Climate averages 1991–2020
Masvingo weather
in August.
A warm, very dry month: the 9th warmest and the driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a warm month in Masvingo: daytime highs average 24.1°C and nights cool to about 10.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the 9th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 1.8 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes August a very dry month (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 26 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Gweru (126 km away). In August its highs average 23.2°C, 0.9°C cooler than Masvingo, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 11 cities listed in Zimbabwe, Masvingo ranks 6th of 11 for the warmest August highs and 10th of 11 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 11 cities is 24.2°C; Masvingo is 0.1°C cooler than that mean.
From August to September, average highs rise by 3.5°C to 27.6°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 1.8 mm to 5.0 mm.
The annual picture
August 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
Masvingo climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26.7°C17.8°C | 17.8°C | 127 | 15.4 | 13.213 h |
| February | 26.5°C17.5°C | 17.5°C | 106 | 13.0 | 12.813 h |
| March | 25.7°C16.5°C | 16.5°C | 84 | 11.5 | 12.212 h |
| April | 24.3°C14.0°C | 14.0°C | 27 | 5.0 | 11.612 h |
| May | 23.1°C11.2°C | 11.2°C | 9.3 | 2.2 | 11.211 h |
| June | 21.1°C8.9°C | 8.9°C | 5.5 | 1.1 | 10.911 h |
| July | 20.4°C8.4°C | 8.4°C | 6.6 | 1.7 | 11.011 h |
| August, selected | 24.1°C10.5°C | 10.5°C | 1.8 | 0.7 | 11.411 h |
| September | 27.6°C13.6°C | 13.6°C | 5.0 | 1.2 | 12.012 h |
| October | 28.9°C15.9°C | 15.9°C | 22 | 4.5 | 12.513 h |
| November | 28.5°C17.4°C | 17.4°C | 93 | 11.4 | 13.013 h |
| December | 27.3°C17.8°C | 17.8°C | 145 | 16.1 | 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
August in nearby cities
- Gweru in AugustZimbabwe · 126 kmHigh 23.2°C · Low 9.5°C · 0.6 mm rain
- Kwekwe in AugustZimbabwe · 165 kmHigh 25.9°C · Low 11.1°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Kadoma in AugustZimbabwe · 215 kmHigh 26.3°C · Low 12.9°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Mutare in AugustZimbabwe · 228 kmHigh 22.8°C · Low 10.6°C · 6.0 mm rain
- Chitungwiza in AugustZimbabwe · 230 kmHigh 23.6°C · Low 9.5°C · 0.5 mm rain
- Bulawayo in AugustZimbabwe · 235 kmHigh 24.2°C · Low 10.0°C · 0.9 mm rain
- Norton in AugustZimbabwe · 243 kmHigh 24.4°C · Low 11.3°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Ruwa in AugustZimbabwe · 246 kmHigh 22.5°C · Low 8.6°C · 0.9 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 Masvingo) is explained once on the Masvingo year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.