Bulawayo monthly weather averages

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Average daytime temperature

The bar chart below shows the average monthly peak daytime temperatures at Bulawayo

Bulawayo average temperature chart (Celsius) Bulawayo average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Bulawayo (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 28.1 27.5 27.2 25.8 23.9 21.4 21.5 24.1 27.7 29.2 28.6 27.7
°F 82.6 81.6 80.9 78.5 74.9 70.5 70.7 75.4 81.9 84.5 83.5 81.9

Please note: these are the average peak daytime temperatures (usually around mid-afternoon) so do not show daytime / night highs and lows. To see the daily range of temperatures have a look at the temperature max / min chart below.

Average rainfall & rainy days

The graph below shows the average rainfall and number of rainy days per month.

Bulawayo monthly rainfall chart (mm) Bulawayo monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Bulawayo (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 125 105 54 36 7 2 1 1 7 36 85 120
inches 4.9 4.1 2.1 1.4 0.3 0.1 0 0 0.3 1.4 3.3 4.7
Rainy days 12 10 7 4 2 1 0 0 1 5 9 12

Average annual rainfall in Bulawayo: 586.7mm (231 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Bulawayo

Bulawayo average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Bulawayo
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 8.4 8 8.6 8.9 9.6 9.6 10 10.3 10.2 9.3 8.4 7.7

Day / night temperatures

The graph below shows the daily range of temperatures for each month.

Bulawayo average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Bulawayo average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Bulawayo (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 17 16.6 15.6 13.3 9.8 7.3 7.2 9.1 12.5 15.3 16.3 16.6
Max °C 28.4 27.8 27.5 26.2 24.2 21.8 21.9 24.5 28.1 29.5 28.9 28
Min °F 62.6 61.9 60 55.9 49.6 45.1 44.9 48.4 54.5 59.5 61.3 61.9
Max °F 72.9 72 70.7 67.5 62.6 58.1 58.1 62.2 68.5 72.3 72.7 72.1

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Bulawayo average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Bulawayo average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Bulawayo in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 25.7 26 25.8 24.9 23.6 22.2 21.2 20.9 21.4 22.4 23.6 24.9
°F 78.3 78.9 78.5 76.8 74.4 71.9 70.1 69.7 70.5 72.3 74.5 76.8

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Bulawayo average winspeed by month (km/h) Bulawayo average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Bulawayo (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 10 11 12 11 10 11 11 12 13 14 12 11
mph 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 9 7 7

A monthly average windspeed of over 16km/h or 10mph suggests a location is fairly windy.

Relative humidity

The graph below shows the average relative humidity.

Bulawayo relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Bulawayo
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
71% 75% 71% 69% 64% 63% 59% 51% 46% 49% 59% 69%

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Bulawayo weather stats

Bulawayo weather statistics
Hottest month: January 28.1°C 82.6°F
Driest month: August 1mm 0ins
Sunniest month: August 10.3hrs
Coldest month: June 21.4°C 70.5°F
Wettest month: January 125mm 4.9ins
Warmest sea: February 26°C 78.8°F
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