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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 34°C, while the coldest is July averaging around 10°C at night. Precipitation totals about 285 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — January alone averages 71 mm while August barely receives 0 mm.
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresHours 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 (°C) | 34 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 34 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 28 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
| Avg low (°C) | 22 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 22 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 71 | 55 | 34 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 48 | 35 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 34 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 26 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 28 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 18 |
| Avg low (°C) | 22 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 13 | 10 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 71 | 55 | 34 | 9 | 4 | 2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 26 | 28 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 34 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 18 | 20 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
| Avg low (°C) | 10 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 22 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 5 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 48 | 35 |
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 (m/s) | 3.1 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.0 |
| 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 (m/s) | 3.1 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.1 |
| 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 (m/s) | 2.3 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.0 |
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.