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Monthly climate in Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Chinhoyi 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 6 °C (42 °F) or can rise to as high as 38 °C (100 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 700 mm (27.6 inches) and receives 87 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Chinhoyi enjoys an average of 3926 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 5 minutes to 13 hours 8 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe §

The warmest months in Chinhoyi 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 - 67 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Chinhoyi 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 Chinhoyi, 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
(94°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 36°C
(96°F)
Mean maximum 31°C
(89°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 35°C
(94°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 33°C
(92°F)
Average high 27°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 29°C
(85°F)
Daily mean 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)
Average low 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(68°F)
Mean minimum 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 18°C
(64°F)
Minimum 14°C
(58°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 6°C
(42°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 17°C
(63°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe §

Chinhoyi usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 18 rainy days and 163 mm (6.4 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Chinhoyi are June, July and August. On average, 1 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Chinhoyi, 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) 190 (7.5) 178 (7.0) 93 (3.7) 25 (1.0) 7 (0.3) 1 (0.1) 1 (0.0) 1 (0.0) 2 (0.1) 12 (0.5) 69 (2.7) 121 (4.8)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 18 22 13 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 11 16

Monthly sunshine hours in Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe §

The sunniest months in Chinhoyi are March, October and December, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 16 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Chinhoyi: January, February and June receive an average of 9 hours 44 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Chinhoyi, 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 271 293 345 326 332 311 325 336 335 357 343 345
Mean daily daylight hours 13h 1m 12h 38m 12h 10m 11h 40m 11h 16m 11h 5m 11h 11m 11h 32m 11h 59m 12h 28m 12h 55m 13h 8m

Solar UV radiation in Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe §

Chinhoyi experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, February and December, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 16 - 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 Chinhoyi UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Chinhoyi, 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 8 9 11 12 12 15 16