Norton climate — normals and trends
Norton has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate, averaging 19.3 °C annually with 727 mm of rain per year.
Climate normals · ERA5
NortonMashonaland West
- coords
- -17.88°, 30.70°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
The normals for this period
The average of every indicator across the whole window: temperature, water, sky, wind and notable days.
Mean daily temperature
19.3°C
Average daily high
25.5°C
Average daily low
13.9°C
Annual rainfall
727mm
Sunshine / day
10.8h
Mean relative humidity
60%
Average peak wind
15.4km/h
Seasonal range
8.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
38 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
91 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
25.6 °C
Average feels-like low
12.8 °C
Average peak gust
32.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
5 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
What the yearly averages say about warming here, and whether the slope is statistically solid.
+1.5 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.48 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
Climate month by month
How an average year unfolds: when it rains, when it turns hot, when the sun is out.
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
The most extreme days ever measured here, then the year-by-year detail.
Hottest day
36.9 °C
26 October 2011
Coldest day
0.7 °C
14 June 1968
Wettest day
173 mm
7 February 1946
Windiest day
45.8 km/h
13 March 1941
Strongest gust
85.0 km/h
13 March 1941
Hottest feels-like
37.9 °C
26 October 2011
Coldest feels-like
-3.9 °C
14 June 1968
Sunniest day
13.1 h
31 December 1941
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
A specific year
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 26.6 °C | +0.7 °C | 209 mm | +34 mm |
| Feb | 27.7 °C | +1.8 °C | 188 mm | +41 mm |
| Mar | 27.5 °C | +1.4 °C | 39 mm | -37 mm |
| Apr | 26.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 102 mm | +78 mm |
| May | 24.2 °C | +0.5 °C | 2 mm | -3 mm |
| Jun | 22.7 °C | +1.1 °C | 2 mm | +1 mm |
| Jul | 22.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Aug | 25.8 °C | +1.5 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Sep | 30.3 °C | +2.5 °C | 2 mm | -1 mm |
| Oct | 30.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 4 mm | -22 mm |
| Nov | 25.7 °C | -2.2 °C | 178 mm | +85 mm |
| Dec | 25.5 °C | -0.8 °C | 215 mm | +39 mm |
The year's extremes
What was the weather like that day?
The weather actually measured on a given date, anywhere in the covered window.
Climate at a glance
What these normals say about the place, in a few sentences, and the notions needed to read them.
Norton (Zimbabwe) has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Cwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 19.3 °C and it receives 727 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 (22.7 °C on average) and the coldest is July (14.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Norton averages 0 frost days, 38 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 91 rainy days per year.
Norton 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 36.9 °C (on 26 October 2011) and the coldest 0.7 °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.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Norton?
Norton has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.3 °C and it receives 727 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Norton?
The hottest day measured in Norton between 1940 and 2025 was 26 October 2011, reaching 36.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Norton?
The coldest day measured in Norton between 1940 and 2025 was 14 June 1968, at 0.7 °C.
Does it snow in Norton?
Almost never: Norton sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Norton warmed?
Yes: Norton warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Norton?
The wettest day measured in Norton between 1940 and 2025 was 7 February 1946, with 173 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Norton?
The windiest day measured in Norton between 1940 and 2025 was 13 March 1941, with winds reaching 45.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Norton?
The warmest month in Norton is October (22.7 °C on average); the coldest is July (14.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Norton?
Norton receives on average 727 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 91 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Norton?
Norton gets on average 10.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,942 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Norton?
Yes: Norton has on average 5 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Norton?
In Norton, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.9 °C on 26 October 2011, and the lowest was -3.9 °C on 14 June 1968.
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