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Monthly climate in Masvingo, Zimbabwe

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Masvingo features a hot semi-arid climate (BSh).Temperatures typically range between 14 °C (58 °F) and 24 °C (75 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 3 °C (38 °F) or can rise to as high as 40 °C (104 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 725 mm (28.6 inches) and receives 85 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Masvingo enjoys an average of 3882 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 55 minutes to 13 hours 18 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Masvingo, Zimbabwe §

The warmest months in Masvingo are January, November and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 23 to 24 °C (73 - 75 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in May, June and July, when daily mean temperatures range from 14 to 17 °C (58 - 63 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Masvingo experiences 208 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 Masvingo, 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)		 35°C
(95°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 37°C
(100°F)
Mean maximum 32°C
(90°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 35°C
(96°F)
Average high 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(85°F)
Daily mean 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)
Average low 19°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(66°F)
Mean minimum 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 14°C
(58°F)
Minimum 12°C
(54°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 13°C
(56°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Masvingo, Zimbabwe §

Masvingo usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 15 rainy days and 161 mm (6.3 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Masvingo are June, August and September. On average, 5 mm (0.2 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Masvingo, 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) 144 (5.7) 184 (7.3) 86 (3.4) 27 (1.0) 9 (0.3) 6 (0.2) 7 (0.3) 3 (0.1) 5 (0.2) 20 (0.8) 82 (3.2) 153 (6.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 15 18 11 5 2 2 2 0 1 5 10 14

Monthly sunshine hours in Masvingo, Zimbabwe §

The sunniest months in Masvingo are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 15 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Masvingo: January, February and June receive an average of 9 hours 52 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Masvingo, 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 283 298 328 324 326 306 312 334 331 345 347 342
Mean daily daylight hours 13h 10m 12h 44m 12h 10m 11h 36m 11h 8m 10h 55m 11h 2m 11h 26m 11h 58m 12h 32m 13h 3m 13h 18m

Solar UV radiation in Masvingo, Zimbabwe §

Masvingo 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 9. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Masvingo UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Masvingo, 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 9 8 8 10 12 13 15 15