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Monthly climate in Beitbridge, Matabeleland South, Zimbabwe

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Beitbridge features a hot desert climate (BWh).Temperatures typically range between 17 °C (64 °F) and 27 °C (81 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 6 °C (42 °F) or can rise to as high as 46 °C (115 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 417 mm (16.4 inches) and receives 50 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Beitbridge enjoys an average of 3898 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 47 minutes to 13 hours 27 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Beitbridge, Matabeleland South, Zimbabwe §

The warmest months in Beitbridge are January, November and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 27 to 27 °C (80 - 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 (64 - 69 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Beitbridge experiences 273 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 Beitbridge, Matabeleland South, 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 41°C
(107°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 35°C
(94°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 42°C
(107°F)		 46°C
(115°F)		 42°C
(109°F)		 42°C
(108°F)
Mean maximum 39°C
(102°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 35°C
(94°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 40°C
(105°F)
Average high 32°C
(90°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(91°F)
Daily mean 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)
Average low 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 22°C
(71°F)
Mean minimum 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 10°C
(49°F)		 8°C
(48°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 17°C
(63°F)
Minimum 17°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 6°C
(42°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 17°C
(62°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Beitbridge, Matabeleland South, Zimbabwe §

Beitbridge usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 10 rainy days and 105 mm (4.1 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Beitbridge are June, July and August. On average, 2 mm (0.1 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Beitbridge, Matabeleland South, 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) 80 (3.1) 151 (5.9) 16 (0.6) 14 (0.6) 7 (0.3) 2 (0.1) 2 (0.1) 3 (0.1) 5 (0.2) 17 (0.7) 37 (1.4) 84 (3.3)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 10 13 2 3 1 0 0 1 1 4 6 9

Monthly sunshine hours in Beitbridge, Matabeleland South, Zimbabwe §

The sunniest months in Beitbridge are March, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 23 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Beitbridge: January, February and June receive an average of 9 hours 56 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Beitbridge, Matabeleland South, 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 291 293 350 318 325 309 320 327 324 337 346 351
Mean daily daylight hours 13h 18m 12h 48m 12h 11m 11h 32m 11h 1m 10h 47m 10h 54m 11h 21m 11h 57m 12h 36m 13h 10m 13h 27m

Solar UV radiation in Beitbridge, Matabeleland South, Zimbabwe §

Beitbridge experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, February and November, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 15 - 16, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.May, June and July are in the High / Very High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 8. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Beitbridge UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Beitbridge, Matabeleland South, 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) 16 15 13 11 8 6 7 9 11 13 15 14