Midlands Province · Zimbabwe
Gweru travel guide
Gweru is a city in Midlands Province, Zimbabwe, home to about 141,000 people.
- Best months
- March to September
- Nearest airport
- BUQ140 km · Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport
- Currency
- ZWGZimbabwe ZiG
- Time zone
- Africa/Harare
- Language
- Barwe, Chewa, English
When to go
The best time to visit Gweru
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Gweru are March to September. October is the warmest month, with average highs of 30 °C; December is the wettest, with about 156 mm of rain.
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 Gweru: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport (BUQ), about 140 km from the city centre in a straight line.
BUQ · Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport
Questions
Gweru: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Gweru?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Gweru are March to September. October is the warmest month, with average highs of 30 °C; December is the wettest, with about 156 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Gweru?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport (BUQ), about 140 km from the city centre in a straight line.
What currency is used in Gweru?
Zimbabwe ZiG (ZWG).
Nearby
Destinations near Gweru
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.