Climate of Victoria Falls
Victoria Falls 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 Victoria Falls is 30° degrees and there is about 420 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 236 days a year with an average humidity of 51% and an UV-index of 6.
Climate averages for the whole year
- Day: the average daily temperature during the day is between 25°C and 36°C
- Night:the average nighttime temperature is between 12°C and 22°C
- Rain: it rains 112 days and there is a total of approximately 419 mm rainfall
- Sun hours: throughout the year there are 3517 sun hours
Maximum temperature: | between 25°C and 36°C |
Warmest month: | 36°C in October |
Coldest month: | 25°C in June |
Night temperature: | between 12°C and 22°C |
Dry days: | 253 days |
Days with rain: | 112 days |
Days with snow: | 0 days |
Total rain sum: | 419 mm |
Hours of sunshine: | 3517 hours |
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Temperature graph
This graph shows the average maximum temperature (red) and minimum temperature (blue) for Victoria Falls.
Precipitation graph
This graph shows the average amount of rainfall per month for Victoria Falls.
Climate table of Victoria Falls
In this climate table you can see at a glance what the average weather per month is for Victoria Falls. 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 Victoria Falls might be like in a given month.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Day temp. (°C) | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 29 | 34 | 36 | 34 | 31 |
Night temp. (°C) | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Precipitation (mm) | 114 | 90 | 56 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 36 | 107 |
Days with rain | 22 | 21 | 19 | 10 | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | 3 | 12 | 22 |
Dry days | 9 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 18 | 9 |
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Sun hours per day | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Wind force (Bft) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
UV-index | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
Best time to visit Victoria Falls
The best time to visit Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe is from February through August. In this period you have a warm temperature and little precipitation. The highest average temperature in Victoria Falls is 36°C in October and the lowest is 25°C in June.
Climate of Victoria Falls by month
What is the average climate in a given month for Victoria Falls? 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.
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