Chinhoyi weather in July

In July, Chinhoyi sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.2 wet days and about 11.1 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 hours at the start of July to 11 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Chinhoyi's 3rd-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Chinhoyi's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 23°; 12th warmest
Overnight low: 10°; 1st coldest
Rainfall: 1 mm; 0.2 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 06 min; 6:33 AM – 5:36 PM
Cloud cover: 24%; 3rd clearest
Wind: 9 km/h; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 4.86 kWh/m²
Travel score: 9.1; out of 10

Chinhoyi is city.

Founded: 1906

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month.

A typical July day in Chinhoyi reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and about 3°C cooler than August.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	23	23	23	22	22	22	22	22	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	24	24	24	24	24	24	24
Avg low (°C)	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	23	10
2	23	10
3	23	10
4	22	10
5	22	9
6	22	9
7	22	9
8	22	9
9	23	9
10	23	9
11	23	9
12	23	9
13	23	9
14	23	9
15	23	10
16	23	10
17	23	10
18	23	10
19	23	10
20	23	10
21	23	10
22	23	10
23	23	10
24	23	10
25	24	10
26	24	10
27	24	10
28	24	10
29	24	10
30	24	10
31	24	10

Chinhoyi weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	27° / 19°	216	21.6	12.9	4.6
Feb	27° / 18°	151	18.8	12.6	4.8
Mar	27° / 18°	92	13	12.1	6.0
Apr	27° / 16°	24	4.4	11.6	7.6
May	25° / 12°	4	0.8	11.2	8.8
Jun	23° / 10°	1	0.2	11	9.1
Jul	23° / 10°	1	0.2	11.1	9.1
Aug	26° / 12°	1	0.1	11.4	9.1
Sep	29° / 15°	3	0.7	11.9	7.3
Oct	31° / 18°	17	3.3	12.4	5.7
Nov	30° / 19°	75	11.7	12.8	4.8
Dec	28° / 19°	174	20.4	13	4.6

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 14%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	85	85	85	85	85	85	83	83	83	83	83	83	84	85	85	85	85	86	86	86	87	88	88	89	89	89	89	89	90	90	90
Cloudier (%)	15	15	15	15	15	15	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	13	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	85	15
2	85	15
3	85	15
4	85	15
5	85	15
6	85	15
7	83	17
8	83	17
9	83	17
10	83	17
11	83	17
12	83	17
13	84	16
14	85	15
15	85	15
16	85	15
17	85	15
18	86	14
19	86	14
20	86	14
21	87	13
22	88	12
23	88	12
24	89	11
25	89	11
26	89	11
27	89	11
28	89	11
29	90	10
30	90	10
31	90	10

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Chinhoyi gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.2 wet days in July. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 1% and peaks near 1% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Rain chance (%)
1	1
2	1
3	1
4	1
5	1
6	1
7	1
8	1
9	1
10	1
11	1
12	1
13	1
14	1
15	1
16	1
17	1
18	1
19	1
20	1
21	1
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0
31	0

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of July feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, July lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

Wind in July

Winds average 9 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	9	calm
2	9	calm
3	9	calm
4	9	calm
5	9	calm
6	9	calm
7	9	calm
8	9	calm
9	9	calm
10	9	calm
11	9	calm
12	9	calm
13	9	calm
14	9	calm
15	9	calm
16	9	calm
17	9	calm
18	9	calm
19	9	calm
20	9	calm
21	9	calm
22	9	calm
23	9	calm
24	9	calm
25	9	calm
26	9	calm
27	9	calm
28	9	calm
29	9	calm
30	9	calm
31	9	calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 hours at the start of July to 11 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 12 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 6:33 AM to 6:29 AM, and sunset from 5:32 PM to 5:41 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2
Sunrise (AM)	6:33	6:33	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:29
Sunset (PM)	5:32	5:32	5:32	5:33	5:33	5:33	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:35	5:35	5:35	5:36	5:36	5:36	5:37	5:37	5:37	5:38	5:38	5:38	5:39	5:39	5:39	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:41	5:41	5:41

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.0	6:33	5:32
2	11.0	6:33	5:32
3	11.0	6:34	5:32
4	11.0	6:34	5:33
5	11.0	6:34	5:33
6	11.0	6:34	5:33
7	11.0	6:34	5:34
8	11.0	6:34	5:34
9	11.0	6:34	5:34
10	11.0	6:34	5:34
11	11.0	6:34	5:35
12	11.0	6:34	5:35
13	11.0	6:34	5:35
14	11.0	6:33	5:36
15	11.0	6:33	5:36
16	11.1	6:33	5:36
17	11.1	6:33	5:37
18	11.1	6:33	5:37
19	11.1	6:33	5:37
20	11.1	6:33	5:38
21	11.1	6:32	5:38
22	11.1	6:32	5:38
23	11.1	6:32	5:39
24	11.1	6:32	5:39
25	11.1	6:31	5:39
26	11.1	6:31	5:40
27	11.2	6:31	5:40
28	11.2	6:30	5:40
29	11.2	6:30	5:41
30	11.2	6:30	5:41
31	11.2	6:29	5:41

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 4.86 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.69 kWh/m² to a high of 7.07 kWh/m² in October across the year — July's 4.86 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.9	4.9	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.6	Bright
2	4.6	Bright
3	4.7	Bright
4	4.7	Bright
5	4.7	Bright
6	4.7	Bright
7	4.7	Bright
8	4.7	Bright
9	4.7	Bright
10	4.7	Bright
11	4.7	Bright
12	4.8	Bright
13	4.8	Bright
14	4.8	Bright
15	4.8	Bright
16	4.8	Bright
17	4.9	Bright
18	4.9	Bright
19	4.9	Bright
20	5.0	Bright
21	5.0	Bright
22	5.0	Bright
23	5.0	Bright
24	5.1	Bright
25	5.1	Bright
26	5.1	Bright
27	5.1	Bright
28	5.2	Bright
29	5.2	Bright
30	5.2	Bright
31	5.2	Bright

Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Chinhoyi

In seasonPeak

None of Chinhoyi's seasonal hazards are active in July. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Chinhoyi's monsoon runs December–February, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon

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Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is July a good time to visit Chinhoyi?

Our two travel scores rate July for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

9.1

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

7.0

Beach & pool

7th-best month of the year

July is one of the better times to visit Chinhoyi for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Chinhoyi in July

From July's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In July, Chinhoyi sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Chinhoyi in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Chinhoyi peaks around January 17 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 8 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	17	14	14	12	9	8	8	9	11	12	14	14
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	17	Extreme
Feb	14	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	12	Extreme
May	9	Very high
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	14	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

Air quality in Chinhoyi in July

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where July falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Chinhoyi is worst in August — around 42 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 6.7× the cleanest month (December, 6 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	7	9	9	11	14	20	28	42	41	26	12	6
Level	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	7	Good
Feb	9	Good
Mar	9	Good
Apr	11	Good
May	14	Moderate
Jun	20	Moderate
Jul	28	Moderate
Aug	42	Poor
Sep	41	Poor
Oct	26	Moderate
Nov	12	Moderate
Dec	6	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Chinhoyi?

Chinhoyi sits at 17.4°S, 30.2°E, 1,153 m above sea level, in Zimbabwe. The nearest listed city is Norton, 78 km away.

Topography around Chinhoyi

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Chinhoyi.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Chinhoyi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 138 m around an average of 1,152 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 340 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 942 m.

The land around Chinhoyi is covered by trees (30%) within 3 km, cropland (32%), grassland (27%) and shrubs (20%) within 16 km, and grassland (27%), shrubs (25%) and cropland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km

138 m

trees 30%

16 km

340 m

cropland 32%

80 km

942 m

grassland 27%

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← June Chinhoyi year-round climate August →Best places to visit in July

July weather nearby: Norton 78 km · Mvurwi 78 km · Karoi 82 km · Chegutu 85 km · Mount Hampden 89 km · Harare Western Suburbs 89 km · Harare 104 km · Kadoma 112 km

Zimbabwe travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type D / G; 220 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 56% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $3,021; 2025
Happiness: 3.3 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 25%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 6.8; per 100k, 2022
Road deaths: 41.2; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Lower middle; World Bank
English: Very high; EF EPI 602
Religion

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Chinhoyi (-17.3667°, 30.2°, elevation 1,153 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	23	10
2	23	10
3	23	10
4	22	10
5	22	9
6	22	9
7	22	9
8	22	9
9	23	9
10	23	9
11	23	9
12	23	9
13	23	9
14	23	9
15	23	10
16	23	10
17	23	10
18	23	10
19	23	10
20	23	10
21	23	10
22	23	10
23	23	10
24	23	10
25	24	10
26	24	10
27	24	10
28	24	10
29	24	10
30	24	10
31	24	10

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	85	15
2	85	15
3	85	15
4	85	15
5	85	15
6	85	15
7	83	17
8	83	17
9	83	17
10	83	17
11	83	17
12	83	17
13	84	16
14	85	15
15	85	15
16	85	15
17	85	15
18	86	14
19	86	14
20	86	14
21	87	13
22	88	12
23	88	12
24	89	11
25	89	11
26	89	11
27	89	11
28	89	11
29	90	10
30	90	10
31	90	10

	Rain chance (%)
1	1
2	1
3	1
4	1
5	1
6	1
7	1
8	1
9	1
10	1
11	1
12	1
13	1
14	1
15	1
16	1
17	1
18	1
19	1
20	1
21	1
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0
31	0

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	23	10
2	23	10
3	23	10
4	22	10
5	22	9
6	22	9
7	22	9
8	22	9
9	23	9
10	23	9
11	23	9
12	23	9
13	23	9
14	23	9
15	23	10
16	23	10
17	23	10
18	23	10
19	23	10
20	23	10
21	23	10
22	23	10
23	23	10
24	23	10
25	24	10
26	24	10
27	24	10
28	24	10
29	24	10
30	24	10
31	24	10

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	85	15
2	85	15
3	85	15
4	85	15
5	85	15
6	85	15
7	83	17
8	83	17
9	83	17
10	83	17
11	83	17
12	83	17
13	84	16
14	85	15
15	85	15
16	85	15
17	85	15
18	86	14
19	86	14
20	86	14
21	87	13
22	88	12
23	88	12
24	89	11
25	89	11
26	89	11
27	89	11
28	89	11
29	90	10
30	90	10
31	90	10

	Rain chance (%)
1	1
2	1
3	1
4	1
5	1
6	1
7	1
8	1
9	1
10	1
11	1
12	1
13	1
14	1
15	1
16	1
17	1
18	1
19	1
20	1
21	1
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0
31	0

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	23	10
2	23	10
3	23	10
4	22	10
5	22	9
6	22	9
7	22	9
8	22	9
9	23	9
10	23	9
11	23	9
12	23	9
13	23	9
14	23	9
15	23	10
16	23	10
17	23	10
18	23	10
19	23	10
20	23	10
21	23	10
22	23	10
23	23	10
24	23	10
25	24	10
26	24	10
27	24	10
28	24	10
29	24	10
30	24	10
31	24	10

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	85	15
2	85	15
3	85	15
4	85	15
5	85	15
6	85	15
7	83	17
8	83	17
9	83	17
10	83	17
11	83	17
12	83	17
13	84	16
14	85	15
15	85	15
16	85	15
17	85	15
18	86	14
19	86	14
20	86	14
21	87	13
22	88	12
23	88	12
24	89	11
25	89	11
26	89	11
27	89	11
28	89	11
29	90	10
30	90	10
31	90	10

	Rain chance (%)
1	1
2	1
3	1
4	1
5	1
6	1
7	1
8	1
9	1
10	1
11	1
12	1
13	1
14	1
15	1
16	1
17	1
18	1
19	1
20	1
21	1
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0
31	0

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100