Tunduru weather in February

In February, Tunduru sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 225 mm of rain across 22.2 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 2nd-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 5% of the time in February, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 30 min at the start of February to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Tunduru's 12th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tunduru's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
6th warmest
Overnight low
21°
10th coldest
Rainfall
225 mm
22.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
6:34 AM – 6:56 PM
Cloud cover
82%
12th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.38 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

Tunduru is human settlement in Tanzania.

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

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 Tunduru reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°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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How February really feels in Tunduru

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.

Tunduru weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 6th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 21°24624.212.63.5
Feb29° / 21°22522.212.43.5
Mar28° / 21°20525.812.13.7
Apr28° / 20°8517.311.85.3
May27° / 18°164.111.57.4
Jun26° / 16°40.711.48.2
Jul26° / 16°20.411.48.3
Aug27° / 17°30.611.67.9
Sep30° / 18°30.711.96.5
Oct31° / 19°102.512.25.2
Nov32° / 21°516.112.54.2
Dec31° / 21°16317.512.63.8

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in February, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 85%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11585
21585
31585
41585
51585
61585
71585
81585
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111585
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Tunduru gets around 225 mm of rain over 22.2 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 80% and peaks near 82% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
178
278
378
478
578
677
777
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1078
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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 56% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
124256
224157
324157
424157
524157
624256
724256
824256
914257
1014257
1114257
1214257
1314257
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1514257
1604258
1704258
1804357
1904357
2004357
2104456
2204456
2304456
2404555
2504654
2604753
2704753
2804852

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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286calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 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 18 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:30 AM to 6:37 AM, and sunset from 6:59 PM to 6:51 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.56:306:59
212.56:306:58
312.56:306:58
412.56:316:58
512.56:316:58
612.46:326:58
712.46:326:58
812.46:326:58
912.46:336:58
1012.46:336:57
1112.46:336:57
1212.46:336:57
1312.46:346:57
1412.46:346:56
1512.46:346:56
1612.46:356:56
1712.36:356:56
1812.36:356:55
1912.36:356:55
2012.36:356:55
2112.36:366:54
2212.36:366:54
2312.36:366:53
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2612.36:376:52
2712.36:376:52
2812.26:376:51

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.38 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.7 kWh/m² to a high of 6.66 kWh/m² in November across the year — February's 5.38 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
25.4Bright
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45.4Bright
55.4Bright
65.4Bright
75.4Bright
85.4Bright
95.4Bright
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Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Tunduru

In seasonPeak

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

Tunduru's monsoon runs December–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is February a good time to visit Tunduru?

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

3.5
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.5
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Tunduru.

What to pack for Tunduru in February

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

In February, Tunduru sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Tunduru in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 15 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Tunduru peaks around January 22 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 11 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeJan 22UV 15Jul 11UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Tunduru 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 Tunduru is worst in August — around 31 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.5× the cleanest month (May, 7 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodAug 1830 µg/m³May 187 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb11Good
Mar9Good
Apr8Good
May7Good
Jun8Good
Jul18Moderate
Aug31Moderate
Sep24Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov8Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Tunduru?

Tunduru sits at 11.1°S, 37.4°E, 715 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Nangomba, 127 km away.

NangombaLiwaleMasasiLukulediNachingweaSongeaRuangwaNanganga

Topography around Tunduru

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tunduru has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 157 m around an average of 689 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 300 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 766 m.

The land around Tunduru is covered by grassland (32%), trees (31%) and shrubs (25%) within 3 km, grassland (37%), shrubs (31%) and trees (28%) within 16 km, and trees (48%), shrubs (29%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
157 m
16 km
300 m
80 km
766 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
February weather nearby: Nangomba 127 km · Liwale 158 km · Masasi 163 km · Lukuledi 168 km · Nachingwea 173 km · Songea 190 km · Ruangwa 206 km · Nanganga 211 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 Tunduru (-11.0667°, 37.35°, elevation 715 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).