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Monthly climate in Rusape, Manicaland, Zimbabwe

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Rusape features a humid subtropical climate (Cwa).Temperatures typically range between 13 °C (55 °F) and 21 °C (71 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 2 °C (36 °F) or can rise to as high as 35 °C (96 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 897 mm (35.3 inches) and receives 93 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Rusape enjoys an average of 3860 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 1 minutes to 13 hours 12 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Rusape, Manicaland, Zimbabwe §

The warmest months in Rusape are January, November and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 20 to 21 °C (69 - 71 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in May, June and July, when daily mean temperatures range from 13 to 15 °C (55 - 60 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Rusape experiences 135 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 Rusape, Manicaland, 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 31°C
(88°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 32°C
(91°F)
Mean maximum 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 31°C
(87°F)
Average high 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 23°C
(75°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(79°F)
Daily mean 20°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)
Average low 17°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(62°F)
Mean minimum 13°C
(56°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 14°C
(57°F)
Minimum 12°C
(54°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 12°C
(54°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Rusape, Manicaland, Zimbabwe §

Rusape usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 17 rainy days and 191 mm (7.5 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Rusape are June, August and September. On average, 3 mm (0.1 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Rusape, Manicaland, 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) 185 (7.3) 209 (8.2) 101 (4.0) 35 (1.4) 13 (0.5) 4 (0.2) 6 (0.2) 2 (0.1) 4 (0.1) 36 (1.4) 123 (4.9) 180 (7.1)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 17 20 13 4 2 1 1 0 1 6 12 16

Monthly sunshine hours in Rusape, Manicaland, Zimbabwe §

The sunniest months in Rusape are September, October and December, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 12 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Rusape: January, February and June receive an average of 9 hours 34 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Rusape, Manicaland, 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 266 285 332 319 327 310 320 332 339 352 335 338
Mean daily daylight hours 13h 5m 12h 40m 12h 10m 11h 38m 11h 13m 11h 1m 11h 7m 11h 29m 11h 59m 12h 30m 12h 58m 13h 12m

Solar UV radiation in Rusape, Manicaland, Zimbabwe §

Rusape 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 Rusape UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Rusape, Manicaland, 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 15 13 10 8 9 11 13 13 15 15