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Masvingo Weather Records (ZI000067975)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Masvingo (ZI000067975), Zimbabwe, with 75 years of record.

Key Facts for Masvingo

  • Masvingo (ZI000067975) is a weather station in Zimbabwe at -20.07 latitude and 30.87 longitude, 1,095 m (3,593 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1951 to 2025, 75 years of record.
  • 1,464 records set at Masvingo still stand.
  • Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Masvingo set a daily record low minimum temperature of 0.6 C (33.1 F) on 31 July 2025.

About the Station

  • Location: Zimbabwe, -20.07 latitude, 30.87 longitude.
  • Elevation: 1,095 m (3,593 ft).
  • Period of record: 1951 to 2025, 75 years.
  • Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

2 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Masvingo, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Masvingo. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 2 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. -1001020304050 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Masvingo. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 2 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Masvingo, with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan38.9 C (102.0 F)9.7 C (49.5 F)32.8 C (91.0 F)16.5 C (61.7 F)
Feb39.0 C (102.2 F)10.0 C (50.0 F)29.9 C (85.8 F)18.0 C (64.4 F)
Mar37.2 C (99.0 F)8.1 C (46.6 F)31.5 C (88.7 F)11.8 C (53.2 F)
Apr35.1 C (95.2 F)2.4 C (36.3 F)32.5 C (90.5 F)11.0 C (51.8 F)
May34.0 C (93.2 F)0.0 C (32.0 F)31.4 C (88.5 F)3.4 C (38.1 F)
Jun32.5 C (90.5 F)-4.6 C (23.7 F)28.9 C (84.0 F)3.8 C (38.8 F)
Jul31.5 C (88.7 F)-3.6 C (25.5 F)27.4 C (81.3 F)0.6 C (33.1 F)
Aug35.2 C (95.4 F)-0.3 C (31.5 F)32.0 C (89.6 F)1.0 C (33.8 F)
Sep38.5 C (101.3 F)2.5 C (36.5 F)n/an/a
Oct40.1 C (104.2 F)3.2 C (37.8 F)n/an/a
Nov39.0 C (102.2 F)6.3 C (43.3 F)n/an/a
Dec39.6 C (103.3 F)8.3 C (46.9 F)n/an/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at Masvingo by the year they were set 1,464 records at Masvingo still stand. 1983 holds the most, with 56. 02040601951: 81952: 181953: 181954: 171955: 191956: 191957: 261958: 241959: 201960: 151962: 61963: 251964: 121965: 231966: 221967: 281968: 351969: 121970: 321971: 111972: 271973: 231974: 181975: 211976: 221977: 121978: 191979: 321980: 131981: 261982: 281983: 561984: 261985: 151986: 191987: 391988: 201989: 211990: 261991: 181992: 341993: 181994: 371995: 271996: 221997: 91998: 251999: 142000: 122001: 252002: 192003: 162004: 142005: 132006: 262007: 152008: 72009: 82010: 192011: 162012: 172013: 332014: 222015: 222016: 372017: 92018: 42023: 162024: 432025: 141951195819661973198019871994200120082015
1,464 records at Masvingo still stand. 1983 holds the most, with 56.
Standing records at Masvingo by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
19518
195218
195318
195417
195519
195619
195726
195824
195920
196015
19626
196325
196412
196523
196622
196728
196835
196912
197032
197111
197227
197323
197418
197521
197622
197712
197819
197932
198013
198126
198228
198356
198426
198515
198619
198739
198820
198921
199026
199118
199234
199318
199437
199527
199622
19979
199825
199914
200012
200125
200219
200316
200414
200513
200626
200715
20087
20098
201019
201116
201217
201333
201422
201522
201637
20179
20184
202316
202443
202514

All-Time Record Progression

8 new records
When Masvingo set new all-time records 8 all-time records were set at Masvingo between 18 October 1992 and 13 October 2023. Each dot is a new record. Record high minimum temperatureRecord low minimum temperatureRecord daily precipitationRecord low maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature18 October 1992: Record high minimum temperature 23.7 C (74.7 F)30 June 1994: Record low minimum temperature -4.6 C (23.7 F)18 January 1996: Record daily precipitation 142.0 mm (5.6 in)18 July 1996: Record low maximum temperature 8.8 C (47.8 F)7 March 2003: Record daily precipitation 204.0 mm (8.0 in)17 December 2009: Record high maximum temperature 39.2 C (102.6 F)11 October 2010: Record high maximum temperature 39.5 C (103.1 F)13 October 2023: Record high maximum temperature 40.1 C (104.2 F)199520002005201020152020
8 all-time records were set at Masvingo between 18 October 1992 and 13 October 2023. Each dot is a new record.
When Masvingo set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1992-10-18Record high minimum temperatureRecord high minimum temperature 23.7 C (74.7 F)
1994-06-30Record low minimum temperatureRecord low minimum temperature -4.6 C (23.7 F)
1996-01-18Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 142.0 mm (5.6 in)
1996-07-18Record low maximum temperatureRecord low maximum temperature 8.8 C (47.8 F)
2003-03-07Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 204.0 mm (8.0 in)
2009-12-17Record high maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature 39.2 C (102.6 F)
2010-10-11Record high maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature 39.5 C (103.1 F)
2023-10-13Record high maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature 40.1 C (104.2 F)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Mar: 204.0 mm (8.0 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Masvingo The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Masvingo. The most was 204.0 mm (8.0 in) on 7 March 2003. 0100200300 Jan: 142.0 mm (5.6 in), 18 January 1996 Jan Feb: 172.5 mm (6.8 in), 23 February 2011 Feb Mar: 204.0 mm (8.0 in), 7 March 2003 Mar Apr: 108.0 mm (4.3 in), 2 April 2002 Apr May: 50.0 mm (2.0 in), 7 May 1994 May Jun: 49.3 mm (1.9 in), 29 June 1988 Jun Jul: 23.9 mm (0.9 in), 5 July 2018 Jul Aug: 37.8 mm (1.5 in), 8 August 1989 Aug Sep: 106.9 mm (4.2 in), 7 September 1993 Sep Oct: 64.5 mm (2.5 in), 3 October 1969 Oct Nov: 95.0 mm (3.7 in), 22 November 2011 Nov Dec: 119.9 mm (4.7 in), 31 December 2024 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Masvingo. The most was 204.0 mm (8.0 in) on 7 March 2003.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Masvingo
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan142.0 mm (5.6 in)18 January 1996
Feb172.5 mm (6.8 in)23 February 2011
Mar204.0 mm (8.0 in)7 March 2003
Apr108.0 mm (4.3 in)2 April 2002
May50.0 mm (2.0 in)7 May 1994
Jun49.3 mm (1.9 in)29 June 1988
Jul23.9 mm (0.9 in)5 July 2018
Aug37.8 mm (1.5 in)8 August 1989
Sep106.9 mm (4.2 in)7 September 1993
Oct64.5 mm (2.5 in)3 October 1969
Nov95.0 mm (3.7 in)22 November 2011
Dec119.9 mm (4.7 in)31 December 2024

Period of Record Coverage

1951 to 2025
Days with data per year at Masvingo 72 years of record at Masvingo, 1951 to 2025. 37 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1951, 1960, 1962, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 and others. 1951: 183 of 365 days1952: 366 of 366 days1953: 365 of 365 days1954: 365 of 365 days1955: 362 of 365 days1956: 365 of 366 days1957: 365 of 365 days1958: 363 of 365 days1959: 363 of 365 days1960: 220 of 366 days1962: 184 of 365 days1963: 364 of 365 days1964: 366 of 366 days1965: 354 of 365 days1966: 365 of 365 days1967: 362 of 365 days1968: 363 of 366 days1969: 364 of 365 days1970: 362 of 365 days1971: 363 of 365 days1972: 366 of 366 days1973: 364 of 365 days1974: 362 of 365 days1975: 363 of 365 days1976: 365 of 366 days1977: 364 of 365 days1978: 364 of 365 days1979: 362 of 365 days1980: 366 of 366 days1981: 363 of 365 days1982: 363 of 365 days1983: 364 of 365 days1984: 365 of 366 days1985: 365 of 365 days1986: 364 of 365 days1987: 365 of 365 days1988: 365 of 366 days1989: 363 of 365 days1990: 297 of 365 days1991: 284 of 365 days1992: 253 of 366 days1993: 274 of 365 days1994: 270 of 365 days1995: 283 of 365 days1996: 302 of 366 days1997: 288 of 365 days1998: 299 of 365 days1999: 284 of 365 days2000: 281 of 366 days2001: 228 of 365 days2002: 279 of 365 days2003: 259 of 365 days2004: 277 of 366 days2005: 284 of 365 days2006: 306 of 365 days2007: 225 of 365 days2008: 60 of 366 days2009: 78 of 365 days2010: 232 of 365 days2011: 134 of 365 days2012: 266 of 366 days2013: 283 of 365 days2014: 306 of 365 days2015: 270 of 365 days2016: 254 of 366 days2017: 110 of 365 days2018: 66 of 365 days2019: 14 of 365 days2020: 6 of 366 days2023: 73 of 365 days2024: 180 of 366 days2025: 168 of 365 days1960197019801990200020102020
72 years of record at Masvingo, 1951 to 2025. 37 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1951, 1960, 1962, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 and others.
Days with data per year at Masvingo
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
195118350%No
1952366100%Yes
1953365100%Yes
1954365100%Yes
195536299%Yes
1956365100%Yes
1957365100%Yes
195836399%Yes
195936399%Yes
196022060%No
196218450%No
1963364100%Yes
1964366100%Yes
196535497%Yes
1966365100%Yes
196736299%Yes
196836399%Yes
1969364100%Yes
197036299%Yes
197136399%Yes
1972366100%Yes
1973364100%Yes
197436299%Yes
197536399%Yes
1976365100%Yes
1977364100%Yes
1978364100%Yes
197936299%Yes
1980366100%Yes
198136399%Yes
198236399%Yes
1983364100%Yes
1984365100%Yes
1985365100%Yes
1986364100%Yes
1987365100%Yes
1988365100%Yes
198936399%Yes
199029781%No
199128478%No
199225369%No
199327475%No
199427074%No
199528378%No
199630283%No
199728879%No
199829982%No
199928478%No
200028177%No
200122862%No
200227976%No
200325971%No
200427776%No
200528478%No
200630684%No
200722562%No
20086016%No
20097821%No
201023264%No
201113437%No
201226673%No
201328378%No
201430684%No
201527074%No
201625469%No
201711030%No
20186618%No
2019144%No
202062%No
20237320%No
202418049%No
202516846%No

Latest Records

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Latest records at Masvingo
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
31 July 2025Masvingo, ZWdaily low min0.6 C (33.1 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)39 years21 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 2025Masvingo, ZWdaily low max11.7 C (53.1 F)3.4 C (6.1 F)70 years37 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 2025Masvingo, ZWdaily rain4.1 mm (0.16 in)3.6 mm (0.14 in)72 years20 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 2025Masvingo, ZWdaily rain (Tie)0.8 mm (0.03 in)tie23 years3 of 100 (Routine)
3 July 2025Masvingo, ZWdaily high min12.2 C (54.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)42 years20 of 100 (Routine)
9 June 2025Masvingo, ZWdaily high max28.9 C (84.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)12 years11 of 100 (Routine)
6 June 2025Masvingo, ZWdaily high min13.5 C (56.3 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)67 years30 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 2025Masvingo, ZWdaily low max18.5 C (65.3 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)44 years21 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 2025Masvingo, ZWdaily high min17.0 C (62.6 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)71 years28 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 2025Masvingo, ZWdaily high min17.5 C (63.5 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)11 years11 of 100 (Routine)
18 April 2025Masvingo, ZWdaily rain26.9 mm (1.1 in)16.0 mm (0.6 in)56 years37 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 2025Masvingo, ZWdaily low max18.0 C (64.4 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)50 years22 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 2025Masvingo, ZWdaily high min17.2 C (63.0 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)50 years22 of 100 (Routine)
11 April 2025Masvingo, ZWdaily high min18.7 C (65.7 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)47 years21 of 100 (Routine)
10 April 2025Masvingo, ZWdaily rain13.0 mm (0.5 in)4.1 mm (0.16 in)15 years14 of 100 (Routine)
11 March 2025Masvingo, ZWdaily high min (Tie)19.4 C (66.9 F)tie11 years2 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 2025Masvingo, ZWdaily high min (Tie)20.5 C (68.9 F)tie11 years2 of 100 (Routine)
19 February 2025Masvingo, ZWdaily high min21.0 C (69.8 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)61 years27 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 2025Masvingo, ZWdaily rain36.1 mm (1.4 in)16.6 mm (0.7 in)47 years31 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 2025Masvingo, ZWdaily rain71.9 mm (2.8 in)10.2 mm (0.4 in)58 years30 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

36 complete years, 1952 to 2014
Annual mean temperature at Masvingo as warming stripes, 1952 to 2014 One stripe for each of 36 complete years at Masvingo, 1952 to 2014. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 19.4 C (66.8 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1963, at 18.8 C (65.8 F), and the warmest was 1983, at 21.0 C (69.9 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.7 C (3.1 F). 1952: 19.3 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1953: 18.8 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1954: 19.2 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1955: 18.9 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1956: 19.0 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1957: 20.2 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1958: 19.4 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1959: 19.5 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1963: 18.8 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1964: 19.0 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1965: 19.0 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1966: 19.4 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1967: 19.1 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1968: 19.8 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1969: 19.5 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1970: 20.0 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1971: 19.3 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1972: 19.0 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1973: 19.8 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1974: 18.8 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1975: 18.8 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1976: 18.9 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1977: 19.4 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1978: 19.0 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1979: 19.2 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1980: 19.1 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1981: 18.9 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1982: 19.6 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1983: 21.0 C, +1.7 C from the station mean1984: 19.9 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1985: 19.2 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1986: 19.3 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1987: 20.4 C, +1.0 C from the station mean1988: 19.5 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1989: 19.6 C, +0.2 C from the station mean2014: 19.6 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1952196019701980199020002010
One stripe for each of 36 complete years at Masvingo, 1952 to 2014. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 19.4 C (66.8 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1963, at 18.8 C (65.8 F), and the warmest was 1983, at 21.0 C (69.9 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.7 C (3.1 F).
Annual mean temperature at Masvingo as warming stripes, 1952 to 2014
YearAnnual mean temperatureDifference from the station mean
195219.3 C-0.04 C
195318.8 C-0.59 C
195419.2 C-0.21 C
195518.9 C-0.50 C
195619.0 C-0.32 C
195720.2 C+0.80 C
195819.4 C+0.02 C
195919.5 C+0.16 C
196318.8 C-0.61 C
196419.0 C-0.38 C
196519.0 C-0.33 C
196619.4 C+0.04 C
196719.1 C-0.26 C
196819.8 C+0.42 C
196919.5 C+0.13 C
197020.0 C+0.62 C
197119.3 C-0.06 C
197219.0 C-0.36 C
197319.8 C+0.44 C
197418.8 C-0.57 C
197518.8 C-0.52 C
197618.9 C-0.45 C
197719.4 C+0.05 C
197819.0 C-0.32 C
197919.2 C-0.19 C
198019.1 C-0.30 C
198118.9 C-0.48 C
198219.6 C+0.24 C
198321.0 C+1.68 C
198419.9 C+0.51 C
198519.2 C-0.18 C
198619.3 C-0.08 C
198720.4 C+1.02 C
198819.5 C+0.15 C
198919.6 C+0.22 C
201419.6 C+0.28 C

The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1952 to 2014 is 0.11 C (-0.02 to 0.24) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: 0.20 F (-0.03 to 0.42) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 36 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Masvingo
MeasurePer decade (C)Per decade (F)PeriodComplete yearsReading
Annual mean temperature0.11 C (-0.02 to 0.24) per decade0.20 F (-0.03 to 0.42) per decade1952 to 201436Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum0.16 C (0.01 to 0.32) per decade0.30 F (0.01 to 0.58) per decade1952 to 201436Rise
Mean daily minimum0.1 C (-0.1 to 0.2) per decade0.1 F (-0.1 to 0.3) per decade1952 to 201436Not clearly different from zero

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

1951 to 2025
Yearly extremes at Masvingo: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Hottest day (TXx)40.1 C (104.2 F)202337.0 C (98.6 F)72
Coldest night (TNn)-4.6 C (23.7 F)19940.4 C (32.6 F)72
Wettest day (Rx1day)204.0 mm (8.0 in)200360.5 mm (2.4 in)72
Wettest five days (Rx5day)372.8 mm (14.7 in)2003116.1 mm (4.6 in)69
Longest dry spell (CDD)183 days198746 days70

Hottest day (TXx)

Hottest day (TXx) at Masvingo by year The hottest day of the year at Masvingo, 1951 to 2025. The record is 40.1 C (104.2 F) in 2023, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.0 C (98.6 F). 3032.53537.54042.51960198020002020Record: 40.1 C (104.2 F) in 2023
The hottest day of the year at Masvingo, 1951 to 2025. The record is 40.1 C (104.2 F) in 2023, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.0 C (98.6 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Masvingo by year
YearHottest day (TXx)
195137.0 C (98.6 F)
195236.6 C (97.9 F)
195335.8 C (96.4 F)
195438.3 C (100.9 F)
195538.9 C (102.0 F)
195635.3 C (95.5 F)
195736.9 C (98.4 F)
195836.7 C (98.1 F)
195937.8 C (100.0 F)
196033.4 C (92.1 F)
196238.3 C (100.9 F)
196335.6 C (96.1 F)
196436.7 C (98.1 F)
196535.9 C (96.6 F)
196637.7 C (99.9 F)
196736.5 C (97.7 F)
196837.4 C (99.3 F)
196937.2 C (99.0 F)
197037.2 C (99.0 F)
197135.3 C (95.5 F)
197237.7 C (99.9 F)
197335.7 C (96.3 F)
197437.1 C (98.8 F)
197535.7 C (96.3 F)
197636.9 C (98.4 F)
197735.6 C (96.1 F)
197837.6 C (99.7 F)
197937.8 C (100.0 F)
198035.6 C (96.1 F)
198138.7 C (101.7 F)
198236.1 C (97.0 F)
198336.8 C (98.2 F)
198435.5 C (95.9 F)
198534.5 C (94.1 F)
198635.5 C (95.9 F)
198737.5 C (99.5 F)
198836.3 C (97.3 F)
198937.0 C (98.6 F)
199037.8 C (100.0 F)
199137.2 C (99.0 F)
199238.1 C (100.6 F)
199336.5 C (97.7 F)
199438.0 C (100.4 F)
199538.5 C (101.3 F)
199638.0 C (100.4 F)
199736.8 C (98.2 F)
199837.7 C (99.9 F)
199936.7 C (98.1 F)
200034.3 C (93.7 F)
200137.0 C (98.6 F)
200235.4 C (95.7 F)
200338.6 C (101.5 F)
200436.6 C (97.9 F)
200538.5 C (101.3 F)
200638.0 C (100.4 F)
200736.3 C (97.3 F)
200836.0 C (96.8 F)
200939.2 C (102.6 F)
201039.5 C (103.1 F)
201138.0 C (100.4 F)
201237.8 C (100.0 F)
201338.3 C (100.9 F)
201435.8 C (96.4 F)
201539.0 C (102.2 F)
201639.0 C (102.2 F)
201737.1 C (98.8 F)
201834.5 C (94.1 F)
201932.0 C (89.6 F)
202034.0 C (93.2 F)
202340.1 C (104.2 F)
202439.6 C (103.3 F)
202532.8 C (91.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

Coldest night (TNn) at Masvingo by year The coldest night of the year at Masvingo, 1951 to 2025. The record is -4.6 C (23.7 F) in 1994, marked on the chart; the median year is 0.4 C (32.6 F). -50510151960198020002020Record: -4.6 C (23.7 F) in 1994
The coldest night of the year at Masvingo, 1951 to 2025. The record is -4.6 C (23.7 F) in 1994, marked on the chart; the median year is 0.4 C (32.6 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Masvingo by year
YearColdest night (TNn)
19510.1 C (32.2 F)
19522.2 C (36.0 F)
19530.2 C (32.4 F)
19540.6 C (33.1 F)
19550.1 C (32.2 F)
19560.5 C (32.9 F)
19570.5 C (32.9 F)
19580.1 C (32.2 F)
19592.2 C (36.0 F)
19601.1 C (34.0 F)
19621.1 C (34.0 F)
1963-0.6 C (30.9 F)
1964-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1965-0.6 C (30.9 F)
19660.1 C (32.2 F)
19670.1 C (32.2 F)
19680.3 C (32.5 F)
19690.4 C (32.7 F)
19701.4 C (34.5 F)
19711.1 C (34.0 F)
19720.1 C (32.2 F)
19731.0 C (33.8 F)
19740.6 C (33.1 F)
19750.2 C (32.4 F)
19760.2 C (32.4 F)
19770.2 C (32.4 F)
19780.1 C (32.2 F)
19790.3 C (32.5 F)
19800.2 C (32.4 F)
19810.1 C (32.2 F)
19820.6 C (33.1 F)
19831.3 C (34.3 F)
19842.2 C (36.0 F)
19850.4 C (32.7 F)
19860.2 C (32.4 F)
19870.0 C (32.0 F)
19880.7 C (33.3 F)
19890.7 C (33.3 F)
19900.3 C (32.5 F)
19911.4 C (34.5 F)
19920.1 C (32.2 F)
19930.5 C (32.9 F)
1994-4.6 C (23.7 F)
1995-1.5 C (29.3 F)
1996-3.0 C (26.6 F)
19971.2 C (34.2 F)
19980.1 C (32.2 F)
1999-0.3 C (31.5 F)
2000-3.0 C (26.6 F)
2001-1.2 C (29.8 F)
20021.8 C (35.2 F)
20031.0 C (33.8 F)
2004-1.0 C (30.2 F)
20052.1 C (35.8 F)
2006-0.1 C (31.8 F)
20070.6 C (33.1 F)
2008-0.3 C (31.5 F)
2009-0.5 C (31.1 F)
20100.0 C (32.0 F)
2011-3.0 C (26.6 F)
2012-2.3 C (27.9 F)
20131.9 C (35.4 F)
20140.4 C (32.7 F)
20150.5 C (32.9 F)
20161.5 C (34.7 F)
20171.8 C (35.2 F)
20180.8 C (33.4 F)
20191.7 C (35.1 F)
202010.5 C (50.9 F)
20230.9 C (33.6 F)
20240.9 C (33.6 F)
20250.6 C (33.1 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Masvingo by year The wettest day of the year at Masvingo, 1951 to 2025. The record is 204.0 mm (8.0 in) in 2003, marked on the chart; the median year is 60.5 mm (2.4 in). 01002003001960198020002020Record: 204.0 mm (8.0 in) in 2003
The wettest day of the year at Masvingo, 1951 to 2025. The record is 204.0 mm (8.0 in) in 2003, marked on the chart; the median year is 60.5 mm (2.4 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Masvingo by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
195159.9 mm (2.4 in)
195248.3 mm (1.9 in)
195362.7 mm (2.5 in)
1954112.8 mm (4.4 in)
195551.3 mm (2.0 in)
195647.2 mm (1.9 in)
195785.9 mm (3.4 in)
195871.4 mm (2.8 in)
195968.1 mm (2.7 in)
196030.5 mm (1.2 in)
196241.9 mm (1.6 in)
196383.1 mm (3.3 in)
196462.0 mm (2.4 in)
196529.0 mm (1.1 in)
196651.8 mm (2.0 in)
196761.7 mm (2.4 in)
196853.1 mm (2.1 in)
196983.6 mm (3.3 in)
197053.3 mm (2.1 in)
197162.9 mm (2.5 in)
197240.0 mm (1.6 in)
197374.3 mm (2.9 in)
197451.2 mm (2.0 in)
197568.4 mm (2.7 in)
197661.1 mm (2.4 in)
197769.5 mm (2.7 in)
197871.5 mm (2.8 in)
197949.1 mm (1.9 in)
198048.0 mm (1.9 in)
198184.2 mm (3.3 in)
198238.3 mm (1.5 in)
198322.5 mm (0.9 in)
198442.8 mm (1.7 in)
198587.0 mm (3.4 in)
198686.1 mm (3.4 in)
198751.5 mm (2.0 in)
198849.3 mm (1.9 in)
1989102.8 mm (4.0 in)
199058.7 mm (2.3 in)
199123.9 mm (0.9 in)
199226.9 mm (1.1 in)
1993106.9 mm (4.2 in)
199450.0 mm (2.0 in)
199578.0 mm (3.1 in)
1996142.0 mm (5.6 in)
199752.1 mm (2.1 in)
199879.0 mm (3.1 in)
199955.9 mm (2.2 in)
2000101.1 mm (4.0 in)
200149.0 mm (1.9 in)
2002108.0 mm (4.3 in)
2003204.0 mm (8.0 in)
200484.1 mm (3.3 in)
200584.1 mm (3.3 in)
200665.0 mm (2.6 in)
200761.0 mm (2.4 in)
200823.9 mm (0.9 in)
200951.1 mm (2.0 in)
201059.9 mm (2.4 in)
2011172.5 mm (6.8 in)
201257.9 mm (2.3 in)
201377.0 mm (3.0 in)
201459.9 mm (2.4 in)
201569.1 mm (2.7 in)
201625.9 mm (1.0 in)
201761.0 mm (2.4 in)
201835.1 mm (1.4 in)
201918.0 mm (0.7 in)
20203.0 mm (0.12 in)
202351.1 mm (2.0 in)
2024119.9 mm (4.7 in)
202571.9 mm (2.8 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Masvingo by year The wettest five days of the year at Masvingo, 1951 to 2025. The record is 372.8 mm (14.7 in) in 2003, marked on the chart; the median year is 116.1 mm (4.6 in). 01002003004001960198020002020Record: 372.8 mm (14.7 in) in 2003
The wettest five days of the year at Masvingo, 1951 to 2025. The record is 372.8 mm (14.7 in) in 2003, marked on the chart; the median year is 116.1 mm (4.6 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Masvingo by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
195166.2 mm (2.6 in)
1952150.3 mm (5.9 in)
1953137.7 mm (5.4 in)
1954189.3 mm (7.5 in)
1955119.3 mm (4.7 in)
1956118.4 mm (4.7 in)
1957154.8 mm (6.1 in)
1958148.2 mm (5.8 in)
1959104.2 mm (4.1 in)
196072.4 mm (2.9 in)
196275.2 mm (3.0 in)
1963151.8 mm (6.0 in)
1964139.4 mm (5.5 in)
196575.9 mm (3.0 in)
1966123.2 mm (4.9 in)
1967172.9 mm (6.8 in)
1968117.8 mm (4.6 in)
1969141.5 mm (5.6 in)
1970105.0 mm (4.1 in)
197198.9 mm (3.9 in)
1972141.8 mm (5.6 in)
1973230.0 mm (9.1 in)
1974120.1 mm (4.7 in)
1975117.3 mm (4.6 in)
197698.9 mm (3.9 in)
1977123.0 mm (4.8 in)
1978104.9 mm (4.1 in)
197979.7 mm (3.1 in)
1980116.1 mm (4.6 in)
1981155.3 mm (6.1 in)
198273.0 mm (2.9 in)
198340.9 mm (1.6 in)
198490.5 mm (3.6 in)
1985236.1 mm (9.3 in)
1986120.3 mm (4.7 in)
1987201.7 mm (7.9 in)
198888.9 mm (3.5 in)
1989217.8 mm (8.6 in)
1990165.7 mm (6.5 in)
199150.4 mm (2.0 in)
199227.9 mm (1.1 in)
1993131.5 mm (5.2 in)
199489.7 mm (3.5 in)
1995105.2 mm (4.1 in)
1996290.9 mm (11.5 in)
1997133.2 mm (5.2 in)
1998125.3 mm (4.9 in)
199979.8 mm (3.1 in)
2000148.3 mm (5.8 in)
200191.2 mm (3.6 in)
2002109.6 mm (4.3 in)
2003372.8 mm (14.7 in)
2004152.9 mm (6.0 in)
2005196.1 mm (7.7 in)
200684.3 mm (3.3 in)
200773.2 mm (2.9 in)
2008n/a
200966.1 mm (2.6 in)
201092.2 mm (3.6 in)
2011134.2 mm (5.3 in)
201275.6 mm (3.0 in)
2013102.1 mm (4.0 in)
2014129.0 mm (5.1 in)
201578.8 mm (3.1 in)
201632.0 mm (1.3 in)
201755.1 mm (2.2 in)
201830.5 mm (1.2 in)
2019n/a
2020n/a
202387.9 mm (3.5 in)
202439.9 mm (1.6 in)
202599.9 mm (3.9 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Masvingo by year The longest dry spell of the year at Masvingo, 1951 to 2025. The record is 183 days in 1987, marked on the chart; the median year is 46 days. 0501001502001960198020002020Record: 183 days in 1987
The longest dry spell of the year at Masvingo, 1951 to 2025. The record is 183 days in 1987, marked on the chart; the median year is 46 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Masvingo by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
195151 days
195263 days
195364 days
195489 days
195582 days
1956143 days
1957170 days
195860 days
195992 days
196019 days
196240 days
196342 days
196454 days
196554 days
196662 days
196762 days
1968159 days
1969123 days
197087 days
1971146 days
197295 days
1973107 days
197483 days
197570 days
197691 days
1977134 days
197884 days
197951 days
198057 days
198199 days
1982107 days
198359 days
198456 days
198553 days
1986105 days
1987183 days
198861 days
198950 days
199012 days
19914 days
19923 days
19938 days
19944 days
19955 days
19963 days
19974 days
19986 days
19994 days
20009 days
20014 days
20024 days
20034 days
20044 days
20054 days
20063 days
20073 days
20083 days
20093 days
20105 days
20112 days
20125 days
20134 days
20144 days
20154 days
20163 days
20173 days
20184 days
2019n/a
2020n/a
20232 days
20245 days
20254 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.

Rainfall Return Levels

35 years, 1952 to 1989

A day with at least 60.4 mm (2.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 117.6 mm (4.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Masvingo: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years60.4 mm (2.4 in)
5 years78.6 mm (3.1 in)
10 years89.4 mm (3.5 in)
25 years101.7 mm (4.0 in)
50 years110.0 mm (4.3 in)Longer than the 35 years of record
100 years117.6 mm (4.6 in)Longer than the 35 years of record

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 35 years of values from 1952 to 1989.

A return level is an estimate. It is least reliable for the long periods, 50 and 100 years, and for any period longer than the record behind the fit, where the fit has to reach past the largest day actually observed. It is not a forecast.

The largest wettest-day totals in the fit: 112.8 mm (4.4 in) in 1954; 102.8 mm (4.0 in) in 1989; 87.0 mm (3.4 in) in 1985.

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2025-12-31).