Climate of Kariba

Kariba has a semi-arid climate. It is warm to hot all year round and trees don't grow here because of the drought. It consists mainly of sand with grasses and sometimes shrubs. The average annual temperature for Kariba is 30° degrees and there is about 482 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 231 days a year with an average humidity of 58% and an UV-index of 6.

Climate averages for the whole year

Day: the average daily temperature during the day is between 26°C and 36°C
Night:the average nighttime temperature is between 14°C and 23°C
Rain: it rains 119 days and there is a total of approximately 481 mm rainfall
Sun hours: throughout the year there are 3379 sun hours

Maximum temperature:	between 26°C and 36°C
Warmest month:	36°C in October
Coldest month:	26°C in June
Night temperature:	between 14°C and 23°C
Dry days:	246 days
Days with rain:	119 days
Days with snow:	0 days
Total rain sum:	481 mm
Hours of sunshine:	3379 hours

Climate of Kariba
Temperature graph
Precipitation graph
Climate chart of Kariba
The best travel time for Kariba
Climate of Kariba by month
Experiences with the weather of Kariba

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Temperature graph

This graph shows the average maximum temperature (red) and minimum temperature (blue) for Kariba.

Precipitation graph

This graph shows the average amount of rainfall per month for Kariba.

Climate table of Kariba

In this climate table you can see at a glance what the average weather per month is for Kariba. The data has been collected over a 30-year period, from which an average per month has been derived. From year to year the differences may be larger or smaller, but with this climate table you have a good idea of what the weather for Kariba might be like in a given month.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Day temp. (°C)	31	30	30	29	28	26	26	29	34	36	35	32
Night temp. (°C)	22	21	21	19	17	14	14	16	20	23	23	23
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Precipitation (mm)	128	98	77	35	4	0	1	0	0	4	49	85
Days with rain	24	23	20	11	4	1	2	-	-	2	13	19
Dry days	7	5	11	19	27	29	29	31	30	29	17	12
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sun hours per day	11	10	9	7	7	7	7	7	9	12	12	11
Wind force (Bft)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
UV-index	6	6	6	6	6	5	6	7	7	8	7	7

Best time to visit Kariba

The best time to visit Kariba in Zimbabwe is from February through August and December. In this period you have a hot temperature and little precipitation. The highest average temperature in Kariba is 36°C in October and the lowest is 26°C in June.

Climate of Kariba by month

What is the average climate in a given month for Kariba? Click on a month to see all monthly averages for sunshine, maximum and minimum temperatures, percent chance of rain per day, snowfall and number of rainy days.

January