Harare Weather in February
Harare in February
The short of it: Harare in February averages a high of 26 °C (80 °F) and a low of 16 °C (61 °F), with 166 mm (6.5 in) of rain and about 12 h 42 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 26° · low 16° · rain 166 mm · daylight 12 h 42 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: May & June
Thirty years of records give Harare an average February high of 26°, a low of 16° and some 166 mm of rain. Much like January: highs about 26°, nights near 16°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 166 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 42 min in mid-February, 23 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates February 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are May and June.
Against its neighbours, Harare runs about middling and wetter than most in February. Epworth, 12 km to the SE, is 1° cooler by day.
February in Harare, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 6th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus January
- about the same, 64 mm less rain
- Versus March
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 42 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
February averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EpworthHarare | 12 km SE | 26° | 16° | 154 mm |
| Mount HampdenMashonaland East Province | 15 km NW | 26° | 16° | 167 mm |
| Harare Western SuburbsMashonaland West | 19 km W | 27° | 16° | 159 mm |
| ChitungwizaHarare | 21 km S | 27° | 16° | 146 mm |
| RuwaMashonaland East Province | 21 km ESE | 26° | 15° | 161 mm |
| MazoweMashonaland Central | 37 km NNW | 26° | 16° | 166 mm |
| NortonMashonaland West | 38 km W | 26° | 16° | 154 mm |
| ConcessionMashonaland Central | 51 km NNW | 26° | 16° | 179 mm |