How many sunny days does Bulawayo have per year?

Bulawayo averages approximately 297 sunny days per year, based on historical climate data.

What is the air quality in Bulawayo?

Bulawayo has an annual PM2.5 concentration of 16.9 µg/m³, classified as "Moderate" by WHO standards. Above WHO targets. Some respiratory effects possible with prolonged exposure.

Bulawayo

Bulawayo · Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe's second-largest city.

Medium city

492K

173 km²

1,348m

06:02 UTC+2

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Bulawayo, Zimbabwe is a 492K-resident city with 297 sunny days and 0 frost days annually and an annual PM2.5 of 16.9 µg/m³. Zimbabwe's second-largest city.

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Climate Lab·Bulawayo

Monthly climate metrics across temperature, precipitation, wind, and UV.

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Metric	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Temperature
Daily high°C	27	28	28	28	25	23	22	28	31	32	32	30	28
Daily mean°C	23	23	23	22	20	16	17	21	24	26	26	24	22
Daily low°C	19	19	18	16	12	10	9	12	16	17	19	19	15
Thermal comfort
High feelsDaily high feels-like°C	29	30	31	30	28	25	24	30	33	34	34	33	30
Mean feelsDaily mean feels-like°C	22	23	23	21	18	12	12	18	23	25	26	25	21
Low feelsDaily low feels-like°C	13	13	11	9	4	0	-2	3	7	11	14	15	8
Humidity
HumidityRelative humidity%	69	73	60	51	37	44	39	34	29	35	47	61	48
Dewpoint°C	16.4	17.0	14.3	11.3	5.9	4.3	2.8	4.2	5.6	10.4	13.3	15.8	10.1
Precipitation
Rainfallmm	145	157	25	18	1	4	0	1	2	20	73	124	570
Rain days≥1mm	17	14	6	2	0	1	0	0	1	5	12	16	74
Wind
Wind avgm/s	3.8	3.6	3.7	3.4	2.7	3.6	3.0	3.3	3.6	4.1	3.5	3.0	3.4
Wind gustsm/s	6.6	6.6	6.3	6.1	5.6	6.2	5.7	6.8	6.8	6.9	6.1	5.8	6.3
Sun & UV
Sunshinehrs/day	9.3	9.3	9.9	9.6	10.0	9.8	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.7	10.2	9.9	9.9
Clear skyindex	25%	39%	60%	71%	83%	78%	75%	91%	80%	72%	51%	48%	64%
UV indexmax avg	10.7	10.5	10.5	9.4	7.7	6.4	6.8	8.3	9.9	11.1	10.8	11.5	9.5

Based on 2014–2024 hourly climate data · Updated Mar 2025

Confidence: High

Lifestyle Calendar·Bulawayo

Bulawayo offers a solid outdoor season. Dinner outside is comfortable 7/12 months — impressive, while walking is comfortable 10/12 months — impressive.

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Annual

7/12

Dinner Outside

68Jan: 68% viability

78Feb: 78% viability

80Mar: 80% viability

64Apr: 64% viability

35May: 35% viability

16Jun: 16% viability

16Jul: 16% viability

44Aug: 44% viability

67Sep: 67% viability

76Oct: 76% viability

78Nov: 78% viability

73Dec: 73% viability

7/12

Dinner Outside

68Jan: 68% viability

78Feb: 78% viability

80Mar: 80% viability

64Apr: 64% viability

35May: 35% viability

16Jun: 16% viability

16Jul: 16% viability

44Aug: 44% viability

67Sep: 67% viability

76Oct: 76% viability

78Nov: 78% viability

73Dec: 73% viability

58%

Cold

8/12

Lunch Outside

55Jan: 55% viability

59Feb: 59% viability

81Mar: 81% viability

89Apr: 89% viability

99May: 99% viability

92Jun: 92% viability

94Jul: 94% viability

93Aug: 93% viability

82Sep: 82% viability

70Oct: 70% viability

62Nov: 62% viability

51Dec: 51% viability

8/12

Lunch Outside

55Jan: 55% viability

59Feb: 59% viability

81Mar: 81% viability

89Apr: 89% viability

99May: 99% viability

92Jun: 92% viability

94Jul: 94% viability

93Aug: 93% viability

82Sep: 82% viability

70Oct: 70% viability

62Nov: 62% viability

51Dec: 51% viability

77%

Rain

10/12

Walking

86Jan: 86% viability

84Feb: 84% viability

90Mar: 90% viability

95Apr: 95% viability

99May: 99% viability

99Jun: 99% viability

98Jul: 98% viability

94Aug: 94% viability

71Sep: 71% viability

63Oct: 63% viability

60Nov: 60% viability

69Dec: 69% viability

10/12

Walking

86Jan: 86% viability

84Feb: 84% viability

90Mar: 90% viability

95Apr: 95% viability

99May: 99% viability

99Jun: 99% viability

98Jul: 98% viability

94Aug: 94% viability

71Sep: 71% viability

63Oct: 63% viability

60Nov: 60% viability

69Dec: 69% viability

84%

Heat

8/12

Running

78Jan: 78% viability

72Feb: 72% viability

77Mar: 77% viability

84Apr: 84% viability

95May: 95% viability

99Jun: 99% viability

96Jul: 96% viability

87Aug: 87% viability

56Sep: 56% viability

48Oct: 48% viability

46Nov: 46% viability

55Dec: 55% viability

8/12

Running

78Jan: 78% viability

72Feb: 72% viability

77Mar: 77% viability

84Apr: 84% viability

95May: 95% viability

99Jun: 99% viability

96Jul: 96% viability

87Aug: 87% viability

56Sep: 56% viability

48Oct: 48% viability

46Nov: 46% viability

55Dec: 55% viability

74%

Heat

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Based on 2014–2024 hourly climate data · Updated Mar 2025

Confidence: High

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