Monthly climate in Shangani, Midlands, Zimbabwe

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Shangani features a hot semi-arid climate (BSh).Temperatures typically range between 14 °C (57 °F) and 23 °C (74 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 3 °C (37 °F) or can rise to as high as 38 °C (101 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 700 mm (27.6 inches) and receives 77 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Shangani enjoys an average of 3922 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 56 minutes to 13 hours 17 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Shangani, Midlands, Zimbabwe §

The warmest months in Shangani are October, November and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 22 to 23 °C (72 - 74 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in May, June and July, when daily mean temperatures range from 14 to 17 °C (57 - 62 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Shangani experiences 198 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 Shangani, Midlands, 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 35°C
(94°F)
32°C
(90°F)
34°C
(93°F)
31°C
(89°F)
29°C
(84°F)
27°C
(82°F)
28°C
(83°F)
32°C
(91°F)
35°C
(95°F)
38°C
(101°F)
36°C
(98°F)
36°C
(98°F)
Mean maximum 31°C
(87°F)
30°C
(86°F)
31°C
(87°F)
30°C
(85°F)
28°C
(82°F)
25°C
(78°F)
26°C
(79°F)
31°C
(88°F)
34°C
(94°F)
35°C
(95°F)
35°C
(95°F)
33°C
(92°F)
Average high 27°C
(80°F)
26°C
(80°F)
26°C
(80°F)
25°C
(78°F)
24°C
(75°F)
21°C
(71°F)
21°C
(70°F)
25°C
(78°F)
28°C
(83°F)
29°C
(84°F)
30°C
(86°F)
28°C
(83°F)
Daily mean 22°C
(71°F)
21°C
(71°F)
21°C
(69°F)
19°C
(67°F)
17°C
(62°F)
14°C
(58°F)
14°C
(57°F)
18°C
(64°F)
20°C
(69°F)
22°C
(72°F)
23°C
(74°F)
23°C
(73°F)
Average low 17°C
(63°F)
17°C
(63°F)
15°C
(60°F)
14°C
(57°F)
10°C
(50°F)
8°C
(47°F)
7°C
(45°F)
11°C
(51°F)
13°C
(56°F)
15°C
(59°F)
17°C
(63°F)
18°C
(64°F)
Mean minimum 13°C
(56°F)
14°C
(58°F)
12°C
(54°F)
9°C
(49°F)
6°C
(44°F)
5°C
(42°F)
4°C
(39°F)
6°C
(43°F)
7°C
(44°F)
9°C
(49°F)
13°C
(56°F)
14°C
(57°F)
Minimum 10°C
(50°F)
13°C
(55°F)
11°C
(52°F)
8°C
(46°F)
4°C
(40°F)
3°C
(37°F)
3°C
(38°F)
5°C
(42°F)
5°C
(40°F)
8°C
(47°F)
11°C
(51°F)
12°C
(54°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Shangani, Midlands, Zimbabwe §

Shangani usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 16 rainy days and 170 mm (6.7 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Shangani 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 Shangani, Midlands, 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) 159 (6.3) 205 (8.1) 49 (1.9) 27 (1.1) 5 (0.2) 2 (0.1) 3 (0.1) 1 (0.0) 5 (0.2) 26 (1.0) 74 (2.9) 146 (5.7)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 15 19 8 4 1 0 0 0 1 4 10 15

Monthly sunshine hours in Shangani, Midlands, Zimbabwe §

The sunniest months in Shangani are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 27 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Shangani: January, February and June receive an average of 9 hours 48 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Shangani, Midlands, 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 282 290 337 326 332 310 323 332 333 356 352 344
Mean daily daylight hours 13h 9m 12h 43m 12h 10m 11h 36m 11h 9m 10h 56m 11h 3m 11h 27m 11h 58m 12h 32m 13h 2m 13h 17m

Solar UV radiation in Shangani, Midlands, Zimbabwe §

Shangani 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 Shangani UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Shangani, Midlands, 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