Bindura weather in January

In January, Bindura sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 196 mm of rain across 21.6 wet days and about 12.9 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 13 hours at the start of January to 12 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Bindura's 12th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bindura's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
5th warmest
Overnight low
19°
12th coldest
Rainfall
196 mm
21.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 54 min
5:36 AM – 6:32 PM
Cloud cover
73%
12th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.63 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.6
out of 10

Bindura is city.

Founded
1901

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

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month.

A typical January day in Bindura reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and on par with February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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22719
32719
42719
52719
62719
72719
82719
92719
102719
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122719
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292719
302719
312719

Bindura weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 19°19621.612.94.6
Feb27° / 19°13717.812.65.0
Mar27° / 18°8012.212.16.2
Apr26° / 15°203.711.67.8
May25° / 12°40.811.28.9
Jun23° / 10°10.2119.0
Jul23° / 10°10.211.18.9
Aug25° / 11°10.211.49.2
Sep28° / 14°30.411.97.9
Oct30° / 17°112.112.46.3
Nov30° / 19°619.212.85.1
Dec28° / 19°15418.8134.9

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 68%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13169
23367
33367
43367
53268
63268
73268
83268
93268
103268
113268
123070
133070
143070
153169
163169
173070
182971
193070
203070
213169
223169
233169
243169
253367
263367
273367
283565
293565
303664
313763

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Bindura gets around 196 mm of rain over 21.6 wet days in January, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 70% and peaks near 72% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
167
267
367
467
567
667
767
867
968
1068
1169
1269
1370
1470
1571
1671
1771
1872
1972
2072
2172
2272
2372
2471
2571
2671
2770
2870
2970
3070
3169

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the muggy band about 48% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 48% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
11114444
21114344
31124344
41124344
51124244
61134244
71134145
81134145
91134045
101134046
111134046
121124047
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151114048
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17194049
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19184051
20184150
21174151
22174151
23164251
24164251
25164350
26164350
27154351
28154450
29154450
30154450
31164450

Wind in January

Winds average 7 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 hours at the start of January to 12 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 5:27 AM to 5:45 AM, and sunset from 6:28 PM to 6:31 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.05:276:28
213.05:286:29
313.05:286:29
413.05:296:29
513.05:306:30
613.05:306:30
713.05:316:30
813.05:316:30
913.05:326:31
1013.05:326:31
1113.05:336:31
1213.05:346:31
1313.05:346:31
1412.95:356:32
1512.95:356:32
1612.95:366:32
1712.95:376:32
1812.95:376:32
1912.95:386:32
2012.95:386:32
2112.95:396:32
2212.95:406:32
2312.95:406:32
2412.95:416:32
2512.85:416:32
2612.85:426:32
2712.85:426:32
2812.85:436:32
2912.85:446:32
3012.85:446:32
3112.85:456:31

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.63 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.62 kWh/m² to a high of 7.08 kWh/m² in October across the year — January's 5.63 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
25.8Bright
35.8Bright
45.8Bright
55.8Bright
65.8Bright
75.7Bright
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95.7Bright
105.7Bright
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125.7Bright
135.6Bright
145.6Bright
155.6Bright
165.6Bright
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315.6Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Bindura

In seasonPeak

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

Bindura'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 January a good time to visit Bindura?

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

4.6
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
4.8
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Bindura for sightseeing.

What to pack for Bindura in January

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

In January, Bindura sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Bindura in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 16 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bindura peaks around January 17 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeJan 17UV 16Jun 21UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Bindura in January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Bindura is worst in September — around 35 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.4× the cleanest month (December, 8 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1334 µg/m³Dec 228 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb11Good
Mar12Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May19Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul27Moderate
Aug31Moderate
Sep35Moderate
Oct26Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Bindura?

Bindura sits at 17.3°S, 31.3°E, 1,118 m above sea level, in Zimbabwe. The nearest listed city is Mvurwi, 59 km away.

MvurwiMount HampdenHarareRuwaEpworthHarare Western SuburbsChitungwizaNorton

Topography around Bindura

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bindura has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 227 m around an average of 1,100 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 542 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,108 m.

The land around Bindura is covered by trees (32%) and grassland (25%) within 3 km, trees (27%), cropland (25%) and shrubs (23%) within 16 km, and grassland (33%), shrubs (23%) and trees (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
227 m
16 km
542 m
80 km
1,108 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Mvurwi 59 km · Mount Hampden 64 km · Harare 65 km · Ruwa 66 km · Epworth 68 km · Harare Western Suburbs 77 km · Chitungwiza 84 km · Norton 93 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
Apostolic Sect 40%Pentecostal 17%Protestant 14%none 8%

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 Bindura (-17.3019°, 31.3306°, elevation 1,118 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).