Bindura weather in August

In August, Bindura sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.2 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 27°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 78% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 12 min at the start of August to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Bindura's 2nd-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bindura's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
9th warmest
Overnight low
11°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
6:16 AM – 5:41 PM
Cloud cover
20%
2nd clearest
Wind
9 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.7 kWh/m²
Travel score
9.2
out of 10

Bindura is city.

Founded
1901

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 27°C by the end.

A typical August day in Bindura reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 3°C warmer than July and about 3°C cooler than September.

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Bindura weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 9th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 19°19621.612.94.6
Feb27° / 19°13717.812.65.0
Mar27° / 18°8012.212.16.2
Apr26° / 15°203.711.67.8
May25° / 12°40.811.28.9
Jun23° / 10°10.2119.0
Jul23° / 10°10.211.18.9
Aug25° / 11°10.211.49.2
Sep28° / 14°30.411.97.9
Oct30° / 17°112.112.46.3
Nov30° / 19°619.212.85.1
Dec28° / 19°15418.8134.9

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 78% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 10%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Bindura gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.2 wet days in August, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 0% and peaks near 1% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Wind in August

Winds average 9 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
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49calm
59calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 12 min at the start of August to 11 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 24 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:24 AM to 6:05 AM, and sunset from 5:37 PM to 5:44 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.26:245:37
211.26:245:37
311.26:235:38
411.36:235:38
511.36:235:38
611.36:225:39
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811.36:215:39
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1011.36:205:40
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1511.46:175:41
1611.46:165:41
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1811.46:155:42
1911.56:145:42
2011.56:145:42
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2411.56:115:43
2511.56:105:43
2611.66:095:43
2711.66:095:43
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2911.66:075:44
3011.66:065:44
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Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.7 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.62 kWh/m² to a high of 7.08 kWh/m² in October across the year — August's 5.7 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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246.0Intense
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Bindura

In seasonPeak

None of Bindura's seasonal hazards are active in August. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Bindura's monsoon runs December–February, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Bindura?

Our two travel scores rate August for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

9.2
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
8.3
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

August is one of the better times to visit Bindura for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Bindura in August

From August's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In August, Bindura sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Bindura in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bindura peaks around January 17 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 8 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeJan 17UV 16Jun 21UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Bindura in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where August falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Bindura is worst in September — around 35 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.4× the cleanest month (December, 8 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1334 µg/m³Dec 228 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb11Good
Mar12Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May19Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul27Moderate
Aug31Moderate
Sep35Moderate
Oct26Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Bindura?

Bindura sits at 17.3°S, 31.3°E, 1,118 m above sea level, in Zimbabwe. The nearest listed city is Mvurwi, 59 km away.

MvurwiMount HampdenHarareRuwaEpworthHarare Western SuburbsChitungwizaNorton

Topography around Bindura

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Bindura.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bindura has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 227 m around an average of 1,100 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 542 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,108 m.

The land around Bindura is covered by trees (32%) and grassland (25%) within 3 km, trees (27%), cropland (25%) and shrubs (23%) within 16 km, and grassland (33%), shrubs (23%) and trees (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
227 m
16 km
542 m
80 km
1,108 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Mvurwi 59 km · Mount Hampden 64 km · Harare 65 km · Ruwa 66 km · Epworth 68 km · Harare Western Suburbs 77 km · Chitungwiza 84 km · Norton 93 km

Zimbabwe travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type D / G
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 56% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$3,021
2025
Happiness
3.3 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
25%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
6.8
per 100k, 2022
Road deaths
41.2
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 602
Religion
Apostolic Sect 40%Pentecostal 17%Protestant 14%none 8%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Bindura (-17.3019°, 31.3306°, elevation 1,118 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).