The climate of Harare (Zimbabwe)
Harare is the capital of Zimbabwe. The city was founded in 1890, its
original name was Fort Salisbury. President Robert Mugabe changed the
name into Harare in 1982. The city doesn’t have a good reputation and
attracts few tourists. Harare is centrally located in the Matabele
mountainous region at an altitude of 1,500 meters above sea level. The
relatively high altitude causes a pleasant moderate China climate with
reasonably constant maximum temperatures all year round. Harare has a
distinctly dry winter with hardly any precipitation. The dry period is
followed up by a wet summer that starts at the end of October.
Climate information
The figures below are based on long term weather and climate records.
They are an average for Harare
average maximum
temperature (°C)
average
minimum
temperature (°C)
average
hours of sunshine
per day
average days with
precipitation
per month
average
mm precipitation
per month
average
sea
temperature (°C)
January
26
16
7
17
n/a
February
26
16
6
15
n/a
March
26
14
7
10
n/a
April
25
12
8
6
n/a
May
24
9
9
2
n/a
June
22
6
9
1
n/a
July
22
5
9
1
n/a
August
24
7
10
1
n/a
September
27
10
10
1
n/a
October
29
13
9
4
n/a
November
28
15
8
10
n/a
December
26
16
6
16
n/a
= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm = 0-0.2 inches ● = 0.2-1.2 inches ● = 1.2-2.4 inches ● = 2.5-4 inches ● = 4.1-8 inches ● = over 8 inches
More climate information
Climate figures are very useful but don’t present a general impression
of the climate and the eventual weather circumstances within a certain
period. The figures don’t always reflect the chance of wintry weather,
extreme heat or hurricanes. That is why we offer useful extra climate
information for each month of the year:
Disclaimer
The information at this site was carefully composed from climate data collected by meteorological services, meteorological offices, climate experts and other sources. “More climate info” is based on statistics, climate data and personal experience. No rights can be derived from this site. Weather has no memory and gives no guaranties. Nothing is as changeable and unpredictable as the weather. The authors of this site feel in no way responsible for any damages caused by misinterpretation or other circumstances that may influence your holiday or trip to a certain destination. We provide information, it’s up to the reader to use it to it’s benefit.
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= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm
