Climate averages 1991–2020
Masvingo weather
in September.
A warm, very dry month: the 3rd warmest and the 2nd driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
September is a warm month in Masvingo: daytime highs average 27.6°C and nights cool to about 13.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 3rd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 5.0 mm of rain on roughly 1 day, which makes September a very dry month (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 58 min on an average September day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Gweru (126 km away). In September its highs average 27.0°C, 0.6°C cooler than Masvingo, with 4.4 mm of rain.
Among the 11 cities listed in Zimbabwe, Masvingo ranks 6th of 11 for the warmest September highs and 9th of 11 for the driest September (rainfall, lowest first). The mean September high of those 11 cities is 27.8°C; Masvingo is 0.1°C cooler than that mean.
From September to October, average highs rise by 1.3°C to 28.9°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 5.0 mm to 22 mm.
The annual picture
September 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 | 24.1°C10.5°C | 10.5°C | 1.8 | 0.7 | 11.411 h |
| September, selected | 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
September in nearby cities
- Gweru in SeptemberZimbabwe · 126 kmHigh 27.0°C · Low 12.7°C · 4.4 mm rain
- Kwekwe in SeptemberZimbabwe · 165 kmHigh 29.7°C · Low 14.3°C · 2.6 mm rain
- Kadoma in SeptemberZimbabwe · 215 kmHigh 30.2°C · Low 16.1°C · 2.3 mm rain
- Mutare in SeptemberZimbabwe · 228 kmHigh 25.8°C · Low 12.8°C · 15 mm rain
- Chitungwiza in SeptemberZimbabwe · 230 kmHigh 27.0°C · Low 12.7°C · 3.5 mm rain
- Bulawayo in SeptemberZimbabwe · 235 kmHigh 28.1°C · Low 13.2°C · 5.3 mm rain
- Norton in SeptemberZimbabwe · 243 kmHigh 27.9°C · Low 14.3°C · 3.3 mm rain
- Ruwa in SeptemberZimbabwe · 246 kmHigh 25.8°C · Low 11.6°C · 3.9 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.