Beitbridge, Zimbabwe climate

BWh Hot desert

Beitbridge has a mildly seasonal tropical climate (Hot desert, Köppen BWh). The hottest month is January with an average daily high near 93°F, while the coldest is July averaging around 49°F at night. Precipitation totals about 11 inches a year and is strongly seasonal — January alone averages 2.8 inches while August barely receives 0.01 inches.

☀️ Summers

Hot

Highs near 93°F in January.

❄️ Winters

Cool

Lows near 49°F in July.

🌧️ Rain

Fairly dry

About 11 in of rain a year.

Wettest in January

⛅ Sky & trend

Fairly sunny

More sun than cloud through the year.

Temperature & precipitation

Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figures

Hours of sunshine per day

Estimated sunny hours each month — daylight length × clear-sky fraction · 1991–2020 monthly cloud cover (NASA POWER)

Beitbridge climate normals (1991–2020)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°F)	93	93	91	88	84	80	79	83	88	91	92	93
Avg temp (°F)	83	82	80	75	70	65	64	68	74	79	81	82
Avg low (°F)	72	72	69	63	55	50	49	54	61	67	70	72
Precipitation (in)	2.8	2.2	1.3	0.4	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.0	0.2	0.6	1.9	1.4

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Avg high (°F)	93	93	91	88	84	80
Avg temp (°F)	83	82	80	75	70	65
Avg low (°F)	72	72	69	63	55	50
Precipitation (in)	2.8	2.2	1.3	0.4	0.2	0.1

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°F)	79	83	88	91	92	93
Avg temp (°F)	64	68	74	79	81	82
Avg low (°F)	49	54	61	67	70	72
Precipitation (in)	0.2	0.0	0.2	0.6	1.9	1.4

Sky & atmosphere

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	60	56	53	43	28	29	31	28	32	46	59	63
Relative humidity (%)	59	60	59	56	50	50	49	44	41	43	49	56
Wind speed (mph)	6.9	6.6	6.1	5.5	4.7	4.7	5.2	6.0	7.5	8.5	7.6	6.7

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Cloud cover (%)	60	56	53	43	28	29
Relative humidity (%)	59	60	59	56	50	50
Wind speed (mph)	6.9	6.6	6.1	5.5	4.7	4.7

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	31	28	32	46	59	63
Relative humidity (%)	49	44	41	43	49	56
Wind speed (mph)	5.2	6.0	7.5	8.5	7.6	6.7

Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 23 years of daily observations at Beitbridge, a weather station, inside the city. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.

Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.

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