Beitbridge climate — normals and trends
Beitbridge (Zimbabwe) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 22.9 °C and it receives 369 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is January (26.6 °C on average) and the coldest is July (16.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Beitbridge averages 0 frost days, 163 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 50 rainy days per year.
Beitbridge has warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.12 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 45.8 °C (on 28 October 2019) and the coldest 0.8 °C (on 15 June 1968).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
BeitbridgeMatabeleland South Province
- coords
- -22.22°, 30.00°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
22.9°C
Average daily high
29.2°C
Average daily low
17.3°C
Annual rainfall
369mm
Sunshine / day
10.2h
Mean relative humidity
57%
Average peak wind
17.5km/h
Seasonal range
9.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
163 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
50 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
29.5 °C
Average feels-like low
16.7 °C
Average peak gust
35.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
129 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.0 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.18 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
45.8 °C
28 October 2019
Coldest day
0.8 °C
15 June 1968
Wettest day
116 mm
23 March 1984
Windiest day
49.2 km/h
13 March 1941
Strongest gust
78.5 km/h
28 June 1994
Hottest feels-like
46.5 °C
26 February 1992
Coldest feels-like
-3.0 °C
15 June 1968
Sunniest day
13.4 h
18 December 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31.1 °C | -0.7 °C | 293 mm | +220 mm |
| Feb | 30.4 °C | -1.0 °C | 161 mm | +93 mm |
| Mar | 30.9 °C | 0.0 °C | 4 mm | -29 mm |
| Apr | 29.2 °C | -0.1 °C | 13 mm | -2 mm |
| May | 27.0 °C | -0.2 °C | 1 mm | -5 mm |
| Jun | 25.8 °C | +1.1 °C | 1 mm | -3 mm |
| Jul | 25.0 °C | +0.6 °C | 3 mm | +1 mm |
| Aug | 29.4 °C | +2.6 °C | 3 mm | +0 mm |
| Sep | 31.6 °C | +1.8 °C | 3 mm | -7 mm |
| Oct | 31.9 °C | +0.6 °C | 9 mm | -10 mm |
| Nov | 29.7 °C | -1.9 °C | 79 mm | +27 mm |
| Dec | 30.7 °C | -1.0 °C | 111 mm | +27 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Beitbridge?
Beitbridge has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.9 °C and it receives 369 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Beitbridge?
The hottest day measured in Beitbridge between 1940 and 2025 was 28 October 2019, reaching 45.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Beitbridge?
The coldest day measured in Beitbridge between 1940 and 2025 was 15 June 1968, at 0.8 °C.
Does it snow in Beitbridge?
Almost never: Beitbridge sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Beitbridge warmed?
Yes: Beitbridge warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Beitbridge?
The wettest day measured in Beitbridge between 1940 and 2025 was 23 March 1984, with 116 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Beitbridge?
The windiest day measured in Beitbridge between 1940 and 2025 was 13 March 1941, with winds reaching 49.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Beitbridge?
The warmest month in Beitbridge is January (26.6 °C on average); the coldest is July (16.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Beitbridge?
Beitbridge receives on average 369 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 50 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Beitbridge?
Beitbridge gets on average 10.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,723 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Beitbridge?
Yes: Beitbridge has on average 129 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Beitbridge?
In Beitbridge, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.5 °C on 26 February 1992, and the lowest was -3.0 °C on 15 June 1968.
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