climigo

Zimbabwe

When to go?

The best months are April–September. Avoid October–January (hot).

Climate zones

MozambiqueZambiaSouth AfricaNamibiaBotswanaHarareHarareHarareBulawayoBulawayoBulawayoMutareMutareMutareMasvingoMasvingoMasvingoGreat ZimbabweGreat ZimbabweGreat ZimbabweHwange National ParkHwange National ParkHwange National Park

Mean maximum and minimum temperature and mean monthly precipitation of the season (the mean of its three months), ERA5-Land 1996–2025, at about 9 km resolution: colours are in levels (the same as the city scale) and smaller details are not real.

What is the climate like?

Area mean indicative, over the whole territory

Temperature and rain

January 30°19°
February 30°19°
March 29°18°
April 28°15°
May 27°12°
June 25°9°
July 24°8°
August 27°11°
September 31°14°
October 32°17°
November 32°19°
December 31°19°

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

−5°0°5°10°15°20°25°30°35°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec19.3 · 29.8 °CJanuary: 19.3 · 29.8 °C19.0 · 29.9 °CFebruary: 19.0 · 29.9 °C17.9 · 29.4 °CMarch: 17.9 · 29.4 °C15.3 · 28.3 °CApril: 15.3 · 28.3 °C11.7 · 26.9 °CMay: 11.7 · 26.9 °C9.1 · 24.9 °CJune: 9.1 · 24.9 °C8.3 · 24.3 °CJuly: 8.3 · 24.3 °C10.8 · 27.4 °CAugust: 10.8 · 27.4 °C14.4 · 30.5 °CSeptember: 14.4 · 30.5 °C17.4 · 32.0 °COctober: 17.4 · 32.0 °C19.0 · 31.7 °CNovember: 19.0 · 31.7 °C19.3 · 30.5 °CDecember: 19.3 · 30.5 °C

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

Jan 19.3 – 29.8 °C
Feb 19.0 – 29.9 °C
Mar 17.9 – 29.4 °C
Apr 15.3 – 28.3 °C
May 11.7 – 26.9 °C
Jun 9.1 – 24.9 °C
Jul 8.3 – 24.3 °C
Aug 10.8 – 27.4 °C
Sep 14.4 – 30.5 °C
Oct 17.4 – 32.0 °C
Nov 19.0 – 31.7 °C
Dec 19.3 – 30.5 °C

How much it rains

January 176 mm13 d
February 131 mm10 d
March 84 mm7 d
April 30 mm3 d
May 6 mm1 d
June 4 mm1 d
July 3 mm1 d
August 2 mm0 d
September 5 mm1 d
October 20 mm2 d
November 83 mm8 d
December 153 mm12 d

Rain days and how much water

0102030 dJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec176 mm · 13 rain days · 14 mm a dayJanuary: 176 mm · 13 rain days · 14 mm a day131 mm · 10 rain days · 13 mm a dayFebruary: 131 mm · 10 rain days · 13 mm a day84 mm · 7 rain days · 12 mm a dayMarch: 84 mm · 7 rain days · 12 mm a day30 mm · 3 rain days · 10 mm a dayApril: 30 mm · 3 rain days · 10 mm a day6 mm · 1 rain day · 6 mm a dayMay: 6 mm · 1 rain day · 6 mm a day4 mm · 1 rain day · 4 mm a dayJune: 4 mm · 1 rain day · 4 mm a day3 mm · 1 rain day · 3 mm a dayJuly: 3 mm · 1 rain day · 3 mm a day2 mm · 0 rain daysAugust: 2 mm · 0 rain days5 mm · 1 rain day · 5 mm a daySeptember: 5 mm · 1 rain day · 5 mm a day20 mm · 2 rain days · 10 mm a dayOctober: 20 mm · 2 rain days · 10 mm a day83 mm · 8 rain days · 10 mm a dayNovember: 83 mm · 8 rain days · 10 mm a day153 mm · 12 rain days · 13 mm a dayDecember: 153 mm · 12 rain days · 13 mm a day

Rain days and how much water

Jan 176 mm13 d
Feb 131 mm10 d
Mar 84 mm7 d
Apr 30 mm3 d
May 6 mm1 d
Jun 4 mm1 d
Jul 3 mm1 d
Aug 2 mm0 d
Sep 5 mm1 d
Oct 20 mm2 d
Nov 83 mm8 d
Dec 153 mm12 d

Bars: length = rain days, thickness = mm on a rain day, area = the month's rain. 3 mm a day7 mm a day15 mm a day

Colour = the month's rain: 103060100160250400mm

Daylight hours

January 13 h 10
February 12 h 43
March 12 h 13
April 11 h 40
May 11 h 13
June 10 h 59
July 11 h 04
August 11 h 27
September 11 h 59
October 12 h 31
November 13 h 01
December 13 h 17

Mean daylight hours over the whole territory.

Spatial mean over the whole area, weighted by area (cosine of the latitude), not by population: indicative only, since the climate varies a lot within an area (coasts, plains, mountains). Look at the cities for the weather you will find.

Tourist areas

Cities