Epworth weather in February

In February, Epworth sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 138 mm of rain across 14.3 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 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% 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 Epworth's 10th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Epworth's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 25°; 5th warmest
Overnight low: 16°; 10th coldest
Rainfall: 138 mm; 14.3 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 36 min; 5:52 AM – 6:28 PM
Cloud cover: 67%; 10th clearest
Wind: 10 km/h; 9th windiest
Solar energy: 5.88 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.8; out of 10

Epworth is human settlement in Zimbabwe.

Founded: 1929

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 25°C through the month.

A typical February day in Epworth reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°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 28°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)	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25
Avg low (°C)	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16

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

Epworth 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	25° / 17°	206	19.7	13	5.2
Feb	25° / 16°	138	14.3	12.6	5.8
Mar	25° / 15°	93	11.6	12.1	6.6
Apr	24° / 13°	34	5.4	11.6	8.0
May	23° / 10°	8	1.6	11.2	8.6
Jun	21° / 8°	2	0.7	10.9	8.5
Jul	20° / 8°	1	0.2	11	8.5
Aug	23° / 10°	1	0.3	11.4	9.2
Sep	27° / 13°	4	0.8	11.9	8.7
Oct	28° / 15°	31	5.5	12.4	7.5
Nov	27° / 16°	100	13	12.8	6.1
Dec	25° / 16°	193	19.6	13.1	5.2

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% 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 60%.

	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 (%)	37	38	38	41	41	42	42	42	42	42	43	42	42	42	41	41	41	40	40	40	39	38	39	39	40	40	41	41
Cloudier (%)	63	62	62	59	59	58	58	58	58	58	57	58	58	58	59	59	59	60	60	60	61	62	61	61	60	60	59	59

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	37	63
2	38	62
3	38	62
4	41	59
5	41	59
6	42	58
7	42	58
8	42	58
9	42	58
10	42	58
11	43	57
12	42	58
13	42	58
14	42	58
15	41	59
16	41	59
17	41	59
18	40	60
19	40	60
20	40	60
21	39	61
22	38	62
23	39	61
24	39	61
25	40	60
26	40	60
27	41	59
28	41	59

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Epworth gets around 138 mm of rain over 14.3 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 52% and peaks near 59% 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 (%)	59	58	57	57	56	55	54	53	53	52	52	51	51	50	50	50	50	49	49	50	50	50	49	49	49	49	48	48

	Rain chance (%)
1	59
2	58
3	57
4	57
5	56
6	55
7	54
8	53
9	53
10	52
11	52
12	51
13	51
14	50
15	50
16	50
17	50
18	49
19	49
20	50
21	50
22	50
23	49
24	49
25	49
26	49
27	48
28	48

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 57% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	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 (%)	4	5	5	5	6	6	7	7	7	8	8	8	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	12
Comfortable (%)	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	31	31	31	32	32	32	33	33	33	34	34	35	36
Humid (%)	60	59	59	59	58	59	58	58	58	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	56	55	55	54	54	53	50
Muggy (%)	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	4	32	60	4
2	5	32	59	4
3	5	32	59	4
4	5	32	59	4
5	6	32	58	4
6	6	32	59	3
7	7	32	58	3
8	7	32	58	3
9	7	32	58	3
10	8	32	57	3
11	8	32	57	3
12	8	32	57	3
13	9	32	57	2
14	9	32	57	2
15	9	32	57	2
16	10	31	57	2
17	10	31	57	2
18	10	31	57	2
19	10	32	57	1
20	10	32	57	1
21	10	32	57	1
22	10	33	56	1
23	11	33	55	1
24	11	33	55	1
25	11	34	54	1
26	11	34	54	1
27	11	35	53	1
28	12	36	50	2

Wind in February

Winds average 10 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 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)	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
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	9	calm
2	9	calm
3	10	calm
4	10	calm
5	10	calm
6	10	calm
7	10	calm
8	10	calm
9	10	calm
10	10	calm
11	10	calm
12	10	calm
13	10	calm
14	10	calm
15	10	calm
16	10	calm
17	10	calm
18	10	calm
19	10	calm
20	10	calm
21	10	calm
22	10	calm
23	10	calm
24	10	calm
25	10	calm
26	10	calm
27	10	calm
28	10	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 5:45 AM to 5:57 AM, and sunset from 6:33 PM to 6:21 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	12.8	12.8	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
Sunrise (AM)	5:45	5:46	5:46	5:47	5:47	5:48	5:48	5:49	5:49	5:50	5:50	5:51	5:51	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:53	5:53	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:55	5:55	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:57	5:57
Sunset (PM)	6:33	6:33	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:30	6:30	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:28	6:28	6:27	6:27	6:26	6:26	6:25	6:24	6:24	6:23	6:23	6:22	6:21	6:21

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.8	5:45	6:33
2	12.8	5:46	6:33
3	12.8	5:46	6:32
4	12.8	5:47	6:32
5	12.7	5:47	6:32
6	12.7	5:48	6:31
7	12.7	5:48	6:31
8	12.7	5:49	6:31
9	12.7	5:49	6:31
10	12.7	5:50	6:30
11	12.7	5:50	6:30
12	12.6	5:51	6:29
13	12.6	5:51	6:29
14	12.6	5:52	6:29
15	12.6	5:52	6:28
16	12.6	5:52	6:28
17	12.6	5:53	6:27
18	12.6	5:53	6:27
19	12.5	5:54	6:26
20	12.5	5:54	6:26
21	12.5	5:54	6:25
22	12.5	5:55	6:24
23	12.5	5:55	6:24
24	12.5	5:56	6:23
25	12.4	5:56	6:23
26	12.4	5:56	6:22
27	12.4	5:57	6:21
28	12.4	5:57	6:21

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.88 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.64 kWh/m² to a high of 7.01 kWh/m² in October across the year — February's 5.88 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)	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8
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	5.8	Bright
2	5.8	Bright
3	5.8	Bright
4	5.9	Bright
5	5.9	Bright
6	5.9	Bright
7	5.9	Bright
8	5.9	Bright
9	5.9	Bright
10	5.9	Bright
11	5.9	Bright
12	5.9	Bright
13	5.9	Bright
14	5.9	Bright
15	5.9	Bright
16	5.9	Bright
17	5.9	Bright
18	5.9	Bright
19	5.9	Bright
20	5.8	Bright
21	5.8	Bright
22	5.8	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 Epworth

In seasonPeak

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

Epworth'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 Epworth?

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

5.8

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

5.3

Beach & pool

8th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Epworth for sightseeing.

What to pack for Epworth in February

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

In February, Epworth sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 16°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Epworth 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 Epworth 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.

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

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

Air quality in Epworth 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 Epworth is worst in August — around 41 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.2× the cleanest month (January, 10 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)	10	13	14	19	27	30	37	41	39	28	14	10
Level	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	10	Good
Feb	13	Moderate
Mar	14	Moderate
Apr	19	Moderate
May	27	Moderate
Jun	30	Moderate
Jul	37	Poor
Aug	41	Poor
Sep	39	Poor
Oct	28	Moderate
Nov	14	Moderate
Dec	10	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Epworth?

Epworth sits at 17.9°S, 31.1°E, 1,508 m above sea level, in Zimbabwe. The nearest listed city is Ruwa, 10 km away.

Topography around Epworth

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Epworth has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 95 m around an average of 1,512 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 221 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 822 m.

The land around Epworth is covered by artificial surfaces (59%) and cropland (21%) within 3 km, grassland (26%), cropland (25%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 16 km, and grassland (43%) and cropland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km

95 m

artificial surfaces 59%

16 km

221 m

grassland 26%

80 km

822 m

grassland 43%

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

February weather nearby: Ruwa 10 km · Harare 12 km · Chitungwiza 16 km · Mount Hampden 28 km · Harare Western Suburbs 29 km · Norton 47 km · Marondera 54 km · Bindura 68 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 Epworth (-17.89°, 31.1475°, elevation 1,508 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	25	17
2	25	17
3	25	17
4	25	17
5	25	17
6	25	16
7	25	16
8	25	16
9	25	16
10	25	16
11	25	16
12	25	16
13	25	16
14	25	16
15	25	16
16	25	16
17	25	16
18	25	16
19	25	16
20	25	16
21	25	16
22	25	16
23	25	16
24	25	16
25	25	16
26	25	16
27	25	16
28	25	16

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	37	63
2	38	62
3	38	62
4	41	59
5	41	59
6	42	58
7	42	58
8	42	58
9	42	58
10	42	58
11	43	57
12	42	58
13	42	58
14	42	58
15	41	59
16	41	59
17	41	59
18	40	60
19	40	60
20	40	60
21	39	61
22	38	62
23	39	61
24	39	61
25	40	60
26	40	60
27	41	59
28	41	59

	Rain chance (%)
1	59
2	58
3	57
4	57
5	56
6	55
7	54
8	53
9	53
10	52
11	52
12	51
13	51
14	50
15	50
16	50
17	50
18	49
19	49
20	50
21	50
22	50
23	49
24	49
25	49
26	49
27	48
28	48

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	4	32	60	4
2	5	32	59	4
3	5	32	59	4
4	5	32	59	4
5	6	32	58	4
6	6	32	59	3
7	7	32	58	3
8	7	32	58	3
9	7	32	58	3
10	8	32	57	3
11	8	32	57	3
12	8	32	57	3
13	9	32	57	2
14	9	32	57	2
15	9	32	57	2
16	10	31	57	2
17	10	31	57	2
18	10	31	57	2
19	10	32	57	1
20	10	32	57	1
21	10	32	57	1
22	10	33	56	1
23	11	33	55	1
24	11	33	55	1
25	11	34	54	1
26	11	34	54	1
27	11	35	53	1
28	12	36	50	2

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	37	63
2	38	62
3	38	62
4	41	59
5	41	59
6	42	58
7	42	58
8	42	58
9	42	58
10	42	58
11	43	57
12	42	58
13	42	58
14	42	58
15	41	59
16	41	59
17	41	59
18	40	60
19	40	60
20	40	60
21	39	61
22	38	62
23	39	61
24	39	61
25	40	60
26	40	60
27	41	59
28	41	59

	Rain chance (%)
1	59
2	58
3	57
4	57
5	56
6	55
7	54
8	53
9	53
10	52
11	52
12	51
13	51
14	50
15	50
16	50
17	50
18	49
19	49
20	50
21	50
22	50
23	49
24	49
25	49
26	49
27	48
28	48

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	4	32	60	4
2	5	32	59	4
3	5	32	59	4
4	5	32	59	4
5	6	32	58	4
6	6	32	59	3
7	7	32	58	3
8	7	32	58	3
9	7	32	58	3
10	8	32	57	3
11	8	32	57	3
12	8	32	57	3
13	9	32	57	2
14	9	32	57	2
15	9	32	57	2
16	10	31	57	2
17	10	31	57	2
18	10	31	57	2
19	10	32	57	1
20	10	32	57	1
21	10	32	57	1
22	10	33	56	1
23	11	33	55	1
24	11	33	55	1
25	11	34	54	1
26	11	34	54	1
27	11	35	53	1
28	12	36	50	2

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	37	63
2	38	62
3	38	62
4	41	59
5	41	59
6	42	58
7	42	58
8	42	58
9	42	58
10	42	58
11	43	57
12	42	58
13	42	58
14	42	58
15	41	59
16	41	59
17	41	59
18	40	60
19	40	60
20	40	60
21	39	61
22	38	62
23	39	61
24	39	61
25	40	60
26	40	60
27	41	59
28	41	59

	Rain chance (%)
1	59
2	58
3	57
4	57
5	56
6	55
7	54
8	53
9	53
10	52
11	52
12	51
13	51
14	50
15	50
16	50
17	50
18	49
19	49
20	50
21	50
22	50
23	49
24	49
25	49
26	49
27	48
28	48

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	4	32	60	4
2	5	32	59	4
3	5	32	59	4
4	5	32	59	4
5	6	32	58	4
6	6	32	59	3
7	7	32	58	3
8	7	32	58	3
9	7	32	58	3
10	8	32	57	3
11	8	32	57	3
12	8	32	57	3
13	9	32	57	2
14	9	32	57	2
15	9	32	57	2
16	10	31	57	2
17	10	31	57	2
18	10	31	57	2
19	10	32	57	1
20	10	32	57	1
21	10	32	57	1
22	10	33	56	1
23	11	33	55	1
24	11	33	55	1
25	11	34	54	1
26	11	34	54	1
27	11	35	53	1
28	12	36	50	2