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Monthly climate in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Bulawayo features a hot semi-arid climate (BSh).Temperatures typically range between 14 °C (57 °F) and 23 °C (74 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 2 °C (36 °F) or can rise to as high as 39 °C (102 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 643 mm (25.3 inches) and receives 77 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Bulawayo enjoys an average of 3943 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 54 minutes to 13 hours 18 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe §

The warmest months in Bulawayo are October, November and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 22 to 23 °C (72 - 74 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in May, June and July, when daily mean temperatures range from 14 to 17 °C (57 - 62 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Bulawayo experiences 205 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 35°C
(96°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 36°C
(98°F)
Mean maximum 31°C
(89°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 35°C
(94°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 33°C
(93°F)
Average high 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(84°F)
Daily mean 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)
Average low 17°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 10°C
(49°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 18°C
(64°F)
Mean minimum 13°C
(56°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 13°C
(57°F)
Minimum 10°C
(50°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 12°C
(53°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe §

Bulawayo usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 16 rainy days and 156 mm (6.1 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Bulawayo are June, July and August. On average, 2 mm (0.1 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 135 (5.3) 184 (7.2) 40 (1.6) 26 (1.0) 4 (0.2) 2 (0.1) 3 (0.1) 2 (0.1) 4 (0.2) 25 (1.0) 71 (2.8) 148 (5.8)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 16 17 9 4 1 0 0 0 0 4 10 16

Monthly sunshine hours in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe §

The sunniest months in Bulawayo are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 34 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Bulawayo: January, February and June receive an average of 9 hours 54 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 288 291 339 325 332 312 322 332 333 355 358 351
Mean daily daylight hours 13h 10m 12h 44m 12h 10m 11h 36m 11h 8m 10h 54m 11h 2m 11h 26m 11h 58m 12h 33m 13h 3m 13h 18m

Solar UV radiation in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe §

Bulawayo experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, February and December, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 15 - 17, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.May, June and July are in the Very High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 9. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Bulawayo UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 17 16 14 12 9 8 8 10 12 13 15 15