Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Victoria Falls features a hot semi-arid climate (BSh).Temperatures typically range between 17 °C (62 °F) and 27 °C (81 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 5 °C (41 °F) or can rise to as high as 39 °C (103 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 809 mm (31.8 inches) and receives 87 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Victoria Falls enjoys an average of 3964 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 3 minutes to 13 hours 10 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Victoria Falls are October, November and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 25 to 27 °C (78 - 81 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in May, June and July, when daily mean temperatures range from 17 to 20 °C (62 - 68 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Victoria Falls experiences 277 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 36°C (97°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 38°C (101°F) | 39°C (103°F) | 39°C (102°F) | 37°C (98°F) |
Mean maximum | 33°C (91°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 37°C (98°F) | 38°C (101°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 35°C (95°F) |
Average high | 29°C (84°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 31°C (88°F) |
Daily mean | 24°C (75°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (75°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 21°C (69°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 25°C (78°F) |
Average low | 20°C (68°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 20°C (67°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 20°C (69°F) |
Mean minimum | 17°C (63°F) | 17°C (64°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 7°C (44°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 11°C (53°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 18°C (64°F) |
Minimum | 16°C (61°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 6°C (43°F) | 7°C (44°F) | 5°C (41°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 17°C (63°F) |
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Victoria Falls usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 19 rainy days and 203 mm (8.0 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Victoria Falls are June, July and August. On average, 0 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 179 (7.0) | 274 (10.8) | 91 (3.6) | 26 (1.0) | 2 (0.1) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.0) | 9 (0.3) | 71 (2.8) | 155 (6.1) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 19 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 18 |
The sunniest months in Victoria Falls are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 36 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Victoria Falls: January, February and June receive an average of 9 hours 45 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 281 | 280 | 345 | 331 | 336 | 316 | 329 | 337 | 337 | 358 | 357 | 352 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 13h 3m | 12h 39m | 12h 10m | 11h 39m | 11h 15m | 11h 3m | 11h 9m | 11h 30m | 11h 59m | 12h 29m | 12h 56m | 13h 10m |
Victoria Falls experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, November 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 Victoria Falls UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 |