Climate averages 1991–2020
Chimoio weather
in October.
A hot, fairly dry month: the 2nd warmest and the 6th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a hot month in Chimoio: daytime highs average 29.0°C and nights cool to about 17.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 33 mm of rain on roughly 7 days, which makes October a fairly dry month (the 6th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 31 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Mutare (87 km away). In October its highs average 26.9°C, 2.1°C cooler than Chimoio, with 35 mm of rain.
Among the 22 cities listed in Mozambique, Chimoio ranks 14th of 22 for the warmest October highs and joint 15th of 22 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 22 cities is 29.8°C; Chimoio is 0.7°C cooler than that mean.
From October to November, average highs rise by 0.2°C to 29.2°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 33 mm to 88 mm.
The annual picture
October in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Chimoio climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27.5°C20.0°C | 20.0°C | 199 | 20.8 | 13.113 h |
| February | 27.3°C19.8°C | 19.8°C | 161 | 18.1 | 12.713 h |
| March | 26.6°C19.0°C | 19.0°C | 116 | 16.5 | 12.212 h |
| April | 25.3°C16.8°C | 16.8°C | 45 | 9.6 | 11.712 h |
| May | 24.2°C14.2°C | 14.2°C | 16 | 4.3 | 11.211 h |
| June | 22.6°C12.5°C | 12.5°C | 11 | 3.1 | 11.011 h |
| July | 22.2°C11.9°C | 11.9°C | 10 | 3.4 | 11.111 h |
| August | 24.8°C13.0°C | 13.0°C | 9.1 | 2.9 | 11.511 h |
| September | 27.9°C15.2°C | 15.2°C | 14 | 3.6 | 12.012 h |
| October, selected | 29.0°C17.3°C | 17.3°C | 33 | 6.7 | 12.513 h |
| November | 29.2°C18.9°C | 18.9°C | 88 | 12.0 | 13.013 h |
| December | 27.9°C19.6°C | 19.6°C | 190 | 18.4 | 13.313 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
October in nearby cities
- Mutare in OctoberZimbabwe · 87 kmHigh 26.9°C · Low 14.9°C · 35 mm rain
- Dondo in OctoberMozambique · 143 kmHigh 31.4°C · Low 20.2°C · 25 mm rain
- Beira in OctoberMozambique · 163 kmHigh 30.4°C · Low 21.2°C · 24 mm rain
- Ruwa in OctoberZimbabwe · 273 kmHigh 27.1°C · Low 14.0°C · 31 mm rain
- Chitungwiza in OctoberZimbabwe · 282 kmHigh 28.3°C · Low 15.1°C · 28 mm rain
- Harare in OctoberZimbabwe · 294 kmHigh 28.0°C · Low 14.9°C · 22 mm rain
- Masvingo in OctoberZimbabwe · 297 kmHigh 28.9°C · Low 15.9°C · 22 mm rain
- Norton in OctoberZimbabwe · 324 kmHigh 29.2°C · Low 16.5°C · 26 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Chimoio) is explained once on the Chimoio year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.