Gwanda weather in July

In July, Gwanda sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 6 mm of rain across 1.6 wet days and about 10.9 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 24°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% 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 Gwanda's 5th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gwanda's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Rainfall
6 mm
1.6 wet days
Daylight
10 h 48 min
6:44 AM – 5:35 PM
Cloud cover
27%
5th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.12 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.8
out of 10

Gwanda is city in Zimbabwe.

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

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 24°C by the end.

A typical July day in Gwanda reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 27°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)
1228
2228
3228
4228
5228
6228
7228
8228
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10228
11228
12228
13228
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Gwanda 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
Jan30° / 20°11212.913.14.8
Feb29° / 19°10411.512.75.1
Mar28° / 18°678.912.16.1
Apr27° / 15°214.611.57.6
May26° / 11°92118.7
Jun23° / 71.110.89.1
Jul23° / 61.610.98.8
Aug26° / 11°30.911.38.9
Sep29° / 15°82.111.96.9
Oct31° / 18°184.512.55.5
Nov31° / 19°7310.4134.6
Dec30° / 19°11214.113.24.6

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 21%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17624
27525
37525
47426
57426
67426
77426
87426
97525
107624
117624
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147822
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318416

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Gwanda gets around 6 mm of rain over 1.6 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 5% and peaks near 7% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
16
26
36
47
57
67
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273
283
293
303
313

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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1991
2991
3991
4991
5991
6991
7991
8991
9991
10991
11991
12991
13991
14991
15991
16991
17991
18991
19991
20991
21991
22991
23991
24991
25991
26991
27991
28991
29991
30991
31991

Wind in July

Winds average 11 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
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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 6:45 AM to 6:39 AM, and sunset from 5:30 PM to 5:41 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.76:455:30
210.76:455:30
310.86:455:30
410.86:455:31
510.86:455:31
610.86:455:31
710.86:455:32
810.86:455:32
910.86:455:32
1010.86:455:33
1110.86:455:33
1210.86:455:33
1310.86:455:34
1410.86:455:34
1510.86:455:34
1610.86:445:35
1710.96:445:35
1810.96:445:36
1910.96:445:36
2010.96:435:36
2110.96:435:37
2210.96:435:37
2310.96:435:38
2410.96:425:38
2510.96:425:38
2611.06:425:39
2711.06:415:39
2811.06:415:40
2911.06:405:40
3011.06:405:40
3111.06:395:41

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 4.12 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.09 kWh/m² to a high of 6.45 kWh/m² in October across the year — July's 4.12 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.9Moderate
23.9Moderate
33.9Moderate
43.9Moderate
53.9Moderate
63.9Moderate
73.9Moderate
83.9Moderate
94.0Moderate
104.0Moderate
114.0Moderate
124.0Bright
134.0Bright
144.1Bright
154.1Bright
164.1Bright
174.2Bright
184.2Bright
194.2Bright
204.3Bright
214.3Bright
224.3Bright
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264.5Bright
274.5Bright
284.5Bright
294.5Bright
304.6Bright
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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Gwanda

In seasonPeak

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

Gwanda'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 Gwanda?

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

8.8
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
6.7
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Gwanda in July

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

In July, Gwanda sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: light clothes.

light clothes

UV index in Gwanda 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 Gwanda peaks around January 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 18UV 15Jun 20UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Very high
May8Very high
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug8Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

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

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1215 µg/m³Jan 115 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan5Good
Feb6Good
Mar7Good
Apr9Good
May12Moderate
Jun13Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov7Good
Dec5Good
Location & terrain

Where is Gwanda?

Gwanda sits at 20.9°S, 29.0°E, 986 m above sea level, in Zimbabwe. The nearest listed city is Bulawayo, 98 km away.

BulawayoBobonongZvishavaneFrancistownSelebi-PhikweTonotaShurugwiBeitbridge

Topography around Gwanda

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gwanda has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 250 m around an average of 1,002 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 341 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 928 m.

The land around Gwanda is covered by trees (47%) and shrubs (38%) within 3 km, trees (58%) and shrubs (36%) within 16 km, and shrubs (56%) and trees (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
250 m
16 km
341 m
80 km
928 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
July weather nearby: Bulawayo 98 km · Bobonong 129 km · Zvishavane 129 km · Francistown 158 km · Selebi-Phikwe 167 km · Tonota 170 km · Shurugwi 175 km · Beitbridge 176 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 Gwanda (-20.9362°, 29.007°, elevation 986 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).