Beitbridge weather in February

In February, Beitbridge sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 61 mm of rain across 6.8 wet days and about 12.8 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time in February, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 13 hours at the start of February to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Beitbridge's 9th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Beitbridge's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 32°; 2nd warmest
Overnight low: 22°; 11th coldest
Rainfall: 61 mm; 6.8 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 48 min; 5:52 AM – 6:37 PM
Cloud cover: 50%; 9th clearest
Wind: 13 km/h; 4th windiest
Solar energy: 6.04 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.2; out of 10

Beitbridge is city.

Founded: 1929

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 32°C through the month.

A typical February day in Beitbridge reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 37°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and about 1°C warmer than 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)	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32
Avg low (°C)	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	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	33	23
2	33	23
3	33	23
4	33	23
5	33	23
6	33	23
7	33	23
8	33	23
9	32	22
10	32	22
11	32	22
12	32	22
13	32	22
14	32	22
15	32	22
16	32	22
17	32	22
18	32	22
19	32	22
20	32	22
21	32	22
22	32	22
23	32	22
24	32	22
25	32	22
26	32	22
27	32	22
28	32	22

How February really feels in Beitbridge

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.

Beitbridge weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 2nd-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	32° / 22°	77	9.3	13.2	3.9
Feb	32° / 22°	61	6.8	12.8	4.2
Mar	31° / 21°	33	4.7	12.2	5.1
Apr	30° / 18°	11	2.1	11.5	6.4
May	28° / 14°	6	0.9	11	8.2
Jun	25° / 11°	4	0.7	10.7	9.1
Jul	25° / 11°	4	0.6	10.8	9.1
Aug	27° / 13°	2	0.4	11.2	8.4
Sep	30° / 16°	9	1.3	11.9	6.5
Oct	31° / 19°	12	2.4	12.5	5.3
Nov	32° / 21°	53	6.9	13.1	4.2
Dec	32° / 22°	80	8.8	13.3	4.0

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 37%.

	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 (%)	62	63	63	63	63	63	63	64	64	64	64	64	63	63	63	62	62	61	61	61	62	62	62	62	63	64	65	66
Cloudier (%)	38	37	37	37	37	37	37	36	36	36	36	36	37	37	37	38	38	39	39	39	38	38	38	38	37	36	35	34

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	62	38
2	63	37
3	63	37
4	63	37
5	63	37
6	63	37
7	63	37
8	64	36
9	64	36
10	64	36
11	64	36
12	64	36
13	63	37
14	63	37
15	63	37
16	62	38
17	62	38
18	61	39
19	61	39
20	61	39
21	62	38
22	62	38
23	62	38
24	62	38
25	63	37
26	64	36
27	65	35
28	66	34

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Beitbridge gets around 61 mm of rain over 6.8 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 25% and peaks near 28% 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 (%)	28	27	27	26	25	25	24	24	23	23	23	23	24	24	24	24	24	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	24	24	23

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

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, February lands in the humid band about 37% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 42% 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
Dry (%)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	3	3
Comfortable (%)	18	19	19	19	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	19
Humid (%)	33	32	33	33	33	34	34	35	35	36	37	37	37	38	38	38	38	38	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39
Muggy (%)	35	34	34	34	33	33	32	31	31	30	30	29	29	29	29	29	29	30	30	31	31	31	32	32	32	32	31	31
Oppressive (%)	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	9	9	8	8

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	2	18	33	35	13
2	2	19	32	34	13
3	2	19	33	34	12
4	2	19	33	34	12
5	2	20	33	33	12
6	2	20	34	33	12
7	2	20	34	32	12
8	2	20	35	31	12
9	2	20	35	31	12
10	2	20	36	30	12
11	2	20	37	30	12
12	2	20	37	29	12
13	2	20	37	29	12
14	2	20	38	29	12
15	2	20	38	29	12
16	2	19	38	29	12
17	2	19	38	29	11
18	2	19	38	30	11
19	2	19	39	30	11
20	1	18	39	31	11
21	1	18	39	31	10
22	2	18	39	31	10
23	2	18	39	32	10
24	2	18	39	32	10
25	2	18	39	32	9
26	2	18	39	32	9
27	3	18	39	31	8
28	3	19	39	31	8

Wind in February

Winds average 13 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 13 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)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

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

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 hours at the start of February to 12 h 30 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 5:43 AM to 5:58 AM, and sunset from 6:44 PM to 6:28 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)	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.0	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.5	12.5	12.5
Sunrise (AM)	5:43	5:44	5:45	5:45	5:46	5:46	5:47	5:48	5:48	5:49	5:49	5:50	5:51	5:51	5:52	5:52	5:53	5:53	5:54	5:54	5:55	5:55	5:56	5:56	5:57	5:57	5:58	5:58
Sunset (PM)	6:44	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:41	6:41	6:40	6:40	6:39	6:39	6:38	6:37	6:37	6:36	6:36	6:35	6:34	6:34	6:33	6:32	6:32	6:31	6:30	6:29	6:28

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	13.0	5:43	6:44
2	13.0	5:44	6:43
3	13.0	5:45	6:43
4	13.0	5:45	6:43
5	12.9	5:46	6:42
6	12.9	5:46	6:42
7	12.9	5:47	6:42
8	12.9	5:48	6:41
9	12.9	5:48	6:41
10	12.9	5:49	6:40
11	12.8	5:49	6:40
12	12.8	5:50	6:39
13	12.8	5:51	6:39
14	12.8	5:51	6:38
15	12.8	5:52	6:37
16	12.7	5:52	6:37
17	12.7	5:53	6:36
18	12.7	5:53	6:36
19	12.7	5:54	6:35
20	12.7	5:54	6:34
21	12.6	5:55	6:34
22	12.6	5:55	6:33
23	12.6	5:56	6:32
24	12.6	5:56	6:32
25	12.6	5:57	6:31
26	12.5	5:57	6:30
27	12.5	5:58	6:29
28	12.5	5:58	6:28

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 6.04 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.94 kWh/m² to a high of 6.24 kWh/m² in January across the year — February's 6.04 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)	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.2	Intense
2	6.2	Intense
3	6.2	Intense
4	6.2	Intense
5	6.2	Intense
6	6.2	Intense
7	6.2	Intense
8	6.2	Intense
9	6.2	Intense
10	6.1	Intense
11	6.1	Intense
12	6.1	Intense
13	6.1	Intense
14	6.0	Intense
15	6.0	Intense
16	6.0	Intense
17	6.0	Bright
18	6.0	Bright
19	5.9	Bright
20	5.9	Bright
21	5.9	Bright
22	5.9	Bright
23	5.8	Bright
24	5.8	Bright
25	5.8	Bright
26	5.8	Bright
27	5.8	Bright
28	5.8	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Beitbridge?

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

4.2

Sightseeing

9th-best month of the year

6.9

Beach & pool

10th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Beitbridge for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Beitbridge in February

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

In February, Beitbridge sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

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UV index in Beitbridge 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 Beitbridge peaks around January 22 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 6 (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)	14	14	13	9	7	6	6	8	9	10	13	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	High	High	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	14	Extreme
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	9	Very high
May	7	High
Jun	6	High
Jul	6	High
Aug	8	Very high
Sep	9	Very high
Oct	10	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Beitbridge?

Beitbridge sits at 22.2°S, 30.0°E, 461 m above sea level, in Zimbabwe. The nearest listed city is Musina, 15 km away.

Topography around Beitbridge

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Beitbridge has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 194 m around an average of 457 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 270 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,250 m.

The land around Beitbridge is covered by shrubs (52%) within 3 km, shrubs (77%) within 16 km, and shrubs (69%) within 80 km.

3 km

194 m

shrubs 52%

16 km

270 m

shrubs 77%

80 km

1,250 m

shrubs 69%

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

February weather nearby: Musina 15 km · Tshitereke 90 km · Louis Trichardt 93 km · Thohoyandou 95 km · Malamulele 109 km · Giyani 141 km · Bobonong 164 km · Duiwelskloof 165 km

Zimbabwe travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type D / G; 220 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 56% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $3,021; 2025
Happiness: 3.3 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 25%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 6.8; per 100k, 2022
Road deaths: 41.2; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Lower middle; World Bank
English: Very high; EF EPI 602
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 Beitbridge (-22.2167°, 30°, elevation 461 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. 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	33	23
2	33	23
3	33	23
4	33	23
5	33	23
6	33	23
7	33	23
8	33	23
9	32	22
10	32	22
11	32	22
12	32	22
13	32	22
14	32	22
15	32	22
16	32	22
17	32	22
18	32	22
19	32	22
20	32	22
21	32	22
22	32	22
23	32	22
24	32	22
25	32	22
26	32	22
27	32	22
28	32	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	62	38
2	63	37
3	63	37
4	63	37
5	63	37
6	63	37
7	63	37
8	64	36
9	64	36
10	64	36
11	64	36
12	64	36
13	63	37
14	63	37
15	63	37
16	62	38
17	62	38
18	61	39
19	61	39
20	61	39
21	62	38
22	62	38
23	62	38
24	62	38
25	63	37
26	64	36
27	65	35
28	66	34

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	2	18	33	35	13
2	2	19	32	34	13
3	2	19	33	34	12
4	2	19	33	34	12
5	2	20	33	33	12
6	2	20	34	33	12
7	2	20	34	32	12
8	2	20	35	31	12
9	2	20	35	31	12
10	2	20	36	30	12
11	2	20	37	30	12
12	2	20	37	29	12
13	2	20	37	29	12
14	2	20	38	29	12
15	2	20	38	29	12
16	2	19	38	29	12
17	2	19	38	29	11
18	2	19	38	30	11
19	2	19	39	30	11
20	1	18	39	31	11
21	1	18	39	31	10
22	2	18	39	31	10
23	2	18	39	32	10
24	2	18	39	32	10
25	2	18	39	32	9
26	2	18	39	32	9
27	3	18	39	31	8
28	3	19	39	31	8

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	33	23
2	33	23
3	33	23
4	33	23
5	33	23
6	33	23
7	33	23
8	33	23
9	32	22
10	32	22
11	32	22
12	32	22
13	32	22
14	32	22
15	32	22
16	32	22
17	32	22
18	32	22
19	32	22
20	32	22
21	32	22
22	32	22
23	32	22
24	32	22
25	32	22
26	32	22
27	32	22
28	32	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	62	38
2	63	37
3	63	37
4	63	37
5	63	37
6	63	37
7	63	37
8	64	36
9	64	36
10	64	36
11	64	36
12	64	36
13	63	37
14	63	37
15	63	37
16	62	38
17	62	38
18	61	39
19	61	39
20	61	39
21	62	38
22	62	38
23	62	38
24	62	38
25	63	37
26	64	36
27	65	35
28	66	34

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	2	18	33	35	13
2	2	19	32	34	13
3	2	19	33	34	12
4	2	19	33	34	12
5	2	20	33	33	12
6	2	20	34	33	12
7	2	20	34	32	12
8	2	20	35	31	12
9	2	20	35	31	12
10	2	20	36	30	12
11	2	20	37	30	12
12	2	20	37	29	12
13	2	20	37	29	12
14	2	20	38	29	12
15	2	20	38	29	12
16	2	19	38	29	12
17	2	19	38	29	11
18	2	19	38	30	11
19	2	19	39	30	11
20	1	18	39	31	11
21	1	18	39	31	10
22	2	18	39	31	10
23	2	18	39	32	10
24	2	18	39	32	10
25	2	18	39	32	9
26	2	18	39	32	9
27	3	18	39	31	8
28	3	19	39	31	8

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	33	23
2	33	23
3	33	23
4	33	23
5	33	23
6	33	23
7	33	23
8	33	23
9	32	22
10	32	22
11	32	22
12	32	22
13	32	22
14	32	22
15	32	22
16	32	22
17	32	22
18	32	22
19	32	22
20	32	22
21	32	22
22	32	22
23	32	22
24	32	22
25	32	22
26	32	22
27	32	22
28	32	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	62	38
2	63	37
3	63	37
4	63	37
5	63	37
6	63	37
7	63	37
8	64	36
9	64	36
10	64	36
11	64	36
12	64	36
13	63	37
14	63	37
15	63	37
16	62	38
17	62	38
18	61	39
19	61	39
20	61	39
21	62	38
22	62	38
23	62	38
24	62	38
25	63	37
26	64	36
27	65	35
28	66	34

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	2	18	33	35	13
2	2	19	32	34	13
3	2	19	33	34	12
4	2	19	33	34	12
5	2	20	33	33	12
6	2	20	34	33	12
7	2	20	34	32	12
8	2	20	35	31	12
9	2	20	35	31	12
10	2	20	36	30	12
11	2	20	37	30	12
12	2	20	37	29	12
13	2	20	37	29	12
14	2	20	38	29	12
15	2	20	38	29	12
16	2	19	38	29	12
17	2	19	38	29	11
18	2	19	38	30	11
19	2	19	39	30	11
20	1	18	39	31	11
21	1	18	39	31	10
22	2	18	39	31	10
23	2	18	39	32	10
24	2	18	39	32	10
25	2	18	39	32	9
26	2	18	39	32	9
27	3	18	39	31	8
28	3	19	39	31	8