Ushirombo weather in February

In February, Ushirombo sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 89 mm of rain across 15.6 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 6th-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 16% 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 Ushirombo's 7th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ushirombo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
6th warmest
Overnight low
18°
6th coldest
Rainfall
89 mm
15.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
7:03 AM – 7:10 PM
Cloud cover
70%
7th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.94 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10

Ushirombo is town in Geita, 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 28°C through the month.

A typical February day in Ushirombo reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°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 31°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and on par with March.

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Ushirombo weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 18°12319.312.24.9
Feb28° / 18°8915.612.14.7
Mar28° / 18°13918.2124.8
Apr27° / 18°12617.311.95.1
May28° / 18°335.811.86.5
Jun29° / 18°30.811.86.7
Jul29° / 18°20.311.86.7
Aug30° / 19°91.611.96.1
Sep31° / 19°244.1125.4
Oct30° / 19°6310.712.14.8
Nov28° / 18°1572012.24.5
Dec27° / 18°15122.512.24.5

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 67%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13466
23466
33466
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83466
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Ushirombo gets around 89 mm of rain over 15.6 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 56% and peaks near 58% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
155
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354
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554
654
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1957
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2158
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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 53% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 39% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1045640
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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 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
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126calm
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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 7:01 AM to 7:03 AM, and sunset from 7:10 PM to 7:08 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.27:017:10
212.17:017:10
312.17:027:10
412.17:027:10
512.17:027:10
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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 5.94 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.29 kWh/m² to a high of 6.34 kWh/m² in September across the year — February's 5.94 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Ushirombo

In seasonPeak

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

Ushirombo'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 Ushirombo?

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

4.7
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
5.6
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Ushirombo for sightseeing.

What to pack for Ushirombo in February

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

In February, Ushirombo sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Ushirombo 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 Ushirombo peaks around March 15 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 15UV 16Jun 18UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Ushirombo 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 Ushirombo is worst in January — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (May, 8 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodJan 2016 µg/m³May 198 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan17Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar12Good
Apr10Good
May8Good
Jun9Good
Jul10Good
Aug11Good
Sep12Good
Oct10Good
Nov11Good
Dec12Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Ushirombo?

Ushirombo sits at 3.5°S, 32.0°E, 1,186 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Masumbwe, 29 km away.

GeitaKahamaKasamwa

Topography around Ushirombo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ushirombo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 89 m around an average of 1,196 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 260 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 620 m.

The land around Ushirombo is covered by cropland (72%) within 3 km, cropland (59%) within 16 km, and cropland (49%) and trees (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
89 m
16 km
260 m
80 km
620 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswetland
February weather nearby: Masumbwe 29 km · Buseresere 50 km · Diobahika 52 km · Uyovu 54 km · Katoro 55 km · Geita 75 km · Kahama 80 km · Kasamwa 88 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 Ushirombo (-3.4919°, 31.9639°, elevation 1,186 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).