Yearly weather

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

Weather Score #

Heat Seeker Score is a composite score designed for those who crave hot, sunny weather with minimal rainfall. It prioritizes high temperatures and abundant sunshine.

Perfect for sun worshippers, beach lovers, and those seeking warm, dry climates for outdoor activities and relaxation.

Formula optimized for hot weather enthusiasts who prefer temperatures above 25°C (77°F) with maximum sun exposure and minimal precipitation.

Key factors in the calculation:

High temperatures: Favors locations with warm to hot daily highs
Abundant sunshine: Rewards areas with maximum daylight hours
Low precipitation: Penalizes frequent rain and wet conditions
Warm nights: Considers comfortable evening temperatures

Temperatures #

All four cities experience comfortable temperatures for a significant portion of the year.
However, during June and July, the minimum temperatures in all cities drop below the comfort range, with Chitungwiza and Harare recording the lowest minimum temperatures.
October and November see maximum temperatures exceeding 30°C in Bulawayo, Masvingo indicating potential discomfort due to heat.
Chitungwiza and Harare have identical temperature profiles.

Maximum Temperatures

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

Minimum Temperatures

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

All four cities exhibit a similar pattern of sun hours, peaking around September and experiencing a decrease in the summer months. Precipitation is highest in January and February across all locations, with a significant drop during the middle months of the year.
Bulawayo generally receives less precipitation than the other three cities during the peak rainfall months. Harare and Chitungwiza have identical weather conditions, suggesting they might be very close geographically and experience similar climatic influences.

Sunny Weather

Period	Harare	Masvingo	Bulawayo	Chitungwiza
Jan	3.3 hours/day	4.5 hours/day	5.1 hours/day	3.3 hours/day
Feb	3.9 hours/day	4.6 hours/day	5.1 hours/day	3.9 hours/day
Mar	6.1 hours/day	6.5 hours/day	8.1 hours/day	6.1 hours/day
Apr	6.9 hours/day	7.1 hours/day	8.1 hours/day	6.9 hours/day
May	9.2 hours/day	9.2 hours/day	10.0 hours/day	9.2 hours/day
Jun	9.5 hours/day	8.4 hours/day	9.3 hours/day	9.5 hours/day
Jul	9.7 hours/day	8.3 hours/day	9.5 hours/day	9.7 hours/day
Aug	10.4 hours/day	9.4 hours/day	10.1 hours/day	10.4 hours/day
Sep	11.3 hours/day	10.0 hours/day	10.8 hours/day	11.3 hours/day
Oct	9.9 hours/day	9.2 hours/day	10.2 hours/day	9.9 hours/day
Nov	7.6 hours/day	7.7 hours/day	8.1 hours/day	7.6 hours/day
Dec	6.0 hours/day	6.9 hours/day	6.6 hours/day	6.0 hours/day
Average	8.4 hours/day	7.8 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	Harare	Masvingo	Bulawayo	Chitungwiza
Jan	7.8mm	4.8mm	5.6mm	7.8mm
Feb	6.2mm	5.6mm	6.0mm	6.2mm
Mar	2.4mm	1.7mm	0.9mm	2.4mm
Apr	1.6mm	1.0mm	0.9mm	1.6mm
May	0.2mm	0.1mm	0.1mm	0.2mm
Jun	0.1mm	0.2mm	0.1mm	0.1mm
Jul	0.1mm	0.1mm	0.1mm	0.1mm
Aug	0.0mm	0.1mm	0.0mm	0.0mm
Sep	0.1mm	0.1mm	0.0mm	0.1mm
Oct	1.1mm	0.6mm	0.8mm	1.1mm
Nov	4.2mm	3.0mm	2.9mm	4.2mm
Dec	5.4mm	4.8mm	4.4mm	5.4mm
Average	1.8mm	2.4mm	2.4mm	1.8mm

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

Wind Speed

Period	Harare	Masvingo	Bulawayo	Chitungwiza
Jan	13.2km/h	16.6km/h	18.2km/h	13.2km/h
Feb	13.2km/h	15.8km/h	18.0km/h	13.2km/h
Mar	13.0km/h	16.6km/h	19.2km/h	13.0km/h
Apr	12.1km/h	15.1km/h	17.9km/h	12.2km/h
May	11.9km/h	13.7km/h	16.4km/h	11.9km/h
Jun	12.9km/h	13.9km/h	17.2km/h	12.9km/h
Jul	13.5km/h	14.5km/h	17.8km/h	13.5km/h
Aug	14.7km/h	16.2km/h	18.8km/h	14.7km/h
Sep	16.8km/h	18.3km/h	20.9km/h	16.8km/h
Oct	17.8km/h	19.4km/h	22.2km/h	17.8km/h
Nov	15.9km/h	17.3km/h	19.6km/h	15.9km/h
Dec	14.8km/h	16.7km/h	18.4km/h	14.8km/h
Average	18.7km/h	14.2km/h	14.2km/h	16.2km/h

Humidity

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

Daylight Hours #

Masvingo has the earliest sunrise overall in November and the earliest sunset in June.
Harare demonstrates the latest sunrise in July along with Chitungwiza and the shortest day in June.
Bulawayo experiences latest sunset in January.
All four cities share the longest day length in December.

Sunrise Time

Period	Harare	Masvingo	Bulawayo	Chitungwiza
Jan	5:34	5:31	5:40	5:33
Feb	5:50	5:48	5:57	5:49
Mar	5:59	5:59	6:08	5:59
Apr	6:05	6:08	6:17	6:05
May	6:14	6:18	6:28	6:14
Jun	6:24	6:29	6:38	6:24
Jul	6:26	6:31	6:40	6:26
Aug	6:14	6:17	6:26	6:14
Sep	5:51	5:52	6:01	5:51
Oct	5:27	5:26	5:35	5:27
Nov	5:13	5:10	5:19	5:13
Dec	5:16	5:13	5:22	5:16
Average	6:00	5:54	5:54	5:54

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

Sunset Time

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

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

Useful Day Length

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