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Monthly climate in Shamva, Mashonaland Central, Zimbabwe

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Shamva features a humid subtropical climate (Cwa).Temperatures typically range between 16 °C (61 °F) and 25 °C (77 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 5 °C (41 °F) or can rise to as high as 38 °C (101 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 689 mm (27.1 inches) and receives 85 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Shamva enjoys an average of 3944 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 5 minutes to 13 hours 7 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Shamva, Mashonaland Central, Zimbabwe §

The warmest months in Shamva are October, November and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 24 to 25 °C (76 - 77 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in May, June and July, when daily mean temperatures range from 16 to 19 °C (61 - 66 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Shamva experiences 253 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 Shamva, 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 35°C
(96°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 37°C
(100°F)		 36°C
(96°F)
Mean maximum 32°C
(90°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 34°C
(93°F)
Average high 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 29°C
(85°F)
Daily mean 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)
Average low 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(68°F)
Mean minimum 17°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(63°F)
Minimum 15°C
(60°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 16°C
(62°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Shamva, Mashonaland Central, Zimbabwe §

Shamva usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 18 rainy days and 161 mm (6.3 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Shamva 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 Shamva, 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) 179 (7.0) 187 (7.3) 90 (3.6) 27 (1.0) 6 (0.3) 3 (0.1) 2 (0.1) 1 (0.0) 2 (0.1) 10 (0.4) 65 (2.6) 117 (4.6)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 18 22 12 5 2 0 0 0 0 1 9 16

Monthly sunshine hours in Shamva, Mashonaland Central, Zimbabwe §

The sunniest months in Shamva are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 27 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Shamva: January, February and June receive an average of 9 hours 47 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Shamva, 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 274 295 344 327 331 311 329 337 338 359 346 348
Mean daily daylight hours 13h 1m 12h 38m 12h 9m 11h 40m 11h 17m 11h 5m 11h 11m 11h 32m 11h 59m 12h 28m 12h 54m 13h 7m

Solar UV radiation in Shamva, Mashonaland Central, Zimbabwe §

Shamva 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 10. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Shamva UV Index data.

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