Climate averages 1991–2020
Mutare weather
in October.
A warm, 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 warm month in Mutare: daytime highs average 26.9°C and nights cool to about 14.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 35 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 Chimoio (87 km away). In October its highs average 29.0°C, 2.1°C warmer than Mutare, with 33 mm of rain.
Among the 11 cities listed in Zimbabwe, Mutare ranks 11th of 11 for the warmest October highs and 11th of 11 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 11 cities is 29.1°C; Mutare is 2.2°C cooler than that mean.
From October to November, average highs stay level at 27.0°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 35 mm to 107 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
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 | 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, selected | 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
October in nearby cities
- Chimoio in OctoberMozambique · 87 kmHigh 29.0°C · Low 17.3°C · 33 mm rain
- Ruwa in OctoberZimbabwe · 193 kmHigh 27.1°C · Low 14.0°C · 31 mm rain
- Chitungwiza in OctoberZimbabwe · 199 kmHigh 28.3°C · Low 15.1°C · 28 mm rain
- Harare in OctoberZimbabwe · 213 kmHigh 28.0°C · Low 14.9°C · 22 mm rain
- Masvingo in OctoberZimbabwe · 228 kmHigh 28.9°C · Low 15.9°C · 22 mm rain
- Dondo in OctoberMozambique · 229 kmHigh 31.4°C · Low 20.2°C · 25 mm rain
- Norton in OctoberZimbabwe · 241 kmHigh 29.2°C · Low 16.5°C · 26 mm rain
- Beira in OctoberMozambique · 247 kmHigh 30.4°C · Low 21.2°C · 24 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.