These are the raw data of the paper "Intra-seasonal rainfall patterns and extremes drive maize productivity and nitrogen use in sub-humid Zimbabwe” authored by Abderrahim Bouhenache, Gwenaëlle Lashermes, Hugues Clivot, Sylvie Recous, Regis Chikowo, Armwell Shumba, Hope Mazungunye, Gonzague Alavoine, Olivier Delfosse, Gatien N Falconnier, François Affholder, Marc Corbeels, Rémi Cardinael