What are the temperature differences between Masvingo, Bulawayo and Chitungwiza?

Masvingo generally experiences slightly higher temperatures, especially minimum temperatures, compared to Bulawayo and Chitungwiza. All three cities have comfortable temperatures for a significant portion of the year, but experience cooler minimum temperatures from May to August, potentially causing discomfort. October experiences the peak temperatures, with Bulawayo and Masvingo reaching discomfort levels exceeding 30°C. Chitungwiza appears to have a slightly narrower temperature range throughout the year compared to the other two cities.

What are the differences in sun/precipitation levels between Masvingo, Bulawayo and Chitungwiza?

Chitungwiza experiences the lowest sun hours during the initial months of the year (January and February) but slightly more sun hours during the rest of the year. Bulawayo experiences more sun hours compared to Masvingo in most months, despite similar precipitation patterns throughout the year. Overall, all three cities follow a similar trend of low precipitation during the middle months and higher precipitation at the start and end of the year. The total annual precipitation appears highest in Chitungwiza.

What are the differences in astronomy conditions (sunrise, sunset) between Masvingo, Bulawayo and Chitungwiza?

Masvingo has the earliest sunrise, while Bulawayo has the latest sunset of the three cities The longest day is the same in Masvingo and Bulawayo, while it's slighlty shorter in Chitungwiza The shortest day is longer in Chitungwiza than in Masvingo and Bulawayo.

Masvingo, Bulawayo and Chitungwiza: Weather & Climate Comparison

Yearly weather

Calculations are based on the last 8 years of historical weather data.

Temperatures

Masvingo generally experiences slightly higher temperatures, especially minimum temperatures, compared to Bulawayo and Chitungwiza.
All three cities have comfortable temperatures for a significant portion of the year, but experience cooler minimum temperatures from May to August, potentially causing discomfort.
October experiences the peak temperatures, with Bulawayo and Masvingo reaching discomfort levels exceeding 30°C.
Chitungwiza appears to have a slightly narrower temperature range throughout the year compared to the other two cities.

Maximum Temperatures

Period	Masvingo	Bulawayo	Chitungwiza
Jan	27.4°C	27.1°C	24.8°C
Feb	27.1°C	26.9°C	25.4°C
Mar	26.9°C	27.9°C	26.1°C
Apr	25.8°C	26.3°C	25.1°C
May	24.5°C	25.0°C	24.0°C
Jun	21.9°C	22.2°C	21.9°C
Jul	21.8°C	22.1°C	22.2°C
Aug	25.9°C	26.4°C	25.8°C
Sep	29.1°C	30.0°C	29.0°C
Oct	30.1°C	31.0°C	29.9°C
Nov	30.1°C	30.5°C	28.9°C
Dec	29.8°C	29.4°C	27.6°C
Average	27.1°C	25.9°C	26.7°C

Minimum Temperatures

Period	Masvingo	Bulawayo	Chitungwiza
Jan	18.2°C	17.5°C	16.4°C
Feb	17.9°C	17.2°C	16.2°C
Mar	16.4°C	16.0°C	15.1°C
Apr	14.9°C	14.7°C	13.7°C
May	12.2°C	11.9°C	11.6°C
Jun	10.4°C	9.7°C	9.5°C
Jul	9.9°C	9.3°C	8.9°C
Aug	12.6°C	12.2°C	11.1°C
Sep	15.0°C	14.7°C	13.5°C
Oct	16.9°C	16.8°C	16.0°C
Nov	18.4°C	18.3°C	17.3°C
Dec	18.9°C	18.5°C	17.4°C
Average	14.7°C	13.9°C	15.1°C

Maximum/minimum temperature averages are computed by averaging the max/min temperature of each day for a given period.

Conditions

Chitungwiza experiences the lowest sun hours during the initial months of the year (January and February) but slightly more sun hours during the rest of the year.
Bulawayo experiences more sun hours compared to Masvingo in most months, despite similar precipitation patterns throughout the year.
Overall, all three cities follow a similar trend of low precipitation during the middle months and higher precipitation at the start and end of the year. The total annual precipitation appears highest in Chitungwiza.

Sunny Weather

Period	Masvingo	Bulawayo	Chitungwiza
Jan	4.5 hours/day	5.1 hours/day	3.3 hours/day
Feb	4.6 hours/day	5.1 hours/day	3.9 hours/day
Mar	6.5 hours/day	8.1 hours/day	6.1 hours/day
Apr	7.1 hours/day	8.1 hours/day	6.9 hours/day
May	9.2 hours/day	10.0 hours/day	9.2 hours/day
Jun	8.4 hours/day	9.3 hours/day	9.5 hours/day
Jul	8.3 hours/day	9.5 hours/day	9.7 hours/day
Aug	9.4 hours/day	10.1 hours/day	10.4 hours/day
Sep	10.0 hours/day	10.8 hours/day	11.3 hours/day
Oct	9.2 hours/day	10.2 hours/day	9.9 hours/day
Nov	7.7 hours/day	8.1 hours/day	7.6 hours/day
Dec	6.9 hours/day	6.6 hours/day	6.0 hours/day
Average	8.4 hours/day	7.8 hours/day	7.7 hours/day

Sun hours are computed from the number of hours of direct sunlight. The length of the day can affect these measurements; for example, northern cities have longer days in summer.

Precipitation Levels

Period	Masvingo	Bulawayo	Chitungwiza
Jan	4.8mm	5.6mm	7.8mm
Feb	5.6mm	6.0mm	6.2mm
Mar	1.7mm	0.9mm	2.4mm
Apr	1.0mm	0.9mm	1.6mm
May	0.1mm	0.1mm	0.2mm
Jun	0.2mm	0.1mm	0.1mm
Jul	0.1mm	0.1mm	0.1mm
Aug	0.1mm	0.0mm	0.0mm
Sep	0.1mm	0.0mm	0.1mm
Oct	0.6mm	0.8mm	1.1mm
Nov	3.0mm	2.9mm	4.2mm
Dec	4.8mm	4.4mm	5.4mm
Average	1.8mm	2.4mm	1.8mm

Average amount of precipitation that falls in a form of a rain, snow, sleet or hail.

Wind Speed

Period	Masvingo	Bulawayo	Chitungwiza
Jan	16.6km/h	18.2km/h	13.2km/h
Feb	15.8km/h	18.0km/h	13.2km/h
Mar	16.6km/h	19.2km/h	13.0km/h
Apr	15.1km/h	17.9km/h	12.2km/h
May	13.7km/h	16.4km/h	11.9km/h
Jun	13.9km/h	17.2km/h	12.9km/h
Jul	14.5km/h	17.8km/h	13.5km/h
Aug	16.2km/h	18.8km/h	14.7km/h
Sep	18.3km/h	20.9km/h	16.8km/h
Oct	19.4km/h	22.2km/h	17.8km/h
Nov	17.3km/h	19.6km/h	15.9km/h
Dec	16.7km/h	18.4km/h	14.8km/h
Average	18.7km/h	14.2km/h	16.2km/h

Humidity

Period	Masvingo	Bulawayo	Chitungwiza
Jan	68.6%	66.7%	77.0%
Feb	71.7%	68.7%	77.0%
Mar	69.7%	62.0%	72.3%
Apr	64.2%	57.3%	65.3%
May	56.7%	47.6%	54.6%
Jun	56.9%	49.6%	53.5%
Jul	51.9%	44.9%	47.8%
Aug	43.9%	37.4%	41.2%
Sep	40.0%	33.5%	36.9%
Oct	44.6%	37.9%	41.5%
Nov	52.2%	47.4%	53.3%
Dec	58.3%	54.9%	63.2%
Average	50.7%	57.0%	56.6%

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Astronomy

Masvingo has the earliest sunrise, while Bulawayo has the latest sunset of the three cities
The longest day is the same in Masvingo and Bulawayo, while it's slighlty shorter in Chitungwiza
The shortest day is longer in Chitungwiza than in Masvingo and Bulawayo.

Sunrise Time

Period	Masvingo	Bulawayo	Chitungwiza
Jan	5:31	5:40	5:33
Feb	5:48	5:57	5:49
Mar	5:59	6:08	5:59
Apr	6:08	6:17	6:05
May	6:18	6:28	6:14
Jun	6:29	6:38	6:24
Jul	6:31	6:40	6:26
Aug	6:17	6:26	6:14
Sep	5:52	6:01	5:51
Oct	5:26	5:35	5:27
Nov	5:10	5:19	5:13
Dec	5:13	5:22	5:16
Average	6:00	5:54	5:54

Sunrise times are output in the local timezone of each place.

Sunset Time

Period	Masvingo	Bulawayo	Chitungwiza
Jan	18:41	18:50	18:37
Feb	18:32	18:41	18:29
Mar	18:11	18:20	18:10
Apr	17:46	17:55	17:47
May	17:29	17:37	17:31
Jun	17:26	17:34	17:29
Jul	17:34	17:43	17:37
Aug	17:44	17:53	17:46
Sep	17:52	18:01	17:51
Oct	17:59	18:08	17:57
Nov	18:14	18:23	18:10
Dec	18:32	18:41	18:27
Average	18:06	18:00	18:00

Sunset times are output in the local timezone of each place.

Useful Day Length

Period	Masvingo	Bulawayo	Chitungwiza
Jan	11:41 hours	11:50 hours	11:37 hours
Feb	11:32 hours	11:41 hours	11:29 hours
Mar	11:11 hours	11:20 hours	11:10 hours
Apr	10:46 hours	10:55 hours	10:47 hours
May	10:29 hours	10:37 hours	10:31 hours
Jun	10:26 hours	10:34 hours	10:29 hours
Jul	10:34 hours	10:43 hours	10:37 hours
Aug	10:44 hours	10:53 hours	10:46 hours
Sep	10:52 hours	11:01 hours	10:51 hours
Oct	10:59 hours	11:08 hours	10:57 hours
Nov	11:14 hours	11:23 hours	11:10 hours
Dec	11:32 hours	11:41 hours	11:27 hours
Average	11:06 hours	11:00 hours	11:00 hours

Discards daylight hours before 7 AM. In places that are located to the west of the timezone, the sun rises and sets later compared to the cities that are located to the east. This means that the useful day length is longer in the cities located to the west of the time zone.

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