Annual mean 21°C · wettest around December · prevailing wind E
Warmest
29.9 °C
Coldest
19.6 °C
Wettest
100%
Windiest
4.4 m/s
Prevailing
E
3.5 m/s average
When this place is good five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
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The average temperature in Bulawayo over the whole year is 21°C. November is the hottest month, with highs of about 29°C; June is the coldest, with lows of about 11°C. The rainy (wet) season in Bulawayo runs from November to April, peaking in December with a 56% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is May to October; June is the driest month, at 27%. Winds in Bulawayo are highest in October, averaging 3.4 m/s (12 km/h), and lightest in May, at 2.4 m/s (9 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the E. The clearest skies in Bulawayo come in August, when the sky is typically 17% covered; January is the cloudiest month, at 64%.
Month by month Bulawayo climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
Month
High
Low
Feels like
Chance of rain
Cloud
Wind
Being outside
Sun
Walking
January
27°C
19°C
26°C
56%
64%
2.7 m/s
57
55
23
February
26°C
19°C
26°C
50%
63%
2.5 m/s
60
54
22
March
26°C
19°C
25°C
45%
49%
2.7 m/s
63
52
28
April
25°C
17°C
24°C
54%
41%
2.5 m/s
74
45
38
May
23°C
13°C
21°C
36%
28%
2.4 m/s
84
15
66
June
21°C
11°C
17°C
27%
21%
2.4 m/s
71
3
80
July
20°C
11°C
17°C
32%
32%
2.6 m/s
67
2
79
August
24°C
13°C
21°C
33%
17%
2.9 m/s
77
21
61
September
28°C
17°C
25°C
28%
25%
2.9 m/s
58
61
25
October
29°C
17°C
26°C
37%
35%
3.4 m/s
47
56
26
November
29°C
19°C
27°C
47%
47%
3.0 m/s
46
63
17
December
28°C
21°C
28°C
56%
58%
2.7 m/s
46
63
15
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Seasons, and the year in short Bulawayo weather by season
Year round, Bulawayo has days of about 20°C at their warmest in July, its coolest month, and 29°C in November, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 11°C to 21°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 21°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around December and least likely around June. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Bulawayo weather in winterJune to August
High 22°CLow 12°CRain 31%
Winter in Bulawayo has typical daily highs of about 22°C and lows of about 12°C, with a 31% chance of rain on a given day.
Bulawayo weather in springSeptember to November
High 29°CLow 18°CRain 37%
Spring in Bulawayo has typical daily highs of about 29°C and lows of about 18°C, with a 37% chance of rain on a given day.
Bulawayo weather in summerDecember to February
High 27°CLow 20°CRain 54%
Summer in Bulawayo has typical daily highs of about 27°C and lows of about 20°C, with a 54% chance of rain on a given day.
Bulawayo weather in autumnMarch to May
High 25°CLow 16°CRain 45%
Autumn in Bulawayo has typical daily highs of about 25°C and lows of about 16°C, with a 45% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Bulawayo?
The rainy (wet) season in Bulawayo runs from November to April, peaking in December with a 56% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is May to October; June is the driest month, at 27%.
What time of year is Bulawayo windiest?
Winds in Bulawayo are highest in October, averaging 3.4 m/s (12 km/h), and lightest in May, at 2.4 m/s (9 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the E.
What is the average temperature in Bulawayo year round?
The average temperature in Bulawayo over the whole year is 21°C. November is the hottest month, with highs of about 29°C; June is the coldest, with lows of about 11°C.