Kariba weather by month

Check out Kariba weather averages by month. Compare detailed monthly climate statistics including temperature, rainfall and sunshine figures.

Temperature
Rainfall
Sunshine & UV index

Temperature in Kariba (°C)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Max temperature (daytime)	31	31	31	31	29	27	27	29	33	35	34	32
Min temperature (night-time)	22	21	21	19	15	12	12	14	19	23	24	22
Heat & Humidity	H	H	H	H	M	M	M	M	H	VH	VH	H

Note: 0 = None, L = Low, M = Moderate, H = High, VH = Very high, E = Extreme

Sunshine & UV index in Kariba

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Daily hours of sunshine	7	7	8	9	10	9	10	10	10	10	8	6
Daily hours of daylight	13	13	12	12	11	11	11	12	12	12	13	13
UV Index (Maximum)	11	11	11	11	8	7	8	9	11	11	11	11

Rainfall in Kariba

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Number of days with some rain	16	14	9	4	1	0	0	0	0	2	8	15
Average monthly rainfall (mm)	195	157	122	33	5	0	0	0	0	15	73	187

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The climate guide for Zimbabwe (Kariba) shows long term monthly weather averages processed from data supplied by CRU (University of East Anglia), the Met Office & the Netherlands Meteorological Institute. Find out more about our data sources.

What's the climate like in Kariba?

Kariba has a hot semi arid climate.

Kariba weather in January

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 31°C in Kariba, Zimbabwe in January and high heat and humidity based on long-term weather averages. There are 7 hours of sunshine per day on average with 16 days with some rainfall and typically 195 mm of rainfall in the month.

31
31°C max day temperature
7
7 hours of sunshine per day
16
16 days with some rainfall
22
22°C min night temperature
13
13 hours of daylight per day
H
High heat & humidity
195
195 mm of monthly rainfall
11
11+ (Extreme) UV index

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Kariba weather in February

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 31°C in Kariba, Zimbabwe in February and high heat and humidity based on long-term weather averages. There are 7 hours of sunshine per day on average with 14 days with some rainfall and typically 157 mm of rainfall in the month.

31
31°C max day temperature
7
7 hours of sunshine per day
14
14 days with some rainfall
21
21°C min night temperature
13
13 hours of daylight per day
H
High heat & humidity
157
157 mm of monthly rainfall
11
11+ (Extreme) UV index

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Kariba weather in March

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 31°C in Kariba, Zimbabwe in March and high heat and humidity based on long-term weather averages. There are 8 hours of sunshine per day on average with typically 122 mm of rainfall in the month.

31
31°C max day temperature
8
8 hours of sunshine per day
9
9 days with some rainfall
21
21°C min night temperature
12
12 hours of daylight per day
H
High heat & humidity
122
122 mm of monthly rainfall
11
11+ (Extreme) UV index

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Kariba weather in April

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 31°C in Kariba, Zimbabwe in April and high heat and humidity based on long-term weather averages. There are 9 hours of sunshine per day on average.

31
31°C max day temperature
9
9 hours of sunshine per day
4
4 days with some rainfall
19
19°C min night temperature
12
12 hours of daylight per day
H
High heat & humidity
33
33 mm of monthly rainfall
11
11 (Extreme) UV index

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Kariba weather in May

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 29°C in Kariba, Zimbabwe in May based on long-term weather averages. There are 10 hours of sunshine per day on average.

29
29°C max day temperature
10
10 hours of sunshine per day
1
1 day with some rainfall
15
15°C min night temperature
11
11 hours of daylight per day
M
Moderate heat & humidity
5
5 mm of monthly rainfall
8
8 (Very High) UV index

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Kariba weather in June

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 27°C in Kariba, Zimbabwe in June based on long-term weather averages. There are 9 hours of sunshine per day on average.

27
27°C max day temperature
9
9 hours of sunshine per day
0
0 days with some rainfall
12
12°C min night temperature
11
11 hours of daylight per day
M
Moderate heat & humidity
0
0 mm of monthly rainfall
7
7 (High) UV index

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Kariba weather in July

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 27°C in Kariba, Zimbabwe in July based on long-term weather averages. There are 10 hours of sunshine per day on average.

27
27°C max day temperature
10
10 hours of sunshine per day
0
0 days with some rainfall
12
12°C min night temperature
11
11 hours of daylight per day
M
Moderate heat & humidity
0
0 mm of monthly rainfall
8
8 (Very High) UV index

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Kariba weather in August

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 29°C in Kariba, Zimbabwe in August based on long-term weather averages. There are 10 hours of sunshine per day on average.

29
29°C max day temperature
10
10 hours of sunshine per day
0
0 days with some rainfall
14
14°C min night temperature
12
12 hours of daylight per day
M
Moderate heat & humidity
0
0 mm of monthly rainfall
9
9 (Very High) UV index

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Kariba weather in September

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 33°C in Kariba, Zimbabwe in September and high heat and humidity based on long-term weather averages. There are 10 hours of sunshine per day on average.

33
33°C max day temperature
10
10 hours of sunshine per day
0
0 days with some rainfall
19
19°C min night temperature
12
12 hours of daylight per day
H
High heat & humidity
0
0 mm of monthly rainfall
11
11 (Extreme) UV index

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Kariba weather in October

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 35°C in Kariba, Zimbabwe in October and very high heat and humidity based on long-term weather averages. There are 10 hours of sunshine per day on average.

35
35°C max day temperature
10
10 hours of sunshine per day
2
2 days with some rainfall
23
23°C min night temperature
12
12 hours of daylight per day
VH
Very High heat & humidity
15
15 mm of monthly rainfall
11
11+ (Extreme) UV index

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Kariba weather in November

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 34°C in Kariba, Zimbabwe in November and very high heat and humidity based on long-term weather averages. There are 8 hours of sunshine per day on average with typically 73 mm of rainfall in the month.

34
34°C max day temperature
8
8 hours of sunshine per day
8
8 days with some rainfall
24
24°C min night temperature
13
13 hours of daylight per day
VH
Very High heat & humidity
73
73 mm of monthly rainfall
11
11+ (Extreme) UV index

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Kariba weather in December

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 32°C in Kariba, Zimbabwe in December and high heat and humidity based on long-term weather averages. There are 6 hours of sunshine per day on average with 15 days with some rainfall and typically 187 mm of rainfall in the month.

32
32°C max day temperature
6
6 hours of sunshine per day
15
15 days with some rainfall
22
22°C min night temperature
13
13 hours of daylight per day
H
High heat & humidity
187
187 mm of monthly rainfall
11
11+ (Extreme) UV index

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