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Monthly climate in Ruwa, Mashonaland East, Zimbabwe

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Ruwa features a subtropical climate (Cwb).Temperatures typically range between 14 °C (57 °F) and 22 °C (72 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 3 °C (38 °F) or can rise to as high as 36 °C (96 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 833 mm (32.8 inches) and receives 90 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Ruwa enjoys an average of 3950 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 3 minutes to 13 hours 10 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Ruwa, Mashonaland East, Zimbabwe §

The warmest months in Ruwa are October, November and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 21 to 22 °C (71 - 72 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in May, June and July, when daily mean temperatures range from 14 to 16 °C (57 - 61 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Ruwa experiences 158 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 Ruwa, Mashonaland East, 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 33°C
(92°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 33°C
(92°F)
Mean maximum 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 31°C
(88°F)
Average high 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(80°F)
Daily mean 21°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(71°F)
Average low 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(63°F)
Mean minimum 14°C
(57°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 14°C
(58°F)
Minimum 12°C
(54°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 6°C
(42°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 14°C
(57°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Ruwa, Mashonaland East, Zimbabwe §

Ruwa usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 18 rainy days and 180 mm (7.1 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Ruwa 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 Ruwa, Mashonaland East, 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) 203 (8.0) 188 (7.4) 93 (3.7) 39 (1.5) 11 (0.4) 2 (0.1) 3 (0.1) 2 (0.1) 2 (0.1) 25 (1.0) 118 (4.6) 148 (5.8)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 17 21 11 5 2 0 0 0 0 5 13 16

Monthly sunshine hours in Ruwa, Mashonaland East, Zimbabwe §

The sunniest months in Ruwa are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 32 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Ruwa: January, February and June receive an average of 9 hours 52 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Ruwa, Mashonaland East, 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 278 297 341 327 331 313 325 334 338 359 348 353
Mean daily daylight hours 13h 3m 12h 39m 12h 10m 11h 39m 11h 15m 11h 3m 11h 9m 11h 30m 11h 59m 12h 29m 12h 56m 13h 10m

Solar UV radiation in Ruwa, Mashonaland East, Zimbabwe §

Ruwa 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 Ruwa UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Ruwa, Mashonaland East, 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 9 8 11 12 13 15 15