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Byron Bay vs Harare
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Byron Bay and Harare have nearly identical year-round temperatures; Byron Bay is the wetter, with 42 in more rain a year, and Harare the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Byron Bay and Harare, in everyday terms.
Summers
Summers are nearly the same
Byron Bay: Warm
Harare: Warm
Winters
Winters are similar
Byron Bay: Cool
Harare: Cool
Rain & snow
Byron Bay is much wetter
Byron Bay: Very wet
Harare: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Harare is sunnier
Byron Bay: Partly cloudy
Harare: Fairly sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Byron Bay and Harare run remarkably close all year.
Precipitation
Byron Bay is the wetter — about 42 in more across the year.
Clear skies
Harare has the clearer skies — the higher line.
Exact monthly numbers
Tap a metric to open its full table. Desktop shows all twelve months; on a phone each metric splits into Jan–Jun and Jul–Dec.
Avg high (°F) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Bay | 83 | 83 | 81 | 77 | 73 | 68 | 68 | 71 | 74 | 77 | 79 | 82 |
| Harare | 80 | 81 | 80 | 78 | 75 | 71 | 70 | 76 | 82 | 84 | 83 | 81 |
| Difference | -3 | -2 | -1 | +1 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +5 | +7 | +8 | +4 | -1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Bay | 83 | 83 | 81 | 77 | 73 | 68 |
| Harare | 80 | 81 | 80 | 78 | 75 | 71 |
| Difference | -3 | -2 | -1 | +1 | +2 | +2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Bay | 68 | 71 | 74 | 77 | 79 | 82 |
| Harare | 70 | 76 | 82 | 84 | 83 | 81 |
| Difference | +2 | +5 | +7 | +8 | +4 | -1 |
Avg low (°F) Byron Bay runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Bay | 68 | 67 | 65 | 60 | 54 | 50 | 48 | 48 | 53 | 57 | 62 | 65 |
| Harare | 62 | 62 | 60 | 56 | 51 | 47 | 46 | 49 | 54 | 59 | 61 | 62 |
| Difference | -5 | -6 | -5 | -4 | -3 | -4 | -2 | +1 | +2 | +1 | -1 | -3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Bay | 68 | 67 | 65 | 60 | 54 | 50 |
| Harare | 62 | 62 | 60 | 56 | 51 | 47 |
| Difference | -5 | -6 | -5 | -4 | -3 | -4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Bay | 48 | 48 | 53 | 57 | 62 | 65 |
| Harare | 46 | 49 | 54 | 59 | 61 | 62 |
| Difference | -2 | +1 | +2 | +1 | -1 | -3 |
Precipitation (in) Byron Bay runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Bay | 6.6 | 8 | 8.2 | 7.4 | 6.2 | 8.2 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 5.7 |
| Harare | 5.9 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 2.7 | 7 |
| Difference | -0.7 | -3.6 | -4.8 | -6.1 | -5.4 | -7.8 | -4.3 | -3.6 | -2.4 | -2.8 | -2.2 | +1.2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Bay | 6.6 | 8 | 8.2 | 7.4 | 6.2 | 8.2 |
| Harare | 5.9 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.4 |
| Difference | -0.7 | -3.6 | -4.8 | -6.1 | -5.4 | -7.8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Bay | 4.4 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 5.7 |
| Harare | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 2.7 | 7 |
| Difference | -4.3 | -3.6 | -2.4 | -2.8 | -2.2 | +1.2 |
Cloud cover (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Bay | 60 | 61 | 58 | 54 | 52 | 51 | 44 | 40 | 41 | 51 | 58 | 59 |
| Harare | 77 | 72 | 62 | 44 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 23 | 20 | 33 | 58 | 75 |
| Difference | +16 | +10 | +4 | -10 | -22 | -21 | -14 | -17 | -21 | -18 | — | +16 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Bay | 60 | 61 | 58 | 54 | 52 | 51 |
| Harare | 77 | 72 | 62 | 44 | 30 | 30 |
| Difference | +16 | +10 | +4 | -10 | -22 | -21 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Bay | 44 | 40 | 41 | 51 | 58 | 59 |
| Harare | 29 | 23 | 20 | 33 | 58 | 75 |
| Difference | -14 | -17 | -21 | -18 | — | +16 |
Relative humidity (%) Byron Bay runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Bay | 77 | 77 | 76 | 73 | 71 | 72 | 70 | 69 | 71 | 73 | 75 | 76 |
| Harare | 74 | 74 | 72 | 66 | 60 | 61 | 59 | 51 | 43 | 46 | 56 | 70 |
| Difference | -3 | -3 | -4 | -7 | -11 | -11 | -11 | -18 | -28 | -27 | -19 | -6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Bay | 77 | 77 | 76 | 73 | 71 | 72 |
| Harare | 74 | 74 | 72 | 66 | 60 | 61 |
| Difference | -3 | -3 | -4 | -7 | -11 | -11 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Bay | 70 | 69 | 71 | 73 | 75 | 76 |
| Harare | 59 | 51 | 43 | 46 | 56 | 70 |
| Difference | -11 | -18 | -28 | -27 | -19 | -6 |
How both climates are changing
Both cities are warming. Each city has its own warming trend; see its trends page for the year-by-year detail. Byron Bay trends → · Harare trends →
Methodology & sources
Byron Bay
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 27 years of daily observations at Ballina Airport Aws, a weather station, about 21 km from the city centre. 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.
Harare
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 26 years of daily observations at Robert Gabriel Mugabe Intl / Harare, a weather station, about 12 km from the city centre. 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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