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When to go to Kariba

Twelve months of averages for Kariba, 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, Kariba has a mean high between 18°C and 32°C and under 150 mm of rain in March and May to August.

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

Hot months (a mean high of 32°C or more): April and September to December.
Wet months (150 mm of rain or more): December to February.
Humid months (a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more): February.
The warmest month is October (36°C) and the coolest July (28°C). The wettest is January (209 mm) and the driest July (0 mm); about 743 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.

Kariba: highs, lows and rainHighLowRain

The year at a glance

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

JanWet
FebWet
MarMild–warm, mixed
AprHot
MayMild–warm, dry
JunMild–warm, dry
JulMild–warm, dry
AugMild–warm, dry
SeptHot
OctHot
NovHot
DecWet

Month by month

Every month in Kariba

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

Climate in Kariba 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	31°C	24°C	209 mm	69%	76%	5.9	23°C	Wet
February	30°C	24°C	154 mm	71%	71%	5.9	24°C	Wet
March	31°C	23°C	100 mm	66%	61%	5.8	27°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
April	32°C	22°C	20 mm	56%	43%	5.6	31°C	Hot
May	30°C	19°C	2 mm	49%	29%	5.3	35°C	Mild to warm and dry
June	28°C	16°C	1 mm	49%	29%	4.8	37°C	Mild to warm and dry
July	28°C	16°C	0 mm	47%	26%	5	39°C	Mild to warm and dry
August	30°C	18°C	0 mm	42%	16%	5.8	39°C	Mild to warm and dry
September	33°C	21°C	0 mm	38%	14%	6.5	37°C	Hot
October	36°C	24°C	8 mm	38%	27%	6.9	34°C	Hot
November	35°C	25°C	67 mm	48%	58%	6.5	29°C	Hot
December	32°C	25°C	182 mm	64%	75%	5.9	25°C	Wet

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

31°C

24°C

209 mm

69%

76%

5.9

23°C

Wet

February

30°C

24°C

154 mm

71%

5.9

24°C

Wet

March

31°C

23°C

100 mm

66%

61%

5.8

27°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

April

32°C

22°C

20 mm

56%

43%

5.6

31°C

Hot

May

30°C

19°C

2 mm

49%

29%

5.3

35°C

Mild to warm and dry

June

28°C

16°C

1 mm

49%

29%

4.8

37°C

Mild to warm and dry

July

28°C

16°C

0 mm

47%

26%

39°C

Mild to warm and dry

August

30°C

18°C

0 mm

42%

16%

5.8

39°C

Mild to warm and dry

September

33°C

21°C

0 mm

38%

14%

6.5

37°C

Hot

October

36°C

24°C

8 mm

38%

27%

6.9

34°C

Hot

November

35°C

25°C

67 mm

48%

58%

6.5

29°C

Hot

December

32°C

25°C

182 mm

64%

75%

5.9

25°C

Wet