Rusape climate — normals and trends
Rusape (Zimbabwe) has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Cwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.4 °C and it receives 877 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 (20.2 °C on average) and the coldest is July (12.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Rusape averages 0 frost days, 11 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 101 rainy days per year.
Rusape 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 35.5 °C (on 17 October 2017) and the coldest -1.1 °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
RusapeManicaland
- coords
- -18.53°, 32.13°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.4°C
Average daily high
23.4°C
Average daily low
12.4°C
Annual rainfall
877mm
Sunshine / day
10.6h
Mean relative humidity
69%
Average peak wind
14.2km/h
Seasonal range
7.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
11 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
101 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
23.6 °C
Average feels-like low
11.6 °C
Average peak gust
31.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.2 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.40 · 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).
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
35.5 °C
17 October 2017
Coldest day
-1.1 °C
15 June 1968
Wettest day
123 mm
23 January 1958
Windiest day
51.2 km/h
13 March 1941
Strongest gust
92.5 km/h
13 March 1941
Hottest feels-like
36.6 °C
25 November 1976
Coldest feels-like
-5.1 °C
15 June 1968
Sunniest day
13.0 h
5 January 2020
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 24.9 °C | +0.5 °C | 258 mm | +66 mm |
| Feb | 25.6 °C | +1.3 °C | 171 mm | +10 mm |
| Mar | 24.7 °C | +0.7 °C | 50 mm | -41 mm |
| Apr | 24.6 °C | +1.5 °C | 86 mm | +49 mm |
| May | 21.3 °C | -0.1 °C | 17 mm | +7 mm |
| Jun | 20.3 °C | +1.0 °C | 1 mm | -3 mm |
| Jul | 19.5 °C | +0.4 °C | 3 mm | -1 mm |
| Aug | 23.5 °C | +1.5 °C | 1 mm | -2 mm |
| Sep | 27.5 °C | +2.2 °C | 3 mm | -4 mm |
| Oct | 27.4 °C | +0.6 °C | 8 mm | -30 mm |
| Nov | 23.9 °C | -1.9 °C | 198 mm | +73 mm |
| Dec | 24.0 °C | -0.7 °C | 359 mm | +152 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Rusape?
Rusape has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.4 °C and it receives 877 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Rusape?
The hottest day measured in Rusape between 1940 and 2025 was 17 October 2017, reaching 35.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Rusape?
The coldest day measured in Rusape between 1940 and 2025 was 15 June 1968, at -1.1 °C.
Does it snow in Rusape?
Almost never: Rusape sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Rusape warmed?
Yes: Rusape warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Rusape?
The wettest day measured in Rusape between 1940 and 2025 was 23 January 1958, with 123 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Rusape?
The windiest day measured in Rusape between 1940 and 2025 was 13 March 1941, with winds reaching 51.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Rusape?
The warmest month in Rusape is October (20.2 °C on average); the coldest is July (12.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Rusape?
Rusape receives on average 877 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 101 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Rusape?
Rusape gets on average 10.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,869 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Rusape?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Rusape.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Rusape?
In Rusape, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.6 °C on 25 November 1976, and the lowest was -5.1 °C on 15 June 1968.
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