Weather in Mashonaland West

Calculated from weather data of Lusaka Kuanda (FLKK) between 2020 and 2024.

Maximum temperatures (°C)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	26.4	24.8	21.8	22.3	26.8	27.5
February	26.4	25.8	23.6	25.0	26.6	27.1
March	26.1	26.1	23.5	20.0	25.1	26.6
April	25.1	22.8	21.5		25.6	27.3
May	25.0		27.6	20.0	24.1	25.8
June	23.0		26.6	16.3	21.6	23.0
July	22.5		24.0	17.8	12.5	22.1
August	26.3		25.8	22.1		27.3
September	29.0		29.0	19.0	26.5	29.6
October	30.4		25.3		26.8	31.8
November	29.2		26.3	25.0	25.0	31.6
December	27.4		26.1	21.0	22.0	26.6
Average	25.3	24.8	25.5	19.0	25.2	27.3

Average highest temperature per day

The maximum temperature is typically observed some hours after noon.

Minimum temperatures (°C)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	17.1	21	20	21	13	15
February	17.8	22	19	20	15	16
March	16.6	22	20	20	13	15
April	15.6	19	19		15	14
May	12.0		13	16	10	11
June	9.9		9	13	10	10
July	9.6		9	14	13	10
August	12.2		12	18		13
September	15.6		19	19	22	16
October	18.1		22		26	18
November	19.1		24	25	24	19
December	17.3		23	21	22	14
Average	15.6	20.8	16.1	15.8	13.6	14.0

Average lowest temperature per day

The minimum temperature is typically observed just before sunrise.

Cold and hot days

Number of days	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
30 °C or warmer	8	25	0	4	69
25 °C or warmer	43	148	8	106	247
20 °C or warmer	74	236	31	161	341
0 °C or colder	0	1	0	0	0

Precipitation (%)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	10.1	12	14	10	13	10
February	6.9	0	9	0	6	7
March	3.3	0	0	0	3	3
April	1.2	4	3		0	0
May	0.0		0	0	0	0
June	0.3		1	3	0	0
July	0.3		0	6	0	0
August	0.0		0	0		0
September	0.0		0	0	0	0
October	1.1		0		0	1
November	1.9		0	33	25	2
December	4.7		9	0	0	8
Average	3.3	5.7	1.1	4.0	4.8	2.8

Precipitation during daylight period

Percentage of observations with observed rain, drizzle, snow or hail. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Wind speed (km/h)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	11.1	13	16	13	10	11
February	11.2	12	10	13	11	13
March	12.9	14	10	15	13	15
April	15.6	14	14		18	16
May	15.3		14	15	15	17
June	15.3		12	20	17	16
July	17.1		16	19	17	20
August	17.2		18	14		15
September	16.4		16	27	23	17
October	16.5		14		21	17
November	13.7		14	18	13	13
December	11.4		12	4	0	10
Average	14.5	13.2	14.6	17.2	13.4	14.6

Average wind speed

Excluding wind gusts. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Prevailing wind direction

Month	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	E	NW	NE	N	NE
February	E	NW	N	NW	E
March	E	E	E	E	E
April	E	E		E	E
May		E	E	E	E
June		E	E	E	E
July		E	E	E	E
August		E	E		E
September		E	E	E	E
October		E		E	E
November		E	SE	SE	E
December		NE	W	N	NE

Prevailing wind direction

Average wind direction, weighed by wind speed. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Mashonaland West weather Q&A

What is the warmest month in Mashonaland West?

The warmest month is October with an average temperature of 30 °C over the past years.

What is the coldest month in Mashonaland West?

The coldest month is July with an average daytime temperature of 23 °C in the past few years.

Which month is the wettest in Mashonaland West?

Chance of precipitation is the highest in January with a probability of around 10.1 %.

Which month is the driest in Mashonaland West?

The least rainfall and snow can be expected in May. The probability is about 0.0 %.