Chiredzi climate — normals and trends
Chiredzi (Zimbabwe) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.5 °C and it receives 557 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 (26.5 °C on average) and the coldest is July (18.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Chiredzi averages 0 frost days, 165 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 76 rainy days per year.
Chiredzi has warmed by +0.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.06 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 44.9 °C (on 28 October 2019) and the coldest 3.3 °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
ChiredziMasvingo Province
- coords
- -21.05°, 31.67°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
23.5°C
Average daily high
29.5°C
Average daily low
18.1°C
Annual rainfall
557mm
Sunshine / day
10.1h
Mean relative humidity
61%
Average peak wind
15.8km/h
Seasonal range
8.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
165 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
76 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
30.5 °C
Average feels-like low
18.3 °C
Average peak gust
31.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
145 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.5 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.05 · p = 0.044
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
44.9 °C
28 October 2019
Coldest day
3.3 °C
15 June 1968
Wettest day
167 mm
19 December 1959
Windiest day
56.3 km/h
13 March 1941
Strongest gust
106.2 km/h
4 March 2003
Hottest feels-like
46.4 °C
26 December 2018
Coldest feels-like
-0.5 °C
15 June 1968
Sunniest day
13.3 h
31 December 1941
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32.5 °C | +1.2 °C | 135 mm | +24 mm |
| Feb | 31.5 °C | +0.6 °C | 168 mm | +62 mm |
| Mar | 30.0 °C | -0.3 °C | 69 mm | +12 mm |
| Apr | 29.6 °C | +0.3 °C | 19 mm | -2 mm |
| May | 27.6 °C | +0.1 °C | 5 mm | -4 mm |
| Jun | 26.2 °C | +1.0 °C | 7 mm | -0 mm |
| Jul | 26.0 °C | +1.0 °C | 6 mm | -0 mm |
| Aug | 30.0 °C | +2.5 °C | 2 mm | -5 mm |
| Sep | 32.3 °C | +1.8 °C | 6 mm | -7 mm |
| Oct | 32.6 °C | +0.4 °C | 6 mm | -19 mm |
| Nov | 30.5 °C | -1.7 °C | 119 mm | +50 mm |
| Dec | 31.2 °C | -0.5 °C | 156 mm | +32 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Chiredzi?
Chiredzi has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.5 °C and it receives 557 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Chiredzi?
The hottest day measured in Chiredzi between 1940 and 2025 was 28 October 2019, reaching 44.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Chiredzi?
The coldest day measured in Chiredzi between 1940 and 2025 was 15 June 1968, at 3.3 °C.
Does it snow in Chiredzi?
Almost never: Chiredzi sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Chiredzi warmed?
Yes: Chiredzi warmed by +0.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Chiredzi?
The wettest day measured in Chiredzi between 1940 and 2025 was 19 December 1959, with 167 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Chiredzi?
The windiest day measured in Chiredzi between 1940 and 2025 was 13 March 1941, with winds reaching 56.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Chiredzi?
The warmest month in Chiredzi is November (26.5 °C on average); the coldest is July (18.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Chiredzi?
Chiredzi receives on average 557 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 76 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Chiredzi?
Chiredzi gets on average 10.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,687 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Chiredzi?
Yes: Chiredzi has on average 145 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Chiredzi?
In Chiredzi, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.4 °C on 26 December 2018, and the lowest was -0.5 °C on 15 June 1968.
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