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Monthly climate in Dete, Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Dete features a hot semi-arid climate (BSh).Temperatures typically range between 18 °C (64 °F) and 27 °C (82 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 6 °C (44 °F) or can rise to as high as 41 °C (106 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 731 mm (28.8 inches) and receives 88 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Dete enjoys an average of 3949 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 0 minutes to 13 hours 12 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Dete, Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe §

The warmest months in Dete are October, November and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 26 to 27 °C (79 - 82 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in May, June and July, when daily mean temperatures range from 18 to 20 °C (64 - 69 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Dete experiences 292 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 Dete, Matabeleland North, 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 36°C
(97°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 38°C
(102°F)
Mean maximum 34°C
(93°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 36°C
(97°F)
Average high 29°C
(85°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 31°C
(88°F)
Daily mean 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(79°F)
Average low 20°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)
Mean minimum 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 7°C
(46°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(65°F)
Minimum 17°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 17°C
(64°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Dete, Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe §

Dete usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 19 rainy days and 181 mm (7.1 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Dete 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 Dete, Matabeleland North, 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) 180 (7.1) 219 (8.6) 82 (3.2) 26 (1.0) 2 (0.1) 1 (0.0) 2 (0.1) 0 (0.0) 1 (0.0) 10 (0.4) 62 (2.5) 145 (5.7)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 19 22 12 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 12 16

Monthly sunshine hours in Dete, Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe §

The sunniest months in Dete are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 37 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Dete: January, February and June receive an average of 9 hours 41 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Dete, Matabeleland North, 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 280 277 341 329 332 314 328 336 337 360 356 352
Mean daily daylight hours 13h 5m 12h 40m 12h 10m 11h 38m 11h 13m 11h 0m 11h 7m 11h 29m 11h 59m 12h 30m 12h 58m 13h 12m

Solar UV radiation in Dete, Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe §

Dete 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 Dete UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Dete, Matabeleland North, 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