Kwekwe
City in Zimbabwe: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Overview
Kwekwe is a city in Zimbabwe, in Midlands Province. About 119,863 people live in the city proper, making it the 6th largest city of Zimbabwe in our atlas.
It lies at 18.93° S, 29.81° E, about 1,203 m (3,947 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Africa/Harare time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Kwekwe. Green dots: other major cities of Zimbabwe. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Kwekwe has a humid subtropical (dry winter) climate (Köppen Cwa). The warmest month is usually Oct, with average highs near 33°C (91°F); the coolest nights come in Jul at about 6°C (44°F). Around 691 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.
What to eat in ZimbabweNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Gweru · 58 km
- Kadoma · 67 km
- Chitungwiza · 167 km
- Chinhoyi · 178 km
- Harare · 178 km
- Bulawayo · 187 km
- Ruwa · 189 km
- Mutare · 300 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 888710 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q399083 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.