Chiredzi weather in July

In July, Chiredzi sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 8 mm of rain across 1.9 wet days and about 10.8 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 66% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 42 min at the start of July to 11 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Chiredzi's 5th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Chiredzi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
12th warmest
Overnight low
13°
1st coldest
Rainfall
8 mm
1.9 wet days
Daylight
10 h 48 min
6:34 AM – 5:24 PM
Cloud cover
29%
5th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.01 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.8
out of 10

Chiredzi is human settlement.

Founded
1950

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

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month.

A typical July day in Chiredzi reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and about 3°C cooler than August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How July really feels in Chiredzi

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

July sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Chiredzi 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 22°11712.813.13.9
Feb32° / 22°991012.74.2
Mar30° / 21°668.312.15.1
Apr29° / 18°234.211.56.5
May28° / 15°102.1118.0
Jun26° / 13°81.910.78.7
Jul25° / 13°81.910.88.8
Aug28° / 14°51.311.38.1
Sep30° / 17°12311.96.0
Oct32° / 20°19412.54.9
Nov33° / 21°668.9133.9
Dec32° / 22°12012.713.33.8

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 66% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 20%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17822
27822
37624
47624
57624
67723
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Chiredzi gets around 8 mm of rain over 1.9 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 6% and peaks near 8% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
18
28
38
48
58
68
78
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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 90% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
183152
284142
385141
486131
586131
687121
787121
888111
988111
1089101
1189101
129190
139190
149190
159280
169280
179370
189370
199271
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219271
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259181
269181
279181
289181
299091
309091
319091

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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
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109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
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319calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 42 min at the start of July to 11 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 18 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 6:35 AM to 6:29 AM, and sunset from 5:19 PM to 5:30 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.76:355:19
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310.76:355:19
410.76:355:20
510.86:355:20
610.86:355:20
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1810.96:345:25
1910.96:335:25
2010.96:335:26
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2711.06:315:28
2811.06:305:29
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3011.06:295:29
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Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 4.01 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.93 kWh/m² to a high of 6.25 kWh/m² in November across the year — July's 4.01 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.8Moderate
23.8Moderate
33.8Moderate
43.8Moderate
53.8Moderate
63.8Moderate
73.8Moderate
83.8Moderate
93.8Moderate
103.9Moderate
113.9Moderate
123.9Moderate
133.9Moderate
144.0Moderate
154.0Moderate
164.0Bright
174.0Bright
184.1Bright
194.1Bright
204.1Bright
214.2Bright
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274.3Bright
284.4Bright
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304.4Bright
314.5Bright
Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Chiredzi

In seasonPeak

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

Chiredzi's rainy season runs November–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is July a good time to visit Chiredzi?

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

8.8
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.9
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Chiredzi in July

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

In July, Chiredzi sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: light clothes.

light clothes

UV index in Chiredzi in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Chiredzi peaks around January 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 17UV 15Jun 19UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr9Very high
May7Very high
Jun6High
Jul7High
Aug8Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct10Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Chiredzi 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 Chiredzi is worst in September — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.3× the cleanest month (December, 5 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1715 µg/m³Dec 235 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan5Good
Feb6Good
Mar6Good
Apr8Good
May10Good
Jun10Good
Jul10Good
Aug12Good
Sep16Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov8Good
Dec5Good
Location & terrain

Where is Chiredzi?

Chiredzi sits at 21.1°S, 31.7°E, 436 m above sea level, in Zimbabwe. The nearest listed city is Chipinge, 138 km away.

ChipingeMasvingoZvishavaneChimanimaniBeitbridgeMusinaShurugwi

Topography around Chiredzi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Chiredzi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 164 m around an average of 411 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 263 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 879 m.

The land around Chiredzi is covered by trees (38%) and shrubs (34%) within 3 km, trees (45%) and shrubs (31%) within 16 km, and shrubs (41%), trees (26%) and cropland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
164 m
16 km
263 m
80 km
879 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
July weather nearby: Chipinge 138 km · Masvingo 140 km · Zvishavane 185 km · Chimanimani 187 km · Beitbridge 216 km · Musina 222 km · Shurugwi 231 km · Malamulele 237 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
Apostolic Sect 40%Pentecostal 17%Protestant 14%none 8%

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 Chiredzi (-21.05°, 31.6667°, elevation 436 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).