Tumbi weather in February

In February, Tumbi sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 113 mm of rain across 16.4 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% 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 Tumbi's 11th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tumbi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
8th warmest
Overnight low
19°
7th coldest
Rainfall
113 mm
16.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:59 AM – 7:09 PM
Cloud cover
70%
11th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
6.11 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10

Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical February day in Tumbi reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and on par with March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Tumbi 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 19°15220.912.34.7
Feb28° / 19°11316.412.24.8
Mar28° / 19°12917.1125.0
Apr28° / 19°8012.211.95.8
May29° / 19°142.911.86.7
Jun29° / 18°00.111.77.0
Jul29° / 17°0011.77.2
Aug30° / 18°10.211.86.4
Sep31° / 20°20.4125.5
Oct32° / 21°183.112.14.8
Nov30° / 20°9411.612.24.7
Dec28° / 19°15519.712.34.7

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 68%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13268
23268
33268
43268
53268
63268
73268
83268
93268
103169
113169
123169
133169
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Tumbi gets around 113 mm of rain over 16.4 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 59% and peaks near 62% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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560
660
760
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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 47% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 43% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1164746
2164746
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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 7 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
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106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
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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 6:56 AM to 6:59 AM, and sunset from 7:09 PM to 7:06 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:567:09
212.26:567:09
312.26:577:09
412.26:577:09
512.26:577:09
612.26:577:09
712.26:577:09
812.26:587:09
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Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 6.11 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.55 kWh/m² to a high of 6.9 kWh/m² in September across the year — February's 6.11 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.9Bright
26.0Bright
36.0Bright
46.0Bright
56.0Bright
66.0Intense
76.0Intense
86.0Intense
96.0Intense
106.0Intense
116.1Intense
126.1Intense
136.1Intense
146.1Intense
156.1Intense
166.1Intense
176.1Intense
186.1Intense
196.2Intense
206.2Intense
216.2Intense
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236.2Intense
246.2Intense
256.2Intense
266.2Intense
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Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Tumbi

In seasonPeak

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

Tumbi'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 Tumbi?

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

4.8
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
5.4
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Tumbi for sightseeing.

What to pack for Tumbi in February

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

In February, Tumbi sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Tumbi 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 Tumbi peaks around February 22 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 22UV 16Jun 17UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Tumbi?

Tumbi sits at 5.1°S, 32.7°E, 1,168 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Tabora, 12 km away.

UramboNzegaIsakaKahamaTinde

Topography around Tumbi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tumbi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 134 m around an average of 1,188 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 230 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 335 m.

The land around Tumbi is covered by shrubs (46%) and cropland (36%) within 3 km, shrubs (44%) and cropland (30%) within 16 km, and cropland (42%), shrubs (27%) and trees (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
134 m
16 km
230 m
80 km
335 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
February weather nearby: Tabora 12 km · Mabama 23 km · Sikonge 63 km · Urambo 76 km · Nzega 107 km · Isaka 132 km · Kahama 138 km · Tinde 141 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 Tumbi (-5.0667°, 32.7333°, elevation 1,168 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).