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Monthly climate in Gweru, Zimbabwe

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Gweru features a humid subtropical climate (Cwa).Temperatures typically range between 13 °C (56 °F) and 23 °C (74 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 4 °C (39 °F) or can rise to as high as 38 °C (100 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 756 mm (29.8 inches) and receives 81 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Gweru enjoys an average of 3911 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 57 minutes to 13 hours 16 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Gweru, Zimbabwe §

The warmest months in Gweru are October, November and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 22 to 23 °C (71 - 74 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in May, June and July, when daily mean temperatures range from 13 to 16 °C (56 - 62 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Gweru experiences 192 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 Gweru, 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 34°C
(93°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 36°C
(97°F)
Mean maximum 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 33°C
(91°F)
Average high 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 28°C
(83°F)
Daily mean 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(73°F)
Average low 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(64°F)
Mean minimum 14°C
(57°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 6°C
(42°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 14°C
(57°F)
Minimum 11°C
(52°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 12°C
(55°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Gweru, Zimbabwe §

Gweru usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 16 rainy days and 185 mm (7.3 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Gweru are June, August and September. On average, 3 mm (0.1 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Gweru, 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) 177 (7.0) 212 (8.3) 62 (2.5) 25 (1.0) 5 (0.2) 3 (0.1) 4 (0.2) 1 (0.0) 4 (0.2) 22 (0.9) 75 (3.0) 166 (6.5)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 15 19 8 4 1 0 1 0 1 5 12 15

Monthly sunshine hours in Gweru, Zimbabwe §

The sunniest months in Gweru are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 25 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Gweru: January, February and June receive an average of 9 hours 47 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Gweru, 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 280 290 334 325 332 309 319 333 333 354 351 344
Mean daily daylight hours 13h 8m 12h 42m 12h 10m 11h 37m 11h 10m 10h 57m 11h 4m 11h 27m 11h 58m 12h 32m 13h 1m 13h 16m

Solar UV radiation in Gweru, Zimbabwe §

Gweru 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 Gweru UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Gweru, 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