Climate averages 1991–2020
Chinhoyi weather
in July.
A warm, very dry month: the coolest and the 2nd driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
July is a warm month in Chinhoyi: daytime highs average 22.8°C and nights cool to about 9.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the coolest month of the year.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical July (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 12 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Norton (78 km away). In July its highs average 21.1°C, 1.7°C cooler than Chinhoyi, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 11 cities listed in Zimbabwe, Chinhoyi ranks joint 1st of 11 for the warmest July highs and 2nd of 11 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 11 cities is 20.8°C; Chinhoyi is 2.0°C warmer than that mean.
From July to August, average highs rise by 3.2°C to 26.0°C, and monthly rainfall stays under 1 mm.
The annual picture
July in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Chinhoyi climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26.7°C18.6°C | 18.6°C | 216 | 21.6 | 13.013 h |
| February | 26.6°C18.3°C | 18.3°C | 152 | 18.9 | 12.713 h |
| March | 26.7°C17.7°C | 17.7°C | 92 | 13.0 | 12.212 h |
| April | 26.1°C15.7°C | 15.7°C | 24 | 4.4 | 11.712 h |
| May | 24.8°C13.0°C | 13.0°C | 3.7 | 0.8 | 11.311 h |
| June | 23.0°C10.5°C | 10.5°C | 0.9 | 0.2 | 11.111 h |
| July, selected | 22.8°C9.9°C | 9.9°C | 0.7 | 0.2 | 11.211 h |
| August | 26.0°C12.1°C | 12.1°C | 0.6 | 0.1 | 11.512 h |
| September | 29.6°C15.5°C | 15.5°C | 2.7 | 0.7 | 12.012 h |
| October | 31.1°C18.2°C | 18.2°C | 17 | 3.3 | 12.512 h |
| November | 30.0°C19.2°C | 19.2°C | 74 | 11.7 | 12.913 h |
| December | 27.5°C18.8°C | 18.8°C | 174 | 20.4 | 13.113 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
July in nearby cities
- Norton in JulyZimbabwe · 78 kmHigh 21.1°C · Low 9.3°C · 0.8 mm rain
- Harare in JulyZimbabwe · 104 kmHigh 20.1°C · Low 7.8°C · 1.1 mm rain
- Kadoma in JulyZimbabwe · 112 kmHigh 22.8°C · Low 10.6°C · 0.4 mm rain
- Chitungwiza in JulyZimbabwe · 117 kmHigh 20.4°C · Low 7.6°C · 1.0 mm rain
- Ruwa in JulyZimbabwe · 125 kmHigh 19.3°C · Low 6.9°C · 1.0 mm rain
- Kwekwe in JulyZimbabwe · 178 kmHigh 22.4°C · Low 9.0°C · 0.8 mm rain
- Gweru in JulyZimbabwe · 235 kmHigh 19.4°C · Low 7.5°C · 2.9 mm rain
- Kafue in JulyZambia · 279 kmHigh 22.7°C · Low 11.6°C · 0.5 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Chinhoyi) is explained once on the Chinhoyi year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.