85
25	85
26	85
27	86
28	86

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	1	76	23
2	1	76	23
3	1	76	23
4	1	76	23
5	1	76	23
6	1	76	23
7	2	75	23
8	2	76	22
9	2	76	22
10	2	76	22
11	2	76	22
12	2	76	22
13	3	74	23
14	3	74	23
15	3	74	23
16	3	74	23
17	3	74	23
18	4	73	23
19	4	72	24
20	4	72	24
21	4	72	24
22	4	72	24
23	4	72	24
24	4	71	25
25	3	72	25
26	3	72	25
27	3	72	25
28	3	72	25

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	6	94
2	6	94
3	6	94
4	6	94
5	6	94
6	8	92
7	8	92
8	8	92
9	8	92
10	8	92
11	9	91
12	9	91
13	9	91
14	10	90
15	11	89
16	11	89
17	11	89
18	11	89
19	11	89
20	11	89
21	11	89
22	10	90
23	10	90
24	10	90
25	10	90
26	10	90
27	10	90
28	10	90

	Rain chance (%)
1	88
2	88
3	88
4	87
5	87
6	86
7	85
8	85
9	84
10	83
11	83
12	83
13	83
14	82
15	82
16	82
17	82
18	82
19	82
20	83
21	83
22	83
23	84
24	85
25	85
26	85
27	86
28	86

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	1	76	23
2	1	76	23
3	1	76	23
4	1	76	23
5	1	76	23
6	1	76	23
7	2	75	23
8	2	76	22
9	2	76	22
10	2	76	22
11	2	76	22
12	2	76	22
13	3	74	23
14	3	74	23
15	3	74	23
16	3	74	23
17	3	74	23
18	4	73	23
19	4	72	24
20	4	72	24
21	4	72	24
22	4	72	24
23	4	72	24
24	4	71	25
25	3	72	25
26	3	72	25
27	3	72	25
28	3	72	25