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Zimbabwe · Month guide
Zimbabwe in May
Around 26 °C with 6 mm of rain and 8.2 hours of sun a day.
May is one of the strongest months to visit Zimbabwe. Around 26 °C with 6 mm of rain and 8.2 hours of sun a day. Use the regional grid below to find where this month works best — national averages hide the swings between coast, highlands, and inland.
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Zimbabwe · May
What the weather usually does
Zimbabwe · typical month
- Day / night13 – 26 °CYear range 10 – 32 °C
- Rainfall6 mmYear range 3 – 202 mm
- Sunshine8.2 hr / dayYear range 6.4 – 9.5 hr / day
What’s open · May
Things to do in Zimbabwe in May
Nothing in Zimbabwe shuts for the season, and 1 thing below is at its best in May.
- At its bestVictoria Falls
peak flow, about 500 million litres a minute in April — though the spray can hide the falls from the viewpoints
Sources: wildhorizons.co.za, travelbutlers.com
Opening seasons are checked by hand against the operators and parks themselves, not derived from the climate figures on this page. Last reviewed 2026-08-28. Dates move — confirm before you book.
10 regions · current month
Zimbabwe, taken apart
- Bulawayo25°C now · 22–31 °C yr
- Harare24°C now · 22–29 °C yr
- Manicaland24°C now · 22–29 °C yr
- Mashonaland Central27°C now · 25–32 °C yr
- Mashonaland East24°C now · 22–30 °C yr
- Mashonaland West27°C now · 25–33 °C yr
- Masvingo26°C now · 24–31 °C yr
- Matabeleland North27°C now · 25–34 °C yr
- Matabeleland South26°C now · 24–31 °C yr
- Midlands26°C now · 23–32 °C yr
Safety · 4 governments
What the governments say about Zimbabwe
Combined advisory · most-cautious-wins
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Climate at a glance · 10-year ERA5
A decade of weather, in one page
— daytime high— overnight low▬ typical range
View data table
| Month | Average daytime high (°C) | Average overnight low (°C) | Typical low | Typical high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28.7 | 19.7 | 17.2 | 33.1 |
| February | 29.0 | 19.6 | 17.6 | 33.5 |
| March | 28.7 | 18.5 | 15.8 | 32.7 |
| April | 27.7 | 16.4 | 13.4 | 31.5 |
| May | 26.0 | 12.8 | 10.2 | 29.3 |
| June | 23.9 | 10.6 | 8.3 | 28.2 |
| July | 23.8 | 10.1 | 7.7 | 28.5 |
| August | 27.2 | 12.4 | 9.3 | 32.0 |
| September | 30.5 | 15.8 | 11.0 | 34.7 |
| October | 31.7 | 18.2 | 14.2 | 36.3 |
| November | 31.0 | 19.6 | 16.5 | 35.8 |
| December | 30.1 | 19.9 | 17.3 | 35.6 |
View data table
| Month | Rainfall (mm) |
|---|---|
| January | 202 |
| February | 164 |
| March | 73 |
| April | 35 |
| May | 6 |
| June | 4 |
| July | 4 |
| August | 3 |
| September | 4 |
| October | 18 |
| November | 80 |
| December | 158 |
View data table
| Month | Sunshine hours (hr / day) |
|---|---|
| January | 6.4 |
| February | 6.8 |
| March | 7.3 |
| April | 7.3 |
| May | 8.2 |
| June | 7.5 |
| July | 7.7 |
| August | 8.8 |
| September | 9.5 |
| October | 9.4 |
| November | 8.2 |
| December | 7.5 |
— average▬ typical range
View data table
| Month | Average wind speed (km/h) | Typical low | Typical high |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10.0 | 6.6 | 15.1 |
| February | 9.5 | 6.5 | 14.3 |
| March | 9.8 | 6.3 | 14.8 |
| April | 9.5 | 6.4 | 14.6 |
| May | 9.1 | 6.4 | 13.6 |
| June | 9.5 | 6.2 | 14.5 |
| July | 9.9 | 6.7 | 15.5 |
| August | 10.5 | 7.2 | 15.6 |
| September | 11.8 | 8.0 | 17.9 |
| October | 12.7 | 9.0 | 17.9 |
| November | 11.2 | 7.8 | 16.3 |
| December | 10.1 | 7.0 | 14.6 |
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