Chegutu climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Chegutu?

Chegutu has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.6 °C and it receives 700 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Chegutu between 1940 and 2025 was 26 October 2011, reaching 39.1 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Chegutu?

The coldest day measured in Chegutu between 1940 and 2025 was 15 June 1968, at 1.1 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Chegutu?

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

Q: Has the climate of Chegutu warmed?

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

Q: What is the wettest day in Chegutu?

The wettest day measured in Chegutu between 1940 and 2025 was 7 February 1946, with 203 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Chegutu?

The windiest day measured in Chegutu between 1940 and 2025 was 13 March 1941, with winds reaching 41.3 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Chegutu?

The warmest month in Chegutu is October (24.2 °C on average); the coldest is July (15.6 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Chegutu?

Chegutu receives on average 700 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 86 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Chegutu?

Chegutu gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Chegutu (Zimbabwe) has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Cwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 20.6 °C and it receives 700 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 October (24.2 °C on average) and the coldest is July (15.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.

Chegutu averages 0 frost days, 77 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 86 rainy days per year.

Chegutu 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 39.1 °C (on 26 October 2011) and the coldest 1.1 °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

ChegutuMashonaland West

coords: -18.13°, 30.14°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CwaHumid subtropical, dry winterWarmest monthOctoberColdest monthJulyWettest monthDecemberDriest monthAugust

Mean daily temperature

20.6°C

Average daily high

27.0°C

Average daily low

14.9°C

Annual rainfall

700mm

Sunshine / day

10.9h

Mean relative humidity

57%

Average peak wind

15.2km/h

Seasonal range

8.6°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

77 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

86 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

27.4 °C

Average feels-like low

13.9 °C

Average peak gust

32.7 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

16 d/yr

Solar radiation

21.0 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.7 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.48 · 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

39.1 °C

26 October 2011

Coldest day

1.1 °C

15 June 1968

Wettest day

203 mm

7 February 1946

Windiest day

41.3 km/h

13 March 1941

Strongest gust

79.6 km/h

13 March 1941

Hottest feels-like

41.0 °C

26 October 2011

Coldest feels-like

-3.5 °C

15 June 1968

Sunniest day

13.1 h

31 December 1941

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	35.0 °C26 October 2025	5.4 °C1 August 2025	21.3 °C	854 mm	91
2024	36.8 °C29 September 2024	6.3 °C4 July 2024	22.3 °C	378 mm	149
2023	37.9 °C5 December 2023	6.7 °C16 June 2023	22.0 °C	764 mm	126
2022	35.6 °C4 October 2022	6.4 °C30 July 2022	21.1 °C	732 mm	85
2021	36.9 °C8 November 2021	4.7 °C4 July 2021	21.1 °C	769 mm	85
2020	36.6 °C27 September 2020	6.6 °C10 August 2020	21.5 °C	737 mm	118
2019	38.1 °C28 October 2019	6.0 °C28 July 2019	21.9 °C	535 mm	153
2018	35.9 °C22 November 2018	5.7 °C8 June 2018	21.5 °C	564 mm	112
2017	38.2 °C17 October 2017	5.6 °C23 June 2017	20.8 °C	1,107 mm	72
2016	37.8 °C8 January 2016	6.4 °C22 July 2016	21.8 °C	662 mm	132
2015	37.5 °C14 November 2015	5.5 °C5 August 2015	21.6 °C	458 mm	122
2014	35.7 °C11 November 2014	5.0 °C18 July 2014	21.2 °C	816 mm	90
2013	37.0 °C28 September 2013	5.7 °C27 May 2013	21.0 °C	751 mm	92
2012	36.4 °C20 November 2012	3.5 °C20 July 2012	21.2 °C	591 mm	94
2011	39.1 °C26 October 2011	3.6 °C27 June 2011	21.2 °C	619 mm	81
2010	37.5 °C12 October 2010	4.9 °C14 August 2010	21.4 °C	761 mm	98
2009	35.7 °C8 October 2009	5.3 °C26 June 2009	20.5 °C	670 mm	71
2008	36.2 °C27 September 2008	6.2 °C29 June 2008	21.0 °C	620 mm	88
2007	36.1 °C8 October 2007	5.5 °C12 July 2007	21.1 °C	679 mm	95
2006	35.7 °C3 November 2006	4.4 °C5 August 2006	20.6 °C	725 mm	57
2005	36.3 °C21 October 2005	6.3 °C31 July 2005	21.7 °C	619 mm	124
2004	35.9 °C8 October 2004	6.2 °C18 July 2004	20.6 °C	785 mm	55
2003	36.4 °C17 October 2003	4.7 °C16 July 2003	21.0 °C	660 mm	112
2002	35.0 °C19 October 2002	6.9 °C6 June 2002	21.3 °C	412 mm	103
2001	35.8 °C25 September 2001	6.2 °C18 July 2001	20.9 °C	861 mm	75
2000	34.0 °C26 October 2000	6.3 °C18 July 2000	20.3 °C	993 mm	56
1999	35.6 °C5 November 1999	6.2 °C23 July 1999	20.3 °C	709 mm	54
1998	37.3 °C4 November 1998	6.4 °C16 July 1998	21.3 °C	728 mm	94
1997	36.0 °C27 October 1997	7.0 °C9 July 1997	20.5 °C	895 mm	64
1996	36.1 °C25 October 1996	4.3 °C2 July 1996	20.7 °C	792 mm	74
1995	36.0 °C11 October 1995	6.4 °C10 July 1995	21.7 °C	451 mm	131
1994	36.3 °C23 November 1994	4.1 °C13 July 1994	20.9 °C	541 mm	105
1993	35.3 °C1 November 1993	6.5 °C15 August 1993	21.0 °C	675 mm	61
1992	36.0 °C25 October 1992	6.5 °C4 July 1992	21.7 °C	551 mm	123
1991	34.5 °C30 October 1991	6.4 °C11 July 1991	21.1 °C	474 mm	92
1990	35.6 °C6 November 1990	6.7 °C4 July 1990	20.9 °C	632 mm	76
1989	35.7 °C20 December 1989	6.6 °C19 June 1989	20.6 °C	648 mm	77
1988	35.4 °C11 October 1988	6.5 °C19 July 1988	20.7 °C	753 mm	73
1987	37.0 °C20 November 1987	4.8 °C27 June 1987	21.6 °C	387 mm	134
1986	34.0 °C7 October 1986	5.5 °C25 July 1986	20.2 °C	664 mm	55
1985	34.0 °C24 November 1985	4.4 °C13 June 1985	20.1 °C	805 mm	50
1984	33.8 °C21 January 1984	7.0 °C18 June 1984	20.7 °C	616 mm	74
1983	35.0 °C14 September 1983	5.8 °C11 August 1983	21.5 °C	510 mm	111
1982	34.3 °C31 December 1982	4.8 °C13 July 1982	20.7 °C	459 mm	93
1981	34.9 °C6 November 1981	3.5 °C18 June 1981	19.6 °C	788 mm	57
1980	34.5 °C15 October 1980	5.2 °C11 July 1980	20.2 °C	671 mm	56
1979	35.4 °C23 September 1979	5.9 °C26 July 1979	20.1 °C	565 mm	78
1978	36.2 °C1 October 1978	4.0 °C15 June 1978	19.9 °C	918 mm	52
1977	34.9 °C19 November 1977	3.7 °C6 July 1977	20.3 °C	846 mm	68
1976	35.4 °C26 October 1976	5.0 °C5 August 1976	19.6 °C	652 mm	40
1975	35.1 °C5 November 1975	3.4 °C26 July 1975	19.8 °C	645 mm	51
1974	34.6 °C17 October 1974	5.5 °C19 May 1974	19.5 °C	700 mm	44
1973	33.8 °C16 September 1973	5.0 °C15 July 1973	20.4 °C	660 mm	84
1972	34.8 °C22 September 1972	6.2 °C3 July 1972	20.0 °C	608 mm	67
1971	34.4 °C5 October 1971	6.3 °C16 July 1971	20.5 °C	528 mm	58
1970	35.5 °C8 October 1970	6.9 °C4 July 1970	20.7 °C	514 mm	68
1969	35.3 °C28 November 1969	6.0 °C19 June 1969	20.0 °C	916 mm	45
1968	36.0 °C20 October 1968	1.1 °C15 June 1968	20.2 °C	640 mm	61
1967	34.8 °C2 October 1967	3.6 °C19 July 1967	20.1 °C	495 mm	52
1966	34.7 °C31 October 1966	2.5 °C28 July 1966	20.3 °C	662 mm	58
1965	34.1 °C1 November 1965	4.4 °C6 July 1965	19.9 °C	213 mm	48
1964	33.9 °C1 October 1964	1.7 °C27 June 1964	20.1 °C	602 mm	68
1963	33.9 °C6 October 1963	4.3 °C6 June 1963	19.8 °C	711 mm	40
1962	35.3 °C18 October 1962	4.8 °C29 August 1962	20.0 °C	938 mm	44
1961	36.3 °C15 October 1961	7.1 °C10 July 1961	20.6 °C	597 mm	55
1960	35.8 °C10 October 1960	4.9 °C3 July 1960	20.5 °C	444 mm	67
1959	34.1 °C3 October 1959	7.1 °C23 July 1959	20.3 °C	594 mm	50
1958	33.1 °C11 October 1958	5.5 °C19 July 1958	19.5 °C	1,201 mm	24
1957	34.6 °C12 November 1957	4.8 °C23 June 1957	20.2 °C	788 mm	60
1956	33.6 °C15 October 1956	4.3 °C24 July 1956	19.4 °C	907 mm	36
1955	35.3 °C12 November 1955	5.4 °C12 August 1955	19.4 °C	965 mm	42
1954	37.0 °C27 October 1954	4.7 °C27 July 1954	21.0 °C	465 mm	125
1953	35.9 °C31 October 1953	3.2 °C30 June 1953	19.4 °C	965 mm	39
1952	34.4 °C1 October 1952	4.9 °C6 August 1952	20.2 °C	987 mm	59
1951	36.5 °C27 November 1951	4.4 °C14 July 1951	21.7 °C	366 mm	141
1950	34.9 °C2 December 1950	5.5 °C20 August 1950	19.9 °C	673 mm	69
1949	35.6 °C3 November 1949	5.7 °C7 August 1949	20.0 °C	980 mm	73
1948	34.1 °C13 October 1948	5.1 °C16 July 1948	19.6 °C	1,293 mm	53
1947	35.1 °C8 October 1947	4.8 °C6 July 1947	19.7 °C	934 mm	55
1946	35.6 °C24 October 1946	4.3 °C10 July 1946	19.4 °C	1,372 mm	43
1945	35.2 °C14 October 1945	5.6 °C29 June 1945	20.2 °C	638 mm	64
1944	36.0 °C27 September 1944	6.1 °C14 July 1944	20.1 °C	843 mm	57
1943	35.3 °C26 October 1943	5.5 °C28 June 1943	19.9 °C	758 mm	62
1942	35.5 °C23 October 1942	5.6 °C10 July 1942	20.1 °C	725 mm	51
1941	37.2 °C12 October 1941	5.4 °C25 June 1941	21.1 °C	492 mm	102
1940	34.7 °C6 November 1940	5.6 °C1 July 1940	20.4 °C	552 mm	65

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

27.5 °C

+0.5 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

91 d/yr

+14

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

854 mm

+154 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	27.7 °C	+0.3 °C	220 mm	+52 mm
Feb	29.0 °C	+1.6 °C	206 mm	+64 mm
Mar	28.7 °C	+1.1 °C	20 mm	-49 mm
Apr	27.8 °C	+0.9 °C	56 mm	+35 mm
May	25.4 °C	+0.3 °C	2 mm	-3 mm
Jun	23.9 °C	+1.0 °C	1 mm	-0 mm
Jul	23.2 °C	+0.4 °C	0 mm	-1 mm
Aug	27.1 °C	+1.3 °C	0 mm	-0 mm
Sep	31.8 °C	+2.3 °C	1 mm	-2 mm
Oct	31.9 °C	+0.7 °C	3 mm	-21 mm
Nov	27.1 °C	-2.5 °C	154 mm	+62 mm
Dec	27.1 °C	-0.7 °C	192 mm	+17 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

35.0 °C

26 Oct 2025

Coldest day

5.4 °C

1 Aug 2025

Wettest day

30.8 mm

21 Jan 2025

Windiest day

29.4 km/h

28 Jul 2025

Strongest gust

60.1 km/h

28 Jul 2025

Hottest feels-like

36.3 °C

26 Oct 2025

Coldest feels-like

2.4 °C

1 Aug 2025

Sunniest day

13.0 h

28 Dec 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Chegutu?

Chegutu has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.6 °C and it receives 700 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Chegutu?

The hottest day measured in Chegutu between 1940 and 2025 was 26 October 2011, reaching 39.1 °C.

What is the coldest day in Chegutu?

The coldest day measured in Chegutu between 1940 and 2025 was 15 June 1968, at 1.1 °C.

Does it snow in Chegutu?

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

Has the climate of Chegutu warmed?

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

What is the wettest day in Chegutu?

The wettest day measured in Chegutu between 1940 and 2025 was 7 February 1946, with 203 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Chegutu?

The windiest day measured in Chegutu between 1940 and 2025 was 13 March 1941, with winds reaching 41.3 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Chegutu?

The warmest month in Chegutu is October (24.2 °C on average); the coldest is July (15.6 °C).

How much does it rain in Chegutu?

Chegutu receives on average 700 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 86 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Chegutu?

Chegutu gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Chegutu?

Yes: Chegutu has on average 16 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Chegutu?

In Chegutu, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.0 °C on 26 October 2011, and the lowest was -3.5 °C on 15 June 1968.

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