Climate of Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe has a semi-arid climate. It is warm to hot all year round and trees don't grow here because of the drought. It consists mainly of sand with grasses and sometimes shrubs. The average annual temperature for Zimbabwe is 27° degrees and there is about 355 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 235 days a year with an average humidity of 64% and an UV-index of 6.

Climate averages for the whole year

Day: the average daily temperature during the day is between 21°C and 30°C
Night:the average nighttime temperature is between 10°C and 19°C
Rain: it rains 114 days and there is a total of approximately 354 mm rainfall
Sun hours: throughout the year there are 3071 sun hours

Maximum temperature:	between 21°C and 30°C
Warmest month:	30°C in September
Coldest month:	21°C in July
Night temperature:	between 10°C and 19°C
Dry days:	251 days
Days with rain:	114 days
Days with snow:	0 days
Total rain sum:	354 mm
Hours of sunshine:	3071 hours

Climate of Zimbabwe
Temperature graph
Precipitation graph
Climate chart of Zimbabwe
The best travel time for Zimbabwe
Climate of Zimbabwe by month
Experiences with the weather of Zimbabwe

Temperature graph

This graph shows the average maximum temperature (red) and minimum temperature (blue) for Zimbabwe.

Precipitation graph

This graph shows the average amount of rainfall per month for Zimbabwe.

Climate table of Zimbabwe

In this climate table you can see at a glance what the average weather per month is for Zimbabwe. The data has been collected over a 30-year period, from which an average per month has been derived. From year to year the differences may be larger or smaller, but with this climate table you have a good idea of what the weather for Zimbabwe might be like in a given month.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Day temp. (°C)	28	28	27	25	24	22	21	25	30	30	30	30
Night temp. (°C)	18	18	17	14	11	10	10	12	16	17	18	19
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Precipitation (mm)	80	70	51	27	8	3	4	1	3	10	28	69
Days with rain	17	15	18	13	6	3	6	3	4	6	8	15
Dry days	14	13	13	17	25	27	25	28	26	25	22	16
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sun hours per day	9	10	9	6	7	7	7	7	9	10	11	10
Wind force (Bft)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
UV-index	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6

Best time to visit Zimbabwe

The best time to visit Zimbabwe in Zimbabwe is from January through December. In this period you have a warm temperature and little precipitation. The highest average temperature in Zimbabwe is 30°C in September and the lowest is 21°C in July.

Climate of Zimbabwe by month

What is the average climate in a given month for Zimbabwe? Click on a month to see all monthly averages for sunshine, maximum and minimum temperatures, percent chance of rain per day, snowfall and number of rainy days.

January