Harare climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Harare?

Harare has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.7 °C and it receives 791 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Harare between 1940 and 2025 was 17 October 2017, reaching 36.2 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Harare?

The coldest day measured in Harare between 1940 and 2025 was 27 June 1964, at 0.6 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Harare?

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

Q: Has the climate of Harare warmed?

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

Q: What is the wettest day in Harare?

The wettest day measured in Harare between 1940 and 2025 was 31 December 2014, with 114 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Harare?

The windiest day measured in Harare between 1940 and 2025 was 13 March 1941, with winds reaching 50.0 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Harare?

The warmest month in Harare is October (22.0 °C on average); the coldest is July (14.0 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Harare?

Harare receives on average 791 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 99 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Harare?

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

Harare (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 791 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 (14.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.

Harare averages 0 frost days, 22 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 99 rainy days per year.

Harare has warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.18 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 36.2 °C (on 17 October 2017) and the coldest 0.6 °C (on 27 June 1964).

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

HarareHarare

coords: -17.83°, 31.05°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CwaHumid subtropical, dry winterWarmest monthOctoberColdest monthJulyWettest monthJanuaryDriest monthAugust

Mean daily temperature

18.7°C

Average daily high

24.7°C

Average daily low

13.5°C

Annual rainfall

791mm

Sunshine / day

10.6h

Mean relative humidity

63%

Average peak wind

14.6km/h

Seasonal range

8.0°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

22 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

99 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

24.9 °C

Average feels-like low

12.5 °C

Average peak gust

32.5 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

2 d/yr

Solar radiation

20.7 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.5 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.50 · 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

36.2 °C

17 October 2017

Coldest day

0.6 °C

27 June 1964

Wettest day

114 mm

31 December 2014

Windiest day

50.0 km/h

13 March 1941

Strongest gust

88.9 km/h

13 March 1941

Hottest feels-like

37.6 °C

25 November 1976

Coldest feels-like

-3.7 °C

15 June 1968

Sunniest day

13.0 h

27 December 2022

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	33.2 °C26 October 2025	4.3 °C4 August 2025	19.5 °C	1,017 mm	30
2024	35.7 °C30 September 2024	5.3 °C15 June 2024	20.5 °C	417 mm	62
2023	35.0 °C13 October 2023	4.4 °C18 July 2023	20.1 °C	874 mm	64
2022	32.4 °C4 October 2022	5.8 °C29 July 2022	19.2 °C	899 mm	18
2021	34.5 °C9 November 2021	5.4 °C27 July 2021	19.6 °C	723 mm	46
2020	34.4 °C8 November 2020	5.0 °C6 July 2020	19.6 °C	709 mm	37
2019	35.6 °C28 October 2019	3.6 °C13 July 2019	19.8 °C	614 mm	64
2018	33.1 °C21 November 2018	4.4 °C8 June 2018	19.4 °C	686 mm	31
2017	36.2 °C17 October 2017	5.9 °C23 June 2017	19.1 °C	1,181 mm	23
2016	34.3 °C17 October 2016	4.8 °C9 June 2016	19.7 °C	759 mm	52
2015	35.1 °C14 November 2015	5.0 °C8 August 2015	19.6 °C	601 mm	50
2014	33.3 °C5 December 2014	4.0 °C8 June 2014	19.3 °C	878 mm	41
2013	34.1 °C28 September 2013	5.6 °C26 July 2013	19.0 °C	947 mm	29
2012	33.7 °C7 November 2012	1.6 °C20 July 2012	19.1 °C	710 mm	34
2011	35.8 °C26 October 2011	5.2 °C1 July 2011	19.1 °C	798 mm	28
2010	34.8 °C12 October 2010	3.3 °C14 August 2010	19.5 °C	869 mm	35
2009	33.0 °C8 October 2009	4.7 °C10 July 2009	18.7 °C	756 mm	14
2008	33.7 °C27 September 2008	4.8 °C27 June 2008	19.1 °C	699 mm	38
2007	32.5 °C8 October 2007	3.8 °C16 July 2007	18.9 °C	1,020 mm	13
2006	33.7 °C3 November 2006	3.9 °C5 June 2006	18.9 °C	799 mm	27
2005	34.2 °C21 October 2005	5.5 °C19 July 2005	19.5 °C	657 mm	31
2004	32.9 °C8 October 2004	4.4 °C18 July 2004	18.7 °C	800 mm	11
2003	33.8 °C17 October 2003	3.4 °C16 July 2003	19.1 °C	711 mm	25
2002	32.7 °C19 October 2002	5.2 °C23 June 2002	19.4 °C	433 mm	30
2001	32.6 °C25 September 2001	4.4 °C26 July 2001	19.0 °C	866 mm	23
2000	32.0 °C26 October 2000	5.1 °C28 July 2000	18.6 °C	969 mm	10
1999	31.6 °C26 September 1999	4.9 °C23 July 1999	18.4 °C	865 mm	10
1998	33.1 °C4 November 1998	4.7 °C13 June 1998	19.4 °C	723 mm	21
1997	32.4 °C27 October 1997	6.1 °C8 July 1997	18.6 °C	1,145 mm	14
1996	32.9 °C25 October 1996	4.1 °C29 June 1996	18.7 °C	1,063 mm	23
1995	32.6 °C20 October 1995	6.0 °C10 June 1995	19.7 °C	501 mm	38
1994	33.8 °C24 November 1994	2.7 °C13 July 1994	18.9 °C	647 mm	25
1993	32.3 °C1 November 1993	5.4 °C15 August 1993	18.9 °C	713 mm	5
1992	32.6 °C25 October 1992	4.6 °C4 July 1992	19.7 °C	535 mm	38
1991	32.5 °C31 October 1991	5.5 °C8 June 1991	19.0 °C	582 mm	15
1990	33.2 °C6 November 1990	5.8 °C16 August 1990	18.9 °C	724 mm	12
1989	32.2 °C3 October 1989	5.3 °C25 July 1989	18.5 °C	981 mm	17
1988	32.4 °C10 October 1988	5.0 °C15 July 1988	18.8 °C	866 mm	8
1987	33.9 °C20 November 1987	3.3 °C1 July 1987	19.5 °C	498 mm	23
1986	31.6 °C7 October 1986	4.0 °C27 June 1986	18.2 °C	752 mm	2
1985	29.7 °C16 October 1985	3.9 °C21 June 1985	18.2 °C	872 mm	0
1984	31.8 °C5 September 1984	5.0 °C19 June 1984	18.7 °C	708 mm	7
1983	31.4 °C14 September 1983	4.4 °C11 August 1983	19.5 °C	681 mm	24
1982	30.4 °C6 December 1982	4.3 °C12 July 1982	18.6 °C	608 mm	4
1981	32.1 °C8 November 1981	2.4 °C10 June 1981	17.9 °C	915 mm	16
1980	31.3 °C12 November 1980	3.8 °C12 July 1980	18.2 °C	799 mm	7
1979	32.8 °C23 September 1979	4.5 °C14 June 1979	18.4 °C	564 mm	21
1978	33.1 °C29 September 1978	3.4 °C15 June 1978	18.3 °C	923 mm	19
1977	31.7 °C14 October 1977	4.2 °C7 July 1977	18.5 °C	886 mm	13
1976	33.8 °C25 November 1976	3.9 °C18 July 1976	17.9 °C	788 mm	16
1975	33.0 °C5 November 1975	3.0 °C26 July 1975	18.1 °C	699 mm	12
1974	31.8 °C18 October 1974	4.5 °C19 May 1974	17.7 °C	870 mm	7
1973	32.2 °C16 September 1973	4.5 °C11 July 1973	18.5 °C	731 mm	10
1972	32.2 °C23 November 1972	4.8 °C3 July 1972	18.2 °C	659 mm	16
1971	31.8 °C5 October 1971	5.7 °C30 June 1971	18.5 °C	614 mm	3
1970	32.2 °C8 October 1970	6.7 °C6 July 1970	18.8 °C	597 mm	5
1969	33.1 °C26 November 1969	3.7 °C24 July 1969	18.5 °C	841 mm	18
1968	33.7 °C20 October 1968	1.0 °C15 June 1968	18.6 °C	576 mm	22
1967	32.6 °C2 October 1967	2.3 °C19 July 1967	18.3 °C	620 mm	8
1966	31.8 °C29 October 1966	2.7 °C23 August 1966	18.4 °C	723 mm	19
1965	31.0 °C1 November 1965	2.9 °C4 July 1965	18.0 °C	296 mm	7
1964	32.1 °C10 November 1964	0.6 °C27 June 1964	18.1 °C	611 mm	9
1963	31.4 °C6 October 1963	2.5 °C6 June 1963	18.0 °C	826 mm	10
1962	32.6 °C18 October 1962	4.2 °C29 August 1962	18.3 °C	964 mm	11
1961	33.4 °C15 October 1961	5.4 °C10 July 1961	18.5 °C	760 mm	20
1960	32.8 °C10 October 1960	3.7 °C3 July 1960	18.7 °C	551 mm	29
1959	32.6 °C4 October 1959	5.9 °C23 July 1959	18.5 °C	730 mm	9
1958	31.0 °C11 October 1958	4.6 °C14 July 1958	17.9 °C	1,297 mm	2
1957	33.4 °C25 November 1957	4.8 °C22 July 1957	18.4 °C	908 mm	23
1956	31.5 °C15 October 1956	3.8 °C29 July 1956	17.7 °C	1,003 mm	12
1955	32.8 °C14 November 1955	4.8 °C13 August 1955	17.8 °C	995 mm	16
1954	34.7 °C27 October 1954	4.9 °C3 July 1954	19.0 °C	615 mm	32
1953	33.3 °C31 October 1953	3.9 °C23 July 1953	17.8 °C	971 mm	15
1952	32.2 °C12 October 1952	4.5 °C14 June 1952	18.5 °C	1,008 mm	25
1951	34.5 °C27 November 1951	3.8 °C13 July 1951	19.6 °C	466 mm	43
1950	32.4 °C16 December 1950	4.8 °C3 August 1950	17.9 °C	912 mm	26
1949	33.1 °C3 November 1949	4.9 °C7 August 1949	18.3 °C	1,108 mm	17
1948	31.5 °C14 October 1948	4.7 °C15 July 1948	18.0 °C	1,208 mm	14
1947	32.7 °C8 October 1947	4.6 °C19 July 1947	18.0 °C	1,043 mm	28
1946	33.7 °C24 October 1946	4.4 °C7 July 1946	17.7 °C	1,352 mm	12
1945	32.5 °C14 October 1945	4.7 °C28 June 1945	18.3 °C	871 mm	26
1944	32.4 °C27 September 1944	5.6 °C18 May 1944	18.2 °C	883 mm	23
1943	32.6 °C26 October 1943	4.5 °C30 June 1943	18.1 °C	917 mm	31
1942	32.6 °C23 October 1942	4.4 °C8 July 1942	18.3 °C	811 mm	17
1941	35.1 °C12 October 1941	4.9 °C22 June 1941	19.3 °C	523 mm	55
1940	32.6 °C6 November 1940	3.7 °C16 July 1940	18.4 °C	706 mm	29

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

25.4 °C

+0.7 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

30 d/yr

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1017 mm

+226 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	26.0 °C	+0.9 °C	248 mm	+50 mm
Feb	26.8 °C	+1.7 °C	179 mm	+13 mm
Mar	26.5 °C	+1.3 °C	60 mm	-28 mm
Apr	25.1 °C	+0.6 °C	164 mm	+136 mm
May	23.4 °C	+0.5 °C	4 mm	-1 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	+1.5 °C	0 mm	-1 mm
Sep	29.2 °C	+2.3 °C	4 mm	+1 mm
Oct	29.4 °C	+0.9 °C	3 mm	-21 mm
Nov	25.2 °C	-2.0 °C	153 mm	+63 mm
Dec	24.8 °C	-0.8 °C	199 mm	+16 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

33.2 °C

26 Oct 2025

Coldest day

4.3 °C

4 Aug 2025

Wettest day

88.3 mm

18 Apr 2025

Windiest day

27.6 km/h

28 Oct 2025

Strongest gust

59.0 km/h

28 Oct 2025

Hottest feels-like

34.0 °C

2 Nov 2025

Coldest feels-like

1.8 °C

4 Aug 2025

Sunniest day

12.8 h

21 Nov 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Harare?

Harare has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.7 °C and it receives 791 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Harare?

The hottest day measured in Harare between 1940 and 2025 was 17 October 2017, reaching 36.2 °C.

What is the coldest day in Harare?

The coldest day measured in Harare between 1940 and 2025 was 27 June 1964, at 0.6 °C.

Does it snow in Harare?

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

Has the climate of Harare warmed?

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

What is the wettest day in Harare?

The wettest day measured in Harare between 1940 and 2025 was 31 December 2014, with 114 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Harare?

The windiest day measured in Harare between 1940 and 2025 was 13 March 1941, with winds reaching 50.0 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Harare?

The warmest month in Harare is October (22.0 °C on average); the coldest is July (14.0 °C).

How much does it rain in Harare?

Harare receives on average 791 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 99 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Harare?

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

Are there tropical nights in Harare?

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

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Harare?

In Harare, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.6 °C on 25 November 1976, and the lowest was -3.7 °C on 15 June 1968.

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