Gweru
City in Zimbabwe: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Overview
Gweru is a city in Zimbabwe, in Midlands Province. About 158,200 people live in the city proper, making it the 5th largest city of Zimbabwe in our atlas.
It lies at 19.45° S, 29.82° E, about 1,412 m (4,633 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Africa/Harare time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Gweru. Green dots: other major cities of Zimbabwe. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Gweru has a humid subtropical (dry winter) climate (Köppen Cwa). The warmest month is usually Oct, with average highs near 32°C (89°F); the coolest nights come in Jul at about 5°C (42°F). Around 696 mm (27 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.
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- Kwekwe · 58 km
- Kadoma · 124 km
- Bulawayo · 151 km
- Chitungwiza · 207 km
- Harare · 222 km
- Ruwa · 229 km
- Chinhoyi · 235 km
- Mutare · 303 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 890422 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q399316 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.