Climate averages 1991–2020
Mtwara weather
in February.
A hot, wet month: the joint 6th 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 Mtwara: daytime highs average 28.7°C and nights cool to about 25.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the joint 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 146 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 Lindi (59 km away). In February its highs average 30.1°C, 1.4°C warmer than Mtwara, with 156 mm of rain.
Among the 43 cities listed in Tanzania, Mtwara ranks joint 14th of 43 for the warmest February highs and 31st of 43 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 43 cities is 27.6°C; Mtwara is 1.1°C warmer than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 0.2°C to 28.9°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 146 mm to 182 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
Mtwara climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28.7°C25.8°C | 25.8°C | 186 | 20.5 | 12.613 h |
| February, selected | 28.7°C25.7°C | 25.7°C | 146 | 18.6 | 12.412 h |
| March | 28.9°C25.2°C | 25.2°C | 182 | 23.8 | 12.212 h |
| April | 28.9°C24.7°C | 24.7°C | 115 | 18.5 | 11.912 h |
| May | 28.9°C23.9°C | 23.9°C | 37 | 7.2 | 11.712 h |
| June | 28.5°C22.6°C | 22.6°C | 8.0 | 1.8 | 11.512 h |
| July | 27.9°C21.9°C | 21.9°C | 4.9 | 1.3 | 11.612 h |
| August | 27.9°C22.0°C | 22.0°C | 5.7 | 1.6 | 11.812 h |
| September | 27.9°C22.7°C | 22.7°C | 9.6 | 3.2 | 12.012 h |
| October | 28.4°C23.8°C | 23.8°C | 19 | 6.0 | 12.312 h |
| November | 29.0°C24.9°C | 24.9°C | 42 | 10.7 | 12.613 h |
| December | 29.0°C25.5°C | 25.5°C | 123 | 20.9 | 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
- Lindi in FebruaryTanzania · 59 kmHigh 30.1°C · Low 24.6°C · 156 mm rain
- Masasi in FebruaryTanzania · 159 kmHigh 29.7°C · Low 22.0°C · 131 mm rain
- Pemba in FebruaryMozambique · 303 kmHigh 29.9°C · Low 24.6°C · 215 mm rain
- Montepuez in FebruaryMozambique · 343 kmHigh 28.0°C · Low 21.3°C · 193 mm rain
- Moroni in FebruaryComoros · 371 kmHigh 29.6°C · Low 26.1°C · 213 mm rain
- Vikindu in FebruaryTanzania · 375 kmHigh 31.4°C · Low 25.2°C · 60 mm rain
- Dar es Salaam in FebruaryTanzania · 396 kmHigh 31.4°C · Low 25.5°C · 52 mm rain
- Kibaha in FebruaryTanzania · 413 kmHigh 31.8°C · Low 24.1°C · 62 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 Mtwara) is explained once on the Mtwara year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.