Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Harare (Kutsaga). The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 3 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Harare (Kutsaga), with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
33.1 C (91.6 F)
9.6 C (49.3 F)
29.3 C (84.7 F)
16.6 C (61.9 F)
Feb
35.0 C (95.0 F)
8.0 C (46.4 F)
28.1 C (82.6 F)
16.9 C (62.4 F)
Mar
32.3 C (90.1 F)
7.5 C (45.5 F)
29.3 C (84.7 F)
12.7 C (54.9 F)
Apr
32.0 C (89.6 F)
4.7 C (40.5 F)
30.2 C (86.4 F)
12.0 C (53.6 F)
May
30.0 C (86.0 F)
2.8 C (37.0 F)
27.2 C (81.0 F)
4.4 C (39.9 F)
Jun
27.7 C (81.9 F)
-2.6 C (27.3 F)
25.4 C (77.7 F)
5.0 C (41.0 F)
Jul
28.8 C (83.8 F)
0.1 C (32.2 F)
24.1 C (75.4 F)
4.0 C (39.2 F)
Aug
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1.1 C (34.0 F)
29.0 C (84.2 F)
3.5 C (38.3 F)
Sep
35.0 C (95.0 F)
4.1 C (39.4 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
36.7 C (98.1 F)
5.1 C (41.2 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
35.3 C (95.5 F)
6.1 C (43.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
34.6 C (94.3 F)
8.4 C (47.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Harare (Kutsaga) still stand. 2024 holds the most, with 48.
Standing records at Harare (Kutsaga) by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1956
14
1957
14
1958
10
1959
18
1960
33
1961
23
1962
18
1963
35
1964
30
1965
47
1966
24
1967
29
1968
35
1969
11
1970
24
1971
9
1972
26
1973
28
1974
22
1975
20
1976
20
1977
13
1978
14
1979
23
1980
8
1981
22
1982
20
1983
34
1984
28
1985
22
1986
13
1987
37
1988
31
1989
34
1990
21
1991
19
1992
30
1993
12
1994
25
1995
20
1996
15
1997
15
1998
34
1999
16
2000
10
2001
19
2002
28
2003
30
2004
13
2005
26
2006
24
2007
14
2008
12
2009
19
2010
24
2011
17
2012
17
2013
25
2014
10
2015
17
2016
23
2017
18
2018
18
2019
18
2020
14
2023
18
2024
48
2025
6
All-Time Record Progression
5 new records
5 all-time records were set at Harare (Kutsaga) between 30 June 1988 and 26 October 2011. Each dot is a new record.
When Harare (Kutsaga) set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1988-06-30
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature 12.1 C (53.8 F)
1989-06-17
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature 11.7 C (53.1 F)
1995-10-13
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 36.6 C (97.9 F)
1996-06-30
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -2.6 C (27.3 F)
2011-10-26
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 36.7 C (98.1 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
May: 176.0 mm (6.9 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Harare (Kutsaga). The most was 176.0 mm (6.9 in) on 20 May 1980.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Harare (Kutsaga)
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
123.4 mm (4.9 in)
14 January 1985
Feb
166.1 mm (6.5 in)
2 February 1991
Mar
128.0 mm (5.0 in)
31 March 2007
Apr
108.0 mm (4.3 in)
30 April 1980
May
176.0 mm (6.9 in)
20 May 1980
Jun
50.0 mm (2.0 in)
24 June 1993
Jul
30.6 mm (1.2 in)
3 July 1974
Aug
23.9 mm (0.9 in)
28 August 2004
Sep
28.7 mm (1.1 in)
25 September 1965
Oct
135.9 mm (5.4 in)
19 October 1992
Nov
118.1 mm (4.6 in)
29 November 2007
Dec
165.1 mm (6.5 in)
18 December 2001
Period of Record Coverage
1956 to 2025
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
68 years of record at Harare (Kutsaga), 1956 to 2025. 41 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1956, 1957, 1958, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1990 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 27 complete years at Harare (Kutsaga), 1959 to 1989. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 18.8 C (65.8 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1965, at 18.0 C (64.4 F), and the warmest was 1987, at 20.0 C (68.0 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.3 C (2.3 F).
Annual mean temperature at Harare (Kutsaga) as warming stripes, 1959 to 1989
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1959
18.9 C
+0.17 C
1960
18.5 C
-0.26 C
1961
18.9 C
+0.12 C
1962
18.7 C
-0.06 C
1963
18.2 C
-0.61 C
1964
18.4 C
-0.36 C
1965
18.0 C
-0.79 C
1966
18.7 C
-0.08 C
1967
18.6 C
-0.20 C
1968
18.9 C
+0.10 C
1969
18.8 C
+0.07 C
1970
19.0 C
+0.21 C
1971
18.5 C
-0.31 C
1972
18.3 C
-0.45 C
1973
18.7 C
-0.10 C
1974
18.1 C
-0.69 C
1975
18.5 C
-0.28 C
1976
18.4 C
-0.38 C
1977
19.0 C
+0.21 C
1978
18.8 C
+0.07 C
1979
19.3 C
+0.51 C
1984
19.4 C
+0.59 C
1985
18.8 C
+0.04 C
1986
19.1 C
+0.29 C
1987
20.0 C
+1.22 C
1988
19.4 C
+0.61 C
1989
19.2 C
+0.40 C
This station does not have enough complete years (30 are needed) to fit a temperature trend.
A year is complete when all 12 months have at least 20 days of both daily maximum and daily minimum readings. The annual mean is the mean of the monthly means. The trend describes this one station over this period; it does not say what caused the change.
Extremes by Year
1956 to 2025
Yearly extremes at Harare (Kutsaga): the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2011
33.1 C (91.6 F)
68
Coldest night (TNn)
-2.6 C (27.3 F)
1996
3.0 C (37.3 F)
68
Wettest day (Rx1day)
176.0 mm (6.9 in)
1980
60.5 mm (2.4 in)
68
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
300.0 mm (11.8 in)
2001
113.1 mm (4.5 in)
66
Longest dry spell (CDD)
183 days
1987
15 days
68
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Harare (Kutsaga), 1956 to 2025. The record is 36.7 C (98.1 F) in 2011, marked on the chart; the median year is 33.1 C (91.6 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Harare (Kutsaga) by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1956
32.1 C (89.8 F)
1957
32.7 C (90.9 F)
1958
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1959
33.4 C (92.1 F)
1960
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1961
34.1 C (93.4 F)
1962
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1963
33.5 C (92.3 F)
1964
33.1 C (91.6 F)
1965
31.8 C (89.2 F)
1966
33.1 C (91.6 F)
1967
33.1 C (91.6 F)
1968
34.1 C (93.4 F)
1969
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1970
33.4 C (92.1 F)
1971
31.9 C (89.4 F)
1972
33.0 C (91.4 F)
1973
32.3 C (90.1 F)
1974
32.5 C (90.5 F)
1975
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1976
34.3 C (93.7 F)
1977
34.0 C (93.2 F)
1978
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1979
33.0 C (91.4 F)
1980
33.0 C (91.4 F)
1981
33.0 C (91.4 F)
1982
31.8 C (89.2 F)
1983
33.1 C (91.6 F)
1984
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1985
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1986
31.9 C (89.4 F)
1987
34.9 C (94.8 F)
1988
33.1 C (91.6 F)
1989
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1990
32.6 C (90.7 F)
1991
32.6 C (90.7 F)
1992
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1993
33.1 C (91.6 F)
1994
33.8 C (92.8 F)
1995
36.6 C (97.9 F)
1996
32.3 C (90.1 F)
1997
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1998
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1999
32.7 C (90.9 F)
2000
31.7 C (89.1 F)
2001
32.7 C (90.9 F)
2002
33.4 C (92.1 F)
2003
34.4 C (93.9 F)
2004
34.0 C (93.2 F)
2005
35.3 C (95.5 F)
2006
34.5 C (94.1 F)
2007
32.8 C (91.0 F)
2008
34.2 C (93.6 F)
2009
33.0 C (91.4 F)
2010
34.5 C (94.1 F)
2011
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2012
33.0 C (91.4 F)
2013
33.7 C (92.7 F)
2014
33.4 C (92.1 F)
2015
34.6 C (94.3 F)
2016
35.1 C (95.2 F)
2017
36.2 C (97.2 F)
2018
33.9 C (93.0 F)
2019
35.5 C (95.9 F)
2020
32.6 C (90.7 F)
2023
35.0 C (95.0 F)
2024
35.0 C (95.0 F)
2025
30.2 C (86.4 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Harare (Kutsaga), 1956 to 2025. The record is -2.6 C (27.3 F) in 1996, marked on the chart; the median year is 3.0 C (37.3 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Harare (Kutsaga) by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1956
3.0 C (37.4 F)
1957
2.9 C (37.2 F)
1958
4.0 C (39.2 F)
1959
3.8 C (38.8 F)
1960
1.7 C (35.1 F)
1961
3.3 C (37.9 F)
1962
3.9 C (39.0 F)
1963
2.2 C (36.0 F)
1964
0.6 C (33.1 F)
1965
0.6 C (33.1 F)
1966
2.0 C (35.6 F)
1967
1.9 C (35.4 F)
1968
0.1 C (32.2 F)
1969
2.8 C (37.0 F)
1970
3.4 C (38.1 F)
1971
2.7 C (36.9 F)
1972
1.6 C (34.9 F)
1973
1.3 C (34.3 F)
1974
0.2 C (32.4 F)
1975
0.6 C (33.1 F)
1976
2.4 C (36.3 F)
1977
1.5 C (34.7 F)
1978
0.5 C (32.9 F)
1979
1.0 C (33.8 F)
1980
4.0 C (39.2 F)
1981
3.0 C (37.4 F)
1982
4.3 C (39.7 F)
1983
4.7 C (40.5 F)
1984
5.2 C (41.4 F)
1985
2.0 C (35.6 F)
1986
4.2 C (39.6 F)
1987
4.0 C (39.2 F)
1988
5.0 C (41.0 F)
1989
4.5 C (40.1 F)
1990
5.3 C (41.5 F)
1991
3.8 C (38.8 F)
1992
4.5 C (40.1 F)
1993
1.6 C (34.9 F)
1994
1.1 C (34.0 F)
1995
4.5 C (40.1 F)
1996
-2.6 C (27.3 F)
1997
4.3 C (39.7 F)
1998
4.8 C (40.6 F)
1999
5.2 C (41.4 F)
2000
5.5 C (41.9 F)
2001
3.7 C (38.7 F)
2002
5.0 C (41.0 F)
2003
2.6 C (36.7 F)
2004
3.5 C (38.3 F)
2005
3.5 C (38.3 F)
2006
1.5 C (34.7 F)
2007
1.1 C (34.0 F)
2008
1.0 C (33.8 F)
2009
4.5 C (40.1 F)
2010
5.0 C (41.0 F)
2011
4.7 C (40.5 F)
2012
0.1 C (32.2 F)
2013
1.7 C (35.1 F)
2014
2.6 C (36.7 F)
2015
2.7 C (36.9 F)
2016
2.0 C (35.6 F)
2017
3.0 C (37.4 F)
2018
1.7 C (35.1 F)
2019
1.5 C (34.7 F)
2020
3.2 C (37.8 F)
2023
4.0 C (39.2 F)
2024
1.5 C (34.7 F)
2025
3.5 C (38.3 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Harare (Kutsaga), 1956 to 2025. The record is 176.0 mm (6.9 in) in 1980, marked on the chart; the median year is 60.5 mm (2.4 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Harare (Kutsaga) by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1956
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1957
42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1958
54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1959
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1960
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1961
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1962
45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1963
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1964
83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1965
68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1966
45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1967
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1968
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1969
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1970
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1971
64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1972
57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1973
58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1974
76.1 mm (3.0 in)
1975
103.8 mm (4.1 in)
1976
64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1977
87.8 mm (3.5 in)
1978
57.8 mm (2.3 in)
1979
110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1980
176.0 mm (6.9 in)
1981
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1982
47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1983
84.1 mm (3.3 in)
1984
57.8 mm (2.3 in)
1985
123.4 mm (4.9 in)
1986
67.2 mm (2.6 in)
1987
55.5 mm (2.2 in)
1988
62.4 mm (2.5 in)
1989
42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1990
80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1991
166.1 mm (6.5 in)
1992
135.9 mm (5.4 in)
1993
54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1994
58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1995
77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1996
69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1997
161.0 mm (6.3 in)
1998
51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1999
65.0 mm (2.6 in)
2000
59.9 mm (2.4 in)
2001
165.1 mm (6.5 in)
2002
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
2003
68.1 mm (2.7 in)
2004
45.0 mm (1.8 in)
2005
53.1 mm (2.1 in)
2006
57.9 mm (2.3 in)
2007
128.0 mm (5.0 in)
2008
55.1 mm (2.2 in)
2009
50.0 mm (2.0 in)
2010
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
2011
74.9 mm (2.9 in)
2012
57.9 mm (2.3 in)
2013
80.0 mm (3.1 in)
2014
79.0 mm (3.1 in)
2015
64.0 mm (2.5 in)
2016
71.9 mm (2.8 in)
2017
75.9 mm (3.0 in)
2018
150.1 mm (5.9 in)
2019
23.9 mm (0.9 in)
2020
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
2023
59.9 mm (2.4 in)
2024
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
2025
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Harare (Kutsaga), 1956 to 2025. The record is 300.0 mm (11.8 in) in 2001, marked on the chart; the median year is 113.1 mm (4.5 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Harare (Kutsaga) by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1956
106.4 mm (4.2 in)
1957
129.3 mm (5.1 in)
1958
57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1959
132.3 mm (5.2 in)
1960
86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1961
102.1 mm (4.0 in)
1962
109.7 mm (4.3 in)
1963
145.2 mm (5.7 in)
1964
130.5 mm (5.1 in)
1965
124.2 mm (4.9 in)
1966
135.4 mm (5.3 in)
1967
97.1 mm (3.8 in)
1968
82.5 mm (3.2 in)
1969
134.9 mm (5.3 in)
1970
115.9 mm (4.6 in)
1971
80.6 mm (3.2 in)
1972
109.5 mm (4.3 in)
1973
126.2 mm (5.0 in)
1974
173.8 mm (6.8 in)
1975
201.5 mm (7.9 in)
1976
163.4 mm (6.4 in)
1977
226.4 mm (8.9 in)
1978
100.6 mm (4.0 in)
1979
130.8 mm (5.1 in)
1980
177.0 mm (7.0 in)
1981
118.1 mm (4.6 in)
1982
87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1983
139.3 mm (5.5 in)
1984
73.6 mm (2.9 in)
1985
157.5 mm (6.2 in)
1986
151.3 mm (6.0 in)
1987
96.2 mm (3.8 in)
1988
126.3 mm (5.0 in)
1989
85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1990
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1991
210.1 mm (8.3 in)
1992
60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1993
76.1 mm (3.0 in)
1994
89.2 mm (3.5 in)
1995
131.1 mm (5.2 in)
1996
94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1997
169.1 mm (6.7 in)
1998
114.1 mm (4.5 in)
1999
89.9 mm (3.5 in)
2000
113.3 mm (4.5 in)
2001
300.0 mm (11.8 in)
2002
53.1 mm (2.1 in)
2003
160.8 mm (6.3 in)
2004
79.3 mm (3.1 in)
2005
80.0 mm (3.1 in)
2006
68.1 mm (2.7 in)
2007
209.0 mm (8.2 in)
2008
105.9 mm (4.2 in)
2009
49.1 mm (1.9 in)
2010
82.1 mm (3.2 in)
2011
151.9 mm (6.0 in)
2012
104.9 mm (4.1 in)
2013
212.8 mm (8.4 in)
2014
199.1 mm (7.8 in)
2015
194.0 mm (7.6 in)
2016
171.5 mm (6.8 in)
2017
112.8 mm (4.4 in)
2018
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
2019
n/a
2020
n/a
2023
108.7 mm (4.3 in)
2024
69.0 mm (2.7 in)
2025
56.1 mm (2.2 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Harare (Kutsaga), 1956 to 2025. The record is 183 days in 1987, marked on the chart; the median year is 15 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Harare (Kutsaga) by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1956
61 days
1957
130 days
1958
35 days
1959
72 days
1960
79 days
1961
58 days
1962
111 days
1963
128 days
1964
163 days
1965
163 days
1966
150 days
1967
55 days
1968
86 days
1969
130 days
1970
152 days
1971
80 days
1972
67 days
1973
148 days
1974
57 days
1975
163 days
1976
136 days
1977
167 days
1978
139 days
1979
54 days
1980
22 days
1981
67 days
1982
59 days
1983
66 days
1984
120 days
1985
72 days
1986
163 days
1987
183 days
1988
102 days
1989
98 days
1990
5 days
1991
3 days
1992
3 days
1993
3 days
1994
3 days
1995
2 days
1996
2 days
1997
8 days
1998
4 days
1999
4 days
2000
6 days
2001
5 days
2002
7 days
2003
4 days
2004
3 days
2005
2 days
2006
4 days
2007
3 days
2008
2 days
2009
3 days
2010
4 days
2011
3 days
2012
2 days
2013
3 days
2014
3 days
2015
3 days
2016
3 days
2017
2 days
2018
3 days
2019
3 days
2020
1 day
2023
1 day
2024
3 days
2025
3 days
Each chart shows one value per year; the dot marks the record year. TXx is the hottest daily maximum, TNn the coldest daily minimum, Rx1day and Rx5day the largest one-day and five-day rain totals, and CDD the longest run of days with less than 1 mm of rain. A year with missing days can understate an extreme.
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Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.