Chinhoyi weather in February

In February, Chinhoyi sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 151 mm of rain across 18.8 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-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 13% of the time in February, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 48 min at the start of February to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Chinhoyi's 10th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Chinhoyi's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 27°; 5th warmest
Overnight low: 18°; 9th coldest
Rainfall: 151 mm; 18.8 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 36 min; 5:56 AM – 6:31 PM
Cloud cover: 70%; 10th clearest
Wind: 7 km/h; 12th windiest
Solar energy: 5.71 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.8; out of 10

Chinhoyi is city.

Founded: 1906

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 Chinhoyi reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 30°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)	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18

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

Chinhoyi 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	27° / 19°	216	21.6	12.9	4.6
Feb	27° / 18°	151	18.8	12.6	4.8
Mar	27° / 18°	92	13	12.1	6.0
Apr	27° / 16°	24	4.4	11.6	7.6
May	25° / 12°	4	0.8	11.2	8.8
Jun	23° / 10°	1	0.2	11	9.1
Jul	23° / 10°	1	0.2	11.1	9.1
Aug	26° / 12°	1	0.1	11.4	9.1
Sep	29° / 15°	3	0.7	11.9	7.3
Oct	31° / 18°	17	3.3	12.4	5.7
Nov	30° / 19°	75	11.7	12.8	4.8
Dec	28° / 19°	174	20.4	13	4.6

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 64%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	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 (%)	31	31	33	33	33	35	35	35	36	36	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	38	39	39	39	39	40	41
Cloudier (%)	69	69	67	67	67	65	65	65	64	64	63	63	63	63	63	63	63	63	63	63	63	62	61	61	61	61	60	59

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	31	69
2	31	69
3	33	67
4	33	67
5	33	67
6	35	65
7	35	65
8	35	65
9	36	64
10	36	64
11	37	63
12	37	63
13	37	63
14	37	63
15	37	63
16	37	63
17	37	63
18	37	63
19	37	63
20	37	63
21	37	63
22	38	62
23	39	61
24	39	61
25	39	61
26	39	61
27	40	60
28	41	59

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Chinhoyi gets around 151 mm of rain over 18.8 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 67% and peaks near 70% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	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 (%)	70	70	70	69	69	69	69	69	69	68	68	68	68	68	68	68	67	67	67	67	66	66	65	64	63	62	61	59

	Rain chance (%)
1	70
2	70
3	70
4	69
5	69
6	69
7	69
8	69
9	69
10	68
11	68
12	68
13	68
14	68
15	68
16	68
17	67
18	67
19	67
20	67
21	66
22	66
23	65
24	64
25	63
26	62
27	61
28	59

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 46% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 43% 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 (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Comfortable (%)	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	13	14	14
Humid (%)	46	46	45	45	45	45	45	45	44	45	45	45	45	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	47
Muggy (%)	46	46	46	46	46	46	45	45	45	45	45	44	44	43	43	43	43	43	42	42	42	41	41	41	40	40	39	38

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	1	8	46	46
2	1	8	46	46
3	1	8	45	46
4	1	8	45	46
5	1	9	45	46
6	1	9	45	46
7	1	9	45	45
8	1	9	45	45
9	1	10	44	45
10	1	10	45	45
11	1	10	45	45
12	1	10	45	44
13	1	10	45	44
14	1	10	46	43
15	1	11	46	43
16	1	11	46	43
17	1	11	46	43
18	1	11	46	43
19	1	11	46	42
20	1	11	46	42
21	1	11	46	42
22	1	11	46	41
23	1	12	46	41
24	1	12	46	41
25	1	12	46	40
26	1	13	46	40
27	1	14	46	39
28	1	14	47	38

Wind in February

Winds average 7 km/h in February, the calmest month.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 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)	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8
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	8	calm
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7	7	calm
8	7	calm
9	7	calm
10	7	calm
11	7	calm
12	7	calm
13	7	calm
14	7	calm
15	7	calm
16	7	calm
17	7	calm
18	7	calm
19	7	calm
20	7	calm
21	7	calm
22	7	calm
23	7	calm
24	7	calm
25	7	calm
26	8	calm
27	8	calm
28	8	calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 48 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 24 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 5:50 AM to 6:01 AM, and sunset from 6:36 PM to 6:24 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)	12.8	12.8	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4
Sunrise (AM)	5:50	5:50	5:51	5:51	5:52	5:52	5:53	5:53	5:54	5:54	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:56	5:56	5:57	5:57	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:59	5:59	5:59	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:01	6:01
Sunset (PM)	6:36	6:36	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:32	6:32	6:31	6:31	6:30	6:30	6:29	6:29	6:28	6:28	6:27	6:27	6:26	6:25	6:25	6:24

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.8	5:50	6:36
2	12.8	5:50	6:36
3	12.7	5:51	6:35
4	12.7	5:51	6:35
5	12.7	5:52	6:35
6	12.7	5:52	6:35
7	12.7	5:53	6:34
8	12.7	5:53	6:34
9	12.7	5:54	6:34
10	12.7	5:54	6:33
11	12.6	5:55	6:33
12	12.6	5:55	6:33
13	12.6	5:55	6:32
14	12.6	5:56	6:32
15	12.6	5:56	6:31
16	12.6	5:57	6:31
17	12.6	5:57	6:30
18	12.5	5:58	6:30
19	12.5	5:58	6:29
20	12.5	5:58	6:29
21	12.5	5:59	6:28
22	12.5	5:59	6:28
23	12.5	5:59	6:27
24	12.4	6:00	6:27
25	12.4	6:00	6:26
26	12.4	6:00	6:25
27	12.4	6:01	6:25
28	12.4	6:01	6:24

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.71 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.69 kWh/m² to a high of 7.07 kWh/m² in October across the year — February's 5.71 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)	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.6	Bright
2	5.6	Bright
3	5.6	Bright
4	5.6	Bright
5	5.6	Bright
6	5.6	Bright
7	5.6	Bright
8	5.6	Bright
9	5.7	Bright
10	5.7	Bright
11	5.7	Bright
12	5.7	Bright
13	5.7	Bright
14	5.7	Bright
15	5.7	Bright
16	5.7	Bright
17	5.7	Bright
18	5.7	Bright
19	5.7	Bright
20	5.7	Bright
21	5.7	Bright
22	5.7	Bright
23	5.7	Bright
24	5.7	Bright
25	5.7	Bright
26	5.7	Bright
27	5.7	Bright
28	5.7	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Chinhoyi

In seasonPeak

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

Chinhoyi'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 February a good time to visit Chinhoyi?

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

4.8

Sightseeing

9th-best month of the year

5.0

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Chinhoyi for sightseeing.

What to pack for Chinhoyi in February

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

In February, Chinhoyi sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 19 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Chinhoyi 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 Chinhoyi peaks around January 17 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 8 (very 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)	17	14	14	12	9	8	8	9	11	12	14	14
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	17	Extreme
Feb	14	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	12	Extreme
May	9	Very high
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	14	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

Air quality in Chinhoyi 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 Chinhoyi is worst in August — around 42 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 6.7× the cleanest month (December, 6 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	9	11	14	20	28	42	41	26	12	6
Level	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	7	Good
Feb	9	Good
Mar	9	Good
Apr	11	Good
May	14	Moderate
Jun	20	Moderate
Jul	28	Moderate
Aug	42	Poor
Sep	41	Poor
Oct	26	Moderate
Nov	12	Moderate
Dec	6	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Chinhoyi?

Chinhoyi sits at 17.4°S, 30.2°E, 1,153 m above sea level, in Zimbabwe. The nearest listed city is Norton, 78 km away.

Topography around Chinhoyi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Chinhoyi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 138 m around an average of 1,152 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 340 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 942 m.

The land around Chinhoyi is covered by trees (30%) within 3 km, cropland (32%), grassland (27%) and shrubs (20%) within 16 km, and grassland (27%), shrubs (25%) and cropland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km

138 m

trees 30%

16 km

340 m

cropland 32%

80 km

942 m

grassland 27%

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

February weather nearby: Norton 78 km · Mvurwi 78 km · Karoi 82 km · Chegutu 85 km · Mount Hampden 89 km · Harare Western Suburbs 89 km · Harare 104 km · Kadoma 112 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 Chinhoyi (-17.3667°, 30.2°, elevation 1,153 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	19
2	27	19
3	27	19
4	27	19
5	27	19
6	27	19
7	27	19
8	27	19
9	27	19
10	27	19
11	27	19
12	27	19
13	27	19
14	27	19
15	27	19
16	27	18
17	27	18
18	27	18
19	27	18
20	27	18
21	27	18
22	27	18
23	27	18
24	27	18
25	27	18
26	27	18
27	27	18
28	27	18

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	31	69
2	31	69
3	33	67
4	33	67
5	33	67
6	35	65
7	35	65
8	35	65
9	36	64
10	36	64
11	37	63
12	37	63
13	37	63
14	37	63
15	37	63
16	37	63
17	37	63
18	37	63
19	37	63
20	37	63
21	37	63
22	38	62
23	39	61
24	39	61
25	39	61
26	39	61
27	40	60
28	41	59

	Rain chance (%)
1	70
2	70
3	70
4	69
5	69
6	69
7	69
8	69
9	69
10	68
11	68
12	68
13	68
14	68
15	68
16	68
17	67
18	67
19	67
20	67
21	66
22	66
23	65
24	64
25	63
26	62
27	61
28	59

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	1	8	46	46
2	1	8	46	46
3	1	8	45	46
4	1	8	45	46
5	1	9	45	46
6	1	9	45	46
7	1	9	45	45
8	1	9	45	45
9	1	10	44	45
10	1	10	45	45
11	1	10	45	45
12	1	10	45	44
13	1	10	45	44
14	1	10	46	43
15	1	11	46	43
16	1	11	46	43
17	1	11	46	43
18	1	11	46	43
19	1	11	46	42
20	1	11	46	42
21	1	11	46	42
22	1	11	46	41
23	1	12	46	41
24	1	12	46	41
25	1	12	46	40
26	1	13	46	40
27	1	14	46	39
28	1	14	47	38

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	31	69
2	31	69
3	33	67
4	33	67
5	33	67
6	35	65
7	35	65
8	35	65
9	36	64
10	36	64
11	37	63
12	37	63
13	37	63
14	37	63
15	37	63
16	37	63
17	37	63
18	37	63
19	37	63
20	37	63
21	37	63
22	38	62
23	39	61
24	39	61
25	39	61
26	39	61
27	40	60
28	41	59

	Rain chance (%)
1	70
2	70
3	70
4	69
5	69
6	69
7	69
8	69
9	69
10	68
11	68
12	68
13	68
14	68
15	68
16	68
17	67
18	67
19	67
20	67
21	66
22	66
23	65
24	64
25	63
26	62
27	61
28	59

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	1	8	46	46
2	1	8	46	46
3	1	8	45	46
4	1	8	45	46
5	1	9	45	46
6	1	9	45	46
7	1	9	45	45
8	1	9	45	45
9	1	10	44	45
10	1	10	45	45
11	1	10	45	45
12	1	10	45	44
13	1	10	45	44
14	1	10	46	43
15	1	11	46	43
16	1	11	46	43
17	1	11	46	43
18	1	11	46	43
19	1	11	46	42
20	1	11	46	42
21	1	11	46	42
22	1	11	46	41
23	1	12	46	41
24	1	12	46	41
25	1	12	46	40
26	1	13	46	40
27	1	14	46	39
28	1	14	47	38

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	31	69
2	31	69
3	33	67
4	33	67
5	33	67
6	35	65
7	35	65
8	35	65
9	36	64
10	36	64
11	37	63
12	37	63
13	37	63
14	37	63
15	37	63
16	37	63
17	37	63
18	37	63
19	37	63
20	37	63
21	37	63
22	38	62
23	39	61
24	39	61
25	39	61
26	39	61
27	40	60
28	41	59

	Rain chance (%)
1	70
2	70
3	70
4	69
5	69
6	69
7	69
8	69
9	69
10	68
11	68
12	68
13	68
14	68
15	68
16	68
17	67
18	67
19	67
20	67
21	66
22	66
23	65
24	64
25	63
26	62
27	61
28	59

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	1	8	46	46
2	1	8	46	46
3	1	8	45	46
4	1	8	45	46
5	1	9	45	46
6	1	9	45	46
7	1	9	45	45
8	1	9	45	45
9	1	10	44	45
10	1	10	45	45
11	1	10	45	45
12	1	10	45	44
13	1	10	45	44
14	1	10	46	43
15	1	11	46	43
16	1	11	46	43
17	1	11	46	43
18	1	11	46	43
19	1	11	46	42
20	1	11	46	42
21	1	11	46	42
22	1	11	46	41
23	1	12	46	41
24	1	12	46	41
25	1	12	46	40
26	1	13	46	40
27	1	14	46	39
28	1	14	47	38