Gweru weather in February

In February, Gweru sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 121 mm of rain across 12.7 wet days and about 12.7 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 3rd-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 30% of the time in February, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 54 min at the start of February to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Gweru's 10th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gweru's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 26°; 6th warmest
Overnight low: 17°; 10th coldest
Rainfall: 121 mm; 12.7 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 42 min; 5:56 AM – 6:35 PM
Cloud cover: 60%; 10th clearest
Wind: 12 km/h; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 6.04 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.0; out of 10

Gweru is city in Zimbabwe.

Founded: 1894

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 26°C through the month.

A typical February day in Gweru reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°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)	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26
Avg low (°C)	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16

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

Gweru weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 6th-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	26° / 17°	161	15.7	13	5.7
Feb	26° / 17°	121	12.7	12.7	6.0
Mar	26° / 16°	82	10.5	12.1	6.8
Apr	25° / 13°	28	4	11.6	8.3
May	23° / 10°	7	1.4	11.1	9.0
Jun	21° / 8°	4	0.7	10.8	8.6
Jul	21° / 7°	3	0.9	10.9	8.4
Aug	24° / 10°	1	0.1	11.3	9.3
Sep	27° / 13°	4	0.9	11.9	8.3
Oct	29° / 15°	25	4.8	12.4	6.6
Nov	28° / 17°	98	12.3	12.9	5.6
Dec	27° / 17°	184	17.6	13.2	5.4

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 51%. 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 (%)	44	45	45	46	46	46	48	48	49	49	49	49	49	50	50	50	49	49	50	51	51	51	51	51	51	52	52	53
Cloudier (%)	56	55	55	54	54	54	52	52	51	51	51	51	51	50	50	50	51	51	50	49	49	49	49	49	49	48	48	47

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	44	56
2	45	55
3	45	55
4	46	54
5	46	54
6	46	54
7	48	52
8	48	52
9	49	51
10	49	51
11	49	51
12	49	51
13	49	51
14	50	50
15	50	50
16	50	50
17	49	51
18	49	51
19	50	50
20	51	49
21	51	49
22	51	49
23	51	49
24	51	49
25	51	49
26	52	48
27	52	48
28	53	47

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Gweru gets around 121 mm of rain over 12.7 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 46% and peaks near 47% on the wettest days.

	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 (%)	47	47	46	46	46	45	45	45	45	45	46	46	46	46	46	47	47	47	47	47	47	46	46	45	44	43	42	41

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

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 47% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 8% 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 (%)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	15	15	15	16	16	17
Comfortable (%)	32	33	33	34	34	34	34	34	34	33	33	33	32	32	32	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	32	32	32	33	33	34
Humid (%)	47	47	47	46	46	46	47	47	47	47	48	48	48	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	48	47	47	46	45	44	43
Muggy (%)	11	11	10	10	10	9	9	9	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	6	6

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	10	32	47	11
2	10	33	47	11
3	10	33	47	10
4	10	34	46	10
5	10	34	46	10
6	10	34	46	9
7	10	34	47	9
8	11	34	47	9
9	11	34	47	8
10	11	33	47	8
11	12	33	48	8
12	12	33	48	7
13	12	32	48	7
14	12	32	49	7
15	13	32	49	7
16	13	31	49	7
17	13	31	49	7
18	13	31	49	6
19	13	31	49	6
20	14	31	49	6
21	14	31	49	6
22	14	31	48	7
23	15	32	47	7
24	15	32	47	7
25	15	32	46	7
26	16	33	45	7
27	16	33	44	6
28	17	34	43	6

Wind in February

Winds average 12 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 12 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)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	12	calm
2	12	calm
3	12	calm
4	12	calm
5	12	calm
6	12	calm
7	12	calm
8	12	calm
9	12	calm
10	12	calm
11	12	calm
12	12	calm
13	12	calm
14	12	light breeze
15	12	light breeze
16	12	light breeze
17	12	light breeze
18	12	light breeze
19	12	light breeze
20	12	light breeze
21	12	light breeze
22	12	light breeze
23	12	light breeze
24	12	light breeze
25	12	light breeze
26	12	light breeze
27	12	light breeze
28	12	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 54 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 30 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 5:48 AM to 6:01 AM, and sunset from 6:40 PM to 6:27 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)	12.9	12.9	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.4
Sunrise (AM)	5:48	5:49	5:49	5:50	5:50	5:51	5:51	5:52	5:53	5:53	5:54	5:54	5:55	5:55	5:56	5:56	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:58	5:58	5:59	5:59	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:01	6:01
Sunset (PM)	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:38	6:38	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:36	6:36	6:35	6:35	6:34	6:33	6:33	6:32	6:32	6:31	6:31	6:30	6:29	6:29	6:28	6:27

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.9	5:48	6:40
2	12.9	5:49	6:40
3	12.8	5:49	6:40
4	12.8	5:50	6:40
5	12.8	5:50	6:39
6	12.8	5:51	6:39
7	12.8	5:51	6:39
8	12.8	5:52	6:38
9	12.8	5:53	6:38
10	12.7	5:53	6:37
11	12.7	5:54	6:37
12	12.7	5:54	6:37
13	12.7	5:55	6:36
14	12.7	5:55	6:36
15	12.7	5:56	6:35
16	12.6	5:56	6:35
17	12.6	5:57	6:34
18	12.6	5:57	6:33
19	12.6	5:57	6:33
20	12.6	5:58	6:32
21	12.6	5:58	6:32
22	12.5	5:59	6:31
23	12.5	5:59	6:31
24	12.5	6:00	6:30
25	12.5	6:00	6:29
26	12.5	6:00	6:29
27	12.5	6:01	6:28
28	12.4	6:01	6:27

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 4.42 kWh/m² to a high of 6.88 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)	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	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	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.8	5.8
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.1	Intense
2	6.1	Intense
3	6.1	Intense
4	6.1	Intense
5	6.1	Intense
6	6.1	Intense
7	6.1	Intense
8	6.1	Intense
9	6.1	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	Bright
17	6.0	Bright
18	6.0	Bright
19	6.0	Bright
20	6.0	Bright
21	5.9	Bright
22	5.9	Bright
23	5.9	Bright
24	5.9	Bright
25	5.9	Bright
26	5.9	Bright
27	5.8	Bright
28	5.8	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Gweru

In seasonPeak

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

Gweru'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 February a good time to visit Gweru?

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

6.0

Sightseeing

9th-best month of the year

5.9

Beach & pool

8th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Gweru for sightseeing.

What to pack for Gweru in February

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

In February, Gweru sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 17°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 13 days see rain.

rain gearsun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Gweru 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 Gweru peaks around January 16 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 7 (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	10	8	7	8	9	10	12	14	14
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	16	Extreme
Feb	14	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	10	Extreme
May	8	Very high
Jun	7	High
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	10	Very high
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	14	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

Air quality in Gweru 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 Gweru is worst in September — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 5.2× the cleanest month (January, 4 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)	4	5	5	6	7	9	10	15	22	17	8	4
Level	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	4	Good
Feb	5	Good
Mar	5	Good
Apr	6	Good
May	7	Good
Jun	9	Good
Jul	10	Good
Aug	15	Moderate
Sep	22	Moderate
Oct	17	Moderate
Nov	8	Good
Dec	4	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Gweru?

Gweru sits at 19.4°S, 29.8°E, 1,412 m above sea level, in Zimbabwe. The nearest listed city is Shurugwi, 32 km away.

Topography around Gweru

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gweru has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 99 m around an average of 1,416 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 178 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 675 m.

The land around Gweru is covered by grassland (28%), artificial surfaces (24%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, grassland (38%) and shrubs (28%) within 16 km, and shrubs (45%) and grassland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km

99 m

grassland 28%

16 km

178 m

grassland 38%

80 km

675 m

shrubs 45%

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

February weather nearby: Shurugwi 32 km · Redcliff 46 km · Kwekwe 58 km · Zvishavane 101 km · Kadoma 125 km · Masvingo 126 km · Chegutu 151 km · Bulawayo 151 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 Gweru (-19.45°, 29.8167°, elevation 1,412 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	26	17
2	26	17
3	26	17
4	26	17
5	26	17
6	26	17
7	26	17
8	26	17
9	26	17
10	26	17
11	26	17
12	26	17
13	26	17
14	26	17
15	26	17
16	26	17
17	26	17
18	26	17
19	26	17
20	26	17
21	26	17
22	26	17
23	26	16
24	26	16
25	26	16
26	26	16
27	26	16
28	26	16

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	44	56
2	45	55
3	45	55
4	46	54
5	46	54
6	46	54
7	48	52
8	48	52
9	49	51
10	49	51
11	49	51
12	49	51
13	49	51
14	50	50
15	50	50
16	50	50
17	49	51
18	49	51
19	50	50
20	51	49
21	51	49
22	51	49
23	51	49
24	51	49
25	51	49
26	52	48
27	52	48
28	53	47

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	10	32	47	11
2	10	33	47	11
3	10	33	47	10
4	10	34	46	10
5	10	34	46	10
6	10	34	46	9
7	10	34	47	9
8	11	34	47	9
9	11	34	47	8
10	11	33	47	8
11	12	33	48	8
12	12	33	48	7
13	12	32	48	7
14	12	32	49	7
15	13	32	49	7
16	13	31	49	7
17	13	31	49	7
18	13	31	49	6
19	13	31	49	6
20	14	31	49	6
21	14	31	49	6
22	14	31	48	7
23	15	32	47	7
24	15	32	47	7
25	15	32	46	7
26	16	33	45	7
27	16	33	44	6
28	17	34	43	6

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	44	56
2	45	55
3	45	55
4	46	54
5	46	54
6	46	54
7	48	52
8	48	52
9	49	51
10	49	51
11	49	51
12	49	51
13	49	51
14	50	50
15	50	50
16	50	50
17	49	51
18	49	51
19	50	50
20	51	49
21	51	49
22	51	49
23	51	49
24	51	49
25	51	49
26	52	48
27	52	48
28	53	47

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	10	32	47	11
2	10	33	47	11
3	10	33	47	10
4	10	34	46	10
5	10	34	46	10
6	10	34	46	9
7	10	34	47	9
8	11	34	47	9
9	11	34	47	8
10	11	33	47	8
11	12	33	48	8
12	12	33	48	7
13	12	32	48	7
14	12	32	49	7
15	13	32	49	7
16	13	31	49	7
17	13	31	49	7
18	13	31	49	6
19	13	31	49	6
20	14	31	49	6
21	14	31	49	6
22	14	31	48	7
23	15	32	47	7
24	15	32	47	7
25	15	32	46	7
26	16	33	45	7
27	16	33	44	6
28	17	34	43	6

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	44	56
2	45	55
3	45	55
4	46	54
5	46	54
6	46	54
7	48	52
8	48	52
9	49	51
10	49	51
11	49	51
12	49	51
13	49	51
14	50	50
15	50	50
16	50	50
17	49	51
18	49	51
19	50	50
20	51	49
21	51	49
22	51	49
23	51	49
24	51	49
25	51	49
26	52	48
27	52	48
28	53	47

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	10	32	47	11
2	10	33	47	11
3	10	33	47	10
4	10	34	46	10
5	10	34	46	10
6	10	34	46	9
7	10	34	47	9
8	11	34	47	9
9	11	34	47	8
10	11	33	47	8
11	12	33	48	8
12	12	33	48	7
13	12	32	48	7
14	12	32	49	7
15	13	32	49	7
16	13	31	49	7
17	13	31	49	7
18	13	31	49	6
19	13	31	49	6
20	14	31	49	6
21	14	31	49	6
22	14	31	48	7
23	15	32	47	7
24	15	32	47	7
25	15	32	46	7
26	16	33	45	7
27	16	33	44	6
28	17	34	43	6