Epworth weather in January

In January, Epworth sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 206 mm of rain across 19.7 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 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% 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 Epworth's 12th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Epworth's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
6th warmest
Overnight low
17°
12th coldest
Rainfall
206 mm
19.7 wet days
Daylight
13 hours
5:36 AM – 6:34 PM
Cloud cover
72%
12th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.79 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.2
out of 10

Epworth is human settlement in Zimbabwe.

Founded
1929

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 25°C through the month.

A typical January day in Epworth reaches about 25°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 28°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)
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Epworth 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
Jan25° / 17°20619.7135.2
Feb25° / 16°13814.312.65.8
Mar25° / 15°9311.612.16.6
Apr24° / 13°345.411.68.0
May23° / 10°81.611.28.6
Jun21° / 20.710.98.5
Jul20° / 10.2118.5
Aug23° / 10°10.311.49.2
Sep27° / 13°40.811.98.7
Oct28° / 15°315.512.47.5
Nov27° / 16°1001312.86.1
Dec25° / 16°19319.613.15.2

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 67%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13169
23169
33268
43268
53367
63367
73466
83466
93466
103466
113466
123367
133367
143367
153367
163367
173367
183268
193169
203268
213268
223268
233268
243367
253367
263367
273565
283565
293664
303763
313763

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Epworth gets around 206 mm of rain over 19.7 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 63% and peaks near 66% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
163
262
362
462
561
661
761
861
962
1062
1163
1263
1364
1464
1565
1665
1765
1866
1966
2066
2166
2266
2366
2465
2565
2664
2763
2862
2962
3061
3160

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 (%)
1530632
2530632
3630622
4631612
5631612
6631612
7731602
8731593
9731593
10730603
11730603
12729613
13729613
14728623
15728623
16628633
17627643
18627643
19627643
20527653
21527653
22528643
23528643
24429643
25429643
26430624
27431614
28431614
29431614
30432604
31432604

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 5:27 AM to 5:45 AM, and sunset from 6:30 PM to 6:33 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.15:276:30
213.15:276:31
313.05:286:31
413.05:296:31
513.05:296:31
613.05:306:32
713.05:306:32
813.05:316:32
913.05:326:32
1013.05:326:33
1113.05:336:33
1213.05:336:33
1313.05:346:33
1413.05:356:33
1513.05:356:34
1613.05:366:34
1713.05:366:34
1812.95:376:34
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
2812.85:436:33
2912.85:436:33
3012.85:446:33
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 4.64 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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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Epworth

In seasonPeak

In January, 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 January a good time to visit Epworth?

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

January is a reasonable time to visit Epworth for sightseeing.

What to pack for Epworth in January

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

In January, Epworth sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 17°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 20 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Epworth 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 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.

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 Epworth 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 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).

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModeratePoorModerateGoodAug 1941 µg/m³Jan 110 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb13Moderate
Mar14Moderate
Apr19Moderate
May27Moderate
Jun30Moderate
Jul37Poor
Aug41Poor
Sep39Poor
Oct28Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec10Good
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.

NortonMaronderaBindura

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
16 km
221 m
80 km
822 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January 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
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 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).