Climate averages 1991–2020
Mutare weather
in July.
A mild, very dry month: the coolest and the 3rd driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
July is a mild month in Mutare: daytime highs average 20.0°C and nights cool to about 9.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the coolest month of the year.
Expect about 8.9 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes July a very dry month (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 06 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Chimoio (87 km away). In July its highs average 22.2°C, 2.2°C warmer than Mutare, with 10 mm of rain.
Among the 11 cities listed in Zimbabwe, Mutare ranks 9th of 11 for the warmest July highs and 11th of 11 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 11 cities is 20.8°C; Mutare is 0.8°C cooler than that mean.
From July to August, average highs rise by 2.8°C to 22.8°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 8.9 mm to 6.0 mm.
The annual picture
July 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
Mutare climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25.8°C17.8°C | 17.8°C | 201 | 18.7 | 13.113 h |
| February | 25.7°C17.6°C | 17.6°C | 148 | 15.9 | 12.713 h |
| March | 25.0°C16.8°C | 16.8°C | 103 | 13.4 | 12.212 h |
| April | 23.8°C14.4°C | 14.4°C | 41 | 7.5 | 11.712 h |
| May | 22.4°C11.7°C | 11.7°C | 13 | 2.8 | 11.211 h |
| June | 20.5°C9.7°C | 9.7°C | 7.3 | 2.2 | 11.011 h |
| July, selected | 20.0°C9.2°C | 9.2°C | 8.9 | 2.3 | 11.111 h |
| August | 22.8°C10.6°C | 10.6°C | 6.0 | 2.0 | 11.511 h |
| September | 25.8°C12.8°C | 12.8°C | 15 | 3.7 | 12.012 h |
| October | 26.9°C14.9°C | 14.9°C | 35 | 6.5 | 12.513 h |
| November | 27.0°C16.6°C | 16.6°C | 107 | 13.1 | 13.013 h |
| December | 26.0°C17.5°C | 17.5°C | 203 | 18.6 | 13.213 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
July in nearby cities
- Chimoio in JulyMozambique · 87 kmHigh 22.2°C · Low 11.9°C · 10 mm rain
- Ruwa in JulyZimbabwe · 193 kmHigh 19.3°C · Low 6.9°C · 1.0 mm rain
- Chitungwiza in JulyZimbabwe · 199 kmHigh 20.4°C · Low 7.6°C · 1.0 mm rain
- Harare in JulyZimbabwe · 213 kmHigh 20.1°C · Low 7.8°C · 1.1 mm rain
- Masvingo in JulyZimbabwe · 228 kmHigh 20.4°C · Low 8.4°C · 6.6 mm rain
- Dondo in JulyMozambique · 229 kmHigh 25.5°C · Low 15.2°C · 17 mm rain
- Norton in JulyZimbabwe · 241 kmHigh 21.1°C · Low 9.3°C · 0.8 mm rain
- Beira in JulyMozambique · 247 kmHigh 25.5°C · Low 16.6°C · 17 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 Mutare) is explained once on the Mutare year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.