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Monthly climate in Kariba, Mashonaland West, Zimbabwe

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Kariba features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 20 °C (69 °F) and 29 °C (85 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 13 °C (55 °F) or can rise to as high as 41 °C (106 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 903 mm (35.5 inches) and receives 90 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Kariba enjoys an average of 3949 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 8 minutes to 13 hours 5 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Kariba, Mashonaland West, Zimbabwe §

The warmest months in Kariba are October, November and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 28 to 29 °C (83 - 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 (69 - 74 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Kariba experiences 314 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 Kariba, 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 35°C
(95°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 39°C
(102°F)
Mean maximum 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 36°C
(97°F)
Average high 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 32°C
(90°F)
Daily mean 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 28°C
(83°F)
Average low 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)
Mean minimum 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 15°C
(58°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)
Minimum 21°C
(69°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(71°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Kariba, Mashonaland West, Zimbabwe §

Kariba usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 19 rainy days and 218 mm (8.6 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Kariba are July, August and September. On average, 1 mm (0.1 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Kariba, 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) 241 (9.5) 242 (9.5) 127 (5.0) 34 (1.3) 9 (0.4) 2 (0.1) 2 (0.1) 0 (0.0) 2 (0.1) 12 (0.5) 60 (2.3) 172 (6.8)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 18 23 15 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 9 18

Monthly sunshine hours in Kariba, Mashonaland West, Zimbabwe §

The sunniest months in Kariba are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 28 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Kariba: January, February and June receive an average of 9 hours 42 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Kariba, 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 268 288 342 330 338 317 331 338 338 360 345 349
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 58m 12h 36m 12h 9m 11h 41m 11h 19m 11h 8m 11h 14m 11h 33m 11h 59m 12h 27m 12h 52m 13h 5m

Solar UV radiation in Kariba, Mashonaland West, Zimbabwe §

Kariba 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 Kariba UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Kariba, 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 11 12 14 15