Climate averages 1991–2020
Shinyanga weather
in February.
A hot, moderately wet month: the joint 8th warmest and the 7th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a hot month in Shinyanga: daytime highs average 29.1°C and nights cool to about 19.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the joint 8th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 74 mm of rain on roughly 12 days, which makes February a moderately wet month (the 7th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 14 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Nzega (67 km away). In February its highs average 28.0°C, 1.1°C cooler than Shinyanga, with 95 mm of rain.
Among the 43 cities listed in Tanzania, Shinyanga ranks 13th of 43 for the warmest February highs and 8th of 43 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 43 cities is 27.6°C; Shinyanga is 1.5°C warmer than that mean.
From February to March, average highs stay level at 29.1°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 74 mm to 91 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
Shinyanga climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27.9°C18.8°C | 18.8°C | 102 | 15.7 | 12.312 h |
| February, selected | 29.1°C19.2°C | 19.2°C | 74 | 12.4 | 12.212 h |
| March | 29.1°C19.3°C | 19.3°C | 91 | 13.5 | 12.112 h |
| April | 28.3°C19.1°C | 19.1°C | 79 | 11.6 | 12.012 h |
| May | 29.4°C19.1°C | 19.1°C | 18 | 3.6 | 12.012 h |
| June | 29.6°C18.4°C | 18.4°C | 1.9 | 0.4 | 11.912 h |
| July | 29.4°C17.4°C | 17.4°C | 0.4 | 0.1 | 11.912 h |
| August | 30.4°C18.2°C | 18.2°C | 2.4 | 0.5 | 12.012 h |
| September | 31.7°C19.5°C | 19.5°C | 4.1 | 0.9 | 12.112 h |
| October | 31.8°C20.4°C | 20.4°C | 24 | 4.2 | 12.212 h |
| November | 29.7°C19.9°C | 19.9°C | 80 | 10.7 | 12.312 h |
| December | 28.0°C19.1°C | 19.1°C | 113 | 16.4 | 12.312 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
- Nzega in FebruaryTanzania · 67 kmHigh 28.0°C · Low 18.4°C · 95 mm rain
- Kahama in FebruaryTanzania · 93 kmHigh 27.8°C · Low 18.2°C · 87 mm rain
- Bariadi in FebruaryTanzania · 115 kmHigh 28.3°C · Low 18.3°C · 93 mm rain
- Mwanza in FebruaryTanzania · 140 kmHigh 25.9°C · Low 21.4°C · 116 mm rain
- Sengerema in FebruaryTanzania · 140 kmHigh 27.1°C · Low 17.9°C · 85 mm rain
- Geita in FebruaryTanzania · 159 kmHigh 27.2°C · Low 17.7°C · 100 mm rain
- Ushirombo in FebruaryTanzania · 163 kmHigh 27.8°C · Low 17.7°C · 90 mm rain
- Tabora in FebruaryTanzania · 164 kmHigh 27.6°C · Low 18.5°C · 116 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 Shinyanga) is explained once on the Shinyanga year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.