Karoi climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Karoi?

Karoi has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.2 °C and it receives 798 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Karoi between 1940 and 2025 was 26 October 2011, reaching 37.6 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Karoi?

The coldest day measured in Karoi between 1940 and 2025 was 15 June 1968, at 2.4 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Karoi?

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

Q: Has the climate of Karoi warmed?

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

Q: What is the wettest day in Karoi?

The wettest day measured in Karoi between 1940 and 2025 was 26 December 1973, with 140 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Karoi?

The windiest day measured in Karoi between 1940 and 2025 was 13 March 1941, with winds reaching 39.3 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Karoi?

The warmest month in Karoi is October (24.1 °C on average); the coldest is July (15.5 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Karoi?

Karoi receives on average 798 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 106 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Karoi?

Karoi gets on average 10.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,942 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Karoi (Zimbabwe) has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Cwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 20.2 °C and it receives 798 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 (24.1 °C on average) and the coldest is July (15.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.

Karoi averages 0 frost days, 42 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 106 rainy days per year.

Karoi 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 37.6 °C (on 26 October 2011) and the coldest 2.4 °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

KaroiMashonaland West

coords: -16.81°, 29.69°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CwaHumid subtropical, dry winterWarmest monthOctoberColdest monthJulyWettest monthJanuaryDriest monthAugust

Mean daily temperature

20.2°C

Average daily high

25.6°C

Average daily low

15.5°C

Annual rainfall

798mm

Sunshine / day

10.8h

Mean relative humidity

64%

Average peak wind

15.7km/h

Seasonal range

8.6°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

42 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

106 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

26.2 °C

Average feels-like low

14.8 °C

Average peak gust

34.9 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

24 d/yr

Solar radiation

20.4 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.5 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.42 · 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

37.6 °C

26 October 2011

Coldest day

2.4 °C

15 June 1968

Wettest day

140 mm

26 December 1973

Windiest day

39.3 km/h

13 March 1941

Strongest gust

77.8 km/h

13 March 1941

Hottest feels-like

39.5 °C

14 December 2024

Coldest feels-like

-1.7 °C

15 June 1968

Sunniest day

13.0 h

23 December 2019

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	35.0 °C26 October 2025	7.9 °C11 July 2025	21.3 °C	977 mm	54
2024	35.7 °C30 September 2024	6.6 °C15 June 2024	22.2 °C	435 mm	91
2023	35.8 °C14 October 2023	7.5 °C26 June 2023	21.6 °C	880 mm	78
2022	34.3 °C20 November 2022	7.5 °C14 June 2022	20.7 °C	955 mm	49
2021	35.9 °C10 October 2021	7.4 °C4 July 2021	21.1 °C	661 mm	67
2020	36.6 °C8 November 2020	7.5 °C5 July 2020	21.2 °C	685 mm	68
2019	36.9 °C29 October 2019	6.5 °C13 July 2019	21.7 °C	554 mm	98
2018	36.2 °C22 November 2018	7.3 °C7 June 2018	21.0 °C	753 mm	66
2017	37.4 °C18 October 2017	7.7 °C17 July 2017	20.6 °C	918 mm	42
2016	35.4 °C8 January 2016	6.6 °C14 June 2016	21.3 °C	748 mm	82
2015	35.8 °C14 November 2015	6.8 °C5 July 2015	20.9 °C	796 mm	69
2014	34.9 °C10 October 2014	6.9 °C13 July 2014	20.8 °C	756 mm	62
2013	35.5 °C22 October 2013	7.0 °C20 June 2013	20.7 °C	901 mm	55
2012	35.0 °C19 October 2012	4.5 °C19 July 2012	20.6 °C	792 mm	61
2011	37.6 °C26 October 2011	6.9 °C9 July 2011	20.6 °C	698 mm	56
2010	35.1 °C12 October 2010	6.1 °C14 August 2010	20.7 °C	898 mm	52
2009	33.8 °C8 October 2009	6.5 °C19 July 2009	19.9 °C	723 mm	34
2008	33.5 °C4 November 2008	6.4 °C12 June 2008	20.1 °C	935 mm	56
2007	33.0 °C24 September 2007	5.8 °C23 June 2007	20.3 °C	910 mm	33
2006	35.4 °C3 November 2006	5.8 °C5 June 2006	20.4 °C	781 mm	43
2005	34.9 °C21 October 2005	7.2 °C31 July 2005	21.0 °C	625 mm	49
2004	33.9 °C8 October 2004	6.3 °C15 July 2004	20.0 °C	894 mm	24
2003	34.5 °C17 October 2003	5.5 °C16 July 2003	20.5 °C	812 mm	59
2002	33.2 °C19 October 2002	7.3 °C25 June 2002	20.8 °C	510 mm	42
2001	34.6 °C19 October 2001	5.8 °C26 July 2001	20.3 °C	813 mm	45
2000	33.6 °C26 October 2000	6.5 °C5 July 2000	20.0 °C	915 mm	24
1999	33.7 °C23 October 1999	7.0 °C10 June 1999	20.0 °C	787 mm	31
1998	35.2 °C4 November 1998	7.0 °C16 July 1998	20.8 °C	757 mm	35
1997	34.8 °C10 November 1997	7.1 °C9 July 1997	20.1 °C	1,066 mm	26
1996	34.5 °C25 October 1996	6.2 °C2 July 1996	20.4 °C	942 mm	52
1995	34.5 °C20 October 1995	7.8 °C8 July 1995	21.3 °C	575 mm	59
1994	36.3 °C23 November 1994	5.1 °C13 July 1994	20.6 °C	604 mm	58
1993	34.5 °C1 November 1993	7.2 °C7 June 1993	20.5 °C	804 mm	27
1992	35.3 °C25 October 1992	7.9 °C6 July 1992	21.5 °C	562 mm	72
1991	33.4 °C20 October 1991	6.8 °C12 June 1991	20.3 °C	673 mm	35
1990	35.3 °C6 November 1990	7.2 °C26 July 1990	20.4 °C	669 mm	36
1989	34.3 °C10 November 1989	6.8 °C22 July 1989	20.0 °C	1,022 mm	39
1988	33.9 °C11 October 1988	7.0 °C15 July 1988	20.3 °C	670 mm	27
1987	35.1 °C20 November 1987	5.7 °C24 June 1987	20.9 °C	582 mm	41
1986	32.2 °C7 October 1986	5.8 °C23 July 1986	19.4 °C	871 mm	12
1985	30.7 °C16 October 1985	5.2 °C14 July 1985	19.3 °C	898 mm	3
1984	33.2 °C5 September 1984	6.7 °C18 June 1984	19.9 °C	766 mm	25
1983	32.8 °C13 November 1983	7.0 °C11 August 1983	20.9 °C	611 mm	48
1982	31.8 °C10 November 1982	6.0 °C15 July 1982	19.7 °C	835 mm	20
1981	33.8 °C9 November 1981	4.5 °C18 June 1981	19.4 °C	788 mm	32
1980	34.6 °C13 November 1980	5.4 °C12 July 1980	19.8 °C	743 mm	16
1979	33.8 °C24 September 1979	7.1 °C5 July 1979	19.6 °C	585 mm	34
1978	33.7 °C30 September 1978	6.3 °C28 June 1978	19.6 °C	959 mm	33
1977	33.8 °C14 October 1977	7.2 °C8 July 1977	20.0 °C	842 mm	37
1976	33.5 °C23 November 1976	6.2 °C18 July 1976	19.2 °C	941 mm	26
1975	33.4 °C20 November 1975	6.5 °C25 July 1975	19.4 °C	705 mm	23
1974	32.9 °C18 October 1974	6.8 °C27 July 1974	18.9 °C	799 mm	15
1973	33.6 °C15 September 1973	6.9 °C10 July 1973	19.8 °C	1,006 mm	24
1972	34.4 °C24 November 1972	6.4 °C3 July 1972	19.9 °C	621 mm	45
1971	32.4 °C5 October 1971	7.4 °C1 June 1971	19.8 °C	778 mm	15
1970	33.7 °C16 October 1970	7.9 °C10 June 1970	20.4 °C	612 mm	27
1969	34.7 °C27 November 1969	6.0 °C25 July 1969	19.9 °C	892 mm	42
1968	34.7 °C20 October 1968	2.4 °C15 June 1968	19.7 °C	772 mm	30
1967	33.0 °C2 October 1967	4.3 °C19 July 1967	19.7 °C	694 mm	27
1966	33.1 °C3 November 1966	4.1 °C27 July 1966	20.1 °C	709 mm	37
1965	32.4 °C1 November 1965	4.5 °C5 July 1965	19.2 °C	462 mm	17
1964	33.1 °C10 November 1964	3.9 °C27 June 1964	19.6 °C	538 mm	24
1963	33.1 °C7 October 1963	5.8 °C5 June 1963	19.4 °C	814 mm	17
1962	33.4 °C18 October 1962	7.4 °C29 August 1962	19.5 °C	1,024 mm	25
1961	34.2 °C15 October 1961	7.1 °C23 August 1961	19.7 °C	861 mm	28
1960	33.2 °C10 October 1960	6.8 °C3 July 1960	19.9 °C	691 mm	51
1959	34.1 °C4 October 1959	8.9 °C14 June 1959	20.0 °C	721 mm	30
1958	32.8 °C17 October 1958	7.4 °C13 August 1958	19.5 °C	1,300 mm	17
1957	34.9 °C25 November 1957	8.0 °C23 July 1957	20.0 °C	878 mm	59
1956	32.6 °C15 October 1956	7.5 °C13 July 1956	19.1 °C	966 mm	22
1955	33.9 °C14 November 1955	6.2 °C11 August 1955	19.1 °C	1,154 mm	34
1954	35.8 °C27 October 1954	6.8 °C23 June 1954	20.7 °C	507 mm	62
1953	34.4 °C31 October 1953	6.8 °C1 July 1953	19.3 °C	1,014 mm	34
1952	33.9 °C16 September 1952	7.2 °C6 August 1952	20.1 °C	860 mm	48
1951	36.1 °C27 November 1951	7.3 °C15 July 1951	21.1 °C	511 mm	82
1950	33.8 °C24 October 1950	6.7 °C10 June 1950	19.4 °C	914 mm	45
1949	36.1 °C3 November 1949	7.4 °C12 June 1949	20.1 °C	946 mm	50
1948	33.8 °C14 October 1948	6.8 °C5 July 1948	19.5 °C	1,013 mm	39
1947	33.7 °C5 November 1947	6.4 °C18 July 1947	19.6 °C	923 mm	47
1946	35.1 °C24 October 1946	6.8 °C9 July 1946	19.2 °C	1,192 mm	29
1945	33.9 °C14 October 1945	7.4 °C30 June 1945	19.9 °C	774 mm	46
1944	33.9 °C21 October 1944	8.0 °C12 June 1944	19.7 °C	885 mm	38
1943	34.8 °C16 November 1943	6.5 °C30 June 1943	19.7 °C	1,003 mm	56
1942	33.7 °C23 October 1942	7.4 °C28 July 1942	19.8 °C	785 mm	31
1941	36.4 °C12 October 1941	7.2 °C22 June 1941	20.9 °C	637 mm	70
1940	33.6 °C6 November 1940	6.7 °C28 June 1940	19.7 °C	800 mm	38

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

26.7 °C

+1.1 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

54 d/yr

+12

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

977 mm

+179 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	26.4 °C	+1.0 °C	273 mm	+63 mm
Feb	27.2 °C	+1.8 °C	177 mm	-5 mm
Mar	27.4 °C	+1.8 °C	41 mm	-60 mm
Apr	26.4 °C	+1.1 °C	54 mm	+27 mm
May	25.0 °C	+1.1 °C	6 mm	+1 mm
Jun	23.6 °C	+1.6 °C	2 mm	+0 mm
Jul	22.8 °C	+0.9 °C	0 mm	-1 mm
Aug	26.3 °C	+1.8 °C	0 mm	-1 mm
Sep	30.5 °C	+2.5 °C	6 mm	+5 mm
Oct	31.0 °C	+1.0 °C	1 mm	-12 mm
Nov	27.5 °C	-1.3 °C	128 mm	+54 mm
Dec	26.1 °C	-0.2 °C	288 mm	+107 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

35.0 °C

26 Oct 2025

Coldest day

7.9 °C

11 Jul 2025

Wettest day

106.0 mm

25 Dec 2025

Windiest day

29.7 km/h

3 Nov 2025

Strongest gust

64.8 km/h

3 Nov 2025

Hottest feels-like

35.5 °C

26 Oct 2025

Coldest feels-like

4.9 °C

11 Jul 2025

Sunniest day

12.7 h

12 Dec 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Karoi?

Karoi has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.2 °C and it receives 798 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Karoi?

The hottest day measured in Karoi between 1940 and 2025 was 26 October 2011, reaching 37.6 °C.

What is the coldest day in Karoi?

The coldest day measured in Karoi between 1940 and 2025 was 15 June 1968, at 2.4 °C.

Does it snow in Karoi?

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

Has the climate of Karoi warmed?

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

What is the wettest day in Karoi?

The wettest day measured in Karoi between 1940 and 2025 was 26 December 1973, with 140 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Karoi?

The windiest day measured in Karoi between 1940 and 2025 was 13 March 1941, with winds reaching 39.3 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Karoi?

The warmest month in Karoi is October (24.1 °C on average); the coldest is July (15.5 °C).

How much does it rain in Karoi?

Karoi receives on average 798 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 106 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Karoi?

Karoi gets on average 10.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,942 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Karoi?

Yes: Karoi has on average 24 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Karoi?

In Karoi, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.5 °C on 14 December 2024, and the lowest was -1.7 °C on 15 June 1968.

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