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Monthly climate in Hwange, Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Hwange features a hot semi-arid climate (BSh).Temperatures typically range between 19 °C (66 °F) and 29 °C (84 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 7 °C (45 °F) or can rise to as high as 43 °C (109 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 580 mm (22.9 inches) and receives 71 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Hwange enjoys an average of 3959 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 Hwange, Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe §

The warmest months in Hwange are October, November and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 27 to 29 °C (81 - 84 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in May, June and July, when daily mean temperatures range from 19 to 22 °C (66 - 71 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Hwange experiences 313 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 Hwange, 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 39°C
(103°F)		 37°C
(100°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 43°C
(109°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 39°C
(102°F)
Mean maximum 36°C
(96°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 37°C
(99°F)
Average high 31°C
(88°F)		 30°C
(85°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 33°C
(91°F)
Daily mean 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 27°C
(81°F)
Average low 22°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(72°F)
Mean minimum 19°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 20°C
(67°F)
Minimum 18°C
(64°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 8°C
(48°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 19°C
(66°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Hwange, Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe §

Hwange usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 16 rainy days and 150 mm (5.9 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Hwange are June, August and September. On average, 0 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Hwange, 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) 147 (5.8) 181 (7.1) 55 (2.1) 17 (0.7) 1 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 5 (0.2) 51 (2.0) 122 (4.8)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 17 19 10 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 14

Monthly sunshine hours in Hwange, Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe §

The sunniest months in Hwange are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 38 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Hwange: January, February and June receive an average of 9 hours 44 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Hwange, 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 280 280 343 330 333 315 330 337 337 360 358 352
Mean daily daylight hours 13h 4m 12h 40m 12h 9m 11h 38m 11h 13m 11h 1m 11h 8m 11h 30m 11h 59m 12h 30m 12h 57m 13h 11m

Solar UV radiation in Hwange, Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe §

Hwange 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 Hwange UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Hwange, 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