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Tuensang in February

The Chang country of the far east.

Quick answer. Late winter, dry. The Angami festival season anchors the month. For Tuensang specifically, February is a comfortable month with the usual hill-state caveats.

Eastern hills town, representative of Tuensang
February in Tuensang

The essentials

People
Chang, Sangtam, Khiamniungan
Festival
Naknyulum (announced annually)
From Mokokchung
About 130km
Month
February, Nagaland
This month
Late winter, dry.

Why February here

Tuensang district: Chang, Sangtam and Khiamniungan villages, Naknyulum season and big empty ridges.

Tuensang is the large eastern district of Chang, Sangtam and Khiamniungan country: the ridge town, Chang villages with their log drums, and the Naknyulum festival (announced annually) that celebrates victory and harvest.

What to do

Chang log drums

The great carved drums of the eastern villages.

Elsewhere in Nagaland in February

The wider Nagaland calendar this month: Sekrenyi (Angami; 2026 edition was February 25; announced annually). Dates shift with harvests and moons; we confirm them when you plan.

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Tuensang in February, planned properly

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