Harare, Zimbabwe climate
Average temperatures, precipitation and all-time records for Harare, Zimbabwe, with every day graded against ~46 years of local climate history (1980–2026). Its warmest month is October, averaging a high of 28°C, and its coldest is July, with an average low of 8°C.
Harare is the capital and largest city of Zimbabwe. The city proper has an area of 982.3 km2 (379.3 sq mi), a population of 1,849,600 as of the 2022 census, and an estimated 2,487,209 people in its metropolitan province. via Wikipedia
How today compares
Latest recorded day: 2026-07-24. Each reading placed on Harare, Zimbabwe's own ±7-day seasonal distribution.
Harare average temperatures by month
Typical daily high and low, and average precipitation, for each month in Harare, Zimbabwe, based on 1980–2026 records. The wettest month is January (8 mm on an average day).
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Avg precip |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26°C | 17°C | 8 mm |
| February | 26°C | 17°C | 5 mm |
| March | 26°C | 16°C | 3 mm |
| April | 25°C | 14°C | 3 mm |
| May | 24°C | 11°C | 0 mm |
| June | 21°C | 8°C | 0 mm |
| July | 21°C | 8°C | 0 mm |
| August | 24°C | 10°C | 0 mm |
| September | 27°C | 13°C | 0 mm |
| October | 28°C | 15°C | 0 mm |
| November | 28°C | 17°C | 3 mm |
| December | 26°C | 17°C | 5 mm |
Each bar spans the 10th-percentile daily low to the 90th-percentile daily high (the range most days fall within), coloured cold → hot on a shared -23°C to 46°C scale, so the whole year's rhythm reads at a glance.
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Record extremes
- Hottest day on record: 36°C on 2017-10-17
- Coldest day on record: 2°C on 2012-07-20
Percentiles compare each day to Harare, Zimbabwe's own history, so grades are relative to this location: a “Near Record” day here isn't the same temperature as elsewhere. How the grades work →