Zvishavane climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Zvishavane?

Zvishavane has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.9 °C and it receives 721 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Zvishavane between 1940 and 2025 was 28 October 2019, reaching 41.5 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Zvishavane?

The coldest day measured in Zvishavane between 1940 and 2025 was 15 June 1968, at -2.3 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Zvishavane?

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

Q: Has the climate of Zvishavane warmed?

Yes: Zvishavane warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Zvishavane?

The wettest day measured in Zvishavane between 1940 and 2025 was 7 February 1977, with 141 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Zvishavane?

The windiest day measured in Zvishavane between 1940 and 2025 was 4 March 2003, with winds reaching 41.3 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Zvishavane?

The warmest month in Zvishavane is November (23.0 °C on average); the coldest is July (14.4 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Zvishavane?

Zvishavane receives on average 721 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 102 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Zvishavane?

Zvishavane gets on average 10.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,687 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Zvishavane (Zimbabwe) has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Cwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 19.9 °C and it receives 721 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 November (23.0 °C on average) and the coldest is July (14.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.

Zvishavane averages 0 frost days, 79 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 102 rainy days per year.

Zvishavane has warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.12 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 41.5 °C (on 28 October 2019) and the coldest -2.3 °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

ZvishavaneMasvingo Province

coords: -20.33°, 30.07°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CwaHumid subtropical, dry winterWarmest monthNovemberColdest monthJulyWettest monthDecemberDriest monthAugust

Mean daily temperature

19.9°C

Average daily high

26.1°C

Average daily low

14.3°C

Annual rainfall

721mm

Sunshine / day

10.1h

Mean relative humidity

63%

Average peak wind

15.4km/h

Seasonal range

8.6°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

79 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

102 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

26.5 °C

Average feels-like low

13.5 °C

Average peak gust

33.0 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

22 d/yr

Solar radiation

19.8 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.0 °C

since 1940

+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.18 · 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

41.5 °C

28 October 2019

Coldest day

-2.3 °C

15 June 1968

Wettest day

141 mm

7 February 1977

Windiest day

41.3 km/h

4 March 2003

Strongest gust

93.6 km/h

4 March 2003

Hottest feels-like

41.7 °C

25 February 1992

Coldest feels-like

-6.5 °C

15 June 1968

Sunniest day

13.2 h

22 December 2024

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	36.9 °C26 October 2025	2.2 °C29 July 2025	20.1 °C	1,059 mm	72	0
2024	38.5 °C29 September 2024	4.0 °C7 July 2024	21.2 °C	498 mm	133	0
2023	39.1 °C13 October 2023	5.2 °C4 August 2023	21.0 °C	761 mm	101	0
2022	36.8 °C4 October 2022	4.8 °C14 June 2022	20.3 °C	675 mm	93	0
2021	38.3 °C8 November 2021	3.2 °C27 July 2021	20.1 °C	811 mm	86	0
2020	38.0 °C8 November 2020	4.8 °C6 July 2020	20.3 °C	860 mm	100	0
2019	41.5 °C28 October 2019	4.8 °C23 July 2019	21.2 °C	540 mm	134	0
2018	37.8 °C27 December 2018	3.9 °C8 June 2018	20.4 °C	665 mm	102	0
2017	38.8 °C17 October 2017	5.1 °C23 June 2017	19.8 °C	1,004 mm	61	0
2016	38.2 °C7 January 2016	4.5 °C7 July 2016	21.1 °C	737 mm	132	0
2015	39.8 °C14 November 2015	5.4 °C2 August 2015	21.2 °C	363 mm	125	0
2014	36.8 °C30 September 2014	3.3 °C10 July 2014	20.2 °C	836 mm	86	0
2013	38.5 °C27 September 2013	5.1 °C17 July 2013	20.5 °C	625 mm	106	0
2012	37.6 °C21 November 2012	1.5 °C20 July 2012	21.0 °C	431 mm	122	0
2011	40.0 °C25 October 2011	2.3 °C26 June 2011	20.2 °C	658 mm	75	0
2010	39.1 °C11 October 2010	3.5 °C17 June 2010	20.7 °C	665 mm	119	0
2009	37.1 °C8 October 2009	4.0 °C27 July 2009	19.9 °C	568 mm	83	0
2008	37.4 °C3 November 2008	4.7 °C28 June 2008	20.0 °C	622 mm	76	0
2007	36.3 °C8 October 2007	1.5 °C23 May 2007	19.8 °C	854 mm	84	0
2006	36.8 °C2 November 2006	3.2 °C5 June 2006	19.9 °C	701 mm	67	0
2005	38.3 °C27 September 2005	4.5 °C6 July 2005	21.0 °C	609 mm	102	0
2004	36.1 °C7 October 2004	4.2 °C24 June 2004	20.0 °C	730 mm	86	0
2003	36.2 °C14 October 2003	3.1 °C8 July 2003	19.8 °C	838 mm	99	0
2002	35.8 °C19 October 2002	4.0 °C23 June 2002	20.1 °C	415 mm	98	0
2001	35.9 °C18 October 2001	2.7 °C23 July 2001	19.6 °C	870 mm	69	0
2000	34.0 °C10 October 2000	1.3 °C18 July 2000	19.0 °C	1,137 mm	48	0
1999	37.0 °C22 October 1999	4.3 °C14 June 1999	19.5 °C	870 mm	55	0
1998	37.6 °C3 November 1998	4.8 °C15 June 1998	20.3 °C	746 mm	84	0
1997	37.7 °C9 November 1997	3.9 °C15 June 1997	19.7 °C	658 mm	68	0
1996	36.6 °C13 November 1996	2.3 °C10 July 1996	19.6 °C	874 mm	79	0
1995	38.0 °C12 October 1995	3.9 °C10 June 1995	20.3 °C	614 mm	94	0
1994	37.2 °C22 November 1994	1.1 °C30 June 1994	19.8 °C	446 mm	90	0
1993	37.0 °C31 October 1993	4.7 °C15 August 1993	20.0 °C	728 mm	72	0
1992	39.6 °C25 February 1992	4.5 °C5 July 1992	21.4 °C	476 mm	131	0
1991	36.2 °C31 October 1991	3.8 °C17 June 1991	20.1 °C	530 mm	92	0
1990	38.0 °C14 November 1990	4.6 °C3 July 1990	20.3 °C	657 mm	79	0
1989	37.3 °C20 December 1989	4.3 °C20 July 1989	20.1 °C	576 mm	84	0
1988	37.7 °C24 December 1988	3.3 °C13 July 1988	19.6 °C	691 mm	62	0
1987	37.9 °C19 November 1987	3.1 °C22 July 1987	21.1 °C	556 mm	137	0
1986	35.9 °C27 November 1986	3.3 °C13 June 1986	19.7 °C	619 mm	82	0
1985	35.3 °C11 December 1985	0.9 °C13 July 1985	19.5 °C	839 mm	60	0
1984	37.2 °C29 January 1984	3.7 °C19 June 1984	20.0 °C	701 mm	84	0
1983	37.3 °C5 January 1983	4.0 °C13 August 1983	21.1 °C	415 mm	127	0
1982	36.6 °C23 December 1982	3.7 °C12 July 1982	20.0 °C	391 mm	90	0
1981	38.3 °C8 November 1981	2.0 °C13 June 1981	18.7 °C	864 mm	55	0
1980	35.4 °C4 January 1980	0.7 °C30 June 1980	19.3 °C	702 mm	61	0
1979	37.4 °C23 September 1979	2.5 °C26 July 1979	19.0 °C	595 mm	65	0
1978	36.2 °C29 September 1978	2.4 °C17 June 1978	18.7 °C	1,128 mm	36	0
1977	36.7 °C19 November 1977	2.3 °C6 July 1977	19.3 °C	1,222 mm	74	0
1976	36.1 °C24 November 1976	2.0 °C5 August 1976	18.6 °C	801 mm	42	0
1975	36.7 °C5 November 1975	1.1 °C26 July 1975	18.9 °C	723 mm	53	0
1974	36.5 °C17 October 1974	4.5 °C10 September 1974	18.4 °C	955 mm	32	0
1973	36.5 °C22 September 1973	5.2 °C14 August 1973	19.6 °C	661 mm	91	0
1972	36.6 °C30 December 1972	2.4 °C2 August 1972	19.0 °C	839 mm	62	0
1971	35.5 °C4 October 1971	4.6 °C15 July 1971	19.8 °C	633 mm	66	0
1970	38.0 °C14 December 1970	5.2 °C4 July 1970	20.5 °C	359 mm	101	0
1969	35.7 °C25 November 1969	4.3 °C18 June 1969	19.3 °C	1,016 mm	68	0
1968	38.7 °C1 February 1968	-2.3 °C15 June 1968	19.8 °C	694 mm	92	2
1967	36.4 °C17 November 1967	3.1 °C20 July 1967	19.4 °C	583 mm	57	0
1966	38.7 °C5 January 1966	1.6 °C23 August 1966	19.9 °C	669 mm	79	0
1965	36.9 °C23 December 1965	1.0 °C25 June 1965	19.6 °C	257 mm	72	0
1964	36.6 °C9 November 1964	0.3 °C27 June 1964	19.7 °C	622 mm	73	0
1963	36.4 °C28 November 1963	1.3 °C12 July 1963	19.2 °C	623 mm	52	0
1962	38.0 °C18 October 1962	2.8 °C29 August 1962	19.8 °C	942 mm	56	0
1961	37.6 °C24 October 1961	5.3 °C8 July 1961	20.3 °C	533 mm	90	0
1960	38.0 °C10 October 1960	3.4 °C3 July 1960	19.5 °C	537 mm	67	0
1959	35.8 °C31 October 1959	6.1 °C3 July 1959	19.3 °C	582 mm	59	0
1958	35.7 °C11 October 1958	4.4 °C14 July 1958	19.1 °C	1,215 mm	48	0
1957	35.9 °C3 October 1957	4.5 °C17 June 1957	19.8 °C	687 mm	58	0
1956	34.8 °C15 October 1956	3.6 °C24 July 1956	19.2 °C	846 mm	31	0
1955	37.0 °C14 November 1955	3.5 °C12 August 1955	18.5 °C	1,143 mm	35	0
1954	38.5 °C26 October 1954	4.6 °C25 June 1954	20.4 °C	411 mm	123	0
1953	36.4 °C4 November 1953	2.8 °C29 June 1953	19.0 °C	1,055 mm	48	0
1952	36.9 °C20 November 1952	5.1 °C5 July 1952	19.9 °C	692 mm	71	0
1951	37.8 °C26 November 1951	3.1 °C14 July 1951	21.3 °C	427 mm	147	0
1950	36.6 °C24 October 1950	5.7 °C23 May 1950	19.6 °C	623 mm	69	0
1949	36.7 °C31 October 1949	4.4 °C10 July 1949	19.1 °C	982 mm	68	0
1948	35.6 °C13 October 1948	4.8 °C23 July 1948	19.0 °C	1,372 mm	53	0
1947	36.8 °C8 October 1947	3.5 °C6 July 1947	19.6 °C	933 mm	54	0
1946	36.3 °C23 October 1946	4.0 °C23 June 1946	19.1 °C	1,023 mm	62	0
1945	36.4 °C13 October 1945	3.5 °C30 June 1945	19.6 °C	692 mm	58	0
1944	39.3 °C27 September 1944	6.0 °C11 June 1944	20.0 °C	851 mm	64	0
1943	36.2 °C13 October 1943	4.6 °C30 June 1943	18.8 °C	858 mm	46	0
1942	36.0 °C23 October 1942	3.7 °C21 July 1942	19.7 °C	731 mm	44	0
1941	39.2 °C11 October 1941	4.0 °C6 July 1941	20.8 °C	529 mm	106	0
1940	37.2 °C12 November 1940	4.7 °C19 July 1940	21.0 °C	453 mm	113	0

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

26.1 °C

0.0 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

72 d/yr

-7

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1059 mm

+338 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	27.5 °C	-0.2 °C	220 mm	+79 mm
Feb	27.9 °C	+0.7 °C	271 mm	+142 mm
Mar	26.3 °C	-0.5 °C	52 mm	-24 mm
Apr	25.9 °C	+0.2 °C	38 mm	+5 mm
May	23.1 °C	-0.9 °C	14 mm	+2 mm
Jun	22.4 °C	+0.7 °C	6 mm	-4 mm
Jul	21.7 °C	+0.3 °C	13 mm	+5 mm
Aug	26.4 °C	+1.9 °C	5 mm	-1 mm
Sep	29.7 °C	+1.7 °C	9 mm	-4 mm
Oct	29.3 °C	-0.4 °C	16 mm	-17 mm
Nov	26.6 °C	-2.3 °C	138 mm	+41 mm
Dec	27.1 °C	-1.0 °C	276 mm	+116 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

36.9 °C

26 Oct 2025

Coldest day

2.2 °C

29 Jul 2025

Wettest day

65.5 mm

22 Dec 2025

Windiest day

30.4 km/h

17 Oct 2025

Strongest gust

54.4 km/h

17 Oct 2025

Hottest feels-like

38.4 °C

26 Oct 2025

Coldest feels-like

-0.9 °C

29 Jul 2025

Sunniest day

13.2 h

27 Dec 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Zvishavane?

Zvishavane has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.9 °C and it receives 721 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Zvishavane?

The hottest day measured in Zvishavane between 1940 and 2025 was 28 October 2019, reaching 41.5 °C.

What is the coldest day in Zvishavane?

The coldest day measured in Zvishavane between 1940 and 2025 was 15 June 1968, at -2.3 °C.

Does it snow in Zvishavane?

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

Has the climate of Zvishavane warmed?

Yes: Zvishavane warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Zvishavane?

The wettest day measured in Zvishavane between 1940 and 2025 was 7 February 1977, with 141 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Zvishavane?

The windiest day measured in Zvishavane between 1940 and 2025 was 4 March 2003, with winds reaching 41.3 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Zvishavane?

The warmest month in Zvishavane is November (23.0 °C on average); the coldest is July (14.4 °C).

How much does it rain in Zvishavane?

Zvishavane receives on average 721 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 102 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Zvishavane?

Zvishavane gets on average 10.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,687 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Zvishavane?

Yes: Zvishavane has on average 22 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Zvishavane?

In Zvishavane, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.7 °C on 25 February 1992, and the lowest was -6.5 °C on 15 June 1968.

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