Bulawayo
City in Zimbabwe: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Bulawayo CBD: Prince Phumulani Nyoni, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Bulawayo is a city in Zimbabwe. About 665,952 people live in the city proper, making it the 2nd largest city of Zimbabwe in our atlas.
It lies at 20.15° S, 28.58° E, about 1,348 m (4,423 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Africa/Harare time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Bulawayo. Green dots: other major cities of Zimbabwe. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Bulawayo has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). The warmest month is usually Oct, with average highs near 32°C (90°F); the coolest nights come in Jul at about 6°C (43°F). Around 628 mm (25 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Dec.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
Landmarks and places to see
Popular sights within a few kilometres of the city centre, ranked by how widely they are documented on Wikipedia.
What to eat in ZimbabweNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Gweru · 150 km
- Kwekwe · 187 km
- Kadoma · 245 km
- Chitungwiza · 352 km
- Chinhoyi · 352 km
- Harare · 364 km
- Ruwa · 374 km
- Mutare · 446 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 894701 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q193250 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Bulawayo CBD: Prince Phumulani Nyoni, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
- Nesbittcastle2: Leenesbitt, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
