Victoria Falls weather by month & the best time to visit
Zimbabwe · small town · semi-arid climate
The best time to visit Victoria Falls is May — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 99/100), with July and August close behind. Victoria Falls averages about 3,331 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 28°C / 82°F and roughly 2 mm of rain in May.
When is the best time to visit Victoria Falls?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Victoria Falls is May, then July and August. The dullest month is October (58/100, 12 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Victoria Falls?
Victoria Falls is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,331 hours of sunshine a year. May (99/100) is noticeably better than October (58). Victoria Falls is the sunniest of the 4 destinations tracked in Zimbabwe. Rain is strongly seasonal here: roughly 66% of the year's 611 mm falls in the three months around January.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 73 | 30° / 86°F | 19° / 66°F | 139 mm | 12 |
| February | 76 | 29° / 84°F | 19° / 66°F | 126 mm | 12 |
| March | 82 | 30° / 86°F | 18° / 64°F | 92 mm | 12 |
| April | 93 | 29° / 84°F | 16° / 61°F | 33 mm | 10 |
| May | 99 | 28° / 82°F | 12° / 54°F | 2 mm | 8 |
| June | 98 | 25° / 77°F | 9° / 48°F | 6 mm | 7 |
| July | 99 | 25° / 77°F | 9° / 48°F | 0 mm | 7 |
| August | 99 | 29° / 84°F | 11° / 52°F | 0 mm | 8 |
| September | 89 | 33° / 91°F | 16° / 61°F | 2 mm | 9 |
| October | 58 | 36° / 97°F | 20° / 68°F | 12 mm | 11 |
| November | 70 | 34° / 93°F | 21° / 70°F | 63 mm | 11 |
| December | 74 | 31° / 88°F | 20° / 68°F | 136 mm | 11 |
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Victoria Falls: questions and answers
What kind of destination is Victoria Falls?
Victoria Falls is a small town in Zimbabwe at 1,063 m elevation with a semi-arid climate.
How many hours of sunshine does Victoria Falls get a year?
Victoria Falls gets about 3,331 hours of sunshine a year, at its best around May.
When is the best time to visit Victoria Falls?
The sunniest time to visit Victoria Falls is May, when the Sunshine Score peaks at 99/100 (with July and August close behind). Expect daytime highs around 28°C / 82°F.
What is the least sunny month in Victoria Falls?
October is the least sunny month in Victoria Falls, scoring 58/100 with about 12 mm of rain.
Is Victoria Falls the sunniest place in Zimbabwe?
Yes — with about 3,331 hours of sunshine a year, Victoria Falls has the most annual sunshine of the 4 Zimbabwe destinations tracked by Sunshine Atlas.
How strong is the sun in Victoria Falls?
The typical midday UV index in Victoria Falls peaks around 12 (extreme) in January, easing to about 7 (high) in June. Month-by-month midday UV values are in the UV column of the table on this page.
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