Chimanimani weather in February

In February, Chimanimani sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 160 mm of rain across 15.8 wet days and about 12.7 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% 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 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Chimanimani's 10th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Chimanimani's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 26°; 5th warmest
Overnight low: 17°; 10th coldest
Rainfall: 160 mm; 15.8 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 42 min; 5:43 AM – 6:23 PM
Cloud cover: 63%; 10th clearest
Wind: 6 km/h; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 6.01 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.6; out of 10

Chimanimani is town in Zimbabwe.

Founded: 1892

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 26°C through the month.

A typical February day in Chimanimani reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 29°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)	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	25	25	25	25	25	25
Avg low (°C)	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17

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

Chimanimani weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 5th-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	26° / 18°	229	19.7	13.1	5.1
Feb	26° / 17°	160	15.8	12.7	5.6
Mar	25° / 17°	142	14.2	12.1	6.3
Apr	24° / 14°	53	8.3	11.6	7.5
May	22° / 12°	17	4.1	11.1	8.2
Jun	20° / 10°	12	3.3	10.8	7.9
Jul	20° / 9°	12	4	10.9	7.7
Aug	23° / 11°	6	1.9	11.3	8.8
Sep	25° / 13°	15	3.8	11.9	8.5
Oct	27° / 15°	49	8.4	12.5	7.2
Nov	27° / 17°	135	15.2	12.9	5.8
Dec	26° / 18°	233	20.2	13.2	5.1

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 25% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 55%.

	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 (%)	43	44	44	45	46	46	46	47	47	46	46	46	45	45	45	45	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	43	43	45
Cloudier (%)	57	56	56	55	54	54	54	53	53	54	54	54	55	55	55	55	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	57	57	55

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	43	57
2	44	56
3	44	56
4	45	55
5	46	54
6	46	54
7	46	54
8	47	53
9	47	53
10	46	54
11	46	54
12	46	54
13	45	55
14	45	55
15	45	55
16	45	55
17	44	56
18	44	56
19	44	56
20	44	56
21	44	56
22	44	56
23	44	56
24	44	56
25	44	56
26	43	57
27	43	57
28	45	55

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Chimanimani gets around 160 mm of rain over 15.8 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 57% and peaks near 59% 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 (%)	56	56	56	56	56	56	57	57	58	58	59	59	59	59	59	58	58	58	58	58	57	57	57	56	56	55	55	54

	Rain chance (%)
1	56
2	56
3	56
4	56
5	56
6	56
7	57
8	57
9	58
10	58
11	59
12	59
13	59
14	59
15	59
16	58
17	58
18	58
19	58
20	58
21	57
22	57
23	57
24	56
25	56
26	55
27	55
28	54

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 55% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 21% 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 (%)	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2
Comfortable (%)	21	21	21	21	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	23	23	23	24	24	24	25	25	26	26	27	28	29
Humid (%)	54	55	56	55	55	56	56	56	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	56	55	55	54	54	54	54	54	53	53	53	52	50
Muggy (%)	25	24	23	23	22	21	21	21	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	21	21	21	21	21	20	20	20	20	19	19	19

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	0	21	54	25
2	0	21	55	24
3	0	21	56	23
4	1	21	55	23
5	1	22	55	22
6	1	22	56	21
7	1	22	56	21
8	1	22	56	21
9	1	22	57	20
10	1	22	57	20
11	1	22	57	20
12	1	22	57	20
13	1	22	57	20
14	1	22	57	20
15	1	22	57	20
16	1	23	56	20
17	1	23	55	21
18	1	23	55	21
19	1	24	54	21
20	1	24	54	21
21	1	24	54	21
22	1	25	54	20
23	1	25	54	20
24	1	26	53	20
25	1	26	53	20
26	1	27	53	19
27	1	28	52	19
28	2	29	50	19

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
9	6	calm
10	6	calm
11	6	calm
12	6	calm
13	6	calm
14	6	calm
15	6	calm
16	6	calm
17	6	calm
18	6	calm
19	6	calm
20	6	calm
21	6	calm
22	6	calm
23	6	calm
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 54 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 30 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 5:35 AM to 5:49 AM, and sunset from 6:29 PM to 6:15 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	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.7	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	12.4
Sunrise (AM)	5:35	5:36	5:37	5:37	5:38	5:38	5:39	5:39	5:40	5:40	5:41	5:41	5:42	5:42	5:43	5:43	5:44	5:44	5:45	5:45	5:46	5:46	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:48	5:48	5:49
Sunset (PM)	6:29	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:27	6:27	6:27	6:26	6:26	6:26	6:25	6:25	6:24	6:24	6:23	6:23	6:22	6:22	6:21	6:20	6:20	6:19	6:19	6:18	6:17	6:17	6:16	6:15

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.9	5:35	6:29
2	12.9	5:36	6:28
3	12.9	5:37	6:28
4	12.8	5:37	6:28
5	12.8	5:38	6:27
6	12.8	5:38	6:27
7	12.8	5:39	6:27
8	12.8	5:39	6:26
9	12.8	5:40	6:26
10	12.8	5:40	6:26
11	12.7	5:41	6:25
12	12.7	5:41	6:25
13	12.7	5:42	6:24
14	12.7	5:42	6:24
15	12.7	5:43	6:23
16	12.7	5:43	6:23
17	12.6	5:44	6:22
18	12.6	5:44	6:22
19	12.6	5:45	6:21
20	12.6	5:45	6:20
21	12.6	5:46	6:20
22	12.6	5:46	6:19
23	12.5	5:47	6:19
24	12.5	5:47	6:18
25	12.5	5:47	6:17
26	12.5	5:48	6:17
27	12.5	5:48	6:16
28	12.4	5:49	6:15

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 6.01 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.11 kWh/m² to a high of 6.54 kWh/m² in October across the year — February's 6.01 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)	6.1	6.1	6.1	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	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	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.1	Intense
2	6.1	Intense
3	6.1	Intense
4	6.1	Intense
5	6.1	Intense
6	6.1	Intense
7	6.1	Intense
8	6.1	Intense
9	6.1	Intense
10	6.1	Intense
11	6.0	Intense
12	6.0	Intense
13	6.0	Intense
14	6.0	Intense
15	6.0	Bright
16	6.0	Bright
17	6.0	Bright
18	5.9	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

Hazard calendar for Chimanimani

In seasonPeak

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

Chimanimani's monsoon runs November–March, 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 Chimanimani?

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

5.6

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

5.2

Beach & pool

8th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Chimanimani for sightseeing.

What to pack for Chimanimani in February

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

In February, Chimanimani sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 17°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 16 days see rain.

rain gearsun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Chimanimani 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 Chimanimani peaks around January 17 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)	15	14	14	10	8	7	7	8	9	13	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	15	Extreme
Feb	14	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	10	Very high
May	8	Very high
Jun	7	High
Jul	7	Very high
Aug	8	Very high
Sep	9	Very high
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	14	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

Air quality in Chimanimani 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 Chimanimani is worst in September — around 66 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 10.0× 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	8	9	11	15	18	25	41	66	50	17	7
Level	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Unhealthy	Poor	Moderate	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	7	Good
Feb	8	Good
Mar	9	Good
Apr	11	Good
May	15	Moderate
Jun	18	Moderate
Jul	25	Moderate
Aug	41	Poor
Sep	66	Unhealthy
Oct	50	Poor
Nov	17	Moderate
Dec	7	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Chimanimani?

Chimanimani sits at 19.8°S, 32.9°E, 0 m above sea level, in Zimbabwe. The nearest listed city is Chipinge, 50 km away.

Topography around Chimanimani

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Chimanimani has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 653 m around an average of 1,593 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,425 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,316 m.

The land around Chimanimani is covered by trees (41%) and grassland (34%) within 3 km, trees (51%) and grassland (26%) within 16 km, and trees (53%) and shrubs (20%) within 80 km.

3 km

653 m

trees 41%

16 km

1,425 m

trees 51%

80 km

2,316 m

trees 53%

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

February weather nearby: Chipinge 50 km · Machipanda 92 km · Messica 93 km · Mutare 94 km · Manica 96 km · Chimoio 100 km · Gondola 114 km · Nhamatanda 153 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 Chimanimani (-19.8°, 32.8667°, elevation 0 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	26	18
2	26	18
3	26	18
4	26	18
5	26	18
6	26	18
7	26	18
8	26	18
9	26	18
10	26	18
11	26	18
12	26	18
13	26	18
14	26	17
15	26	17
16	26	17
17	26	17
18	26	17
19	26	17
20	26	17
21	26	17
22	26	17
23	25	17
24	25	17
25	25	17
26	25	17
27	25	17
28	25	17

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	43	57
2	44	56
3	44	56
4	45	55
5	46	54
6	46	54
7	46	54
8	47	53
9	47	53
10	46	54
11	46	54
12	46	54
13	45	55
14	45	55
15	45	55
16	45	55
17	44	56
18	44	56
19	44	56
20	44	56
21	44	56
22	44	56
23	44	56
24	44	56
25	44	56
26	43	57
27	43	57
28	45	55

	Rain chance (%)
1	56
2	56
3	56
4	56
5	56
6	56
7	57
8	57
9	58
10	58
11	59
12	59
13	59
14	59
15	59
16	58
17	58
18	58
19	58
20	58
21	57
22	57
23	57
24	56
25	56
26	55
27	55
28	54

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	0	21	54	25
2	0	21	55	24
3	0	21	56	23
4	1	21	55	23
5	1	22	55	22
6	1	22	56	21
7	1	22	56	21
8	1	22	56	21
9	1	22	57	20
10	1	22	57	20
11	1	22	57	20
12	1	22	57	20
13	1	22	57	20
14	1	22	57	20
15	1	22	57	20
16	1	23	56	20
17	1	23	55	21
18	1	23	55	21
19	1	24	54	21
20	1	24	54	21
21	1	24	54	21
22	1	25	54	20
23	1	25	54	20
24	1	26	53	20
25	1	26	53	20
26	1	27	53	19
27	1	28	52	19
28	2	29	50	19

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	43	57
2	44	56
3	44	56
4	45	55
5	46	54
6	46	54
7	46	54
8	47	53
9	47	53
10	46	54
11	46	54
12	46	54
13	45	55
14	45	55
15	45	55
16	45	55
17	44	56
18	44	56
19	44	56
20	44	56
21	44	56
22	44	56
23	44	56
24	44	56
25	44	56
26	43	57
27	43	57
28	45	55

	Rain chance (%)
1	56
2	56
3	56
4	56
5	56
6	56
7	57
8	57
9	58
10	58
11	59
12	59
13	59
14	59
15	59
16	58
17	58
18	58
19	58
20	58
21	57
22	57
23	57
24	56
25	56
26	55
27	55
28	54

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	0	21	54	25
2	0	21	55	24
3	0	21	56	23
4	1	21	55	23
5	1	22	55	22
6	1	22	56	21
7	1	22	56	21
8	1	22	56	21
9	1	22	57	20
10	1	22	57	20
11	1	22	57	20
12	1	22	57	20
13	1	22	57	20
14	1	22	57	20
15	1	22	57	20
16	1	23	56	20
17	1	23	55	21
18	1	23	55	21
19	1	24	54	21
20	1	24	54	21
21	1	24	54	21
22	1	25	54	20
23	1	25	54	20
24	1	26	53	20
25	1	26	53	20
26	1	27	53	19
27	1	28	52	19
28	2	29	50	19

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	43	57
2	44	56
3	44	56
4	45	55
5	46	54
6	46	54
7	46	54
8	47	53
9	47	53
10	46	54
11	46	54
12	46	54
13	45	55
14	45	55
15	45	55
16	45	55
17	44	56
18	44	56
19	44	56
20	44	56
21	44	56
22	44	56
23	44	56
24	44	56
25	44	56
26	43	57
27	43	57
28	45	55

	Rain chance (%)
1	56
2	56
3	56
4	56
5	56
6	56
7	57
8	57
9	58
10	58
11	59
12	59
13	59
14	59
15	59
16	58
17	58
18	58
19	58
20	58
21	57
22	57
23	57
24	56
25	56
26	55
27	55
28	54

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	0	21	54	25
2	0	21	55	24
3	0	21	56	23
4	1	21	55	23
5	1	22	55	22
6	1	22	56	21
7	1	22	56	21
8	1	22	56	21
9	1	22	57	20
10	1	22	57	20
11	1	22	57	20
12	1	22	57	20
13	1	22	57	20
14	1	22	57	20
15	1	22	57	20
16	1	23	56	20
17	1	23	55	21
18	1	23	55	21
19	1	24	54	21
20	1	24	54	21
21	1	24	54	21
22	1	25	54	20
23	1	25	54	20
24	1	26	53	20
25	1	26	53	20
26	1	27	53	19
27	1	28	52	19
28	2	29	50	19