Gweru climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Gweru?

Gweru has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.6 °C and it receives 735 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Gweru between 1940 and 2025 was 28 October 2019, reaching 37.7 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Gweru?

The coldest day measured in Gweru between 1940 and 2025 was 15 June 1968, at -2.8 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Gweru?

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

Q: Has the climate of Gweru warmed?

Yes: Gweru warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Gweru?

The wettest day measured in Gweru between 1940 and 2025 was 22 December 1941, with 112 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Gweru?

The windiest day measured in Gweru between 1940 and 2025 was 13 March 1941, with winds reaching 45.8 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Gweru?

The warmest month in Gweru is October (21.9 °C on average); the coldest is July (13.3 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Gweru?

Gweru receives on average 735 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 88 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Gweru?

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

Gweru (Zimbabwe) has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Cwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 18.6 °C and it receives 735 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 (21.9 °C on average) and the coldest is July (13.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.

Gweru averages 0 frost days, 39 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 88 rainy days per year.

Gweru has warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.14 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 37.7 °C (on 28 October 2019) and the coldest -2.8 °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

GweruMidlands Province

coords: -19.45°, 29.82°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CwbSubtropical highland, dry winterWarmest monthOctoberColdest monthJulyWettest monthDecemberDriest monthAugust

Mean daily temperature

18.6°C

Average daily high

24.8°C

Average daily low

13.1°C

Annual rainfall

735mm

Sunshine / day

10.6h

Mean relative humidity

62%

Average peak wind

16.7km/h

Seasonal range

8.6°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

39 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

88 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

24.7 °C

Average feels-like low

11.6 °C

Average peak gust

35.4 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

4 d/yr

Solar radiation

20.5 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.2 °C

since 1940

+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.30 · 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

37.7 °C

28 October 2019

Coldest day

-2.8 °C

15 June 1968

Wettest day

112 mm

22 December 1941

Windiest day

45.8 km/h

13 March 1941

Strongest gust

86.8 km/h

4 March 2003

Hottest feels-like

39.1 °C

22 February 2016

Coldest feels-like

-7.5 °C

15 June 1968

Sunniest day

13.2 h

23 December 1942

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	33.6 °C16 October 2025	3.0 °C29 July 2025	19.1 °C	855 mm	34	0
2024	35.8 °C13 December 2024	4.8 °C6 July 2024	20.2 °C	445 mm	87	0
2023	35.9 °C13 October 2023	4.8 °C17 July 2023	19.8 °C	710 mm	77	0
2022	34.0 °C4 October 2022	3.8 °C8 June 2022	18.8 °C	785 mm	40	0
2021	35.4 °C8 November 2021	3.7 °C27 July 2021	18.9 °C	853 mm	50	0
2020	35.9 °C8 November 2020	4.4 °C5 July 2020	19.2 °C	793 mm	61	0
2019	37.7 °C28 October 2019	4.4 °C28 July 2019	19.9 °C	505 mm	94	0
2018	34.8 °C1 November 2018	4.0 °C8 June 2018	19.3 °C	584 mm	72	0
2017	36.2 °C17 October 2017	4.0 °C21 July 2017	18.7 °C	980 mm	38	0
2016	36.2 °C31 October 2016	4.0 °C12 August 2016	19.8 °C	756 mm	88	0
2015	36.6 °C13 November 2015	4.6 °C14 June 2015	19.7 °C	484 mm	77	0
2014	34.1 °C13 October 2014	2.7 °C11 July 2014	19.0 °C	804 mm	50	0
2013	35.8 °C28 September 2013	4.2 °C19 June 2013	19.3 °C	699 mm	58	0
2012	34.5 °C21 November 2012	1.7 °C20 July 2012	19.3 °C	505 mm	51	0
2011	37.2 °C25 October 2011	0.8 °C26 June 2011	18.9 °C	805 mm	48	0
2010	35.7 °C11 October 2010	1.8 °C14 August 2010	19.2 °C	724 mm	47	0
2009	33.7 °C8 October 2009	2.3 °C28 June 2009	18.3 °C	889 mm	21	0
2008	34.5 °C2 October 2008	4.0 °C12 June 2008	18.8 °C	662 mm	43	0
2007	34.1 °C8 October 2007	2.9 °C11 July 2007	18.6 °C	854 mm	34	0
2006	33.9 °C2 November 2006	1.5 °C6 August 2006	18.4 °C	817 mm	24	0
2005	34.7 °C27 September 2005	4.6 °C6 July 2005	19.6 °C	648 mm	59	0
2004	33.3 °C16 January 2004	2.2 °C17 July 2004	18.5 °C	838 mm	31	0
2003	34.8 °C16 October 2003	2.4 °C16 July 2003	18.6 °C	786 mm	45	0
2002	33.8 °C19 October 2002	3.5 °C23 June 2002	18.9 °C	408 mm	40	0
2001	33.9 °C25 September 2001	2.3 °C23 July 2001	18.5 °C	1,015 mm	37	0
2000	32.2 °C10 October 2000	1.9 °C18 July 2000	17.9 °C	1,077 mm	14	0
1999	33.6 °C5 November 1999	3.5 °C29 June 1999	18.2 °C	734 mm	19	0
1998	34.6 °C3 November 1998	4.6 °C1 July 1998	19.1 °C	637 mm	51	0
1997	34.5 °C9 November 1997	4.2 °C16 July 1997	18.4 °C	717 mm	33	0
1996	33.6 °C5 November 1996	2.7 °C2 July 1996	18.5 °C	780 mm	55	0
1995	35.3 °C13 October 1995	4.5 °C16 July 1995	19.3 °C	571 mm	64	0
1994	34.8 °C23 November 1994	0.6 °C30 June 1994	18.6 °C	386 mm	56	0
1993	34.1 °C31 October 1993	4.1 °C15 August 1993	18.8 °C	686 mm	27	0
1992	34.4 °C25 February 1992	3.4 °C5 July 1992	19.6 °C	556 mm	52	0
1991	33.0 °C9 October 1991	3.2 °C10 July 1991	18.8 °C	615 mm	39	0
1990	34.5 °C13 November 1990	4.2 °C25 July 1990	18.8 °C	715 mm	34	0
1989	34.0 °C3 October 1989	4.1 °C20 July 1989	18.6 °C	600 mm	33	0
1988	33.8 °C24 December 1988	3.0 °C14 July 1988	18.4 °C	762 mm	32	0
1987	35.1 °C20 November 1987	2.0 °C1 July 1987	19.5 °C	485 mm	65	0
1986	32.3 °C7 October 1986	3.1 °C28 June 1986	18.2 °C	709 mm	24	0
1985	32.9 °C24 November 1985	1.4 °C13 July 1985	18.2 °C	799 mm	24	0
1984	32.8 °C4 September 1984	4.6 °C19 June 1984	18.7 °C	671 mm	33	0
1983	34.8 °C11 January 1983	3.7 °C11 August 1983	19.6 °C	462 mm	66	0
1982	33.4 °C30 December 1982	2.5 °C10 June 1982	18.7 °C	350 mm	32	0
1981	35.2 °C8 November 1981	0.9 °C10 June 1981	17.5 °C	713 mm	27	0
1980	32.7 °C17 October 1980	2.1 °C30 June 1980	18.0 °C	690 mm	20	0
1979	34.5 °C2 October 1979	2.8 °C27 July 1979	17.9 °C	528 mm	38	0
1978	34.3 °C1 October 1978	2.0 °C15 June 1978	17.5 °C	1,026 mm	22	0
1977	33.8 °C19 November 1977	2.3 °C5 July 1977	18.2 °C	960 mm	30	0
1976	32.9 °C19 November 1976	1.4 °C5 August 1976	17.3 °C	776 mm	15	0
1975	32.8 °C20 November 1975	1.2 °C26 July 1975	17.5 °C	683 mm	21	0
1974	33.0 °C17 October 1974	4.3 °C27 July 1974	17.3 °C	915 mm	13	0
1973	33.4 °C22 September 1973	4.0 °C15 July 1973	18.3 °C	761 mm	36	0
1972	34.0 °C29 December 1972	3.0 °C2 August 1972	17.8 °C	681 mm	41	0
1971	32.5 °C4 October 1971	4.2 °C15 July 1971	18.4 °C	569 mm	10	0
1970	34.1 °C8 October 1970	5.5 °C27 July 1970	18.8 °C	467 mm	29	0
1969	32.2 °C25 November 1969	4.1 °C24 July 1969	17.9 °C	1,153 mm	21	0
1968	34.2 °C27 October 1968	-2.8 °C15 June 1968	18.4 °C	634 mm	35	3
1967	33.0 °C5 October 1967	2.4 °C18 July 1967	18.1 °C	548 mm	33	0
1966	33.9 °C5 January 1966	1.1 °C23 August 1966	18.4 °C	787 mm	37	0
1965	33.9 °C1 November 1965	2.6 °C5 July 1965	18.3 °C	195 mm	35	0
1964	32.8 °C1 October 1964	-1.3 °C27 June 1964	18.3 °C	651 mm	25	2
1963	33.5 °C6 October 1963	2.2 °C6 June 1963	18.1 °C	650 mm	20	0
1962	35.5 °C18 October 1962	1.9 °C29 August 1962	18.4 °C	907 mm	26	0
1961	35.0 °C15 October 1961	5.1 °C9 July 1961	18.7 °C	540 mm	34	0
1960	34.5 °C10 October 1960	3.8 °C3 July 1960	18.2 °C	567 mm	29	0
1959	33.0 °C3 October 1959	5.3 °C23 July 1959	18.0 °C	633 mm	23	0
1958	32.3 °C11 October 1958	4.0 °C22 June 1958	17.9 °C	1,247 mm	8	0
1957	32.3 °C3 October 1957	4.3 °C5 August 1957	18.2 °C	953 mm	30	0
1956	32.1 °C15 October 1956	4.0 °C24 July 1956	17.7 °C	931 mm	18	0
1955	34.4 °C13 November 1955	3.9 °C9 August 1955	17.4 °C	1,197 mm	27	0
1954	35.4 °C27 October 1954	3.7 °C24 July 1954	19.0 °C	405 mm	68	0
1953	34.2 °C31 October 1953	2.1 °C29 June 1953	17.6 °C	1,076 mm	25	0
1952	33.4 °C11 October 1952	4.1 °C3 July 1952	18.4 °C	861 mm	36	0
1951	35.1 °C27 November 1951	3.6 °C20 July 1951	19.8 °C	387 mm	78	0
1950	33.5 °C24 October 1950	4.2 °C28 May 1950	18.0 °C	601 mm	50	0
1949	33.7 °C2 November 1949	4.5 °C8 June 1949	17.9 °C	1,029 mm	26	0
1948	32.6 °C13 October 1948	4.4 °C23 July 1948	17.8 °C	1,506 mm	22	0
1947	34.2 °C8 October 1947	3.3 °C5 July 1947	18.1 °C	1,002 mm	43	0
1946	33.5 °C24 October 1946	4.0 °C29 June 1946	17.7 °C	1,018 mm	28	0
1945	33.4 °C5 October 1945	3.1 °C29 June 1945	18.2 °C	671 mm	33	0
1944	36.1 °C27 September 1944	4.6 °C14 July 1944	18.5 °C	913 mm	41	0
1943	33.8 °C26 October 1943	3.5 °C2 July 1943	17.7 °C	926 mm	30	0
1942	33.8 °C23 October 1942	4.2 °C2 August 1942	18.2 °C	737 mm	31	0
1941	35.9 °C11 October 1941	4.1 °C24 June 1941	19.3 °C	711 mm	63	0
1940	33.7 °C6 November 1940	2.8 °C16 July 1940	19.1 °C	499 mm	40	0

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

25.2 °C

+0.4 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

34 d/yr

-5

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

855 mm

+120 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	25.8 °C	0.0 °C	264 mm	+104 mm
Feb	27.0 °C	+1.4 °C	136 mm	+2 mm
Mar	25.8 °C	+0.4 °C	30 mm	-44 mm
Apr	25.3 °C	+0.9 °C	43 mm	+15 mm
May	22.2 °C	-0.4 °C	5 mm	-2 mm
Jun	21.4 °C	+1.0 °C	1 mm	-3 mm
Jul	20.7 °C	+0.5 °C	3 mm	+1 mm
Aug	25.4 °C	+2.0 °C	0 mm	-1 mm
Sep	29.3 °C	+2.2 °C	2 mm	-4 mm
Oct	29.0 °C	+0.3 °C	8 mm	-23 mm
Nov	25.0 °C	-2.4 °C	155 mm	+50 mm
Dec	25.4 °C	-0.8 °C	209 mm	+25 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

33.6 °C

16 Oct 2025

Coldest day

3.0 °C

29 Jul 2025

Wettest day

39.2 mm

17 Jan 2025

Windiest day

30.8 km/h

28 Jul 2025

Strongest gust

55.4 km/h

23 May 2025

Hottest feels-like

33.8 °C

1 Nov 2025

Coldest feels-like

-1.2 °C

29 Jul 2025

Sunniest day

13.1 h

28 Dec 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Gweru?

Gweru has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.6 °C and it receives 735 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Gweru?

The hottest day measured in Gweru between 1940 and 2025 was 28 October 2019, reaching 37.7 °C.

What is the coldest day in Gweru?

The coldest day measured in Gweru between 1940 and 2025 was 15 June 1968, at -2.8 °C.

Does it snow in Gweru?

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

Has the climate of Gweru warmed?

Yes: Gweru warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Gweru?

The wettest day measured in Gweru between 1940 and 2025 was 22 December 1941, with 112 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Gweru?

The windiest day measured in Gweru between 1940 and 2025 was 13 March 1941, with winds reaching 45.8 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Gweru?

The warmest month in Gweru is October (21.9 °C on average); the coldest is July (13.3 °C).

How much does it rain in Gweru?

Gweru receives on average 735 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 88 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Gweru?

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

Are there tropical nights in Gweru?

Yes: Gweru has on average 4 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Gweru?

In Gweru, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.1 °C on 22 February 2016, and the lowest was -7.5 °C on 15 June 1968.

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