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Monthly climate in Lupane, Zimbabwe

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Lupane features a hot semi-arid climate (BSh).Temperatures typically range between 16 °C (62 °F) and 26 °C (80 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 2 °C (36 °F) or can rise to as high as 40 °C (104 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 697 mm (27.4 inches) and receives 78 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Lupane enjoys an average of 3991 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 59 minutes to 13 hours 14 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Lupane, Zimbabwe §

The warmest months in Lupane are October, November and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 25 to 26 °C (78 - 80 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in May, June and July, when daily mean temperatures range from 16 to 19 °C (62 - 67 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Lupane experiences 283 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 Lupane, 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 37°C
(100°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 37°C
(100°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 37°C
(100°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 37°C
(99°F)
Mean maximum 34°C
(93°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 35°C
(96°F)
Average high 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 30°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(93°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 31°C
(88°F)
Daily mean 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 23°C
(75°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 25°C
(78°F)
Average low 20°C
(68°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(68°F)
Mean minimum 16°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 17°C
(63°F)
Minimum 14°C
(57°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 5°C
(40°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 15°C
(60°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Lupane, Zimbabwe §

Lupane usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 17 rainy days and 176 mm (6.9 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Lupane 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 Lupane, 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) 150 (5.9) 205 (8.1) 57 (2.2) 28 (1.1) 3 (0.1) 0 (0.0) 2 (0.1) 0 (0.0) 1 (0.0) 11 (0.4) 65 (2.6) 175 (6.9)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 17 20 8 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 11 16

Monthly sunshine hours in Lupane, Zimbabwe §

The sunniest months in Lupane are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 43 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Lupane: January, February and June receive an average of 10 hours 0 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Lupane, 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 291 293 346 330 333 315 329 334 338 361 358 358
Mean daily daylight hours 13h 6m 12h 41m 12h 10m 11h 38m 11h 12m 10h 59m 11h 6m 11h 28m 11h 58m 12h 31m 12h 59m 13h 14m

Solar UV radiation in Lupane, Zimbabwe §

Lupane 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 Lupane UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Lupane, 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