Hwange National Park Temperature by Month

Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe has an average annual maximum temperature of 30°C (86°F), with moderate seasonal shifts ranging from 26°C (79°F) in July to 34°C (93°F) in October. Below you'll find a full monthly breakdown and a comparison with cities worldwide.

The climate in Hwange National Park experiences moderate temperature changes, with mild shifts between seasons. At night, temperatures range from 20°C (68°F) in October to 10°C (50°F) in July.

The chart below illustrates the average maximum day and minimum night temperatures in Hwange National Park by month:

Low temperatures are most often recorded between 4 AM and 6 AM, while highs typically occur around 3 PM.

The chart below shows the average temperature throughout the year:

Hwange National Park's average annual maximum temperature is 30°C (86°F). To put that in context, here's how it compares to a few well-known destinations:

Lisbon, Portugal averages 21°C (70°F) annually, warm summers, mild winters, and rain mainly in the cooler months.

Reykjavík, Iceland averages 9°C (48°F) a year, mild summers by Icelandic standards, but cold winters and frequent wind.

Chicago, USA averages 15°C (59°F) annually, known for extreme seasonal swings, from bitterly cold winters to warm summers.

Tokyo, Japan averages 21°C (70°F) a year, with hot summers, cool winters, and a well-defined cherry blossom spring.

Climate temperature data is typically calculated as a 30-year average. This smooths out year-to-year variability and gives a more reliable picture of what a place is actually like, rather than what happened in any single unusual year.

The readings come from a range of sources, land-based weather stations, ocean buoys, ships, and satellites. That data is collected by weather services around the world, then pooled, quality-checked, and averaged to produce the climate records you see here.

Seasonal temperature shifts influence more than just how warm it feels, they also drive changes in rainfall, cloud cover, and wind patterns throughout the year.

Warmer air holds more moisture, which tends to mean heavier or more frequent rain during the warmer months. When temperatures drop in winter, any precipitation that does fall is more likely to come as snow or sleet, though in Hwange National Park this rarely lasts long on the ground.

For more on Hwange National Park's weather, including monthly rainfall, sunshine hours, and humidity, visit our Hwange National Park climate page.