Zvishavane weather in July

In July, Zvishavane sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 13 mm of rain across 3.2 wet days and about 10.9 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 23°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 48 min at the start of July to 11 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Zvishavane's 5th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Zvishavane's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 22°; 12th warmest
Overnight low: 8°; 1st coldest
Rainfall: 13 mm; 3.2 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 54 min; 6:39 AM – 5:32 PM
Cloud cover: 29%; 5th clearest
Wind: 10 km/h; 10th windiest
Solar energy: 4.14 kWh/m²
Travel score: 8.3; out of 10

Zvishavane is human settlement in Zimbabwe.

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

Highs climb over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 23°C by the end.

A typical July day in Zvishavane reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 27°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)	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	23	23	23	23	23
Avg low (°C)	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9

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

Zvishavane weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 12th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	28° / 19°	143	15.8	13.1	5.1
Feb	28° / 18°	114	13	12.7	5.6
Mar	27° / 17°	83	12.1	12.1	6.3
Apr	26° / 14°	36	6.7	11.5	7.5
May	24° / 11°	12	2.9	11	8.7
Jun	22° / 9°	10	2.5	10.8	8.5
Jul	22° / 8°	13	3.2	10.9	8.3
Aug	25° / 10°	5	1.9	11.3	8.9
Sep	28° / 14°	12	3.1	11.9	7.5
Oct	30° / 16°	27	6.1	12.5	6.0
Nov	30° / 18°	89	12.4	13	4.9
Dec	29° / 18°	149	16.5	13.2	4.8

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 23%. 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 (%)	74	73	73	72	72	72	72	72	72	73	74	74	76	76	76	78	78	79	80	80	80	80	80	80	81	81	80	81	81	81	81
Cloudier (%)	26	27	27	28	28	28	28	28	28	27	26	26	24	24	24	22	22	21	20	20	20	20	20	20	19	19	20	19	19	19	19

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	74	26
2	73	27
3	73	27
4	72	28
5	72	28
6	72	28
7	72	28
8	72	28
9	72	28
10	73	27
11	74	26
12	74	26
13	76	24
14	76	24
15	76	24
16	78	22
17	78	22
18	79	21
19	80	20
20	80	20
21	80	20
22	80	20
23	80	20
24	80	20
25	81	19
26	81	19
27	80	20
28	81	19
29	81	19
30	81	19
31	81	19

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Zvishavane gets around 13 mm of rain over 3.2 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 9% and peaks near 14% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	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 (%)	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	12	11	11	10	9	9	8	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6

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

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.

	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 (%)	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99
Comfortable (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1

Wind in July

Winds average 10 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 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	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
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	10	calm
7	10	calm
8	10	calm
9	10	calm
10	10	calm
11	10	calm
12	10	calm
13	10	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	10	calm
25	10	calm
26	10	calm
27	10	calm
28	10	calm
29	10	calm
30	10	calm
31	10	calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 48 min at the start of July to 11 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 18 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 6:40 AM to 6:34 AM, and sunset from 5:27 PM to 5:37 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)	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.1
Sunrise (AM)	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:35	6:35	6:34
Sunset (PM)	5:27	5:27	5:27	5:27	5:28	5:28	5:28	5:29	5:29	5:30	5:30	5:30	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:32	5:32	5:32	5:33	5:33	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:35	5:35	5:36	5:36	5:36	5:37	5:37	5:37

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.8	6:40	5:27
2	10.8	6:40	5:27
3	10.8	6:40	5:27
4	10.8	6:40	5:27
5	10.8	6:40	5:28
6	10.8	6:40	5:28
7	10.8	6:40	5:28
8	10.8	6:40	5:29
9	10.8	6:40	5:29
10	10.8	6:40	5:30
11	10.8	6:40	5:30
12	10.8	6:40	5:30
13	10.9	6:39	5:31
14	10.9	6:39	5:31
15	10.9	6:39	5:31
16	10.9	6:39	5:32
17	10.9	6:39	5:32
18	10.9	6:39	5:32
19	10.9	6:38	5:33
20	10.9	6:38	5:33
21	10.9	6:38	5:34
22	10.9	6:38	5:34
23	11.0	6:37	5:34
24	11.0	6:37	5:35
25	11.0	6:37	5:35
26	11.0	6:36	5:36
27	11.0	6:36	5:36
28	11.0	6:36	5:36
29	11.0	6:35	5:37
30	11.0	6:35	5:37
31	11.1	6:34	5:37

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 4.14 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.13 kWh/m² to a high of 6.51 kWh/m² in October across the year — July's 4.14 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)	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.6
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	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	3.9	Moderate
2	3.9	Moderate
3	3.9	Moderate
4	3.9	Moderate
5	3.9	Moderate
6	3.9	Moderate
7	3.9	Moderate
8	3.9	Moderate
9	4.0	Moderate
10	4.0	Moderate
11	4.0	Bright
12	4.0	Bright
13	4.1	Bright
14	4.1	Bright
15	4.1	Bright
16	4.2	Bright
17	4.2	Bright
18	4.2	Bright
19	4.3	Bright
20	4.3	Bright
21	4.3	Bright
22	4.3	Bright
23	4.4	Bright
24	4.4	Bright
25	4.5	Bright
26	4.5	Bright
27	4.5	Bright
28	4.5	Bright
29	4.6	Bright
30	4.6	Bright
31	4.6	Bright

Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Zvishavane

In seasonPeak

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

Zvishavane'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 Zvishavane?

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

8.3

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

5.6

Beach & pool

12th-best month of the year

July is one of the better times to visit Zvishavane for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Zvishavane in July

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

In July, Zvishavane sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 8°C. Little to plan around — just the basics. About 3 days see rain.

UV index in Zvishavane 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 Zvishavane peaks around January 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 7 (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)	15	14	13	10	8	7	7	8	9	11	14	14
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	15	Extreme
Feb	14	Extreme
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	10	Very high
May	8	Very high
Jun	7	High
Jul	7	Very high
Aug	8	Very high
Sep	9	Very high
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	14	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

Air quality in Zvishavane 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 Zvishavane is worst in September — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.9× the cleanest month (January, 4 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)	4	6	5	7	9	10	11	13	17	13	7	4
Level	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	4	Good
Feb	6	Good
Mar	5	Good
Apr	7	Good
May	9	Good
Jun	10	Good
Jul	11	Good
Aug	13	Moderate
Sep	17	Moderate
Oct	13	Moderate
Nov	7	Good
Dec	4	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Zvishavane?

Zvishavane sits at 20.3°S, 30.1°E, 998 m above sea level, in Zimbabwe. The nearest listed city is Shurugwi, 73 km away.

Topography around Zvishavane

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Zvishavane has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 270 m around an average of 958 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 486 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 986 m.

The land around Zvishavane is covered by shrubs (41%) and trees (30%) within 3 km, shrubs (47%) and trees (39%) within 16 km, and shrubs (43%), trees (23%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km

270 m

shrubs 41%

16 km

486 m

shrubs 47%

80 km

986 m

shrubs 43%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain

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

July weather nearby: Shurugwi 73 km · Masvingo 85 km · Gweru 101 km · Gwanda 129 km · Redcliff 147 km · Bulawayo 156 km · Kwekwe 158 km · Chiredzi 185 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 Zvishavane (-20.3267°, 30.0665°, elevation 998 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	21	9
2	21	9
3	21	8
4	21	8
5	21	8
6	21	8
7	21	8
8	21	8
9	21	8
10	21	8
11	21	8
12	21	8
13	21	8
14	21	8
15	21	8
16	21	8
17	22	8
18	22	8
19	22	8
20	22	8
21	22	8
22	22	8
23	22	8
24	22	8
25	22	8
26	22	9
27	23	9
28	23	9
29	23	9
30	23	9
31	23	9

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	74	26
2	73	27
3	73	27
4	72	28
5	72	28
6	72	28
7	72	28
8	72	28
9	72	28
10	73	27
11	74	26
12	74	26
13	76	24
14	76	24
15	76	24
16	78	22
17	78	22
18	79	21
19	80	20
20	80	20
21	80	20
22	80	20
23	80	20
24	80	20
25	81	19
26	81	19
27	80	20
28	81	19
29	81	19
30	81	19
31	81	19

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	74	26
2	73	27
3	73	27
4	72	28
5	72	28
6	72	28
7	72	28
8	72	28
9	72	28
10	73	27
11	74	26
12	74	26
13	76	24
14	76	24
15	76	24
16	78	22
17	78	22
18	79	21
19	80	20
20	80	20
21	80	20
22	80	20
23	80	20
24	80	20
25	81	19
26	81	19
27	80	20
28	81	19
29	81	19
30	81	19
31	81	19

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	74	26
2	73	27
3	73	27
4	72	28
5	72	28
6	72	28
7	72	28
8	72	28
9	72	28
10	73	27
11	74	26
12	74	26
13	76	24
14	76	24
15	76	24
16	78	22
17	78	22
18	79	21
19	80	20
20	80	20
21	80	20
22	80	20
23	80	20
24	80	20
25	81	19
26	81	19
27	80	20
28	81	19
29	81	19
30	81	19
31	81	19

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1