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Monthly climate in Raffingora, Mashonaland West, Zimbabwe

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Raffingora 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 5 °C (41 °F) or can rise to as high as 38 °C (100 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 728 mm (28.7 inches) and receives 88 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Raffingora enjoys an average of 3961 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 6 minutes to 13 hours 6 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Raffingora, Mashonaland West, Zimbabwe §

The warmest months in Raffingora 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 - 66 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Raffingora experiences 251 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 Raffingora, 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
(94°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 36°C
(97°F)
Mean maximum 31°C
(89°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 33°C
(93°F)
Average high 27°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 23°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 31°C
(88°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
(66°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 22°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
(61°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(68°F)
Mean minimum 17°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 13°C
(57°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(63°F)
Minimum 15°C
(60°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 17°C
(62°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Raffingora, Mashonaland West, Zimbabwe §

Raffingora usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 18 rainy days and 172 mm (6.8 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Raffingora are June, July and August. On average, 1 mm (0.1 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Raffingora, 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) 189 (7.4) 194 (7.7) 89 (3.5) 25 (1.0) 8 (0.3) 2 (0.1) 1 (0.1) 1 (0.0) 2 (0.1) 15 (0.6) 70 (2.7) 133 (5.2)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 18 22 13 4 2 0 0 0 0 1 12 16

Monthly sunshine hours in Raffingora, Mashonaland West, Zimbabwe §

The sunniest months in Raffingora are March, October and December, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 24 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Raffingora: January, February and June receive an average of 9 hours 50 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Raffingora, 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 272 298 349 329 334 314 328 338 336 359 347 352
Mean daily daylight hours 13h 0m 12h 37m 12h 9m 11h 41m 11h 17m 11h 6m 11h 12m 11h 32m 11h 59m 12h 28m 12h 53m 13h 6m

Solar UV radiation in Raffingora, Mashonaland West, Zimbabwe §

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

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Raffingora, 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 17 15 13 10 9 9 11 12 12 15 16