Gokwe weather in February

In February, Gokwe sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 174 mm of rain across 16.8 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in February, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Gokwe's 10th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gokwe's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 28°; 7th warmest
Overnight low: 19°; 9th coldest
Rainfall: 174 mm; 16.8 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 36 min; 6:00 AM – 6:37 PM
Cloud cover: 65%; 10th clearest
Wind: 8 km/h; 10th windiest
Solar energy: 6.04 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.0; out of 10

Gokwe is human settlement.

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 28°C through the month.

A typical February day in Gokwe reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°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 31°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)	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28
Avg low (°C)	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	18	18

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

How February really feels in Gokwe

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

February sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Gokwe weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 7th-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	28° / 19°	247	21.5	13	4.6
Feb	28° / 19°	174	16.8	12.6	5.0
Mar	28° / 18°	101	13.1	12.1	6.0
Apr	27° / 16°	27	4.7	11.6	7.6
May	26° / 13°	5	1.1	11.2	8.8
Jun	24° / 10°	2	0.4	10.9	9.3
Jul	23° / 10°	1	0.1	11	9.3
Aug	27° / 12°	0	0	11.4	9.0
Sep	30° / 16°	3	0.6	11.9	6.7
Oct	32° / 19°	23	4.5	12.4	4.9
Nov	31° / 19°	94	13.2	12.9	4.3
Dec	28° / 19°	211	21.4	13.1	4.3

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 58%.

	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 (%)	35	35	36	38	38	39	40	40	41	41	42	43	43	42	43	44	44	44	44	44	45	45	45	46	46	47	48	49
Cloudier (%)	65	65	64	62	62	61	60	60	59	59	58	57	57	58	57	56	56	56	56	56	55	55	55	54	54	53	52	51

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	35	65
2	35	65
3	36	64
4	38	62
5	38	62
6	39	61
7	40	60
8	40	60
9	41	59
10	41	59
11	42	58
12	43	57
13	43	57
14	42	58
15	43	57
16	44	56
17	44	56
18	44	56
19	44	56
20	44	56
21	45	55
22	45	55
23	45	55
24	46	54
25	46	54
26	47	53
27	48	52
28	49	51

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Gokwe gets around 174 mm of rain over 16.8 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 61% 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	69	68	67	66	65	64	63	62	61	61	60	59	59	58	58	58	58	58	58	58	58	58	58	58	58	57	57

	Rain chance (%)
1	70
2	69
3	68
4	67
5	66
6	65
7	64
8	63
9	62
10	61
11	61
12	60
13	59
14	59
15	58
16	58
17	58
18	58
19	58
20	58
21	58
22	58
23	58
24	58
25	58
26	58
27	57
28	57

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of February feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, February lands in the muggy band about 49% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 49% 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 (%)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Comfortable (%)	11	11	12	12	12	13	13	14	14	14	15	16	16	17	17	17	18	18	19	19	19	20	20	21	21	21	22	22
Humid (%)	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	33	33
Muggy (%)	55	55	54	54	54	53	53	51	52	52	51	50	50	49	49	49	48	48	48	47	47	46	46	45	45	44	43	42

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	2	11	32	55
2	2	11	32	55
3	2	12	32	54
4	2	12	32	54
5	2	12	32	54
6	2	13	32	53
7	2	13	32	53
8	3	14	32	51
9	3	14	31	52
10	3	14	31	52
11	3	15	31	51
12	3	16	31	50
13	3	16	31	50
14	3	17	31	49
15	3	17	31	49
16	3	17	31	49
17	2	18	31	48
18	2	18	31	48
19	2	19	31	48
20	2	19	32	47
21	2	19	32	47
22	2	20	32	46
23	2	20	32	46
24	2	21	32	45
25	2	21	32	45
26	2	21	32	44
27	2	22	33	43
28	2	22	33	42

Wind in February

Winds average 8 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 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	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	8	calm
2	8	calm
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4	8	calm
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27	9	calm
28	9	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 5:53 AM to 6:06 AM, and sunset from 6:42 PM to 6:30 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	12.8	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
Sunrise (AM)	5:53	5:54	5:55	5:55	5:56	5:56	5:57	5:57	5:58	5:58	5:59	5:59	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:01	6:01	6:02	6:02	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:05	6:05	6:06
Sunset (PM)	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:38	6:38	6:37	6:37	6:36	6:36	6:35	6:35	6:34	6:34	6:33	6:32	6:32	6:31	6:30	6:30

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.8	5:53	6:42
2	12.8	5:54	6:42
3	12.8	5:55	6:42
4	12.8	5:55	6:41
5	12.8	5:56	6:41
6	12.7	5:56	6:41
7	12.7	5:57	6:40
8	12.7	5:57	6:40
9	12.7	5:58	6:40
10	12.7	5:58	6:39
11	12.7	5:59	6:39
12	12.7	5:59	6:39
13	12.6	6:00	6:38
14	12.6	6:00	6:38
15	12.6	6:00	6:37
16	12.6	6:01	6:37
17	12.6	6:01	6:36
18	12.6	6:02	6:36
19	12.6	6:02	6:35
20	12.5	6:03	6:35
21	12.5	6:03	6:34
22	12.5	6:03	6:34
23	12.5	6:04	6:33
24	12.5	6:04	6:32
25	12.5	6:04	6:32
26	12.4	6:05	6:31
27	12.4	6:05	6:30
28	12.4	6:06	6:30

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 6.04 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.61 kWh/m² to a high of 7.14 kWh/m² in October across the year — February's 6.04 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)	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	5.9	5.9	5.9
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.0	Bright
2	6.0	Bright
3	6.0	Bright
4	6.0	Bright
5	6.0	Bright
6	6.0	Bright
7	6.0	Intense
8	6.0	Intense
9	6.0	Intense
10	6.0	Intense
11	6.0	Intense
12	6.0	Intense
13	6.0	Intense
14	6.0	Intense
15	6.0	Intense
16	6.0	Intense
17	6.0	Intense
18	6.0	Intense
19	6.0	Intense
20	6.0	Intense
21	6.0	Bright
22	6.0	Bright
23	6.0	Bright
24	6.0	Bright
25	6.0	Bright
26	5.9	Bright
27	5.9	Bright
28	5.9	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Gokwe

In seasonPeak

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

Gokwe'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 Gokwe?

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

5.0

Sightseeing

8th-best month of the year

5.4

Beach & pool

10th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Gokwe for sightseeing.

What to pack for Gokwe in February

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

In February, Gokwe sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Gokwe 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 Gokwe peaks around January 17 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)	17	14	14	11	9	8	8	9	10	11	14	14
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	17	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	Very high
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	14	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

Air quality in Gokwe 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 Gokwe is worst in September — around 29 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.4× the cleanest month (December, 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	10	13	15	17	24	29	21	11	7
Level	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	7	Good
Feb	8	Good
Mar	9	Good
Apr	10	Good
May	13	Moderate
Jun	15	Moderate
Jul	17	Moderate
Aug	24	Moderate
Sep	29	Moderate
Oct	21	Moderate
Nov	11	Good
Dec	7	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Gokwe?

Gokwe sits at 18.2°S, 28.9°E, 1,237 m above sea level, in Zimbabwe. The nearest listed city is Kadoma, 105 km away.

Topography around Gokwe

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gokwe has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 125 m around an average of 1,238 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 401 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 673 m.

The land around Gokwe is covered by cropland (31%), shrubs (21%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, cropland (36%), trees (24%) and shrubs (23%) within 16 km, and shrubs (41%), trees (31%) and cropland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km

125 m

cropland 31%

16 km

401 m

cropland 36%

80 km

673 m

shrubs 41%

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

February weather nearby: Kadoma 105 km · Kwekwe 123 km · Chegutu 128 km · Redcliff 128 km · Chinhoyi 163 km · Gweru 167 km · Karoi 175 km · Siavonga 187 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 Gokwe (-18.2048°, 28.9349°, elevation 1,237 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	28	19
2	28	19
3	28	19
4	28	19
5	28	19
6	28	19
7	28	19
8	28	19
9	28	19
10	28	19
11	28	19
12	28	19
13	28	19
14	28	19
15	28	19
16	28	19
17	28	19
18	28	19
19	28	19
20	28	19
21	28	19
22	28	19
23	28	19
24	28	19
25	28	19
26	28	19
27	28	18
28	28	18

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	35	65
2	35	65
3	36	64
4	38	62
5	38	62
6	39	61
7	40	60
8	40	60
9	41	59
10	41	59
11	42	58
12	43	57
13	43	57
14	42	58
15	43	57
16	44	56
17	44	56
18	44	56
19	44	56
20	44	56
21	45	55
22	45	55
23	45	55
24	46	54
25	46	54
26	47	53
27	48	52
28	49	51

	Rain chance (%)
1	70
2	69
3	68
4	67
5	66
6	65
7	64
8	63
9	62
10	61
11	61
12	60
13	59
14	59
15	58
16	58
17	58
18	58
19	58
20	58
21	58
22	58
23	58
24	58
25	58
26	58
27	57
28	57

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	2	11	32	55
2	2	11	32	55
3	2	12	32	54
4	2	12	32	54
5	2	12	32	54
6	2	13	32	53
7	2	13	32	53
8	3	14	32	51
9	3	14	31	52
10	3	14	31	52
11	3	15	31	51
12	3	16	31	50
13	3	16	31	50
14	3	17	31	49
15	3	17	31	49
16	3	17	31	49
17	2	18	31	48
18	2	18	31	48
19	2	19	31	48
20	2	19	32	47
21	2	19	32	47
22	2	20	32	46
23	2	20	32	46
24	2	21	32	45
25	2	21	32	45
26	2	21	32	44
27	2	22	33	43
28	2	22	33	42

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	35	65
2	35	65
3	36	64
4	38	62
5	38	62
6	39	61
7	40	60
8	40	60
9	41	59
10	41	59
11	42	58
12	43	57
13	43	57
14	42	58
15	43	57
16	44	56
17	44	56
18	44	56
19	44	56
20	44	56
21	45	55
22	45	55
23	45	55
24	46	54
25	46	54
26	47	53
27	48	52
28	49	51

	Rain chance (%)
1	70
2	69
3	68
4	67
5	66
6	65
7	64
8	63
9	62
10	61
11	61
12	60
13	59
14	59
15	58
16	58
17	58
18	58
19	58
20	58
21	58
22	58
23	58
24	58
25	58
26	58
27	57
28	57

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	2	11	32	55
2	2	11	32	55
3	2	12	32	54
4	2	12	32	54
5	2	12	32	54
6	2	13	32	53
7	2	13	32	53
8	3	14	32	51
9	3	14	31	52
10	3	14	31	52
11	3	15	31	51
12	3	16	31	50
13	3	16	31	50
14	3	17	31	49
15	3	17	31	49
16	3	17	31	49
17	2	18	31	48
18	2	18	31	48
19	2	19	31	48
20	2	19	32	47
21	2	19	32	47
22	2	20	32	46
23	2	20	32	46
24	2	21	32	45
25	2	21	32	45
26	2	21	32	44
27	2	22	33	43
28	2	22	33	42

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	35	65
2	35	65
3	36	64
4	38	62
5	38	62
6	39	61
7	40	60
8	40	60
9	41	59
10	41	59
11	42	58
12	43	57
13	43	57
14	42	58
15	43	57
16	44	56
17	44	56
18	44	56
19	44	56
20	44	56
21	45	55
22	45	55
23	45	55
24	46	54
25	46	54
26	47	53
27	48	52
28	49	51

	Rain chance (%)
1	70
2	69
3	68
4	67
5	66
6	65
7	64
8	63
9	62
10	61
11	61
12	60
13	59
14	59
15	58
16	58
17	58
18	58
19	58
20	58
21	58
22	58
23	58
24	58
25	58
26	58
27	57
28	57

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	2	11	32	55
2	2	11	32	55
3	2	12	32	54
4	2	12	32	54
5	2	12	32	54
6	2	13	32	53
7	2	13	32	53
8	3	14	32	51
9	3	14	31	52
10	3	14	31	52
11	3	15	31	51
12	3	16	31	50
13	3	16	31	50
14	3	17	31	49
15	3	17	31	49
16	3	17	31	49
17	2	18	31	48
18	2	18	31	48
19	2	19	31	48
20	2	19	32	47
21	2	19	32	47
22	2	20	32	46
23	2	20	32	46
24	2	21	32	45
25	2	21	32	45
26	2	21	32	44
27	2	22	33	43
28	2	22	33	42