Climate averages 1991–2020
Lindi weather
in February.
A hot, wet month: the joint 4th warmest and the 10th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a hot month in Lindi: daytime highs average 30.1°C and nights cool to about 24.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the joint 4th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 156 mm of rain on roughly 19 days, which makes February a wet month (the 10th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 26 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Mtwara (59 km away). In February its highs average 28.7°C, 1.4°C cooler than Lindi, with 146 mm of rain.
Among the 43 cities listed in Tanzania, Lindi ranks 11th of 43 for the warmest February highs and 34th of 43 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 43 cities is 27.6°C; Lindi is 2.4°C warmer than that mean.
From February to March, average highs fall by 0.3°C to 29.8°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 156 mm to 195 mm.
The annual picture
February in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Lindi climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30.1°C24.8°C | 24.8°C | 168 | 20.0 | 12.613 h |
| February, selected | 30.1°C24.6°C | 24.6°C | 156 | 19.0 | 12.412 h |
| March | 29.8°C24.2°C | 24.2°C | 195 | 25.4 | 12.212 h |
| April | 29.5°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 120 | 18.2 | 11.912 h |
| May | 29.7°C22.8°C | 22.8°C | 36 | 6.8 | 11.712 h |
| June | 29.6°C21.5°C | 21.5°C | 5.9 | 1.4 | 11.512 h |
| July | 29.3°C20.8°C | 20.8°C | 3.7 | 0.9 | 11.612 h |
| August | 29.4°C20.8°C | 20.8°C | 5.5 | 1.6 | 11.812 h |
| September | 29.7°C21.4°C | 21.4°C | 12 | 4.1 | 12.012 h |
| October | 30.3°C22.5°C | 22.5°C | 25 | 7.6 | 12.312 h |
| November | 30.8°C23.6°C | 23.6°C | 52 | 13.6 | 12.613 h |
| December | 30.7°C24.3°C | 24.3°C | 125 | 20.8 | 12.713 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
February in nearby cities
- Mtwara in FebruaryTanzania · 59 kmHigh 28.7°C · Low 25.7°C · 146 mm rain
- Masasi in FebruaryTanzania · 128 kmHigh 29.7°C · Low 22.0°C · 131 mm rain
- Vikindu in FebruaryTanzania · 336 kmHigh 31.4°C · Low 25.2°C · 60 mm rain
- Pemba in FebruaryMozambique · 342 kmHigh 29.9°C · Low 24.6°C · 215 mm rain
- Dar es Salaam in FebruaryTanzania · 356 kmHigh 31.4°C · Low 25.5°C · 52 mm rain
- Montepuez in FebruaryMozambique · 357 kmHigh 28.0°C · Low 21.3°C · 193 mm rain
- Kibaha in FebruaryTanzania · 370 kmHigh 31.8°C · Low 24.1°C · 62 mm rain
- Ifakara in FebruaryTanzania · 392 kmHigh 30.5°C · Low 22.8°C · 119 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Lindi) is explained once on the Lindi year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.