Chitungwiza climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Chitungwiza?

Chitungwiza has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.7 °C and it receives 769 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Chitungwiza between 1940 and 2025 was 17 October 2017, reaching 36.3 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Chitungwiza?

The coldest day measured in Chitungwiza between 1940 and 2025 was 14 June 1968, at 0.4 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Chitungwiza?

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

Q: Has the climate of Chitungwiza warmed?

Yes: Chitungwiza warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Chitungwiza?

The wettest day measured in Chitungwiza between 1940 and 2025 was 7 February 1946, with 135 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Chitungwiza?

The windiest day measured in Chitungwiza between 1940 and 2025 was 13 March 1941, with winds reaching 50.5 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Chitungwiza?

The warmest month in Chitungwiza is October (22.0 °C on average); the coldest is July (13.8 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Chitungwiza?

Chitungwiza receives on average 769 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 94 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Chitungwiza?

Chitungwiza gets on average 10.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,869 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Chitungwiza (Zimbabwe) has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Cwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 18.7 °C and it receives 769 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 (22.0 °C on average) and the coldest is July (13.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.

Chitungwiza averages 0 frost days, 24 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 94 rainy days per year.

Chitungwiza has warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.17 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 36.3 °C (on 17 October 2017) and the coldest 0.4 °C (on 14 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

ChitungwizaHarare

coords: -18.01°, 31.08°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CwaHumid subtropical, dry winterWarmest monthOctoberColdest monthJulyWettest monthDecemberDriest monthAugust

Mean daily temperature

18.7°C

Average daily high

24.8°C

Average daily low

13.4°C

Annual rainfall

769mm

Sunshine / day

10.6h

Mean relative humidity

62%

Average peak wind

15.4km/h

Seasonal range

8.2°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

24 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

94 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

24.9 °C

Average feels-like low

12.1 °C

Average peak gust

33.1 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

2 d/yr

Solar radiation

20.8 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.5 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.47 · 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

36.3 °C

17 October 2017

Coldest day

0.4 °C

14 June 1968

Wettest day

135 mm

7 February 1946

Windiest day

50.5 km/h

13 March 1941

Strongest gust

90.7 km/h

13 March 1941

Hottest feels-like

37.1 °C

17 October 2017

Coldest feels-like

-4.4 °C

14 June 1968

Sunniest day

13.1 h

29 December 1953

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	32.9 °C26 October 2025	3.6 °C4 August 2025	19.4 °C	962 mm	31
2024	35.6 °C30 September 2024	5.0 °C15 June 2024	20.3 °C	442 mm	67
2023	35.0 °C13 October 2023	4.4 °C18 July 2023	20.0 °C	886 mm	68
2022	32.8 °C4 October 2022	5.1 °C29 July 2022	19.1 °C	884 mm	22
2021	34.5 °C9 November 2021	4.0 °C4 July 2021	19.4 °C	752 mm	47
2020	34.3 °C8 November 2020	5.0 °C6 July 2020	19.5 °C	719 mm	37
2019	35.7 °C28 October 2019	3.8 °C13 July 2019	19.8 °C	599 mm	70
2018	33.2 °C21 November 2018	4.0 °C8 June 2018	19.4 °C	659 mm	36
2017	36.3 °C17 October 2017	4.2 °C23 June 2017	19.0 °C	1,168 mm	26
2016	34.8 °C17 October 2016	5.0 °C14 June 2016	19.7 °C	778 mm	60
2015	35.4 °C14 November 2015	4.4 °C5 August 2015	19.7 °C	513 mm	51
2014	33.6 °C5 December 2014	3.8 °C8 June 2014	19.3 °C	827 mm	45
2013	34.1 °C28 September 2013	5.1 °C16 July 2013	18.8 °C	960 mm	26
2012	33.9 °C7 November 2012	1.1 °C20 July 2012	19.1 °C	679 mm	36
2011	35.9 °C26 October 2011	4.6 °C26 June 2011	19.1 °C	775 mm	27
2010	34.9 °C12 October 2010	3.5 °C14 August 2010	19.5 °C	837 mm	34
2009	33.0 °C8 October 2009	4.4 °C10 July 2009	18.6 °C	784 mm	17
2008	34.0 °C27 September 2008	4.5 °C13 June 2008	19.0 °C	693 mm	38
2007	33.0 °C8 October 2007	3.6 °C16 July 2007	18.9 °C	942 mm	21
2006	33.4 °C3 November 2006	3.2 °C5 August 2006	18.7 °C	774 mm	25
2005	34.1 °C21 October 2005	5.3 °C20 June 2005	19.6 °C	696 mm	36
2004	32.8 °C8 October 2004	4.2 °C18 July 2004	18.6 °C	780 mm	13
2003	33.9 °C17 October 2003	2.9 °C16 July 2003	19.1 °C	687 mm	34
2002	32.9 °C19 October 2002	4.4 °C23 June 2002	19.3 °C	464 mm	26
2001	33.3 °C25 September 2001	4.3 °C26 July 2001	19.0 °C	875 mm	26
2000	32.2 °C26 October 2000	4.8 °C28 July 2000	18.4 °C	1,002 mm	12
1999	32.0 °C26 September 1999	4.0 °C23 July 1999	18.3 °C	795 mm	10
1998	33.4 °C4 November 1998	4.8 °C13 June 1998	19.3 °C	756 mm	29
1997	32.9 °C27 October 1997	5.6 °C8 July 1997	18.6 °C	1,041 mm	18
1996	33.4 °C25 October 1996	3.6 °C2 July 1996	18.6 °C	952 mm	29
1995	32.8 °C11 October 1995	5.4 °C10 June 1995	19.6 °C	512 mm	43
1994	33.4 °C23 November 1994	2.5 °C13 July 1994	18.7 °C	630 mm	27
1993	32.4 °C1 November 1993	5.1 °C15 August 1993	19.0 °C	666 mm	8
1992	32.9 °C27 February 1992	4.2 °C4 July 1992	19.7 °C	493 mm	41
1991	32.2 °C30 October 1991	5.1 °C13 August 1991	19.0 °C	518 mm	18
1990	32.7 °C6 November 1990	5.6 °C16 August 1990	18.9 °C	725 mm	15
1989	32.5 °C3 October 1989	5.5 °C22 July 1989	18.5 °C	836 mm	16
1988	32.5 °C10 October 1988	4.6 °C17 July 1988	18.8 °C	839 mm	19
1987	34.3 °C20 November 1987	3.2 °C1 July 1987	19.5 °C	439 mm	32
1986	31.9 °C7 October 1986	3.8 °C28 June 1986	18.2 °C	725 mm	5
1985	30.0 °C16 October 1985	3.9 °C21 June 1985	18.2 °C	845 mm	1
1984	31.9 °C5 September 1984	5.3 °C18 June 1984	18.7 °C	670 mm	10
1983	31.9 °C10 January 1983	4.1 °C11 August 1983	19.5 °C	615 mm	27
1982	30.8 °C31 December 1982	4.2 °C15 July 1982	18.6 °C	596 mm	6
1981	32.1 °C6 November 1981	2.1 °C10 June 1981	17.7 °C	871 mm	14
1980	30.9 °C12 November 1980	4.0 °C12 July 1980	18.2 °C	804 mm	6
1979	33.2 °C23 September 1979	4.1 °C14 June 1979	18.4 °C	509 mm	20
1978	33.4 °C29 September 1978	2.7 °C15 June 1978	18.2 °C	923 mm	21
1977	31.6 °C14 October 1977	3.2 °C5 July 1977	18.5 °C	875 mm	20
1976	33.3 °C25 November 1976	2.5 °C18 July 1976	17.7 °C	773 mm	14
1975	32.9 °C5 November 1975	1.6 °C26 July 1975	18.0 °C	708 mm	10
1974	31.5 °C18 October 1974	4.0 °C19 May 1974	17.6 °C	827 mm	10
1973	32.2 °C16 September 1973	4.1 °C15 July 1973	18.5 °C	739 mm	14
1972	32.3 °C22 September 1972	4.1 °C18 June 1972	18.1 °C	641 mm	18
1971	32.2 °C5 October 1971	4.8 °C15 July 1971	18.4 °C	579 mm	6
1970	32.4 °C8 October 1970	5.2 °C6 July 1970	18.7 °C	575 mm	9
1969	33.2 °C26 November 1969	3.7 °C24 July 1969	18.4 °C	878 mm	18
1968	33.4 °C20 October 1968	0.4 °C14 June 1968	18.6 °C	569 mm	20
1967	32.7 °C2 October 1967	2.0 °C19 July 1967	18.2 °C	562 mm	7
1966	31.8 °C29 October 1966	2.2 °C28 July 1966	18.4 °C	714 mm	22
1965	31.5 °C1 November 1965	3.3 °C4 July 1965	18.0 °C	263 mm	10
1964	31.3 °C1 October 1964	0.6 °C27 June 1964	18.2 °C	566 mm	15
1963	32.3 °C6 October 1963	2.4 °C6 June 1963	18.0 °C	821 mm	9
1962	32.8 °C18 October 1962	3.3 °C29 August 1962	18.3 °C	978 mm	11
1961	33.7 °C15 October 1961	5.1 °C10 July 1961	18.6 °C	680 mm	23
1960	33.0 °C10 October 1960	3.1 °C3 July 1960	18.7 °C	483 mm	32
1959	32.3 °C4 October 1959	5.9 °C23 July 1959	18.4 °C	692 mm	12
1958	31.2 °C11 October 1958	4.3 °C14 July 1958	17.8 °C	1,298 mm	2
1957	32.6 °C25 November 1957	4.9 °C24 June 1957	18.3 °C	871 mm	22
1956	31.6 °C15 October 1956	3.8 °C24 July 1956	17.7 °C	983 mm	16
1955	32.9 °C14 November 1955	3.9 °C12 August 1955	17.7 °C	991 mm	18
1954	34.8 °C27 October 1954	4.6 °C24 July 1954	19.0 °C	560 mm	39
1953	33.6 °C31 October 1953	3.3 °C23 July 1953	17.7 °C	981 mm	18
1952	32.2 °C15 September 1952	4.7 °C14 June 1952	18.5 °C	965 mm	28
1951	34.3 °C27 November 1951	3.4 °C13 July 1951	19.6 °C	441 mm	49
1950	32.4 °C16 December 1950	4.6 °C20 August 1950	17.9 °C	872 mm	24
1949	33.1 °C3 November 1949	4.9 °C19 July 1949	18.2 °C	1,148 mm	15
1948	31.5 °C14 October 1948	4.3 °C16 July 1948	17.9 °C	1,285 mm	14
1947	33.1 °C8 October 1947	4.2 °C6 July 1947	18.0 °C	1,002 mm	28
1946	33.6 °C24 October 1946	4.1 °C7 July 1946	17.6 °C	1,351 mm	12
1945	32.9 °C14 October 1945	4.1 °C29 June 1945	18.2 °C	787 mm	28
1944	32.8 °C27 September 1944	5.2 °C18 May 1944	18.2 °C	885 mm	30
1943	32.7 °C26 October 1943	4.2 °C28 June 1943	18.0 °C	920 mm	28
1942	32.8 °C23 October 1942	3.9 °C8 July 1942	18.2 °C	805 mm	21
1941	35.3 °C12 October 1941	4.7 °C5 July 1941	19.2 °C	491 mm	56
1940	32.7 °C6 November 1940	4.0 °C16 July 1940	18.5 °C	690 mm	29

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

25.5 °C

+0.7 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

31 d/yr

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

962 mm

+193 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	26.0 °C	+0.7 °C	221 mm	+39 mm
Feb	27.0 °C	+1.7 °C	181 mm	+29 mm
Mar	26.6 °C	+1.3 °C	54 mm	-28 mm
Apr	25.5 °C	+0.9 °C	102 mm	+74 mm
May	23.5 °C	+0.5 °C	3 mm	-3 mm
Jun	22.0 °C	+1.1 °C	3 mm	+1 mm
Jul	21.4 °C	+0.6 °C	0 mm	-1 mm
Aug	25.0 °C	+1.4 °C	0 mm	-1 mm
Sep	29.4 °C	+2.4 °C	2 mm	-2 mm
Oct	29.5 °C	+0.9 °C	3 mm	-26 mm
Nov	25.0 °C	-2.2 °C	178 mm	+79 mm
Dec	24.8 °C	-0.8 °C	217 mm	+32 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

32.9 °C

26 Oct 2025

Coldest day

3.6 °C

4 Aug 2025

Wettest day

46.4 mm

18 Apr 2025

Windiest day

28.6 km/h

3 Nov 2025

Strongest gust

56.9 km/h

28 Jul 2025

Hottest feels-like

33.7 °C

2 Nov 2025

Coldest feels-like

0.7 °C

1 Aug 2025

Sunniest day

12.8 h

14 Dec 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Chitungwiza?

Chitungwiza has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.7 °C and it receives 769 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Chitungwiza?

The hottest day measured in Chitungwiza between 1940 and 2025 was 17 October 2017, reaching 36.3 °C.

What is the coldest day in Chitungwiza?

The coldest day measured in Chitungwiza between 1940 and 2025 was 14 June 1968, at 0.4 °C.

Does it snow in Chitungwiza?

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

Has the climate of Chitungwiza warmed?

Yes: Chitungwiza warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Chitungwiza?

The wettest day measured in Chitungwiza between 1940 and 2025 was 7 February 1946, with 135 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Chitungwiza?

The windiest day measured in Chitungwiza between 1940 and 2025 was 13 March 1941, with winds reaching 50.5 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Chitungwiza?

The warmest month in Chitungwiza is October (22.0 °C on average); the coldest is July (13.8 °C).

How much does it rain in Chitungwiza?

Chitungwiza receives on average 769 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 94 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Chitungwiza?

Chitungwiza gets on average 10.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,869 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Chitungwiza?

Yes: Chitungwiza has on average 2 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Chitungwiza?

In Chitungwiza, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.1 °C on 17 October 2017, and the lowest was -4.4 °C on 14 June 1968.

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