Chirundu weather in February

In February, Chirundu sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 146 mm of rain across 17.2 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in February, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 42 min at the start of February to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Chirundu's 10th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Chirundu's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 30°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 22°; 8th coldest
Rainfall: 146 mm; 17.2 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 30 min; 6:03 AM – 6:35 PM
Cloud cover: 68%; 10th clearest
Wind: 6 km/h; 11th windiest
Solar energy: 5.59 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.8; out of 10

Chirundu is human settlement.

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 30°C through the month.

A typical February day in Chirundu reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 34°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)	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30
Avg low (°C)	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	22
2	30	22
3	30	22
4	30	22
5	30	22
6	30	22
7	30	22
8	30	22
9	30	22
10	30	22
11	30	22
12	30	22
13	30	22
14	30	22
15	30	22
16	30	22
17	30	22
18	30	22
19	30	22
20	30	22
21	30	22
22	30	22
23	30	22
24	30	22
25	30	22
26	30	22
27	30	22
28	30	22

How February really feels in Chirundu

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 28 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in February is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Chirundu weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 8th-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	30° / 22°	212	20.6	12.8	3.5
Feb	30° / 22°	146	17.2	12.5	3.8
Mar	31° / 22°	86	12.3	12.1	4.5
Apr	31° / 19°	20	2.9	11.6	5.8
May	29° / 16°	1	0.2	11.3	7.4
Jun	27° / 14°	0	0	11.1	8.9
Jul	26° / 13°	0	0	11.1	9.0
Aug	29° / 15°	0	0	11.5	7.4
Sep	33° / 19°	1	0.1	11.9	4.7
Oct	36° / 22°	6	1	12.4	3.0
Nov	35° / 24°	51	7.1	12.7	2.7
Dec	32° / 23°	169	17.5	12.9	3.4

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 62%.

	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 (%)	31	31	32	32	34	34	34	35	35	35	36	37	37	39	40	40	40	41	41	41	41	41	43	43	43	44	44	45
Cloudier (%)	69	69	68	68	66	66	66	65	65	65	64	63	63	61	60	60	60	59	59	59	59	59	57	57	57	56	56	55

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	31	69
2	31	69
3	32	68
4	32	68
5	34	66
6	34	66
7	34	66
8	35	65
9	35	65
10	35	65
11	36	64
12	37	63
13	37	63
14	39	61
15	40	60
16	40	60
17	40	60
18	41	59
19	41	59
20	41	59
21	41	59
22	41	59
23	43	57
24	43	57
25	43	57
26	44	56
27	44	56
28	45	55

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Chirundu gets around 146 mm of rain over 17.2 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 62% and peaks near 65% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	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	64	64	64	64	64	64	64	63	63	63	62	61	61	60	60	60	60	59	59	59	59	58	58	58	57

	Rain chance (%)
1	65
2	65
3	65
4	64
5	64
6	64
7	64
8	64
9	64
10	64
11	63
12	63
13	63
14	62
15	61
16	61
17	60
18	60
19	60
20	60
21	59
22	59
23	59
24	59
25	58
26	58
27	58
28	57

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, February lands in the oppressive band about 66% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 94% 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	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2
Humid (%)	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	9	9
Muggy (%)	28	28	28	29	29	29	28	28	28	28	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	26	27	27	27	27	28	29	29	30	31
Oppressive (%)	69	69	69	68	68	67	68	68	67	67	68	68	67	66	66	66	66	66	67	65	65	65	65	63	62	61	59	58

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	0	3	28	69
2	0	3	28	69
3	0	3	28	69
4	0	3	29	68
5	0	3	29	68
6	0	4	29	67
7	0	4	28	68
8	0	4	28	68
9	0	5	28	67
10	0	5	28	67
11	0	5	27	68
12	0	5	27	68
13	1	5	27	67
14	1	6	27	66
15	1	6	27	66
16	1	6	27	66
17	1	6	27	66
18	1	6	27	66
19	1	6	26	67
20	1	7	27	65
21	1	7	27	65
22	1	7	27	65
23	1	7	27	65
24	1	8	28	63
25	1	8	29	62
26	2	8	29	61
27	2	9	30	59
28	2	9	31	58

Wind in February

Winds average 6 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 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)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
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	6	calm
2	6	calm
3	6	calm
4	6	calm
5	6	calm
6	6	calm
7	6	calm
8	6	calm
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18	6	calm
19	6	calm
20	6	calm
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24	6	calm
25	6	calm
26	6	calm
27	6	calm
28	6	calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 42 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 18 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 5:57 AM to 6:07 AM, and sunset from 6:39 PM to 6:29 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)	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4
Sunrise (AM)	5:57	5:57	5:58	5:58	5:59	5:59	6:00	6:00	6:01	6:01	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:03	6:03	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:07
Sunset (PM)	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:35	6:35	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:33	6:33	6:32	6:31	6:31	6:30	6:30	6:29	6:29

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.7	5:57	6:39
2	12.7	5:57	6:39
3	12.7	5:58	6:39
4	12.7	5:58	6:39
5	12.7	5:59	6:39
6	12.6	5:59	6:38
7	12.6	6:00	6:38
8	12.6	6:00	6:38
9	12.6	6:01	6:37
10	12.6	6:01	6:37
11	12.6	6:02	6:37
12	12.6	6:02	6:36
13	12.6	6:02	6:36
14	12.5	6:03	6:36
15	12.5	6:03	6:35
16	12.5	6:04	6:35
17	12.5	6:04	6:34
18	12.5	6:04	6:34
19	12.5	6:05	6:34
20	12.5	6:05	6:33
21	12.5	6:05	6:33
22	12.4	6:06	6:32
23	12.4	6:06	6:31
24	12.4	6:06	6:31
25	12.4	6:07	6:30
26	12.4	6:07	6:30
27	12.4	6:07	6:29
28	12.4	6:07	6:29

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.59 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.64 kWh/m² to a high of 7.21 kWh/m² in October across the year — February's 5.59 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)	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6
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	5.5	Bright
2	5.5	Bright
3	5.5	Bright
4	5.5	Bright
5	5.5	Bright
6	5.5	Bright
7	5.5	Bright
8	5.5	Bright
9	5.5	Bright
10	5.5	Bright
11	5.5	Bright
12	5.6	Bright
13	5.6	Bright
14	5.6	Bright
15	5.6	Bright
16	5.6	Bright
17	5.6	Bright
18	5.6	Bright
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20	5.6	Bright
21	5.6	Bright
22	5.6	Bright
23	5.6	Bright
24	5.6	Bright
25	5.6	Bright
26	5.6	Bright
27	5.6	Bright
28	5.6	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Chirundu

In seasonPeak

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

Chirundu's monsoon runs December–February, 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 Chirundu?

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

3.8

Sightseeing

8th-best month of the year

5.3

Beach & pool

10th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Chirundu.

What to pack for Chirundu in February

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

In February, Chirundu sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Chirundu in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Chirundu peaks around January 19 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 at about 8 (very 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)	16	14	14	11	9	8	8	9	10	11	13	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	16	Extreme
Feb	14	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	11	Extreme
May	9	Very high
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	10	Very high
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Air quality in Chirundu 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 Chirundu is worst in September — around 37 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.3× the cleanest month (December, 11 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)	13	14	13	14	17	22	28	36	37	26	15	11
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	13	Moderate
Feb	14	Moderate
Mar	13	Moderate
Apr	14	Moderate
May	17	Moderate
Jun	22	Moderate
Jul	28	Moderate
Aug	36	Poor
Sep	37	Poor
Oct	26	Moderate
Nov	15	Moderate
Dec	11	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Chirundu?

Chirundu sits at 16.0°S, 28.8°E, 394 m above sea level, in Zambia. The nearest listed city is Kariba, 54 km away.

Topography around Chirundu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Chirundu has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 98 m around an average of 398 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 343 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,110 m.

The land around Chirundu is covered by grassland (39%) and shrubs (21%) within 3 km, shrubs (54%) within 16 km, and shrubs (45%) and trees (29%) within 80 km.

3 km

98 m

grassland 39%

16 km

343 m

shrubs 54%

80 km

1,110 m

shrubs 45%

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

February weather nearby: Kariba 54 km · Siavonga 58 km · Palabana 73 km · Kafue 77 km · Chilanga Township 80 km · Chongwe 80 km · Chisankane 81 km · Ntandabale 85 km

Zambia travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 1; Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs: Type C / D / G; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 30% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $1,318; 2025
Happiness: 4.1 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate: 5.2; per 100k, 2015
Road deaths: 20.5; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Lower middle; World Bank
English: High; EF EPI 573
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 Chirundu (-16.0358°, 28.8431°, elevation 394 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	30	22
2	30	22
3	30	22
4	30	22
5	30	22
6	30	22
7	30	22
8	30	22
9	30	22
10	30	22
11	30	22
12	30	22
13	30	22
14	30	22
15	30	22
16	30	22
17	30	22
18	30	22
19	30	22
20	30	22
21	30	22
22	30	22
23	30	22
24	30	22
25	30	22
26	30	22
27	30	22
28	30	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	31	69
2	31	69
3	32	68
4	32	68
5	34	66
6	34	66
7	34	66
8	35	65
9	35	65
10	35	65
11	36	64
12	37	63
13	37	63
14	39	61
15	40	60
16	40	60
17	40	60
18	41	59
19	41	59
20	41	59
21	41	59
22	41	59
23	43	57
24	43	57
25	43	57
26	44	56
27	44	56
28	45	55

	Rain chance (%)
1	65
2	65
3	65
4	64
5	64
6	64
7	64
8	64
9	64
10	64
11	63
12	63
13	63
14	62
15	61
16	61
17	60
18	60
19	60
20	60
21	59
22	59
23	59
24	59
25	58
26	58
27	58
28	57

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	0	3	28	69
2	0	3	28	69
3	0	3	28	69
4	0	3	29	68
5	0	3	29	68
6	0	4	29	67
7	0	4	28	68
8	0	4	28	68
9	0	5	28	67
10	0	5	28	67
11	0	5	27	68
12	0	5	27	68
13	1	5	27	67
14	1	6	27	66
15	1	6	27	66
16	1	6	27	66
17	1	6	27	66
18	1	6	27	66
19	1	6	26	67
20	1	7	27	65
21	1	7	27	65
22	1	7	27	65
23	1	7	27	65
24	1	8	28	63
25	1	8	29	62
26	2	8	29	61
27	2	9	30	59
28	2	9	31	58

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	22
2	30	22
3	30	22
4	30	22
5	30	22
6	30	22
7	30	22
8	30	22
9	30	22
10	30	22
11	30	22
12	30	22
13	30	22
14	30	22
15	30	22
16	30	22
17	30	22
18	30	22
19	30	22
20	30	22
21	30	22
22	30	22
23	30	22
24	30	22
25	30	22
26	30	22
27	30	22
28	30	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	31	69
2	31	69
3	32	68
4	32	68
5	34	66
6	34	66
7	34	66
8	35	65
9	35	65
10	35	65
11	36	64
12	37	63
13	37	63
14	39	61
15	40	60
16	40	60
17	40	60
18	41	59
19	41	59
20	41	59
21	41	59
22	41	59
23	43	57
24	43	57
25	43	57
26	44	56
27	44	56
28	45	55

	Rain chance (%)
1	65
2	65
3	65
4	64
5	64
6	64
7	64
8	64
9	64
10	64
11	63
12	63
13	63
14	62
15	61
16	61
17	60
18	60
19	60
20	60
21	59
22	59
23	59
24	59
25	58
26	58
27	58
28	57

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	0	3	28	69
2	0	3	28	69
3	0	3	28	69
4	0	3	29	68
5	0	3	29	68
6	0	4	29	67
7	0	4	28	68
8	0	4	28	68
9	0	5	28	67
10	0	5	28	67
11	0	5	27	68
12	0	5	27	68
13	1	5	27	67
14	1	6	27	66
15	1	6	27	66
16	1	6	27	66
17	1	6	27	66
18	1	6	27	66
19	1	6	26	67
20	1	7	27	65
21	1	7	27	65
22	1	7	27	65
23	1	7	27	65
24	1	8	28	63
25	1	8	29	62
26	2	8	29	61
27	2	9	30	59
28	2	9	31	58

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	22
2	30	22
3	30	22
4	30	22
5	30	22
6	30	22
7	30	22
8	30	22
9	30	22
10	30	22
11	30	22
12	30	22
13	30	22
14	30	22
15	30	22
16	30	22
17	30	22
18	30	22
19	30	22
20	30	22
21	30	22
22	30	22
23	30	22
24	30	22
25	30	22
26	30	22
27	30	22
28	30	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	31	69
2	31	69
3	32	68
4	32	68
5	34	66
6	34	66
7	34	66
8	35	65
9	35	65
10	35	65
11	36	64
12	37	63
13	37	63
14	39	61
15	40	60
16	40	60
17	40	60
18	41	59
19	41	59
20	41	59
21	41	59
22	41	59
23	43	57
24	43	57
25	43	57
26	44	56
27	44	56
28	45	55

	Rain chance (%)
1	65
2	65
3	65
4	64
5	64
6	64
7	64
8	64
9	64
10	64
11	63
12	63
13	63
14	62
15	61
16	61
17	60
18	60
19	60
20	60
21	59
22	59
23	59
24	59
25	58
26	58
27	58
28	57

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	0	3	28	69
2	0	3	28	69
3	0	3	28	69
4	0	3	29	68
5	0	3	29	68
6	0	4	29	67
7	0	4	28	68
8	0	4	28	68
9	0	5	28	67
10	0	5	28	67
11	0	5	27	68
12	0	5	27	68
13	1	5	27	67
14	1	6	27	66
15	1	6	27	66
16	1	6	27	66
17	1	6	27	66
18	1	6	27	66
19	1	6	26	67
20	1	7	27	65
21	1	7	27	65
22	1	7	27	65
23	1	7	27	65
24	1	8	28	63
25	1	8	29	62
26	2	8	29	61
27	2	9	30	59
28	2	9	31	58