The best time to visit Zimbabwe is from january until december, when you will have a pleasant or warm temperature and limited till mediocre rainfall. The highest average temperature in Zimbabwe is 30°C in october and the lowest is 22°C in june. The weather and climate of Zimbabwe is suitable for a sun vacation.

The average climate figure for Zimbabwe is an 8,8. This is based on various factors, such as average temperatures, the chance of precipitation and weather experiences of others.

Zimbabwe has the semi-arid climate prevailing. It is warm to hot all year round and trees don't grow here because of the drought. It consists mainly of sand with grasses and sometimes shrubs. If you want to know what the average temperature is in Zimbabwe or when most precipitation (rain or snow) falls, you can find an overview below. This way, you are well prepared. Our average monthly climate data is based on data from the past 30 years.

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Climate Zimbabwe per month

Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
26°C	26°C	25°C	24°C	23°C	22°C	22°C	25°C	29°C	30°C	29°C	27°C
140 mm	99 mm	54 mm	23 mm	4 mm	1 mm	2 mm	1 mm	1 mm	7 mm	55 mm	115 mm

All climate data from Zimbabwe

Climate data from: Harare

Zimbabwe in brief

Capital	Harare
Flight time ¹	11 h. 40 min
Population	14.542.235
Area	390.580 km²
Currency	United States dollar, Botswana pula, Pound sterling, Euro, South African rand
Local date	we 8 april 2020
Local time	10:47 hour in the morning

¹ From London-Heathrow

14 day weather forecast Zimbabwe

The weather for Harare in Zimbabwe will be 27° till 28° degrees in the next 14 days with a few days chance of light rain showers.

The weather forecast for Zimbabwe is based on the weather in Harare.

Weather forecast this week

Day	Max	Min	Precip	Change	Wind	UV
We 8 Apr	27°C	17°C	0.4 mm	15%	3m/s	6
Th 9 Apr	25°C	16°C	2.6 mm	45%	5m/s	9
Fr 10 Apr	23°C	14°C	1.4 mm	30%	3m/s	7
Sa 11 Apr	27°C	15°C	0 mm	0%	2m/s	5
Su 12 Apr	29°C	15°C	0 mm	0%	2m/s	7
Mo 13 Apr	30°C	17°C	0 mm	0%	2m/s	5
Tu 14 Apr	28°C	17°C	0.8 mm	20%	3m/s	7

Weather forecast next week

Day	Max	Min	Precip	Change	Wind	UV
We 15 Apr	28°C	18°C	2.1 mm	40%	3m/s	3
Th 16 Apr	28°C	16°C	0 mm	0%	3m/s	9
Fr 17 Apr	28°C	16°C	0 mm	0%	4m/s	8
Sa 18 Apr	28°C	17°C	0 mm	0%	4m/s	6
Su 19 Apr	27°C	16°C	0.1 mm	20%	3m/s	6
Mo 20 Apr	28°C	16°C	0 mm	0%	1m/s	6
Tu 21 Apr	24°C	16°C	0 mm	0%	2m/s	4

Climate Zimbabwe

Climate Zimbabwe per Month

Zimbabwe has the semi-arid climate prevailing. The average annual temperature for Zimbabwe is 26° degrees and there is about 501 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 228 days a year with an average humidity of 63% and an UV-index of 5.


Day
Night
Precip
Rain days
Dry days
Sun hours per day
Wind force in Bft
UV-index

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Day	26°C	26°C	25°C	24°C	23°C	22°C	22°C	25°C	29°C	30°C	29°C	27°C
Night	17°C	16°C	15°C	13°C	11°C	9°C	8°C	10°C	13°C	16°C	17°C	17°C
Precip	140 mm	99 mm	54 mm	23 mm	4 mm	1 mm	2 mm	1 mm	1 mm	7 mm	55 mm	115 mm
Rain days	24	20	17	11	4	1	3	1	1	4	13	22
Dry days	7	8	14	19	27	29	28	30	29	27	17	9
Sun hours per day	10	11	10	7	7	7	7	7	10	10	12	11
Wind force in Bft	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	2
UV-index	6	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	6	6	6	5

Climate Zimbabwe january

On average, it is maximum 26° in january in Zimbabwe and at least around 17° degrees. In january there are 24 days of rainfall with a total of 140 mm and the it will be dry 7 days this month in Zimbabwe.

Climate Zimbabwe february

On average, it is maximum 26° in february in Zimbabwe and at least around 16° degrees. In february there are 20 days of rainfall with a total of 99 mm and the it will be dry 8 days this month in Zimbabwe.

Climate Zimbabwe march

On average, it is maximum 25° in march in Zimbabwe and at least around 15° degrees. In march there are 17 days of rainfall with a total of 54 mm and the it will be dry 14 days this month in Zimbabwe.

Climate Zimbabwe april

On average, it is maximum 24° in april in Zimbabwe and at least around 13° degrees. In april there are 11 days of rainfall with a total of 23 mm and the it will be dry 19 days this month in Zimbabwe.

Climate Zimbabwe may

On average, it is maximum 23° in may in Zimbabwe and at least around 11° degrees. In may there are 4 days of rainfall with a total of 4 mm and the it will be dry 27 days this month in Zimbabwe.

Climate Zimbabwe june

On average, it is maximum 22° in june in Zimbabwe and at least around 9° degrees. In june there are 1 day of rainfall with a total of 1 mm and the it will be dry 29 days this month in Zimbabwe.

Climate Zimbabwe july

On average, it is maximum 22° in july in Zimbabwe and at least around 8° degrees. In july there are 3 days of rainfall with a total of 2 mm and the it will be dry 28 days this month in Zimbabwe.

Climate Zimbabwe august

On average, it is maximum 25° in august in Zimbabwe and at least around 10° degrees. In august there are 1 day of rainfall with a total of 1 mm and the it will be dry 30 days this month in Zimbabwe.

Climate Zimbabwe september

On average, it is maximum 29° in september in Zimbabwe and at least around 13° degrees. In september there are 1 day of rainfall with a total of 1 mm and the it will be dry 29 days this month in Zimbabwe.

Climate Zimbabwe october

On average, it is maximum 30° in october in Zimbabwe and at least around 16° degrees. In october there are 4 days of rainfall with a total of 7 mm and the it will be dry 27 days this month in Zimbabwe.

Climate Zimbabwe november

On average, it is maximum 29° in november in Zimbabwe and at least around 17° degrees. In november there are 13 days of rainfall with a total of 55 mm and the it will be dry 17 days this month in Zimbabwe.

Climate Zimbabwe december

On average, it is maximum 27° in december in Zimbabwe and at least around 17° degrees. In december there are 22 days of rainfall with a total of 115 mm and the it will be dry 9 days this month in Zimbabwe.

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Zimbabwe has 3 airports which you can fly to:

Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport
Harare
Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport
Bulawayo
Victoria Falls International Airport
Victoria Falls

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About Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe is in the continental part Africa and the capital is Harare. The total surface is 390.580 km² and the population consists of 14.542.235 inhabitants. In terms of area, the country is 2x as big as United States. If you want to call Zimbabwe you have to use +263 or 00263 before the phone number without the first 0 in the original phone number (if it occurs). If the normal number is 05012457809, for example, you can remove the first 0 and call +2635012457809 or 002635012457809.

Zimbabwe is in a straight line at 8.343 km distance from London. From London-Heathrow the flight time is about 11 hours35.

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Time difference Zimbabwe

In Zimbabwe it is now 10:47 o’clock in the morning on wednesday 8 april 2020. That is 6 hour later than in United States. The time zone of Zimbabwe is Africa/Harare and the Greenwich time is UTC+02.

Currency Zimbabwe

In Zimbabwe the United States dollar, Botswana pula, Pound sterling, Euro and South African rand are used to pay.

Exchange rate Botswana pula (BWP) 8 april 2020

1 Botswana pula = 0,08 United States dollar
100 Botswana pula = 8,27 United States dollar

1 United States dollar = 12,10 Botswana pula
100 United States dollar = 1.209,55 Botswana pula

Exchange rate Pound sterling (GBP) 8 april 2020

1 Pound sterling = 1,23 United States dollar
100 Pound sterling = 123,21 United States dollar

1 United States dollar = 0,81 Pound sterling
100 United States dollar = 81,17 Pound sterling

Exchange rate Euro (EUR) 8 april 2020

1 Euro = 1,09 United States dollar
100 Euro = 108,71 United States dollar

1 United States dollar = 0,92 Euro
100 United States dollar = 91,99 Euro

Exchange rate South African rand (ZAR) 8 april 2020

1 South African rand = 0,05 United States dollar
100 South African rand = 5,46 United States dollar

1 United States dollar = 18,32 South African rand
100 United States dollar = 1.831,64 South African rand

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Take a credit card along with your own bank card. If your bank card is not accepted then you have the credit card that you can use.

Vaccinations Zimbabwe

Mandatory vaccinations

Cholera

Recommended vaccinations

DTP (Difterie, Tetanus en Polio)
Hepatitis A (besmettelijke geelzucht)

Person and travel related vaccinations

These vaccinations may differ per person and / or be advised on the basis of the stay in Zimbabwe.

BMR (Bof, Mazelen en Rode hond)
Gele koorts
Hepatitis B
Rabiës
Schistosomiasis
Tuberculose (TBC)

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