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Monthly climate in Chirundu, Mashonaland West, Zimbabwe

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Chirundu features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 20 °C (68 °F) and 30 °C (85 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 8 °C (46 °F) or can rise to as high as 43 °C (110 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 723 mm (28.5 inches) and receives 75 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Chirundu enjoys an average of 3939 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 10 minutes to 13 hours 3 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Chirundu, Mashonaland West, Zimbabwe §

The warmest months in Chirundu are October, November and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 28 to 30 °C (82 - 85 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 20 to 23 °C (68 - 73 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Chirundu experiences 315 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 Chirundu, Mashonaland West, 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 38°C
(100°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 35°C
(94°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 42°C
(107°F)		 43°C
(110°F)		 42°C
(107°F)		 40°C
(105°F)
Mean maximum 34°C
(94°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 38°C
(100°F)
Average high 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 33°C
(91°F)
Daily mean 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 30°C
(85°F)		 28°C
(82°F)
Average low 22°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)
Mean minimum 20°C
(68°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(69°F)
Minimum 17°C
(63°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 20°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(68°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Chirundu, Mashonaland West, Zimbabwe §

Chirundu usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 17 rainy days and 184 mm (7.2 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Chirundu are June, August and September. On average, 0 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Chirundu, Mashonaland West, 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) 198 (7.8) 206 (8.1) 96 (3.8) 16 (0.6) 6 (0.3) 0 (0.0) 1 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 1 (0.0) 9 (0.4) 41 (1.6) 147 (5.8)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 17 21 11 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 15

Monthly sunshine hours in Chirundu, Mashonaland West, Zimbabwe §

The sunniest months in Chirundu are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 27 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Chirundu: January, February and June receive an average of 9 hours 38 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Chirundu, Mashonaland West, 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 265 283 339 330 338 318 331 338 339 360 346 348
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 56m 12h 35m 12h 9m 11h 42m 11h 20m 11h 10m 11h 15m 11h 34m 12h 0m 12h 27m 12h 50m 13h 3m

Solar UV radiation in Chirundu, Mashonaland West, Zimbabwe §

Chirundu 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 Chirundu UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Chirundu, Mashonaland West, 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 12 10 9 9 10 12 12 14 15