Mashonaland East Province · Zimbabwe

Chitungwiza travel guide

Chitungwiza is a city in Mashonaland East Province, Zimbabwe, home to about 371,000 people.

Best months
April to September
Nearest airport
HRE8 km · Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport
Currency
ZWGZimbabwe ZiG
Time zone
Africa/Harare
Language
Barwe, Chewa, English

About

About Chitungwiza

Chitungwiza is the third populous urban centre in Zimbabwe and town of Harare Province in Zimbabwe. It is located on the outskirts of Harare.

Wikipedia contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0; excerpted.

When to go

The best time to visit Chitungwiza

The most comfortable months for a city stay in Chitungwiza are April to September. October is the warmest month, with average highs of 30 °C; January is the wettest, with about 223 mm of rain.

0°15°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec223 mm
Average highAverage lowRain per monthComfortable months

Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).

Getting there

Getting to Chitungwiza: airports and arrival

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE), about 8.4 km from the city centre in a straight line.

large airport

HRE · Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport

8.4 km from the centreICAO FVRG

Questions

Chitungwiza: questions travellers ask

When is the best time to visit Chitungwiza?

The most comfortable months for a city stay in Chitungwiza are April to September. October is the warmest month, with average highs of 30 °C; January is the wettest, with about 223 mm of rain.

Which airport is closest to Chitungwiza?

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE), about 8.4 km from the city centre in a straight line.

What currency is used in Chitungwiza?

Zimbabwe ZiG (ZWG).

Nearby

Destinations near Chitungwiza

Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.