Bindura climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Bindura?

Bindura has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.2 °C and it receives 682 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Bindura?

The hottest day measured in Bindura between 1940 and 2025 was 26 October 2011, reaching 37.8 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Bindura?

The coldest day measured in Bindura between 1940 and 2025 was 15 June 1968, at 2.3 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Bindura?

Almost never: Bindura sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Bindura warmed?

Yes: Bindura warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Bindura?

The wettest day measured in Bindura between 1940 and 2025 was 4 January 2015, with 117 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Bindura?

The windiest day measured in Bindura between 1940 and 2025 was 13 March 1941, with winds reaching 45.1 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Bindura?

The warmest month in Bindura is November (23.5 °C on average); the coldest is July (15.3 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Bindura?

Bindura receives on average 682 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 93 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Bindura?

Bindura gets on average 10.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,905 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Bindura (Zimbabwe) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 20.2 °C and it receives 682 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 November (23.5 °C on average) and the coldest is July (15.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.

Bindura averages 0 frost days, 51 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 93 rainy days per year.

Bindura has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 37.8 °C (on 26 October 2011) and the coldest 2.3 °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

BinduraMashonaland Central

coords: -17.30°, 31.33°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

BShHot semi-aridWarmest monthNovemberColdest monthJulyWettest monthJanuaryDriest monthJuly

Mean daily temperature

20.2°C

Average daily high

26.1°C

Average daily low

14.8°C

Annual rainfall

682mm

Sunshine / day

10.7h

Mean relative humidity

63%

Average peak wind

13.4km/h

Seasonal range

8.2°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

51 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

93 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

26.8 °C

Average feels-like low

14.5 °C

Average peak gust

30.8 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

12 d/yr

Solar radiation

20.6 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.7 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.51 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

37.8 °C

26 October 2011

Coldest day

2.3 °C

15 June 1968

Wettest day

117 mm

4 January 2015

Windiest day

45.1 km/h

13 March 1941

Strongest gust

87.5 km/h

13 March 1941

Hottest feels-like

40.4 °C

21 February 2016

Coldest feels-like

-1.9 °C

15 June 1968

Sunniest day

13.0 h

30 December 1941

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	36.1 °C26 October 2025	5.2 °C11 July 2025	21.0 °C	948 mm	68
2024	37.8 °C30 September 2024	6.0 °C15 June 2024	22.2 °C	400 mm	130
2023	37.2 °C14 October 2023	6.7 °C21 June 2023	21.6 °C	697 mm	93
2022	34.3 °C27 October 2022	6.7 °C29 July 2022	20.7 °C	737 mm	58
2021	36.6 °C24 October 2021	6.4 °C13 June 2021	21.1 °C	549 mm	70
2020	36.5 °C27 September 2020	6.5 °C5 July 2020	21.1 °C	642 mm	73
2019	37.5 °C29 October 2019	4.6 °C24 July 2019	21.4 °C	519 mm	110
2018	36.2 °C22 November 2018	6.1 °C7 June 2018	20.9 °C	628 mm	79
2017	37.8 °C17 October 2017	6.2 °C17 July 2017	20.6 °C	860 mm	47
2016	35.6 °C2 December 2016	5.8 °C25 June 2016	21.2 °C	566 mm	106
2015	36.6 °C14 November 2015	5.9 °C17 June 2015	20.8 °C	717 mm	73
2014	35.0 °C10 October 2014	4.6 °C8 June 2014	20.8 °C	768 mm	65
2013	36.2 °C22 October 2013	6.7 °C28 May 2013	20.6 °C	785 mm	62
2012	35.8 °C19 October 2012	3.2 °C19 July 2012	20.6 °C	597 mm	64
2011	37.8 °C26 October 2011	5.0 °C1 July 2011	20.7 °C	657 mm	61
2010	36.7 °C26 October 2010	6.7 °C9 July 2010	21.0 °C	775 mm	74
2009	33.9 °C8 October 2009	5.1 °C30 June 2009	20.1 °C	570 mm	41
2008	35.0 °C1 December 2008	6.2 °C3 July 2008	20.3 °C	600 mm	64
2007	34.0 °C24 September 2007	5.7 °C11 July 2007	20.3 °C	932 mm	44
2006	35.9 °C3 November 2006	4.5 °C10 July 2006	20.5 °C	614 mm	55
2005	36.8 °C17 November 2005	5.8 °C21 June 2005	20.9 °C	528 mm	66
2004	35.2 °C8 October 2004	5.3 °C19 July 2004	20.3 °C	676 mm	43
2003	35.5 °C17 October 2003	4.5 °C15 July 2003	20.6 °C	619 mm	71
2002	34.7 °C5 November 2002	6.2 °C6 June 2002	21.0 °C	333 mm	68
2001	34.1 °C19 October 2001	6.0 °C26 July 2001	20.3 °C	788 mm	46
2000	33.4 °C26 October 2000	6.0 °C24 July 2000	20.0 °C	850 mm	26
1999	34.1 °C23 October 1999	5.4 °C10 June 1999	19.8 °C	771 mm	26
1998	34.6 °C3 October 1998	4.3 °C18 June 1998	20.8 °C	627 mm	55
1997	34.5 °C27 October 1997	6.4 °C7 August 1997	19.9 °C	994 mm	33
1996	34.3 °C25 October 1996	3.8 °C29 June 1996	20.0 °C	954 mm	56
1995	34.7 °C20 October 1995	7.0 °C10 July 1995	21.0 °C	452 mm	69
1994	37.3 °C24 November 1994	3.3 °C13 July 1994	20.5 °C	489 mm	63
1993	34.6 °C1 November 1993	5.2 °C22 June 1993	20.4 °C	659 mm	27
1992	34.6 °C25 October 1992	6.3 °C9 July 1992	21.4 °C	454 mm	93
1991	34.4 °C31 October 1991	6.1 °C17 June 1991	20.6 °C	462 mm	47
1990	35.3 °C6 November 1990	6.7 °C26 July 1990	20.4 °C	566 mm	38
1989	33.6 °C4 October 1989	7.1 °C23 July 1989	19.9 °C	938 mm	32
1988	34.2 °C11 October 1988	5.3 °C15 July 1988	20.0 °C	820 mm	29
1987	35.0 °C20 November 1987	5.3 °C16 July 1987	20.9 °C	468 mm	68
1986	33.2 °C7 October 1986	4.4 °C15 June 1986	19.6 °C	653 mm	34
1985	32.4 °C5 November 1985	5.3 °C21 June 1985	19.6 °C	756 mm	12
1984	33.8 °C5 September 1984	6.2 °C17 June 1984	20.2 °C	599 mm	37
1983	33.8 °C12 November 1983	5.4 °C11 August 1983	21.2 °C	518 mm	95
1982	33.3 °C7 December 1982	4.7 °C16 July 1982	20.0 °C	506 mm	42
1981	34.9 °C8 November 1981	3.0 °C18 June 1981	19.4 °C	755 mm	41
1980	33.7 °C13 November 1980	4.2 °C12 July 1980	19.7 °C	665 mm	26
1979	34.2 °C24 September 1979	5.5 °C26 July 1979	19.8 °C	505 mm	55
1978	34.4 °C29 September 1978	5.2 °C16 June 1978	19.7 °C	839 mm	43
1977	33.6 °C14 October 1977	4.8 °C6 July 1977	19.9 °C	789 mm	36
1976	37.2 °C25 November 1976	4.8 °C5 August 1976	19.6 °C	710 mm	39
1975	35.2 °C5 November 1975	4.4 °C25 July 1975	19.6 °C	537 mm	39
1974	34.5 °C18 October 1974	5.2 °C27 July 1974	19.1 °C	744 mm	23
1973	34.2 °C15 September 1973	6.4 °C10 July 1973	20.0 °C	649 mm	44
1972	34.8 °C23 November 1972	5.8 °C3 July 1972	19.9 °C	561 mm	44
1971	32.9 °C5 October 1971	6.3 °C11 June 1971	19.8 °C	561 mm	17
1970	33.7 °C8 October 1970	7.7 °C3 July 1970	20.3 °C	519 mm	38
1969	35.5 °C27 November 1969	6.5 °C24 July 1969	19.9 °C	736 mm	43
1968	34.8 °C20 October 1968	2.3 °C15 June 1968	20.0 °C	464 mm	50
1967	35.1 °C11 December 1967	2.4 °C19 July 1967	19.8 °C	547 mm	40
1966	34.0 °C29 November 1966	4.3 °C22 August 1966	19.9 °C	531 mm	45
1965	32.2 °C1 November 1965	4.1 °C3 June 1965	19.2 °C	310 mm	26
1964	34.8 °C10 November 1964	3.6 °C28 July 1964	19.3 °C	547 mm	27
1963	33.7 °C6 October 1963	3.5 °C6 June 1963	19.4 °C	754 mm	31
1962	34.2 °C18 October 1962	5.5 °C31 July 1962	19.6 °C	804 mm	30
1961	34.9 °C15 October 1961	5.7 °C11 August 1961	19.9 °C	589 mm	36
1960	34.4 °C10 October 1960	5.4 °C3 July 1960	20.2 °C	560 mm	55
1959	35.1 °C4 October 1959	6.9 °C22 July 1959	20.1 °C	538 mm	32
1958	33.1 °C17 October 1958	4.8 °C19 July 1958	19.2 °C	1,121 mm	17
1957	35.8 °C25 November 1957	4.9 °C19 July 1957	19.6 °C	760 mm	59
1956	32.7 °C15 October 1956	4.0 °C5 July 1956	18.9 °C	940 mm	25
1955	34.5 °C14 November 1955	5.1 °C11 August 1955	19.1 °C	949 mm	32
1954	35.9 °C27 October 1954	5.3 °C4 July 1954	20.1 °C	527 mm	53
1953	34.5 °C31 October 1953	4.1 °C22 July 1953	19.1 °C	936 mm	35
1952	34.0 °C16 September 1952	5.1 °C2 July 1952	19.8 °C	956 mm	51
1951	37.2 °C27 November 1951	4.5 °C14 July 1951	21.1 °C	379 mm	96
1950	34.2 °C24 October 1950	5.1 °C10 June 1950	19.2 °C	861 mm	50
1949	35.9 °C3 November 1949	5.1 °C9 August 1949	19.7 °C	836 mm	54
1948	33.4 °C13 October 1948	5.9 °C21 July 1948	19.1 °C	1,090 mm	36
1947	33.9 °C29 October 1947	5.7 °C1 July 1947	19.3 °C	936 mm	47
1946	35.4 °C24 October 1946	4.3 °C9 July 1946	18.9 °C	1,060 mm	28
1945	33.9 °C14 October 1945	6.5 °C23 June 1945	19.6 °C	756 mm	49
1944	33.7 °C21 October 1944	6.6 °C4 June 1944	19.4 °C	793 mm	39
1943	35.5 °C16 November 1943	4.7 °C30 June 1943	19.5 °C	812 mm	59
1942	34.2 °C13 October 1942	5.1 °C7 July 1942	19.8 °C	661 mm	38
1941	36.4 °C12 October 1941	5.3 °C22 June 1941	20.8 °C	438 mm	85
1940	34.3 °C10 November 1940	4.7 °C17 July 1940	19.8 °C	584 mm	51

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

27.1 °C

+1.0 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

68 d/yr

+17

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

948 mm

+266 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	27.7 °C	+1.2 °C	277 mm	+99 mm
Feb	28.3 °C	+1.8 °C	172 mm	+18 mm
Mar	27.9 °C	+1.4 °C	60 mm	-20 mm
Apr	26.7 °C	+0.7 °C	108 mm	+87 mm
May	24.8 °C	+0.3 °C	18 mm	+14 mm
Jun	23.8 °C	+1.4 °C	2 mm	+0 mm
Jul	22.8 °C	+0.6 °C	1 mm	-1 mm
Aug	26.3 °C	+1.6 °C	0 mm	-1 mm
Sep	30.6 °C	+2.6 °C	1 mm	-1 mm
Oct	31.2 °C	+1.2 °C	2 mm	-11 mm
Nov	28.1 °C	-1.1 °C	111 mm	+43 mm
Dec	26.9 °C	-0.3 °C	198 mm	+39 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

36.1 °C

26 Oct 2025

Coldest day

5.2 °C

11 Jul 2025

Wettest day

52.2 mm

18 Apr 2025

Windiest day

27.5 km/h

28 Oct 2025

Strongest gust

60.1 km/h

3 Nov 2025

Hottest feels-like

37.5 °C

2 Nov 2025

Coldest feels-like

2.5 °C

11 Jul 2025

Sunniest day

12.8 h

13 Jan 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Bindura?

Bindura has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.2 °C and it receives 682 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Bindura?

The hottest day measured in Bindura between 1940 and 2025 was 26 October 2011, reaching 37.8 °C.

What is the coldest day in Bindura?

The coldest day measured in Bindura between 1940 and 2025 was 15 June 1968, at 2.3 °C.

Does it snow in Bindura?

Almost never: Bindura sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Bindura warmed?

Yes: Bindura warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Bindura?

The wettest day measured in Bindura between 1940 and 2025 was 4 January 2015, with 117 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Bindura?

The windiest day measured in Bindura between 1940 and 2025 was 13 March 1941, with winds reaching 45.1 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Bindura?

The warmest month in Bindura is November (23.5 °C on average); the coldest is July (15.3 °C).

How much does it rain in Bindura?

Bindura receives on average 682 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 93 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Bindura?

Bindura gets on average 10.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,905 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Bindura?

Yes: Bindura has on average 12 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Bindura?

In Bindura, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.4 °C on 21 February 2016, and the lowest was -1.9 °C on 15 June 1968.

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