Shurugwi climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Shurugwi?

Shurugwi has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.0 °C and it receives 832 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Shurugwi between 1940 and 2025 was 28 October 2019, reaching 39.1 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Shurugwi?

The coldest day measured in Shurugwi between 1940 and 2025 was 15 June 1968, at -2.2 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Shurugwi?

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

Q: Has the climate of Shurugwi warmed?

Yes: Shurugwi warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Shurugwi?

The wettest day measured in Shurugwi between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 2008, with 133 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Shurugwi?

The windiest day measured in Shurugwi between 1940 and 2025 was 23 February 2000, with winds reaching 45.3 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Shurugwi?

The warmest month in Shurugwi is October (22.2 °C on average); the coldest is July (13.5 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Shurugwi?

Shurugwi receives on average 832 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 104 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Shurugwi?

Shurugwi gets on average 10.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,796 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Shurugwi (Zimbabwe) has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Cwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 19.0 °C and it receives 832 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 (22.2 °C on average) and the coldest is July (13.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.

Shurugwi averages 0 frost days, 53 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 104 rainy days per year.

Shurugwi has warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.13 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 39.1 °C (on 28 October 2019) and the coldest -2.2 °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

ShurugwiMidlands Province

coords: -19.67°, 30.01°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CwaHumid subtropical, dry winterWarmest monthOctoberColdest monthJulyWettest monthDecemberDriest monthAugust

Mean daily temperature

19.0°C

Average daily high

25.3°C

Average daily low

13.5°C

Annual rainfall

832mm

Sunshine / day

10.4h

Mean relative humidity

64%

Average peak wind

15.2km/h

Seasonal range

8.7°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

53 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

104 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

25.6 °C

Average feels-like low

12.4 °C

Average peak gust

33.0 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

8 d/yr

Solar radiation

20.3 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.1 °C

since 1940

+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.23 · 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

39.1 °C

28 October 2019

Coldest day

-2.2 °C

15 June 1968

Wettest day

133 mm

9 January 2008

Windiest day

45.3 km/h

23 February 2000

Strongest gust

98.6 km/h

4 March 2003

Hottest feels-like

40.3 °C

13 November 2015

Coldest feels-like

-6.3 °C

15 June 1968

Sunniest day

13.2 h

17 December 1944

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	34.8 °C26 October 2025	2.2 °C29 July 2025	19.3 °C	1,056 mm	47	0
2024	36.8 °C29 September 2024	4.7 °C14 June 2024	20.4 °C	493 mm	103	0
2023	37.1 °C13 October 2023	4.4 °C18 July 2023	20.2 °C	844 mm	84	0
2022	35.0 °C4 October 2022	4.3 °C2 June 2022	19.3 °C	869 mm	56	0
2021	37.0 °C8 November 2021	2.7 °C27 July 2021	19.4 °C	955 mm	60	0
2020	36.8 °C8 November 2020	4.5 °C6 July 2020	19.5 °C	973 mm	70	0
2019	39.1 °C28 October 2019	5.1 °C5 June 2019	20.2 °C	599 mm	110	0
2018	35.7 °C1 November 2018	3.7 °C8 June 2018	19.6 °C	744 mm	85	0
2017	37.2 °C17 October 2017	4.8 °C21 July 2017	19.1 °C	1,032 mm	46	0
2016	36.9 °C31 October 2016	3.8 °C5 July 2016	20.2 °C	876 mm	107	0
2015	37.8 °C13 November 2015	3.8 °C19 June 2015	20.1 °C	477 mm	93	0
2014	34.9 °C15 October 2014	1.9 °C11 July 2014	19.3 °C	908 mm	60	0
2013	36.9 °C28 September 2013	5.3 °C17 July 2013	19.7 °C	809 mm	74	0
2012	35.8 °C21 November 2012	1.4 °C20 July 2012	19.9 °C	458 mm	74	0
2011	38.4 °C25 October 2011	0.7 °C26 June 2011	19.3 °C	910 mm	52	0
2010	37.0 °C11 October 2010	3.3 °C17 June 2010	19.8 °C	829 mm	77	0
2009	34.9 °C8 October 2009	3.2 °C27 July 2009	18.8 °C	839 mm	41	0
2008	35.6 °C2 October 2008	4.0 °C15 July 2008	19.1 °C	880 mm	55	0
2007	35.1 °C8 October 2007	2.7 °C11 July 2007	18.9 °C	1,032 mm	51	0
2006	35.0 °C2 November 2006	2.0 °C28 June 2006	18.9 °C	926 mm	37	0
2005	36.1 °C27 September 2005	4.0 °C6 July 2005	20.1 °C	734 mm	73	0
2004	34.1 °C16 January 2004	3.3 °C19 July 2004	18.9 °C	883 mm	53	0
2003	35.0 °C16 October 2003	2.2 °C8 July 2003	18.9 °C	976 mm	66	0
2002	34.0 °C19 October 2002	3.5 °C23 June 2002	19.2 °C	453 mm	52	0
2001	34.6 °C25 September 2001	2.1 °C23 July 2001	18.9 °C	1,135 mm	48	0
2000	32.6 °C10 October 2000	1.4 °C18 July 2000	18.2 °C	1,293 mm	23	0
1999	34.9 °C26 September 1999	4.4 °C10 June 1999	18.7 °C	792 mm	31	0
1998	35.3 °C6 November 1998	4.2 °C1 July 1998	19.4 °C	867 mm	53	0
1997	35.4 °C9 November 1997	4.3 °C7 August 1997	18.8 °C	834 mm	41	0
1996	34.7 °C13 November 1996	2.7 °C2 July 1996	18.9 °C	882 mm	61	0
1995	36.5 °C12 October 1995	3.4 °C16 July 1995	19.5 °C	742 mm	73	0
1994	35.6 °C23 November 1994	-0.2 °C30 June 1994	18.9 °C	526 mm	63	1
1993	35.1 °C31 October 1993	4.0 °C15 August 1993	19.2 °C	804 mm	38	0
1992	37.1 °C25 February 1992	3.7 °C6 July 1992	20.3 °C	561 mm	79	0
1991	34.2 °C30 October 1991	3.3 °C17 June 1991	19.3 °C	611 mm	62	0
1990	35.9 °C14 November 1990	4.0 °C15 August 1990	19.4 °C	776 mm	52	0
1989	34.9 °C3 October 1989	3.3 °C20 July 1989	19.1 °C	656 mm	49	0
1988	34.5 °C24 December 1988	3.6 °C12 June 1988	18.8 °C	753 mm	39	0
1987	36.1 °C20 November 1987	1.8 °C1 July 1987	20.0 °C	574 mm	95	0
1986	33.1 °C7 October 1986	3.1 °C29 June 1986	18.7 °C	714 mm	39	0
1985	34.1 °C24 November 1985	0.8 °C13 July 1985	18.7 °C	849 mm	37	0
1984	34.0 °C4 September 1984	3.6 °C19 June 1984	19.1 °C	732 mm	52	0
1983	35.6 °C11 January 1983	3.2 °C13 August 1983	20.1 °C	485 mm	95	0
1982	34.2 °C27 December 1982	2.2 °C10 June 1982	19.0 °C	457 mm	48	0
1981	36.3 °C8 November 1981	0.4 °C10 June 1981	17.9 °C	879 mm	39	0
1980	33.3 °C17 October 1980	0.9 °C30 June 1980	18.3 °C	850 mm	31	0
1979	35.6 °C2 October 1979	2.0 °C26 July 1979	18.2 °C	635 mm	38	0
1978	34.5 °C29 September 1978	2.7 °C5 July 1978	17.9 °C	1,296 mm	27	0
1977	35.0 °C19 November 1977	3.1 °C5 July 1977	18.5 °C	1,179 mm	53	0
1976	34.1 °C19 November 1976	1.2 °C5 August 1976	17.7 °C	904 mm	27	0
1975	33.8 °C25 October 1975	0.9 °C26 July 1975	17.9 °C	814 mm	34	0
1974	34.3 °C17 October 1974	3.9 °C10 September 1974	17.6 °C	1,067 mm	17	0
1973	34.6 °C22 September 1973	4.0 °C15 July 1973	18.7 °C	897 mm	52	0
1972	34.5 °C22 September 1972	2.2 °C2 August 1972	18.2 °C	834 mm	47	0
1971	33.7 °C4 October 1971	4.0 °C15 July 1971	18.8 °C	679 mm	25	0
1970	35.1 °C8 October 1970	5.7 °C25 July 1970	19.3 °C	497 mm	55	0
1969	33.4 °C25 November 1969	3.8 °C18 June 1969	18.4 °C	1,237 mm	35	0
1968	35.4 °C27 October 1968	-2.2 °C15 June 1968	19.0 °C	667 mm	60	4
1967	34.4 °C17 November 1967	2.2 °C22 August 1967	18.5 °C	697 mm	40	0
1966	35.7 °C5 January 1966	1.0 °C23 August 1966	19.0 °C	778 mm	54	0
1965	34.5 °C1 November 1965	2.0 °C19 June 1965	18.6 °C	286 mm	46	0
1964	34.2 °C1 October 1964	-1.3 °C27 June 1964	18.7 °C	697 mm	43	2
1963	34.3 °C6 October 1963	1.6 °C6 June 1963	18.4 °C	721 mm	29	0
1962	36.4 °C18 October 1962	1.6 °C29 August 1962	18.9 °C	1,085 mm	31	0
1961	36.3 °C15 October 1961	4.6 °C8 July 1961	19.4 °C	553 mm	54	0
1960	36.1 °C10 October 1960	4.4 °C3 July 1960	18.7 °C	612 mm	45	0
1959	34.1 °C3 October 1959	5.3 °C3 July 1959	18.4 °C	643 mm	35	0
1958	33.6 °C11 October 1958	4.1 °C14 July 1958	18.3 °C	1,352 mm	23	0
1957	33.8 °C12 November 1957	4.4 °C23 June 1957	18.9 °C	857 mm	41	0
1956	33.2 °C15 October 1956	3.8 °C24 July 1956	18.3 °C	1,083 mm	22	0
1955	35.7 °C13 November 1955	3.2 °C9 August 1955	17.8 °C	1,333 mm	27	0
1954	36.7 °C26 October 1954	4.0 °C29 June 1954	19.5 °C	486 mm	95	0
1953	34.8 °C31 October 1953	2.3 °C29 June 1953	18.0 °C	1,298 mm	31	0
1952	34.5 °C11 October 1952	4.4 °C3 July 1952	18.8 °C	942 mm	43	0
1951	35.8 °C10 October 1951	3.9 °C12 July 1951	20.3 °C	450 mm	110	0
1950	34.8 °C24 October 1950	4.6 °C22 May 1950	18.5 °C	734 mm	58	0
1949	34.5 °C2 November 1949	4.7 °C8 June 1949	18.4 °C	1,152 mm	43	0
1948	34.1 °C13 October 1948	4.3 °C5 July 1948	18.3 °C	1,597 mm	32	0
1947	35.0 °C8 October 1947	3.1 °C17 July 1947	18.7 °C	1,094 mm	43	0
1946	34.3 °C23 October 1946	3.8 °C29 June 1946	18.2 °C	1,173 mm	35	0
1945	34.4 °C5 October 1945	3.1 °C29 June 1945	18.6 °C	812 mm	39	0
1944	37.4 °C27 September 1944	4.7 °C14 July 1944	19.0 °C	1,004 mm	45	0
1943	34.5 °C26 October 1943	4.3 °C2 July 1943	18.0 °C	1,150 mm	38	0
1942	34.7 °C23 October 1942	4.5 °C1 August 1942	18.7 °C	770 mm	37	0
1941	37.5 °C11 October 1941	3.4 °C6 July 1941	19.8 °C	675 mm	79	0
1940	34.9 °C6 November 1940	3.5 °C13 July 1940	19.7 °C	519 mm	61	0

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

25.5 °C

+0.2 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

47 d/yr

-6

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1056 mm

+224 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	26.7 °C	+0.1 °C	259 mm	+90 mm
Feb	27.5 °C	+1.2 °C	218 mm	+71 mm
Mar	25.8 °C	-0.1 °C	47 mm	-43 mm
Apr	25.4 °C	+0.6 °C	54 mm	+17 mm
May	22.2 °C	-0.9 °C	12 mm	+0 mm
Jun	21.7 °C	+0.9 °C	1 mm	-7 mm
Jul	20.9 °C	+0.3 °C	12 mm	+4 mm
Aug	25.6 °C	+1.9 °C	5 mm	-1 mm
Sep	29.3 °C	+1.9 °C	8 mm	-5 mm
Oct	29.1 °C	0.0 °C	16 mm	-22 mm
Nov	25.8 °C	-2.2 °C	160 mm	+46 mm
Dec	26.1 °C	-0.9 °C	265 mm	+74 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

34.8 °C

26 Oct 2025

Coldest day

2.2 °C

29 Jul 2025

Wettest day

42.8 mm

21 Dec 2025

Windiest day

30.0 km/h

28 Jul 2025

Strongest gust

52.9 km/h

9 Jun 2025

Hottest feels-like

35.9 °C

26 Oct 2025

Coldest feels-like

-1.0 °C

29 Jul 2025

Sunniest day

13.2 h

28 Dec 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Shurugwi?

Shurugwi has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.0 °C and it receives 832 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Shurugwi?

The hottest day measured in Shurugwi between 1940 and 2025 was 28 October 2019, reaching 39.1 °C.

What is the coldest day in Shurugwi?

The coldest day measured in Shurugwi between 1940 and 2025 was 15 June 1968, at -2.2 °C.

Does it snow in Shurugwi?

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

Has the climate of Shurugwi warmed?

Yes: Shurugwi warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Shurugwi?

The wettest day measured in Shurugwi between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 2008, with 133 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Shurugwi?

The windiest day measured in Shurugwi between 1940 and 2025 was 23 February 2000, with winds reaching 45.3 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Shurugwi?

The warmest month in Shurugwi is October (22.2 °C on average); the coldest is July (13.5 °C).

How much does it rain in Shurugwi?

Shurugwi receives on average 832 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 104 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Shurugwi?

Shurugwi gets on average 10.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,796 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Shurugwi?

Yes: Shurugwi has on average 8 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Shurugwi?

In Shurugwi, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.3 °C on 13 November 2015, and the lowest was -6.3 °C on 15 June 1968.

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