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Monthly climate in Gwanda, Zimbabwe

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Gwanda features a hot semi-arid climate (BSh).Temperatures typically range between 15 °C (59 °F) and 25 °C (78 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 3 °C (37 °F) or can rise to as high as 42 °C (108 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 630 mm (24.8 inches) and receives 74 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Gwanda enjoys an average of 3920 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 51 minutes to 13 hours 22 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Gwanda, Zimbabwe §

The warmest months in Gwanda are January, November and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 24 to 25 °C (76 - 78 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in May, June and July, when daily mean temperatures range from 15 to 18 °C (59 - 65 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Gwanda experiences 238 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 Gwanda, 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 38°C
(102°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 42°C
(108°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 41°C
(106°F)
Mean maximum 35°C
(95°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 37°C
(100°F)
Average high 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 31°C
(87°F)
Daily mean 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)
Average low 20°C
(68°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(68°F)
Mean minimum 15°C
(60°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 15°C
(59°F)
Minimum 13°C
(56°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 14°C
(57°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Gwanda, Zimbabwe §

Gwanda usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 15 rainy days and 155 mm (6.1 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Gwanda are June, July and August. On average, 4 mm (0.2 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Gwanda, 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) 118 (4.6) 219 (8.6) 38 (1.5) 24 (1.0) 8 (0.3) 4 (0.1) 5 (0.2) 3 (0.1) 7 (0.3) 16 (0.6) 61 (2.4) 127 (5.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 14 18 8 4 1 1 1 0 1 4 8 14

Monthly sunshine hours in Gwanda, Zimbabwe §

The sunniest months in Gwanda are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 28 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Gwanda: January, February and June receive an average of 9 hours 55 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Gwanda, 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 288 295 336 324 330 309 318 331 329 349 356 349
Mean daily daylight hours 13h 13m 12h 46m 12h 10m 11h 35m 11h 6m 10h 51m 10h 59m 11h 24m 11h 58m 12h 34m 13h 6m 13h 22m

Solar UV radiation in Gwanda, Zimbabwe §

Gwanda experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, February and December, 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 9. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Gwanda UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Gwanda, 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 16 14 12 9 7 8 10 12 14 15 15