Climate averages 1991–2020
Chinhoyi weather
in May.
A warm, very dry month: the 10th warmest and the 5th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
May is a warm month in Chinhoyi: daytime highs average 24.8°C and nights cool to about 13.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 3.7 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes May a very dry month (the 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 19 min on an average May day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Norton (78 km away). In May its highs average 23.3°C, 1.6°C cooler than Chinhoyi, with 6.5 mm of rain.
Among the 11 cities listed in Zimbabwe, Chinhoyi ranks 3rd of 11 for the warmest May highs and 1st of 11 for the driest May (rainfall, lowest first). The mean May high of those 11 cities is 23.1°C; Chinhoyi is 1.7°C warmer than that mean.
From May to June, average highs fall by 1.9°C to 23.0°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 3.7 mm to under 1 mm.
The annual picture
May 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, selected | 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 | 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
May in nearby cities
- Norton in MayZimbabwe · 78 kmHigh 23.3°C · Low 12.3°C · 6.5 mm rain
- Harare in MayZimbabwe · 104 kmHigh 22.2°C · Low 10.6°C · 6.0 mm rain
- Kadoma in MayZimbabwe · 112 kmHigh 25.0°C · Low 13.7°C · 5.1 mm rain
- Chitungwiza in MayZimbabwe · 117 kmHigh 22.5°C · Low 10.5°C · 6.4 mm rain
- Ruwa in MayZimbabwe · 125 kmHigh 21.4°C · Low 9.7°C · 8.0 mm rain
- Kwekwe in MayZimbabwe · 178 kmHigh 24.9°C · Low 12.2°C · 5.4 mm rain
- Gweru in MayZimbabwe · 235 kmHigh 22.0°C · Low 10.5°C · 6.8 mm rain
- Kafue in MayZambia · 279 kmHigh 25.0°C · Low 14.5°C · 2.2 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.