Weather, climate and best time to go to Zimbabwe
Everything you want to know about the weather, climate, time difference, vaccinations and best travel months for Zimbabwe
Best time to go to Zimbabwe
Best time to go to Zimbabwe
The best time to go to Zimbabwe is from april until october, in which you have a pleasant or warm temperature and barely till little rainfall. The highest average temperature in Zimbabwe is 31° in october and the lowest is 23° in june.
If you want to know what the average temperature is in Zimbabwe or when most rain or snow falls, you can find it quickly below. That way you are well prepared.
| Max temp | Precipchance | Precip | |
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| Jan | 26° | 345 mm | |
| Feb | 27° | 208 mm | |
| Mar | 26° | 149 mm | |
| Apr | 25° | 56 mm | |
| May | 24° | 19 mm | |
| Jun | 23° | 4 mm | |
| Jul | 23° | 4 mm | |
| Aug | 26° | 1 mm | |
| Sep | 30° | 4 mm | |
| Oct | 31° | 25 mm | |
| Nov | 30° | 125 mm | |
| Dec | 28° | 344 mm |
- No or hardly any rainfall
- Little rainfall
- Sometimes rainfall
- Regular rainfall
- Often rainfall
- Almost always rainfall
Want to know more about the climate of Zimbabwe? Go to the full climate information about Zimbabwe
Best travel months
What a nice travel month for someone is can vary per type of traveler. That is why we also have the best time to go to Zimbabwe indicated per type of trip. Do you like warm or cold, sun or snow? Below you will immediately find the most suitable travel months for Zimbabwe.
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Climate Zimbabwe
Climate Zimbabwe
In Zimbabwe there are 4 types of climates prevailing, namely the tropical wet and dry or savanna climate, hot semi-arid climate, hot desert climate and monsoon-influenced humid subtropical climate. The average annual temperature for Zimbabwe is 27° degrees and there is 1284 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 183 days a year with an average humidity of 64% and an UV-index of 6.
Below you can find the average temperature, rainfall and the number of dry and sunny days for Harare in Zimbabwe per month.
| Average max °C |
Average min °C |
MM rain |
Rain days |
Dry days |
Wind force in Bft |
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| Jan | 26° | 21° | 345 mm | 27 | 4 | 2 | 5 |
| Feb | 27° | 21° | 208 mm | 25 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Mar | 26° | 20° | 149 mm | 23 | 8 | 2 | 5 |
| Apr | 25° | 18° | 56 mm | 16 | 14 | 2 | 6 |
| May | 24° | 17° | 19 mm | 6 | 25 | 2 | 5 |
| Jun | 23° | 15° | 4 mm | 3 | 27 | 2 | 5 |
| Jul | 23° | 14° | 4 mm | 3 | 28 | 2 | 6 |
| Aug | 26° | 17° | 1 mm | 1 | 30 | 2 | 6 |
| Sep | 30° | 21° | 4 mm | 3 | 27 | 3 | 7 |
| Oct | 31° | 24° | 25 mm | 8 | 23 | 3 | 7 |
| Nov | 30° | 24° | 125 mm | 19 | 11 | 2 | 7 |
| Dec | 28° | 22° | 344 mm | 26 | 5 | 2 | 5 |
Climate per month
Weather in january
On average, it is maximum 26° in january in Zimbabwe and at least around 21° degrees. In january there are 27 days of rainfall with a total of 345 mm and the it will be dry 4 days this month in Zimbabwe.
Weather in february
On average, it is maximum 27° in february in Zimbabwe and at least around 21° degrees. In february there are 25 days of rainfall with a total of 208 mm and the it will be dry 3 days this month in Zimbabwe.
Weather in march
On average, it is maximum 26° in march in Zimbabwe and at least around 20° degrees. In march there are 23 days of rainfall with a total of 149 mm and the it will be dry 8 days this month in Zimbabwe.
Weather in april
On average, it is maximum 25° in april in Zimbabwe and at least around 18° degrees. In april there are 16 days of rainfall with a total of 56 mm and the it will be dry 14 days this month in Zimbabwe.
Suitable month for: sun holiday • road trip • walking and cycling holiday
Weather in may
On average, it is maximum 24° in may in Zimbabwe and at least around 17° degrees. In may there are 6 days of rainfall with a total of 19 mm and the it will be dry 25 days this month in Zimbabwe.
Suitable month for: road trip • walking and cycling holiday
Weather in june
On average, it is maximum 23° in june in Zimbabwe and at least around 15° degrees. In june there are 3 days of rainfall with a total of 4 mm and the it will be dry 27 days this month in Zimbabwe.
Suitable month for: road trip • walking and cycling holiday
Weather in july
On average, it is maximum 23° in july in Zimbabwe and at least around 14° degrees. In july there are 3 days of rainfall with a total of 4 mm and the it will be dry 28 days this month in Zimbabwe.
Suitable month for: road trip • walking and cycling holiday
Weather in august
On average, it is maximum 26° in august in Zimbabwe and at least around 17° 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.
Suitable month for: sun holiday • road trip • walking and cycling holiday
Weather in september
On average, it is maximum 30° in september in Zimbabwe and at least around 21° degrees. In september there are 3 days of rainfall with a total of 4 mm and the it will be dry 27 days this month in Zimbabwe.
Suitable month for: sun holiday • road trip • walking and cycling holiday
Weather in october
On average, it is maximum 31° in october in Zimbabwe and at least around 24° degrees. In october there are 8 days of rainfall with a total of 25 mm and the it will be dry 23 days this month in Zimbabwe.
Suitable month for: sun holiday • road trip • walking and cycling holiday
Weather in november
On average, it is maximum 30° in november in Zimbabwe and at least around 24° degrees. In november there are 19 days of rainfall with a total of 125 mm and the it will be dry 11 days this month in Zimbabwe.
Weather in december
On average, it is maximum 28° in december in Zimbabwe and at least around 22° degrees. In december there are 26 days of rainfall with a total of 344 mm and the it will be dry 5 days this month in Zimbabwe.
Weather statistics Zimbabwe
Weather statistics Zimbabwe
View all weather statistics from Zimbabwe per month. In our graph you see the temperatures and the amount of rainfall on average in a given month. We also offer a comparison of the average temperatures and rainfall between Zimbabwe and United Kingdom.
Weather forecast Zimbabwe
About Zimbabwe
Time difference Zimbabwe
Vaccinations Zimbabwe
Currency Zimbabwe
Exchange rate Amerikaanse dollar op
Exchange rate Botswaanse pula op
Exchange rate Britse pond op
Exchange rate Zuid-Afrikaanse rand op
14 day weather forecast Zimbabwe
The weather for Harare in Zimbabwe will be 27° till 28° degrees in the next 14 days with a couple of days chance of light rain showers or a quite a few rain.
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| Max (°C) | 26° | 27° | 27° | 28° | 28° | 30° | 30° |
| Min (°C) | 17° | 14° | 15° | 15° | 15° | 16° | 17° |
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| Rainfall (%) | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Rainfall (mm) | 0mm | 0mm | 0mm | 0mm | 0mm | 0mm | 0mm |
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| UV-index | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
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| Max (°C) | 28° | 23° | 26° | 26° | 28° | 28° | 27° |
| Min (°C) | 17° | 15° | 12° | 10° | 10° | 12° | 13° |
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| Rainfall (%) | 15% | 70% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Rainfall (mm) | 0.2mm | 13.6mm | 0mm | 0mm | 0mm | 0mm | 0mm |
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| UV-index | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
About Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is in the continental part Afrika and the capital is Harare. It is 390.580 km² and has a population of 14.542.235. In terms of area, the country is 13x bigger than United Kingdom. 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 8.282 km distance from London. From London-Heathrow the flight time is about 11 hour and 30 min.
Time difference Zimbabwe
In Zimbabwe it is now 22:44 hour in the evening on tuesday 21 august 2018. That is equal to the time in United Kingdom. The time zone of Zimbabwe is Africa/Harare and the Greenwich time is UTC+02.
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)
Currency Zimbabwe
In Zimbabwe the Amerikaanse dollar, Botswaanse pula, Britse pond, Europese Euro and Zuid-Afrikaanse rand is used to pay.
Exchange rate Amerikaanse dollar op
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1 Amerikaanse dollar = € 0,87 euro
100 Amerikaanse dollar = € 87,43 euro
1 euro = 1,14 Amerikaanse dollar
100 euro = 114,38 Amerikaanse dollar
Exchange rate Botswaanse pula op
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21 2018
1 Botswaanse pula = € 0,08 euro
100 Botswaanse pula = € 8,04 euro
1 euro = 12,44 Botswaanse pula
100 euro = 1.244,16 Botswaanse pula
Exchange rate Britse pond op
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21 2018
1 Britse pond = € 1,11 euro
100 Britse pond = € 111,45 euro
1 euro = 0,90 Britse pond
100 euro = 89,73 Britse pond
Exchange rate Zuid-Afrikaanse rand op
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21 2018
1 Zuid-Afrikaanse rand = € 0,06 euro
100 Zuid-Afrikaanse rand = € 5,92 euro
1 euro = 16,88 Zuid-Afrikaanse rand
100 euro = 1.687,94 Zuid-Afrikaanse rand
Install exchange rate app
It can be difficult to calculate the exchange rate yourself. Install an app on your phone that updates the exchange rate daily. By entering the local price you immediately see what the price is in Euro.
Bring your credit card
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.
You can find the nearest ATM via various apps such as:
MasterCard ATM Hunter
Download Android
Download Apple
MasterCard Nearby
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