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When to go to Bulawayo

Twelve months of averages for Bulawayo, and what they say about when to go.

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What the averages say

Mean daily highs and lows and the month's rain, averaged over 2001 to 2020.

On these averages, Bulawayo has a mean high between 18°C and 32°C and under 150 mm of rain in November to September.

Of those months, it is also dry (under 50 mm of rain) and not humid in April to September.

Hot months (a mean high of 32°C or more): October.
The warmest month is October (32°C) and the coolest July (22°C). The wettest is December (144 mm) and the driest August (1 mm); about 628 mm of rain falls in a year.

How these sentences are worded

Each sentence is written from the figures by fixed rules, and says no more than they do. Mild to warm: a mean daily high from 18°C up to 32°C. Hot: 32°C or more. Cool: 10°C up to 18°C. Cold: under 10°C. Dry: under 50 mm of rain in the month; wet: 150 mm or more. Humid: a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more. A month is described as good for going when it is mild to warm and not wet.

Bulawayo: highs, lows and rainHighLowRain

The year at a glance

Mild to warm and dry
Mild to warm, humid or showery
Hot
Cool
Wet
Cold

JanMild–warm, mixed
FebMild–warm, mixed
MarMild–warm, mixed
AprMild–warm, dry
MayMild–warm, dry
JunMild–warm, dry
JulMild–warm, dry
AugMild–warm, dry
SeptMild–warm, dry
OctHot
NovMild–warm, mixed
DecMild–warm, mixed

Month by month

Every month in Bulawayo

The whole year, with humidity, cloud and the sunlight reaching the ground.

Climate in Bulawayo by month: mean daily high and low, rain, and what the month is like
Month	High	Low	Rain	Humidity	Cloud	Sunlight (kWh/m²/day)	High in Dubai	What it is like
January	29°C	16°C	126 mm	65%	61%	6.7	23°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
February	29°C	16°C	119 mm	67%	58%	6.3	24°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
March	28°C	15°C	79 mm	66%	52%	5.9	27°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
April	26°C	12°C	31 mm	62%	39%	5.4	31°C	Mild to warm and dry
May	25°C	9°C	6 mm	53%	24%	5.1	35°C	Mild to warm and dry
June	22°C	7°C	3 mm	53%	27%	4.5	37°C	Mild to warm and dry
July	22°C	6°C	2 mm	50%	27%	4.7	39°C	Mild to warm and dry
August	26°C	9°C	1 mm	39%	21%	5.6	39°C	Mild to warm and dry
September	30°C	12°C	7 mm	36%	23%	6.3	37°C	Mild to warm and dry
October	32°C	15°C	27 mm	41%	36%	6.7	34°C	Hot
November	31°C	17°C	83 mm	52%	61%	6.5	29°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
December	29°C	17°C	144 mm	64%	69%	6.3	25°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery

The Dubai column is Dubai's mean daily high, for comparison.

Modelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020. These data were obtained from the NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) POWER Project funded through the NASA Earth Science/Applied Science Program.

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Month

High

Low

Rain

Humidity

Cloud

Sunlight (kWh/m²/day)

High in Dubai

What it is like

January

29°C

16°C

126 mm

65%

61%

6.7

23°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

February

29°C

16°C

119 mm

67%

58%

6.3

24°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

March

28°C

15°C

79 mm

66%

52%

5.9

27°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

April

26°C

12°C

31 mm

62%

39%

5.4

31°C

Mild to warm and dry

May

25°C

9°C

6 mm

53%

24%

5.1

35°C

Mild to warm and dry

June

22°C

7°C

3 mm

53%

27%

4.5

37°C

Mild to warm and dry

July

22°C

6°C

2 mm

50%

27%

4.7

39°C

Mild to warm and dry

August

26°C

9°C

1 mm

39%

21%

5.6

39°C

Mild to warm and dry

September

30°C

12°C

7 mm

36%

23%

6.3

37°C

Mild to warm and dry

October

32°C

15°C

27 mm

41%

36%

6.7

34°C

Hot

November

31°C

17°C

83 mm

52%

61%

6.5

29°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

December

29°C

17°C

144 mm

64%

69%

6.3

25°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery