Bulawayo weather in February

In February, Bulawayo sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 110 mm of rain across 11.7 wet days and about 12.7 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 3rd-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 30% of the time in February, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 54 min at the start of February to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Bulawayo's 10th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bulawayo's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 27°; 6th warmest
Overnight low: 17°; 10th coldest
Rainfall: 110 mm; 11.7 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 42 min; 6:00 AM – 6:41 PM
Cloud cover: 58%; 10th clearest
Wind: 13 km/h; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 6.13 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.1; out of 10

Bulawayo is city in Zimbabwe.

Density: 390/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1840

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 27°C through the month.

A typical February day in Bulawayo reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°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)	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27
Avg low (°C)	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17

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

Bulawayo weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 6th-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	27° / 17°	133	14.8	13.1	5.7
Feb	27° / 17°	110	11.7	12.7	6.1
Mar	27° / 16°	65	9.5	12.1	6.8
Apr	25° / 13°	23	4	11.6	8.1
May	24° / 10°	6	1.3	11.1	9.1
Jun	22° / 7°	4	0.8	10.8	8.8
Jul	21° / 7°	3	0.7	10.9	8.7
Aug	25° / 9°	1	0.2	11.3	9.3
Sep	28° / 13°	5	1.4	11.9	7.8
Oct	30° / 15°	23	5.6	12.5	6.1
Nov	29° / 17°	87	12.7	13	5.2
Dec	27° / 17°	148	17	13.2	5.4

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 48%.

	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	53	53	53	53	53	53	52	52	52	52	52	52	52	52	53	53	53	54	54	55
Cloudier (%)	52	52	50	50	49	49	48	48	47	47	47	47	47	47	48	48	48	48	48	48	48	48	47	47	47	46	46	45

	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	53	47
10	53	47
11	53	47
12	53	47
13	53	47
14	53	47
15	52	48
16	52	48
17	52	48
18	52	48
19	52	48
20	52	48
21	52	48
22	52	48
23	53	47
24	53	47
25	53	47
26	54	46
27	54	46
28	55	45

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Bulawayo gets around 110 mm of rain over 11.7 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 42% and peaks near 45% 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 (%)	45	44	44	43	43	42	42	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	41	40	40	38

	Rain chance (%)
1	45
2	44
3	44
4	43
5	43
6	42
7	42
8	41
9	41
10	41
11	41
12	41
13	41
14	41
15	41
16	41
17	42
18	42
19	42
20	42
21	42
22	42
23	42
24	42
25	41
26	40
27	40
28	38

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 41% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 13% 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 (%)	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	19	19	20	20	21	21
Comfortable (%)	28	29	29	29	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	29	29	29	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	29	29	30	31	31
Humid (%)	42	42	42	42	42	42	41	41	41	41	41	41	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	41	41	40	40	39	38	37	36
Muggy (%)	15	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	11

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	15	28	42	15
2	15	29	42	14
3	15	29	42	14
4	15	29	42	14
5	15	30	42	14
6	15	30	42	13
7	15	30	41	13
8	15	30	41	13
9	16	30	41	13
10	16	30	41	13
11	16	30	41	13
12	16	30	41	13
13	16	29	42	13
14	17	29	42	13
15	17	29	42	13
16	17	28	42	13
17	17	28	42	13
18	17	28	42	13
19	18	28	42	13
20	18	28	42	13
21	18	28	41	13
22	18	28	41	13
23	19	28	40	12
24	19	29	40	12
25	20	29	39	12
26	20	30	38	12
27	21	31	37	12
28	21	31	36	11

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
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	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 12 h 54 min 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 24 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 5:52 AM to 6:06 AM, and sunset from 6:46 PM to 6:33 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	12.9	12.9	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	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5
Sunrise (AM)	5:52	5:53	5:53	5:54	5:54	5:55	5:56	5:56	5:57	5:57	5:58	5:58	5:59	5:59	6:00	6:00	6:01	6:01	6:02	6:02	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:04	6:04	6:05	6:05	6:06
Sunset (PM)	6:46	6:46	6:46	6:45	6:45	6:45	6:44	6:44	6:44	6:43	6:43	6:42	6:42	6:41	6:41	6:40	6:40	6:39	6:39	6:38	6:37	6:37	6:36	6:35	6:35	6:34	6:33	6:33

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.9	5:52	6:46
2	12.9	5:53	6:46
3	12.9	5:53	6:46
4	12.9	5:54	6:45
5	12.8	5:54	6:45
6	12.8	5:55	6:45
7	12.8	5:56	6:44
8	12.8	5:56	6:44
9	12.8	5:57	6:44
10	12.8	5:57	6:43
11	12.8	5:58	6:43
12	12.7	5:58	6:42
13	12.7	5:59	6:42
14	12.7	5:59	6:41
15	12.7	6:00	6:41
16	12.7	6:00	6:40
17	12.6	6:01	6:40
18	12.6	6:01	6:39
19	12.6	6:02	6:39
20	12.6	6:02	6:38
21	12.6	6:03	6:37
22	12.6	6:03	6:37
23	12.5	6:03	6:36
24	12.5	6:04	6:35
25	12.5	6:04	6:35
26	12.5	6:05	6:34
27	12.5	6:05	6:33
28	12.5	6:06	6:33

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 6.13 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.38 kWh/m² to a high of 6.86 kWh/m² in October across the year — February's 6.13 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	6.2	6.2	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	5.9	5.9	5.9
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	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	6.2	Intense
11	6.2	Intense
12	6.1	Intense
13	6.1	Intense
14	6.1	Intense
15	6.1	Intense
16	6.1	Intense
17	6.1	Intense
18	6.1	Intense
19	6.0	Intense
20	6.0	Intense
21	6.0	Intense
22	6.0	Intense
23	6.0	Bright
24	6.0	Bright
25	6.0	Bright
26	5.9	Bright
27	5.9	Bright
28	5.9	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Bulawayo

In seasonPeak

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

Bulawayo's rainy season runs November–February, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is February a good time to visit Bulawayo?

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

6.1

Sightseeing

8th-best month of the year

6.2

Beach & pool

8th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Bulawayo in February

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

In February, Bulawayo sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 17°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothesrain gear

UV index in Bulawayo 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 Bulawayo peaks around January 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 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)	16	14	14	10	8	7	7	9	10	11	14	14
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	16	Extreme
Feb	14	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	10	Very high
May	8	Very high
Jun	7	High
Jul	7	Very high
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	10	Very high
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	14	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

Air quality in Bulawayo 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 Bulawayo is worst in June — around 28 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.2× the cleanest month (January, 7 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)	7	9	11	16	23	28	27	28	27	20	12	8
Level	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	7	Good
Feb	9	Good
Mar	11	Good
Apr	16	Moderate
May	23	Moderate
Jun	28	Moderate
Jul	27	Moderate
Aug	28	Moderate
Sep	27	Moderate
Oct	20	Moderate
Nov	12	Moderate
Dec	8	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Bulawayo?

Bulawayo sits at 20.1°S, 28.6°E, 1,348 m above sea level, in Zimbabwe. The nearest listed city is Gwanda, 98 km away.

Topography around Bulawayo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bulawayo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 60 m around an average of 1,343 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 261 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 624 m.

The land around Bulawayo is covered by artificial surfaces (50%) and trees (26%) within 3 km, shrubs (38%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and shrubs (59%) and trees (24%) within 80 km.

3 km

60 m

artificial surfaces 50%

16 km

261 m

shrubs 38%

80 km

624 m

shrubs 59%

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

February weather nearby: Gwanda 98 km · Gweru 151 km · Zvishavane 156 km · Shurugwi 158 km · Francistown 159 km · Tutume 166 km · Redcliff 177 km · Tonota 185 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 Bulawayo (-20.15°, 28.5833°, elevation 1,348 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	27	17
2	27	17
3	27	17
4	27	17
5	27	17
6	27	17
7	27	17
8	27	17
9	27	17
10	27	17
11	27	17
12	27	17
13	27	17
14	27	17
15	27	17
16	27	17
17	27	17
18	27	17
19	27	17
20	27	17
21	27	17
22	27	17
23	27	17
24	27	17
25	27	17
26	27	17
27	27	17
28	27	17

	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	53	47
10	53	47
11	53	47
12	53	47
13	53	47
14	53	47
15	52	48
16	52	48
17	52	48
18	52	48
19	52	48
20	52	48
21	52	48
22	52	48
23	53	47
24	53	47
25	53	47
26	54	46
27	54	46
28	55	45

	Rain chance (%)
1	45
2	44
3	44
4	43
5	43
6	42
7	42
8	41
9	41
10	41
11	41
12	41
13	41
14	41
15	41
16	41
17	42
18	42
19	42
20	42
21	42
22	42
23	42
24	42
25	41
26	40
27	40
28	38

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	15	28	42	15
2	15	29	42	14
3	15	29	42	14
4	15	29	42	14
5	15	30	42	14
6	15	30	42	13
7	15	30	41	13
8	15	30	41	13
9	16	30	41	13
10	16	30	41	13
11	16	30	41	13
12	16	30	41	13
13	16	29	42	13
14	17	29	42	13
15	17	29	42	13
16	17	28	42	13
17	17	28	42	13
18	17	28	42	13
19	18	28	42	13
20	18	28	42	13
21	18	28	41	13
22	18	28	41	13
23	19	28	40	12
24	19	29	40	12
25	20	29	39	12
26	20	30	38	12
27	21	31	37	12
28	21	31	36	11

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

	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	53	47
10	53	47
11	53	47
12	53	47
13	53	47
14	53	47
15	52	48
16	52	48
17	52	48
18	52	48
19	52	48
20	52	48
21	52	48
22	52	48
23	53	47
24	53	47
25	53	47
26	54	46
27	54	46
28	55	45

	Rain chance (%)
1	45
2	44
3	44
4	43
5	43
6	42
7	42
8	41
9	41
10	41
11	41
12	41
13	41
14	41
15	41
16	41
17	42
18	42
19	42
20	42
21	42
22	42
23	42
24	42
25	41
26	40
27	40
28	38

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	15	28	42	15
2	15	29	42	14
3	15	29	42	14
4	15	29	42	14
5	15	30	42	14
6	15	30	42	13
7	15	30	41	13
8	15	30	41	13
9	16	30	41	13
10	16	30	41	13
11	16	30	41	13
12	16	30	41	13
13	16	29	42	13
14	17	29	42	13
15	17	29	42	13
16	17	28	42	13
17	17	28	42	13
18	17	28	42	13
19	18	28	42	13
20	18	28	42	13
21	18	28	41	13
22	18	28	41	13
23	19	28	40	12
24	19	29	40	12
25	20	29	39	12
26	20	30	38	12
27	21	31	37	12
28	21	31	36	11

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

	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	53	47
10	53	47
11	53	47
12	53	47
13	53	47
14	53	47
15	52	48
16	52	48
17	52	48
18	52	48
19	52	48
20	52	48
21	52	48
22	52	48
23	53	47
24	53	47
25	53	47
26	54	46
27	54	46
28	55	45

	Rain chance (%)
1	45
2	44
3	44
4	43
5	43
6	42
7	42
8	41
9	41
10	41
11	41
12	41
13	41
14	41
15	41
16	41
17	42
18	42
19	42
20	42
21	42
22	42
23	42
24	42
25	41
26	40
27	40
28	38

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	15	28	42	15
2	15	29	42	14
3	15	29	42	14
4	15	29	42	14
5	15	30	42	14
6	15	30	42	13
7	15	30	41	13
8	15	30	41	13
9	16	30	41	13
10	16	30	41	13
11	16	30	41	13
12	16	30	41	13
13	16	29	42	13
14	17	29	42	13
15	17	29	42	13
16	17	28	42	13
17	17	28	42	13
18	17	28	42	13
19	18	28	42	13
20	18	28	42	13
21	18	28	41	13
22	18	28	41	13
23	19	28	40	12
24	19	29	40	12
25	20	29	39	12
26	20	30	38	12
27	21	31	37	12
28	21	31	36	11