Chimoio weather in February

In February, Chimoio sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 159 mm of rain across 17.9 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in February, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 54 min at the start of February to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Chimoio's 10th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Chimoio's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 28°; 5th warmest
Overnight low: 20°; 11th coldest
Rainfall: 159 mm; 17.9 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 36 min; 5:41 AM – 6:20 PM
Cloud cover: 62%; 10th clearest
Wind: 9 km/h; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 5.83 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.8; out of 10

Chimoio is capital of Manica Province, Mozambique.

Density: 2,426/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1969

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical February day in Chimoio reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and on par with March.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Avg high (°C)	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28
Avg low (°C)	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	21
2	28	21
3	28	21
4	28	21
5	28	21
6	28	21
7	28	21
8	28	21
9	28	21
10	28	21
11	28	20
12	28	20
13	28	20
14	28	20
15	28	20
16	28	20
17	28	20
18	28	20
19	28	20
20	28	20
21	28	20
22	28	20
23	28	20
24	28	20
25	28	20
26	28	20
27	28	20
28	28	20

Chimoio weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	28° / 21°	199	20.8	13	4.4
Feb	28° / 20°	159	17.9	12.6	4.8
Mar	27° / 20°	116	16.6	12.1	5.6
Apr	26° / 18°	45	9.6	11.6	7.0
May	25° / 15°	16	4.3	11.1	8.3
Jun	23° / 13°	11	3.1	10.9	8.5
Jul	23° / 13°	10	3.4	11	8.3
Aug	25° / 14°	9	2.9	11.4	8.6
Sep	28° / 16°	14	3.6	11.9	7.5
Oct	29° / 18°	33	6.7	12.4	6.1
Nov	30° / 19°	88	12	12.9	5.0
Dec	28° / 20°	190	18.4	13.1	4.6

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 26% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 49%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Clearer (%)	48	48	50	50	51	51	52	52	51	51	51	50	51	51	51	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	51	51	52	52	53	53
Cloudier (%)	52	52	50	50	49	49	48	48	49	49	49	50	49	49	49	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	49	49	48	48	47	47

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	48	52
2	48	52
3	50	50
4	50	50
5	51	49
6	51	49
7	52	48
8	52	48
9	51	49
10	51	49
11	51	49
12	50	50
13	51	49
14	51	49
15	51	49
16	50	50
17	50	50
18	50	50
19	50	50
20	50	50
21	50	50
22	50	50
23	51	49
24	51	49
25	52	48
26	52	48
27	53	47
28	53	47

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Chimoio gets around 159 mm of rain over 17.9 wet days in February. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 64% and peaks near 66% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Rain chance (%)	65	65	65	65	65	65	65	65	66	66	66	66	66	66	65	65	65	65	64	64	63	63	62	62	61	61	61	60

	Rain chance (%)
1	65
2	65
3	65
4	65
5	65
6	65
7	65
8	65
9	66
10	66
11	66
12	66
13	66
14	66
15	65
16	65
17	65
18	65
19	64
20	64
21	63
22	63
23	62
24	62
25	61
26	61
27	61
28	60

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of February feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, February lands in the muggy band about 58% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 88% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Comfortable (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1
Humid (%)	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	10	10	10	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	15	15
Muggy (%)	57	58	59	59	59	59	60	59	59	59	58	59	58	58	57	57	57	57	56	56	57	57	58	57	58	58	58	59
Oppressive (%)	35	34	33	33	32	32	31	31	31	31	31	30	30	30	31	31	31	31	31	31	30	30	29	28	27	27	26	25

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	0	8	57	35
2	0	8	58	34
3	0	8	59	33
4	0	8	59	33
5	0	9	59	32
6	0	9	59	32
7	0	9	60	31
8	0	10	59	31
9	0	10	59	31
10	0	10	59	31
11	0	11	58	31
12	0	11	59	30
13	0	12	58	30
14	0	12	58	30
15	0	12	57	31
16	0	12	57	31
17	0	12	57	31
18	0	12	57	31
19	0	13	56	31
20	0	13	56	31
21	0	13	57	30
22	0	13	57	30
23	0	13	58	29
24	1	14	57	28
25	1	14	58	27
26	1	14	58	27
27	1	15	58	26
28	1	15	59	25

Wind in February

Winds average 9 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Wind speed (km/h)	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	9	calm
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14	9	calm
15	9	calm
16	9	calm
17	9	calm
18	9	calm
19	9	calm
20	9	calm
21	9	calm
22	9	calm
23	9	calm
24	9	calm
25	9	calm
26	9	calm
27	9	calm
28	10	calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 54 min at the start of February to 12 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 30 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 5:34 AM to 5:47 AM, and sunset from 6:25 PM to 6:12 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Daylight (h)	12.9	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.4	12.4
Sunrise (AM)	5:34	5:35	5:35	5:36	5:36	5:37	5:37	5:38	5:38	5:39	5:39	5:40	5:40	5:41	5:41	5:42	5:42	5:43	5:43	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:45	5:45	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:47
Sunset (PM)	6:25	6:25	6:25	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:22	6:22	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:20	6:20	6:19	6:18	6:18	6:17	6:17	6:16	6:16	6:15	6:14	6:14	6:13	6:12

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.9	5:34	6:25
2	12.8	5:35	6:25
3	12.8	5:35	6:25
4	12.8	5:36	6:24
5	12.8	5:36	6:24
6	12.8	5:37	6:24
7	12.8	5:37	6:23
8	12.8	5:38	6:23
9	12.7	5:38	6:23
10	12.7	5:39	6:22
11	12.7	5:39	6:22
12	12.7	5:40	6:21
13	12.7	5:40	6:21
14	12.7	5:41	6:21
15	12.6	5:41	6:20
16	12.6	5:42	6:20
17	12.6	5:42	6:19
18	12.6	5:43	6:18
19	12.6	5:43	6:18
20	12.6	5:44	6:17
21	12.5	5:44	6:17
22	12.5	5:44	6:16
23	12.5	5:45	6:16
24	12.5	5:45	6:15
25	12.5	5:46	6:14
26	12.5	5:46	6:14
27	12.4	5:46	6:13
28	12.4	5:47	6:12

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.83 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.02 kWh/m² to a high of 6.22 kWh/m² in November across the year — February's 5.83 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.9	Bright
2	5.9	Bright
3	5.9	Bright
4	5.9	Bright
5	5.9	Bright
6	5.9	Bright
7	5.9	Bright
8	5.9	Bright
9	5.8	Bright
10	5.8	Bright
11	5.8	Bright
12	5.8	Bright
13	5.8	Bright
14	5.8	Bright
15	5.8	Bright
16	5.8	Bright
17	5.8	Bright
18	5.8	Bright
19	5.8	Bright
20	5.8	Bright
21	5.7	Bright
22	5.7	Bright
23	5.7	Bright
24	5.7	Bright
25	5.7	Bright
26	5.7	Bright
27	5.7	Bright
28	5.7	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Chimoio

In seasonPeak

In February, Chimoio sits inside its monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Chimoio's monsoon runs December–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is February a good time to visit Chimoio?

Our two travel scores rate February for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

4.8

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

5.3

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Chimoio for sightseeing.

What to pack for Chimoio in February

From February's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In February, Chimoio sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

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UV index in Chimoio in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Chimoio peaks around January 17 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 7 (high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	15	13	13	10	8	7	7	8	8	12	14	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	High	High	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	15	Extreme
Feb	13	Extreme
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	10	Very high
May	8	Very high
Jun	7	High
Jul	7	High
Aug	8	Very high
Sep	8	Very high
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	14	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Air quality in Chimoio in February

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where February falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Chimoio is worst in September — around 115 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 19.8× the cleanest month (December, 6 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	6	8	7	8	13	16	42	91	115	52	12	6
Level	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Moderate	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	6	Good
Feb	8	Good
Mar	7	Good
Apr	8	Good
May	13	Moderate
Jun	16	Moderate
Jul	42	Poor
Aug	91	Unhealthy
Sep	115	Unhealthy
Oct	52	Poor
Nov	12	Moderate
Dec	6	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Chimoio?

Chimoio sits at 19.1°S, 33.5°E, 709 m above sea level, in Mozambique. The nearest listed city is Gondola, 18 km away.

Topography around Chimoio

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Chimoio.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Chimoio has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 162 m around an average of 694 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 393 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,229 m.

The land around Chimoio is covered by artificial surfaces (68%) and trees (23%) within 3 km, cropland (32%), grassland (30%) and trees (20%) within 16 km, and trees (54%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km

162 m

artificial surfaces 68%

16 km

393 m

cropland 32%

80 km

2,229 m

trees 54%

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← January Chimoio year-round climate March →Best places to visit in February

February weather nearby: Gondola 18 km · Messica 44 km · Manica 67 km · Nhamatanda 78 km · Gorongosa 79 km · Machipanda 80 km · Mutare 87 km · Chimanimani 100 km

Mozambique travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type C / F / M; 220 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 37% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $627; 2025
Happiness: 5.3 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 28%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 3.6; per 100k, 2011
Road deaths: 30; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Low; World Bank
English: Low; EF EPI 465
Religion

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Chimoio (-19.1164°, 33.4833°, elevation 709 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	21
2	28	21
3	28	21
4	28	21
5	28	21
6	28	21
7	28	21
8	28	21
9	28	21
10	28	21
11	28	20
12	28	20
13	28	20
14	28	20
15	28	20
16	28	20
17	28	20
18	28	20
19	28	20
20	28	20
21	28	20
22	28	20
23	28	20
24	28	20
25	28	20
26	28	20
27	28	20
28	28	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	48	52
2	48	52
3	50	50
4	50	50
5	51	49
6	51	49
7	52	48
8	52	48
9	51	49
10	51	49
11	51	49
12	50	50
13	51	49
14	51	49
15	51	49
16	50	50
17	50	50
18	50	50
19	50	50
20	50	50
21	50	50
22	50	50
23	51	49
24	51	49
25	52	48
26	52	48
27	53	47
28	53	47

	Rain chance (%)
1	65
2	65
3	65
4	65
5	65
6	65
7	65
8	65
9	66
10	66
11	66
12	66
13	66
14	66
15	65
16	65
17	65
18	65
19	64
20	64
21	63
22	63
23	62
24	62
25	61
26	61
27	61
28	60

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	0	8	57	35
2	0	8	58	34
3	0	8	59	33
4	0	8	59	33
5	0	9	59	32
6	0	9	59	32
7	0	9	60	31
8	0	10	59	31
9	0	10	59	31
10	0	10	59	31
11	0	11	58	31
12	0	11	59	30
13	0	12	58	30
14	0	12	58	30
15	0	12	57	31
16	0	12	57	31
17	0	12	57	31
18	0	12	57	31
19	0	13	56	31
20	0	13	56	31
21	0	13	57	30
22	0	13	57	30
23	0	13	58	29
24	1	14	57	28
25	1	14	58	27
26	1	14	58	27
27	1	15	58	26
28	1	15	59	25

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	21
2	28	21
3	28	21
4	28	21
5	28	21
6	28	21
7	28	21
8	28	21
9	28	21
10	28	21
11	28	20
12	28	20
13	28	20
14	28	20
15	28	20
16	28	20
17	28	20
18	28	20
19	28	20
20	28	20
21	28	20
22	28	20
23	28	20
24	28	20
25	28	20
26	28	20
27	28	20
28	28	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	48	52
2	48	52
3	50	50
4	50	50
5	51	49
6	51	49
7	52	48
8	52	48
9	51	49
10	51	49
11	51	49
12	50	50
13	51	49
14	51	49
15	51	49
16	50	50
17	50	50
18	50	50
19	50	50
20	50	50
21	50	50
22	50	50
23	51	49
24	51	49
25	52	48
26	52	48
27	53	47
28	53	47

	Rain chance (%)
1	65
2	65
3	65
4	65
5	65
6	65
7	65
8	65
9	66
10	66
11	66
12	66
13	66
14	66
15	65
16	65
17	65
18	65
19	64
20	64
21	63
22	63
23	62
24	62
25	61
26	61
27	61
28	60

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	0	8	57	35
2	0	8	58	34
3	0	8	59	33
4	0	8	59	33
5	0	9	59	32
6	0	9	59	32
7	0	9	60	31
8	0	10	59	31
9	0	10	59	31
10	0	10	59	31
11	0	11	58	31
12	0	11	59	30
13	0	12	58	30
14	0	12	58	30
15	0	12	57	31
16	0	12	57	31
17	0	12	57	31
18	0	12	57	31
19	0	13	56	31
20	0	13	56	31
21	0	13	57	30
22	0	13	57	30
23	0	13	58	29
24	1	14	57	28
25	1	14	58	27
26	1	14	58	27
27	1	15	58	26
28	1	15	59	25

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	21
2	28	21
3	28	21
4	28	21
5	28	21
6	28	21
7	28	21
8	28	21
9	28	21
10	28	21
11	28	20
12	28	20
13	28	20
14	28	20
15	28	20
16	28	20
17	28	20
18	28	20
19	28	20
20	28	20
21	28	20
22	28	20
23	28	20
24	28	20
25	28	20
26	28	20
27	28	20
28	28	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	48	52
2	48	52
3	50	50
4	50	50
5	51	49
6	51	49
7	52	48
8	52	48
9	51	49
10	51	49
11	51	49
12	50	50
13	51	49
14	51	49
15	51	49
16	50	50
17	50	50
18	50	50
19	50	50
20	50	50
21	50	50
22	50	50
23	51	49
24	51	49
25	52	48
26	52	48
27	53	47
28	53	47

	Rain chance (%)
1	65
2	65
3	65
4	65
5	65
6	65
7	65
8	65
9	66
10	66
11	66
12	66
13	66
14	66
15	65
16	65
17	65
18	65
19	64
20	64
21	63
22	63
23	62
24	62
25	61
26	61
27	61
28	60

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	0	8	57	35
2	0	8	58	34
3	0	8	59	33
4	0	8	59	33
5	0	9	59	32
6	0	9	59	32
7	0	9	60	31
8	0	10	59	31
9	0	10	59	31
10	0	10	59	31
11	0	11	58	31
12	0	11	59	30
13	0	12	58	30
14	0	12	58	30
15	0	12	57	31
16	0	12	57	31
17	0	12	57	31
18	0	12	57	31
19	0	13	56	31
20	0	13	56	31
21	0	13	57	30
22	0	13	57	30
23	0	13	58	29
24	1	14	57	28
25	1	14	58	27
26	1	14	58	27
27	1	15	58	26
28	1	15	59	25