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Gweru, Zimbabwe climate
Cwb Subtropical highland (dry winter)
Gweru has a mildly seasonal warm-temperate climate (Subtropical highland (dry winter), Köppen Cwb). The hottest month is November with an average daily high near 28°C, while the coldest is July averaging around 5°C at night. Precipitation totals about 652 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — December alone averages 162 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)Gweru climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 |
| Avg low (°C) | 16 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 16 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 137 | 104 | 79 | 39 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 28 | 86 | 162 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 21 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 13 |
| Avg low (°C) | 16 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 5 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 137 | 104 | 79 | 39 | 4 | 4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 21 | 24 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 13 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 |
| Avg low (°C) | 5 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 16 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 4 | 0 | 5 | 28 | 86 | 162 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 67 | 61 | 54 | 40 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 19 | 23 | 38 | 62 | 71 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 69 | 70 | 69 | 65 | 59 | 59 | 58 | 48 | 41 | 44 | 55 | 67 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 1.5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 67 | 61 | 54 | 40 | 26 | 25 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 69 | 70 | 69 | 65 | 59 | 59 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 27 | 19 | 23 | 38 | 62 | 71 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 58 | 48 | 41 | 44 | 55 | 67 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 1.7 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 1.5 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 23 years of daily observations at Gweru Thornhill, a weather station, about 5 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.