When to go · Chake Chake
Chake Chake in February
Great month. Inside Chake Chake's best window: Oct–Mar (dry season, cooler sea breezes).
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 30°C (86°F)86°F (30°C) / 22°C (72°F)72°F (22°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 7
- Crowds
- Medium
- Tanzania overall
- Prices
- Medium
- Tanzania overall
Verdict
Inside Chake Chake's best window: Oct–Mar (dry season, cooler sea breezes).
Is another month better than February?
No other month rates higher than February for Chake Chake in this guide.
Weather in February
- Chake ChakeHighs around 30 °C (86 °F), lows around 22 °C (72 °F), rain on about 7 daysHighs around 86 °F (30 °C), lows around 72 °F (22 °C), rain on about 7 days
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr big impact
Lunar (moves each year) · Tanzania
Zanzibar and the coast slow down by day; big celebrations at Eid.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Tanzania overall
- Medium
- Prices · Tanzania overall
- Medium
Tanzania overall: Peak calving around Ndutu — predators close by; Zanzibar hot and dry.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Chake Chake, side by side.
Verdict
Feb: Great
Jan: Great
Daytime high
Feb: 30 °C (86 °F)86 °F (30 °C)
Jan: 30 °C (86 °F)86 °F (30 °C)
Night low
Feb: 22 °C (72 °F)72 °F (22 °C)
Jan: 22 °C (72 °F)72 °F (22 °C)
Rain days
Feb: 7 (better)
Jan: 8
Crowds
Feb: Medium
Jan: Medium
Prices
Feb: Medium
Jan: Medium
Festivals listed
Feb: 1
Jan: 0
February: Inside Chake Chake's best window: Oct–Mar (dry season, cooler sea breezes).
January: Inside Chake Chake's best window: Oct–Mar (dry season, cooler sea breezes).
Chake Chake: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- Light, breathable clothes, a sun hat and sunscreen