Tanzania in February

February is Tanzania's 8th-best month (rank 8 of 12): its 7 destinations average 78/100, led by Nungwi at 89 — 34°C and 8 rainy days — while Ngorongoro is cooler at 24°C and scores 66.

#8 of 12 months for Tanzania · 7 destinations · updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis

🇹🇿 Tanzania, month by month

78/100 in February

Where in Tanzania in February

#	Place	Type	Feels-like high	Rain	Comfort	At its best
1	Nungwi	Beach	34°C	28 mm · 8 days	89 tier A	Yes
2	Zanzibar	Beach	39°C	37 mm · 10 days	86 tier A	—
3	Serengeti	National park	30°C	45 mm · 8 days	83 tier A	—
4	Arusha	Trekking hub	30°C	68 mm · 8 days	80 tier A	—
5	Moshi	Trekking hub	34°C	36 mm · 7 days	78 tier B	—
6	Dar es Salaam	City	38°C	53 mm · 11 days	67 tier C	—
7	Ngorongoro	National park	24°C	570 mm · 18 days	66 tier C	—

Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 score; each place is judged through the lens that suits it — beaches on beach weather, ski resorts on snow. "At its best" means February is one of that place's own top three months. Feels-like highs fold in humidity, wind and sun.

What's on in Tanzania in February

Sauti za Busara · Zanzibar · 5–8 Feb
Ramadan · Zanzibar and 1 more place · 17 Feb – 19 Mar
Wildebeest calving · Serengeti · 15 Jan – 15 Mar (usually)
Migrant birding season · Serengeti · 15 Nov – 15 Apr (usually)
Wildebeest calving season · Arusha · 20 Jan – 15 Mar (usually)
Calving on the Ndutu plains · Ngorongoro · 1 Jan – 15 Mar (usually)
Turtle release day · Nungwi · 1–28 Feb (usually)
Ramadan and Eid el-Fitr · Dar es Salaam · 5 Feb – 22 Mar (usually)

Seasons in force

Monsoon · 2 places Trail season · 1 place

Peak crowds at 1 of Tanzania's 5 well-known places this month.

Better months for Tanzania

July · 89/100 August · 89/100 June · 88/100 Weakest: April · 65/100

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