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Monthly climate in Plumtree, Matabeleland South, Zimbabwe

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Plumtree features a hot semi-arid climate (BSh).Temperatures typically range between 14 °C (58 °F) and 24 °C (76 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 2 °C (35 °F) or can rise to as high as 39 °C (103 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 613 mm (24.1 inches) and receives 68 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Plumtree enjoys an average of 3988 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 53 minutes to 13 hours 20 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Plumtree, Matabeleland South, Zimbabwe §

The warmest months in Plumtree are October, November and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 23 to 24 °C (74 - 76 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in May, June and July, when daily mean temperatures range from 14 to 17 °C (58 - 63 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Plumtree experiences 228 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 Plumtree, 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 36°C
(96°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 36°C
(98°F)
Mean maximum 32°C
(90°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 34°C
(94°F)
Average high 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 29°C
(85°F)
Daily mean 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)
Average low 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(65°F)
Mean minimum 14°C
(57°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 6°C
(42°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 14°C
(58°F)
Minimum 11°C
(52°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 13°C
(56°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Plumtree, Matabeleland South, Zimbabwe §

Plumtree usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 15 rainy days and 149 mm (5.9 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Plumtree are May, June and August. On average, 2 mm (0.1 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Plumtree, 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) 129 (5.1) 189 (7.4) 41 (1.6) 20 (0.8) 3 (0.1) 0 (0.0) 3 (0.1) 2 (0.1) 3 (0.1) 15 (0.6) 80 (3.1) 129 (5.1)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 14 17 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 9 14

Monthly sunshine hours in Plumtree, Matabeleland South, Zimbabwe §

The sunniest months in Plumtree are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 46 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Plumtree: 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 Plumtree, 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 295 290 348 329 331 314 327 332 335 359 361 361
Mean daily daylight hours 13h 12m 12h 45m 12h 10m 11h 35m 11h 7m 10h 53m 11h 0m 11h 25m 11h 58m 12h 33m 13h 4m 13h 20m

Solar UV radiation in Plumtree, Matabeleland South, Zimbabwe §

Plumtree 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 9. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Plumtree UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Plumtree, 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) 17 16 14 12 9 8 8 10 12 13 15 15