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Monthly climate in Harare, Zimbabwe

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Harare features a subtropical climate (Cwb).Temperatures typically range between 14 °C (58 °F) and 23 °C (73 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 4 °C (39 °F) or can rise to as high as 36 °C (97 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 793 mm (31.2 inches) and receives 93 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Harare enjoys an average of 3941 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 3 minutes to 13 hours 9 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Harare, Zimbabwe §

The warmest months in Harare are October, November and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 22 to 23 °C (72 - 73 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in May, June and July, when daily mean temperatures range from 14 to 17 °C (58 - 63 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Harare experiences 187 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 Harare, 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 34°C
(93°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 33°C
(92°F)
Mean maximum 30°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 31°C
(88°F)
Average high 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 27°C
(81°F)
Daily mean 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)
Average low 17°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(64°F)
Mean minimum 14°C
(58°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 7°C
(46°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 16°C
(60°F)
Minimum 12°C
(54°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 15°C
(59°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Harare, Zimbabwe §

Harare usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 18 rainy days and 178 mm (7.0 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Harare are June, August and September. On average, 2 mm (0.1 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Harare, 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) 216 (8.5) 183 (7.2) 94 (3.7) 32 (1.3) 8 (0.3) 2 (0.1) 3 (0.1) 1 (0.0) 2 (0.1) 22 (0.9) 97 (3.8) 134 (5.3)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 18 21 11 6 2 0 1 0 0 4 13 17

Monthly sunshine hours in Harare, Zimbabwe §

The sunniest months in Harare are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 26 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Harare: January, February and June receive an average of 9 hours 50 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Harare, 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 275 297 344 327 332 313 327 334 336 358 344 349
Mean daily daylight hours 13h 2m 12h 39m 12h 10m 11h 39m 11h 15m 11h 3m 11h 9m 11h 31m 11h 59m 12h 29m 12h 56m 13h 9m

Solar UV radiation in Harare, Zimbabwe §

Harare experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, February and December, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 15 - 18, 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 10. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Harare UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Harare, 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) 18 16 14 13 10 9 8 11 12 12 15 15