Kadoma climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Kadoma?

Kadoma has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.2 °C and it receives 743 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Kadoma between 1940 and 2025 was 26 October 2011, reaching 39.5 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Kadoma?

The coldest day measured in Kadoma between 1940 and 2025 was 15 June 1968, at 1.7 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Kadoma?

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

Q: Has the climate of Kadoma warmed?

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

Q: What is the wettest day in Kadoma?

The wettest day measured in Kadoma between 1940 and 2025 was 7 February 1946, with 164 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Kadoma?

The windiest day measured in Kadoma between 1940 and 2025 was 13 March 1941, with winds reaching 41.5 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Kadoma?

The warmest month in Kadoma is October (24.9 °C on average); the coldest is July (16.1 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Kadoma?

Kadoma receives on average 743 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 87 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Kadoma?

Kadoma gets on average 11.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,015 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Kadoma (Zimbabwe) has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Cwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 21.2 °C and it receives 743 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 (24.9 °C on average) and the coldest is July (16.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.

Kadoma averages 0 frost days, 88 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 87 rainy days per year.

Kadoma has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.19 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 39.5 °C (on 26 October 2011) and the coldest 1.7 °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

KadomaMashonaland West

coords: -18.33°, 29.92°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CwaHumid subtropical, dry winterWarmest monthOctoberColdest monthJulyWettest monthDecemberDriest monthAugust

Mean daily temperature

21.2°C

Average daily high

27.4°C

Average daily low

15.5°C

Annual rainfall

743mm

Sunshine / day

11.0h

Mean relative humidity

56%

Average peak wind

14.8km/h

Seasonal range

8.8°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

88 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

87 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

28.0 °C

Average feels-like low

14.6 °C

Average peak gust

32.1 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

30 d/yr

Solar radiation

21.1 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.7 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.47 · 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

39.5 °C

26 October 2011

Coldest day

1.7 °C

15 June 1968

Wettest day

164 mm

7 February 1946

Windiest day

41.5 km/h

13 March 1941

Strongest gust

78.5 km/h

13 March 1941

Hottest feels-like

41.6 °C

26 October 2011

Coldest feels-like

-2.9 °C

15 June 1968

Sunniest day

13.1 h

22 December 2019

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	35.5 °C16 October 2025	6.7 °C1 August 2025	21.9 °C	890 mm	110
2024	37.0 °C29 September 2024	6.8 °C4 July 2024	22.9 °C	391 mm	170
2023	37.5 °C13 October 2023	7.3 °C16 June 2023	22.5 °C	781 mm	137
2022	35.7 °C4 October 2022	6.8 °C14 June 2022	21.6 °C	763 mm	96
2021	37.3 °C8 November 2021	5.3 °C4 July 2021	21.7 °C	835 mm	96
2020	37.2 °C8 November 2020	7.5 °C10 August 2020	22.1 °C	778 mm	133
2019	38.6 °C28 October 2019	6.9 °C13 July 2019	22.4 °C	538 mm	167
2018	36.9 °C22 November 2018	6.9 °C8 June 2018	22.0 °C	602 mm	118
2017	38.3 °C17 October 2017	6.6 °C23 June 2017	21.4 °C	1,153 mm	79
2016	38.3 °C8 January 2016	6.4 °C22 July 2016	22.3 °C	681 mm	148
2015	38.0 °C14 November 2015	6.1 °C5 August 2015	22.2 °C	485 mm	140
2014	36.1 °C10 October 2014	5.6 °C18 July 2014	21.8 °C	843 mm	100
2013	37.4 °C28 September 2013	6.1 °C27 May 2013	21.7 °C	706 mm	114
2012	36.5 °C7 November 2012	4.7 °C20 July 2012	21.6 °C	631 mm	103
2011	39.5 °C26 October 2011	4.0 °C27 June 2011	21.7 °C	658 mm	100
2010	37.8 °C12 October 2010	5.6 °C14 August 2010	21.8 °C	799 mm	114
2009	36.0 °C8 October 2009	5.7 °C26 June 2009	21.0 °C	744 mm	84
2008	36.4 °C27 September 2008	6.3 °C2 July 2008	21.5 °C	674 mm	100
2007	36.5 °C8 October 2007	6.0 °C12 July 2007	21.7 °C	713 mm	115
2006	35.9 °C3 November 2006	5.3 °C5 August 2006	21.2 °C	777 mm	76
2005	37.1 °C17 November 2005	6.6 °C31 July 2005	22.2 °C	606 mm	134
2004	36.1 °C8 October 2004	6.5 °C15 July 2004	21.0 °C	873 mm	67
2003	36.9 °C17 October 2003	5.3 °C16 July 2003	21.5 °C	687 mm	131
2002	35.2 °C19 October 2002	7.5 °C6 June 2002	21.8 °C	418 mm	125
2001	36.0 °C25 September 2001	7.0 °C18 June 2001	21.3 °C	949 mm	91
2000	34.4 °C25 October 2000	7.2 °C18 July 2000	20.8 °C	1,012 mm	61
1999	35.7 °C5 November 1999	6.7 °C23 July 1999	20.9 °C	726 mm	60
1998	37.8 °C4 November 1998	6.7 °C16 July 1998	21.8 °C	787 mm	106
1997	36.4 °C27 October 1997	7.7 °C8 July 1997	21.0 °C	921 mm	70
1996	36.6 °C25 October 1996	4.9 °C2 July 1996	21.3 °C	844 mm	88
1995	36.5 °C11 October 1995	7.1 °C17 July 1995	22.3 °C	491 mm	140
1994	37.1 °C23 November 1994	4.5 °C30 June 1994	21.5 °C	571 mm	122
1993	36.0 °C1 November 1993	7.2 °C15 August 1993	21.5 °C	746 mm	77
1992	36.5 °C25 October 1992	7.2 °C4 July 1992	22.3 °C	549 mm	143
1991	34.8 °C7 October 1991	6.6 °C11 July 1991	21.5 °C	550 mm	100
1990	36.2 °C6 November 1990	7.4 °C4 July 1990	21.5 °C	664 mm	86
1989	36.4 °C20 December 1989	7.1 °C18 June 1989	21.2 °C	700 mm	88
1988	35.6 °C11 October 1988	7.1 °C15 July 1988	21.2 °C	808 mm	81
1987	37.3 °C20 November 1987	5.7 °C27 June 1987	22.1 °C	439 mm	145
1986	34.4 °C7 October 1986	6.0 °C25 June 1986	20.7 °C	707 mm	68
1985	34.4 °C24 November 1985	4.8 °C13 June 1985	20.6 °C	860 mm	64
1984	34.0 °C5 September 1984	7.4 °C18 June 1984	21.3 °C	625 mm	86
1983	35.1 °C25 February 1983	6.4 °C11 August 1983	21.9 °C	550 mm	130
1982	34.3 °C19 November 1982	5.7 °C13 July 1982	21.2 °C	486 mm	105
1981	35.3 °C6 November 1981	4.1 °C18 June 1981	20.0 °C	832 mm	64
1980	34.8 °C15 October 1980	5.8 °C11 July 1980	20.8 °C	705 mm	73
1979	35.7 °C23 September 1979	6.8 °C14 June 1979	20.5 °C	660 mm	86
1978	36.4 °C1 October 1978	4.8 °C12 July 1978	20.4 °C	975 mm	57
1977	35.1 °C19 November 1977	4.4 °C6 July 1977	20.8 °C	940 mm	81
1976	35.2 °C26 October 1976	5.9 °C5 August 1976	20.1 °C	683 mm	47
1975	35.3 °C5 November 1975	4.2 °C26 July 1975	20.3 °C	663 mm	65
1974	35.1 °C17 October 1974	6.3 °C19 May 1974	20.0 °C	778 mm	55
1973	34.2 °C16 September 1973	5.9 °C15 July 1973	20.9 °C	680 mm	97
1972	35.4 °C22 September 1972	6.7 °C15 July 1972	20.5 °C	637 mm	76
1971	34.9 °C5 October 1971	7.1 °C13 June 1971	21.1 °C	548 mm	72
1970	36.1 °C8 October 1970	7.4 °C4 July 1970	21.3 °C	554 mm	85
1969	35.6 °C28 November 1969	6.1 °C19 June 1969	20.5 °C	981 mm	46
1968	36.5 °C20 October 1968	1.7 °C15 June 1968	20.7 °C	717 mm	63
1967	35.4 °C2 October 1967	4.6 °C18 July 1967	20.7 °C	528 mm	64
1966	35.4 °C31 October 1966	3.1 °C28 July 1966	20.9 °C	709 mm	74
1965	34.8 °C1 November 1965	5.0 °C5 July 1965	20.5 °C	220 mm	60
1964	34.5 °C1 October 1964	2.6 °C27 June 1964	20.7 °C	628 mm	94
1963	34.4 °C6 October 1963	5.3 °C6 June 1963	20.3 °C	734 mm	51
1962	35.9 °C18 October 1962	5.7 °C29 August 1962	20.5 °C	953 mm	52
1961	36.9 °C15 October 1961	8.1 °C15 July 1961	21.1 °C	652 mm	62
1960	36.3 °C10 October 1960	5.7 °C3 July 1960	21.0 °C	460 mm	73
1959	34.5 °C3 October 1959	8.1 °C15 June 1959	20.8 °C	631 mm	55
1958	33.6 °C11 October 1958	6.3 °C19 July 1958	20.1 °C	1,325 mm	32
1957	35.0 °C12 November 1957	5.7 °C23 June 1957	20.8 °C	839 mm	69
1956	34.2 °C15 October 1956	5.1 °C24 July 1956	19.9 °C	948 mm	36
1955	35.6 °C14 November 1955	6.3 °C13 August 1955	20.0 °C	1,030 mm	47
1954	37.5 °C27 October 1954	5.9 °C25 June 1954	21.6 °C	470 mm	146
1953	36.5 °C31 October 1953	4.0 °C30 June 1953	20.0 °C	1,006 mm	46
1952	35.0 °C1 October 1952	5.5 °C6 August 1952	20.8 °C	1,056 mm	68
1951	37.0 °C27 November 1951	5.6 °C14 July 1951	22.2 °C	387 mm	149
1950	35.4 °C24 October 1950	6.8 °C20 August 1950	20.4 °C	685 mm	71
1949	37.2 °C3 November 1949	6.7 °C7 August 1949	20.6 °C	1,022 mm	83
1948	35.0 °C13 October 1948	5.7 °C16 July 1948	20.2 °C	1,438 mm	65
1947	35.8 °C9 October 1947	5.6 °C6 July 1947	20.3 °C	1,002 mm	57
1946	35.9 °C24 October 1946	5.3 °C10 July 1946	19.9 °C	1,464 mm	55
1945	35.6 °C14 October 1945	6.1 °C30 June 1945	20.7 °C	673 mm	72
1944	36.6 °C27 September 1944	6.6 °C14 July 1944	20.7 °C	901 mm	64
1943	35.9 °C26 October 1943	6.2 °C2 July 1943	20.4 °C	813 mm	63
1942	36.0 °C23 October 1942	6.8 °C10 July 1942	20.7 °C	813 mm	57
1941	37.7 °C12 October 1941	6.4 °C25 June 1941	21.7 °C	530 mm	117
1940	35.2 °C6 November 1940	6.3 °C1 July 1940	20.9 °C	589 mm	79

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

28.0 °C

+0.6 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

110 d/yr

+22

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

890 mm

+147 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	28.1 °C	+0.3 °C	268 mm	+87 mm
Feb	29.3 °C	+1.6 °C	205 mm	+54 mm
Mar	29.2 °C	+1.2 °C	16 mm	-57 mm
Apr	28.3 °C	+1.0 °C	44 mm	+22 mm
May	25.9 °C	+0.4 °C	2 mm	-2 mm
Jun	24.3 °C	+1.0 °C	1 mm	-0 mm
Jul	23.7 °C	+0.5 °C	0 mm	-1 mm
Aug	27.5 °C	+1.3 °C	0 mm	-0 mm
Sep	32.3 °C	+2.3 °C	1 mm	-2 mm
Oct	32.3 °C	+0.6 °C	6 mm	-18 mm
Nov	27.5 °C	-2.6 °C	149 mm	+55 mm
Dec	27.6 °C	-0.6 °C	197 mm	+8 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

35.5 °C

16 Oct 2025

Coldest day

6.7 °C

1 Aug 2025

Wettest day

43.4 mm

4 Jan 2025

Windiest day

31.4 km/h

3 Nov 2025

Strongest gust

60.8 km/h

28 Jul 2025

Hottest feels-like

36.5 °C

26 Oct 2025

Coldest feels-like

3.6 °C

29 Jul 2025

Sunniest day

13.0 h

28 Dec 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Kadoma?

Kadoma has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.2 °C and it receives 743 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kadoma?

The hottest day measured in Kadoma between 1940 and 2025 was 26 October 2011, reaching 39.5 °C.

What is the coldest day in Kadoma?

The coldest day measured in Kadoma between 1940 and 2025 was 15 June 1968, at 1.7 °C.

Does it snow in Kadoma?

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

Has the climate of Kadoma warmed?

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

What is the wettest day in Kadoma?

The wettest day measured in Kadoma between 1940 and 2025 was 7 February 1946, with 164 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Kadoma?

The windiest day measured in Kadoma between 1940 and 2025 was 13 March 1941, with winds reaching 41.5 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Kadoma?

The warmest month in Kadoma is October (24.9 °C on average); the coldest is July (16.1 °C).

How much does it rain in Kadoma?

Kadoma receives on average 743 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 87 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Kadoma?

Kadoma gets on average 11.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,015 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Kadoma?

Yes: Kadoma has on average 30 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kadoma?

In Kadoma, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.6 °C on 26 October 2011, and the lowest was -2.9 °C on 15 June 1968.

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