Climate · Victoria Falls

Victoria Falls in February

Hot and wet, as the days shorten.

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years

February in Victoria Falls is hot: highs near 85°F, lows near 67°F. Rain falls on about five days a week, less often as the month goes on, and the days shorten by 19 minutes from the first week to the last.February in Victoria Falls is hot: highs near 29°C, lows near 19°C. Rain falls on about five days a week, less often as the month goes on, and the days shorten by 19 minutes from the first week to the last.

High
85°F29°Caverage
Low
67°F19°Caverage
Wet days
5a week · 65% of days
Daylight
12h 42mon average

Is February a good time to visit Victoria Falls?


February sits outside Victoria Falls's best months, which run from June to July. Expect hot days and rain on about five days a week.

How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 70°F to 80°F, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 21°C to 27°C, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.

How February sits in the year

week by week

Temperature

Highs near 85°F in February, against 78°F to 97°F through the year.Highs near 29°C in February, against 26°C to 36°C through the year.

Chance of a wet day

65% of days in February, against 0% to 69% through the year.

Cloud cover

68% cover in February, against 8% to 73% through the year.

Daylight

12h 42m in February, against 11h 04m to 13h 11m through the year.

Week by week, lightly smoothed, with February shaded. The olive line marks the best months. Hover or tap a week for its figures.

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  1. January86°30°low 68°low 20°5 wet days a weekRain on about five days a week.
  2. February85°29°low 67°low 19°5 wet days a weekRain on about five days a week.
  3. March86°30°low 67°low 19°3 wet days a weekRain on about three days a week.

Where Victoria Falls sits, in February

Africa/Harare

this place
typical high in February 40°F4°C95°F35°C
Sunrise, mid-February
6:10 AMsets 6:52 PM
Above the sea
980 mupland
Latitude
17.9°Ssouthern hemisphere
Nearest of ours
Matetsi Private Game Reserve35 km west

The land around Victoria Falls, shaded by its typical high in February, the planning map's own layer. Hover the map for the figure at that spot; tap it on a phone. Clock times are local, for the 15th.

Elsewhere in Zimbabwe in February

high · low · wet days

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years (1995–2024), from the 11 km grid square nearest Victoria Falls. Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 3.1°F cold in the source data and are raised to match.Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 1.7°C cold in the source data and are raised to match. Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not. Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.

Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not.

Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.