Chegutu weather in January

In January, Chegutu sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 176 mm of rain across 18 wet days and about 13 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 1st-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 16% of the time in January, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 06 min at the start of January to 12 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Chegutu's 12th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Chegutu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
6th warmest
Overnight low
19°
11th coldest
Rainfall
176 mm
18 wet days
Daylight
13 hours
5:39 AM – 6:38 PM
Cloud cover
70%
12th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.97 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10

Chegutu is human settlement.

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 28°C through the month.

A typical January day in Chegutu reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 10°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, January runs on par with December and on par with February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12819
22819
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Chegutu weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 6th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 19°17618134.8
Feb28° / 18°12313.912.65.1
Mar28° / 18°749.712.16.0
Apr27° / 15°233.611.67.7
May26° / 12°5111.28.8
Jun24° / 10°20.310.99.3
Jul23° / 10°10.1119.3
Aug26° / 12°0011.49.0
Sep30° / 15°30.511.96.7
Oct31° / 18°264.312.45.2
Nov30° / 19°8412.112.94.5
Dec29° / 19°17119.113.14.5

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 65%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13367
23466
33565
43664
53664
63664
73763
83763
93763
103664
113565
123565
133565
143466
153466
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203466
213367
223367
233367
243466
253466
263565
273664
283664
293763
303862
313862

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Chegutu gets around 176 mm of rain over 18 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 59% and peaks near 61% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
160
260
359
458
558
657
757
857
957
1057
1158
1258
1359
1460
1560
1660
1761
1861
1961
2061
2160
2260
2360
2459
2559
2658
2757
2857
2956
3056
3155

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the humid band about 45% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 28% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
16204826
26214726
36224627
46224527
57224427
67234327
77234328
87224328
97224328
107214328
117214428
127204428
137204528
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253224629
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273234430
283244330
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304244230
314254230

Wind in January

Winds average 9 km/h in January.

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 06 min 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 18 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 5:30 AM to 5:48 AM, and sunset from 6:35 PM to 6:37 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.15:306:35
213.15:316:35
313.15:326:35
413.15:326:36
513.15:336:36
613.05:336:36
713.05:346:36
813.05:356:37
913.05:356:37
1013.05:366:37
1113.05:366:37
1213.05:376:38
1313.05:386:38
1413.05:386:38
1513.05:396:38
1613.05:396:38
1713.05:406:38
1813.05:416:38
1913.05:416:38
2012.95:426:38
2112.95:426:38
2212.95:436:38
2312.95:446:38
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2512.95:456:38
2612.95:456:38
2712.95:466:38
2812.95:476:38
2912.85:476:38
3012.85:486:38
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Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.97 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.65 kWh/m² to a high of 7.05 kWh/m² in October across the year — January's 5.97 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.1Intense
36.1Intense
46.1Intense
56.1Intense
66.0Intense
76.0Intense
86.0Intense
96.0Intense
106.0Intense
116.0Bright
126.0Bright
136.0Bright
146.0Bright
155.9Bright
165.9Bright
175.9Bright
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246.0Bright
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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Chegutu

In seasonPeak

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

Chegutu'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 January a good time to visit Chegutu?

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

4.8
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
5.5
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Chegutu for sightseeing.

What to pack for Chegutu in January

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

In January, Chegutu sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Chegutu 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 Chegutu peaks around January 18 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 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 18UV 16Jun 20UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep10Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Chegutu 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 Chegutu is worst in August — around 39 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 5.2× the cleanest month (December, 8 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModeratePoorModerateGoodAug 2339 µg/m³Dec 238 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb10Good
Mar11Good
Apr13Moderate
May18Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul28Moderate
Aug39Poor
Sep38Poor
Oct24Moderate
Nov12Moderate
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Chegutu?

Chegutu sits at 18.1°S, 30.1°E, 1,187 m above sea level, in Zimbabwe. The nearest listed city is Kadoma, 33 km away.

NortonHarare Western SuburbsChinhoyiMount HampdenKwekweChitungwizaHarare

Topography around Chegutu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Chegutu has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 39 m around an average of 1,179 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 205 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 718 m.

The land around Chegutu is covered by cropland (36%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, shrubs (32%), grassland (29%) and cropland (22%) within 16 km, and shrubs (34%), trees (26%) and grassland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
39 m
16 km
205 m
80 km
718 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Kadoma 33 km · Norton 65 km · Harare Western Suburbs 84 km · Chinhoyi 85 km · Mount Hampden 95 km · Kwekwe 95 km · Chitungwiza 100 km · Harare 102 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 Chegutu (-18.1302°, 30.1407°, elevation 1,187 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).