Chitungwiza weather in January

In January, Chitungwiza sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 197 mm of rain across 19.2 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 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% 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 Chitungwiza's 12th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Chitungwiza's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
6th warmest
Overnight low
17°
12th coldest
Rainfall
197 mm
19.2 wet days
Daylight
13 hours
5:36 AM – 6:34 PM
Cloud cover
72%
12th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.79 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.2
out of 10

Chitungwiza is city.

Founded
1978

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 26°C through the month.

A typical January day in Chitungwiza reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and on par with February.

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Chitungwiza 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
Jan26° / 17°19719.2135.2
Feb26° / 17°13214.412.65.7
Mar26° / 16°8811.412.16.5
Apr25° / 14°304.611.68.0
May23° / 11°61.311.28.9
Jun21° / 20.310.98.7
Jul21° / 10.3118.7
Aug24° / 10°10.211.49.3
Sep27° / 13°40.811.98.4
Oct29° / 16°284.712.46.7
Nov28° / 17°921312.85.6
Dec26° / 17°17919.413.15.1

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% 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 67%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13268
23268
33268
43268
53268
63367
73367
83367
93367
103367
113367
123268
133268
143268
153169
163169
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233367
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253367
263367
273565
283565
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303664
313664

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Chitungwiza gets around 197 mm of rain over 19.2 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 62% and peaks near 64% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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261
361
461
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1964
2064
2164
2264
2363
2463
2562
2661
2760
2860
2959
3058
3157

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 62% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1727633
2828613
3828613
4828613
5928603
6928603
7928603
8928603
9928603
10927613
11927613
12926614
13926614
14826624
15825634
16825634
17725644
18725644
19725644
20726634
21626644
22627634
23627634
24528634
25529624
26530614
27531604
28531604
29532594
30532594
31532594

Wind in January

Winds average 10 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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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 5:27 AM to 5:45 AM, and sunset from 6:31 PM to 6:33 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.15:276:31
213.15:286:31
313.15:286:31
413.15:296:32
513.05:296:32
613.05:306:32
713.05:306:33
813.05:316:33
913.05:326:33
1013.05:326:33
1113.05:336:33
1213.05:336:34
1313.05:346:34
1413.05:356:34
1513.05:356:34
1613.05:366:34
1713.05:366:34
1813.05:376:34
1912.95:386:34
2012.95:386:34
2112.95:396:34
2212.95:396:34
2312.95:406:34
2412.95:416:34
2512.95:416:34
2612.95:426:34
2712.95:426:34
2812.85:436:34
2912.85:446:34
3012.85:446:34
3112.85:456:33

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.79 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.65 kWh/m² to a high of 7.01 kWh/m² in October across the year — January's 5.79 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Chitungwiza

In seasonPeak

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

Chitungwiza's monsoon runs November–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 Chitungwiza?

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

5.2
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Chitungwiza for sightseeing.

What to pack for Chitungwiza in January

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

In January, Chitungwiza sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 17°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 19 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Chitungwiza 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 Chitungwiza peaks around January 16 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 16UV 16Jun 20UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep10Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Chitungwiza 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 Chitungwiza is worst in August — around 53 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.7× the cleanest month (January, 11 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateAug 1452 µg/m³Jan 1111 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb15Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr23Moderate
May34Moderate
Jun39Poor
Jul48Poor
Aug53Poor
Sep43Poor
Oct29Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is Chitungwiza?

Chitungwiza sits at 18.0°S, 31.1°E, 1,435 m above sea level, in Zimbabwe. The nearest listed city is Epworth, 16 km away.

MaronderaBindura

Topography around Chitungwiza

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Chitungwiza has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 72 m around an average of 1,432 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 194 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 706 m.

The land around Chitungwiza is covered by artificial surfaces (59%) within 3 km, grassland (36%) and cropland (30%) within 16 km, and grassland (45%) and cropland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
72 m
16 km
194 m
80 km
706 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Epworth 16 km · Harare 21 km · Ruwa 23 km · Harare Western Suburbs 28 km · Mount Hampden 33 km · Norton 42 km · Marondera 54 km · Bindura 84 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 Chitungwiza (-18.0127°, 31.0755°, elevation 1,435 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).