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Monthly climate in Centenary, Mashonaland Central, Zimbabwe

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Centenary features a humid subtropical climate (Cwa).Temperatures typically range between 15 °C (60 °F) and 24 °C (75 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 5 °C (41 °F) or can rise to as high as 36 °C (97 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 962 mm (37.9 inches) and receives 99 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Centenary enjoys an average of 3971 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 7 minutes to 13 hours 5 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Centenary, Mashonaland Central, Zimbabwe §

The warmest months in Centenary are October, November and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 23 to 24 °C (73 - 75 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in May, June and July, when daily mean temperatures range from 15 to 18 °C (60 - 64 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Centenary experiences 182 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 Centenary, Mashonaland Central, 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 32°C
(89°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 33°C
(92°F)
Mean maximum 29°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
(78°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 32°C
(89°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)		 27°C
(82°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 27°C
(81°F)
Daily mean 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(73°F)
Average low 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(66°F)
Mean minimum 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 16°C
(61°F)
Minimum 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 15°C
(60°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Centenary, Mashonaland Central, Zimbabwe §

Centenary usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 20 rainy days and 227 mm (8.9 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Centenary are July, August and September. On average, 2 mm (0.1 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Centenary, Mashonaland Central, 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) 232 (9.1) 266 (10.5) 124 (4.9) 35 (1.4) 11 (0.4) 5 (0.2) 3 (0.1) 2 (0.1) 2 (0.1) 14 (0.5) 86 (3.4) 183 (7.2)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 20 24 16 5 3 0 1 0 0 2 10 18

Monthly sunshine hours in Centenary, Mashonaland Central, Zimbabwe §

The sunniest months in Centenary are March, October and December, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 25 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Centenary: January, February and June receive an average of 9 hours 53 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Centenary, Mashonaland Central, 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 275 299 349 329 334 314 329 338 337 359 348 352
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 59m 12h 37m 12h 9m 11h 41m 11h 18m 11h 7m 11h 13m 11h 33m 11h 59m 12h 28m 12h 52m 13h 5m

Solar UV radiation in Centenary, Mashonaland Central, Zimbabwe §

Centenary experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, February and December, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 16 - 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 10. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Centenary UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Centenary, Mashonaland Central, 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 17 15 13 10 9 9 11 12 12 15 16