Monthly climate in Kadoma, Mashonaland West, Zimbabwe

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Kadoma features a humid subtropical climate (Cwa).Temperatures typically range between 16 °C (62 °F) and 25 °C (78 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 5 °C (42 °F) or can rise to as high as 39 °C (102 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 780 mm (30.7 inches) and receives 76 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Kadoma enjoys an average of 3979 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 1 minutes to 13 hours 11 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Kadoma, Mashonaland West, Zimbabwe §

The warmest months in Kadoma are October, November and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 25 to 25 °C (77 - 78 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in May, June and July, when daily mean temperatures range from 16 to 19 °C (62 - 67 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Kadoma experiences 268 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 Kadoma, 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 37°C
(99°F)
34°C
(94°F)
34°C
(94°F)
34°C
(93°F)
31°C
(89°F)
28°C
(83°F)
28°C
(84°F)
35°C
(96°F)
37°C
(99°F)
39°C
(102°F)
37°C
(99°F)
37°C
(99°F)
Mean maximum 32°C
(90°F)
32°C
(89°F)
32°C
(89°F)
31°C
(89°F)
30°C
(86°F)
27°C
(81°F)
28°C
(82°F)
33°C
(91°F)
35°C
(96°F)
37°C
(98°F)
37°C
(98°F)
34°C
(93°F)
Average high 28°C
(83°F)
28°C
(83°F)
29°C
(84°F)
28°C
(83°F)
26°C
(80°F)
24°C
(75°F)
24°C
(75°F)
28°C
(82°F)
31°C
(88°F)
32°C
(90°F)
32°C
(89°F)
30°C
(87°F)
Daily mean 23°C
(74°F)
23°C
(74°F)
23°C
(74°F)
22°C
(72°F)
19°C
(67°F)
17°C
(63°F)
16°C
(62°F)
20°C
(68°F)
23°C
(74°F)
25°C
(77°F)
25°C
(78°F)
25°C
(77°F)
Average low 19°C
(67°F)
19°C
(67°F)
18°C
(65°F)
17°C
(62°F)
13°C
(56°F)
11°C
(52°F)
10°C
(50°F)
13°C
(55°F)
16°C
(61°F)
18°C
(65°F)
20°C
(68°F)
20°C
(68°F)
Mean minimum 16°C
(61°F)
17°C
(63°F)
15°C
(60°F)
13°C
(56°F)
10°C
(50°F)
8°C
(47°F)
7°C
(45°F)
9°C
(48°F)
11°C
(52°F)
13°C
(56°F)
17°C
(62°F)
17°C
(63°F)
Minimum 15°C
(59°F)
16°C
(60°F)
14°C
(58°F)
12°C
(53°F)
7°C
(45°F)
7°C
(44°F)
5°C
(42°F)
7°C
(46°F)
9°C
(49°F)
12°C
(54°F)
15°C
(59°F)
15°C
(59°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Kadoma, Mashonaland West, Zimbabwe §

Kadoma usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 17 rainy days and 192 mm (7.6 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Kadoma are June, August and September. On average, 1 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Kadoma, 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) 200 (7.9) 223 (8.8) 73 (2.9) 14 (0.6) 6 (0.2) 1 (0.0) 1 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 1 (0.0) 22 (0.9) 87 (3.4) 152 (6.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 16 20 8 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 10 15

Monthly sunshine hours in Kadoma, Mashonaland West, Zimbabwe §

The sunniest months in Kadoma are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 36 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Kadoma: January, February and June receive an average of 10 hours 2 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Kadoma, 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 284 306 343 329 334 313 327 335 337 360 351 355
Mean daily daylight hours 13h 4m 12h 40m 12h 9m 11h 38m 11h 14m 11h 1m 11h 8m 11h 30m 11h 59m 12h 30m 12h 57m 13h 11m

Solar UV radiation in Kadoma, Mashonaland West, Zimbabwe §

Kadoma 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 Kadoma UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Kadoma, 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 8 8 10 12 13 15 15