Chitungwiza weather in October

In October, Chitungwiza sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 28 mm of rain across 4.7 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of October to 12 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Chitungwiza's 6th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Chitungwiza's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
1st warmest
Overnight low
16°
7th coldest
Rainfall
28 mm
4.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
5:28 AM – 5:53 PM
Cloud cover
36%
6th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
7.01 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.7
out of 10

Chitungwiza is city.

Founded
1978

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

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month.

A typical October day in Chitungwiza reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 1°C warmer than September and about 1°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Chitungwiza weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 1st-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 17°19719.2135.2
Feb26° / 17°13214.412.65.7
Mar26° / 16°8811.412.16.5
Apr25° / 14°304.611.68.0
May23° / 11°61.311.28.9
Jun21° / 20.310.98.7
Jul21° / 10.3118.7
Aug24° / 10°10.211.49.3
Sep27° / 13°40.811.98.4
Oct29° / 16°284.712.46.7
Nov28° / 17°921312.85.6
Dec26° / 17°17919.413.15.1

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 19%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18713
28614
38614
48614
58614
68614
78515
88515
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297426
307327
317129

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Chitungwiza gets around 28 mm of rain over 4.7 wet days in October. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 15% and peaks near 24% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
19
29
39
410
510
611
711
811
911
1012
1112
1212
1313
1413
1513
1614
1715
1815
1916
2017
2117
2218
2318
2419
2520
2620
2721
2821
2922
3023
3124

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the dry band about 87% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19550
29550
39460
49460
59370
69280
79280
89190
990100
1089110
1189110
1288120
1388120
1487130
1587130
1687130
1786140
1886140
1985150
2085150
2185150
2284160
2384160
2483170
2582171
2681181
2781181
2880191
2979201
3077212
3176222

Wind in October

Winds average 13 km/h in October, the windiest month of the year.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
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3112light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 min at the start of October to 12 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 30 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:40 AM to 5:20 AM, and sunset from 5:50 PM to 5:59 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.25:405:50
212.25:395:50
312.25:385:50
412.25:375:50
512.25:375:50
612.25:365:51
712.35:355:51
812.35:345:51
912.35:335:51
1012.35:335:52
1112.35:325:52
1212.35:315:52
1312.45:305:52
1412.45:305:53
1512.45:295:53
1612.45:285:53
1712.45:285:54
1812.45:275:54
1912.55:265:54
2012.55:265:54
2112.55:255:55
2212.55:245:55
2312.55:245:56
2412.55:235:56
2512.65:235:56
2612.65:225:57
2712.65:225:57
2812.65:215:57
2912.65:215:58
3012.65:205:58
3112.75:205:59

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 7.01 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.65 kWh/m² to a high of 7.01 kWh/m² in October across the year — October's 7.01 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.9Intense
26.9Intense
36.9Intense
47.0Intense
57.0Intense
67.0Intense
77.0Intense
87.0Intense
97.0Intense
107.0Intense
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Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Chitungwiza

In seasonPeak

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

Chitungwiza's monsoon runs November–February, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is October a good time to visit Chitungwiza?

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

6.7
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
8.2
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Chitungwiza for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Chitungwiza in October

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

In October, Chitungwiza sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 16°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Chitungwiza in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Chitungwiza peaks around January 16 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 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 16UV 16Jun 20UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep10Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Chitungwiza in October

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Chitungwiza is worst in August — around 53 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.7× the cleanest month (January, 11 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateAug 1452 µg/m³Jan 1111 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb15Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr23Moderate
May34Moderate
Jun39Poor
Jul48Poor
Aug53Poor
Sep43Poor
Oct29Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is Chitungwiza?

Chitungwiza sits at 18.0°S, 31.1°E, 1,435 m above sea level, in Zimbabwe. The nearest listed city is Epworth, 16 km away.

MaronderaBindura

Topography around Chitungwiza

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Chitungwiza has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 72 m around an average of 1,432 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 194 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 706 m.

The land around Chitungwiza is covered by artificial surfaces (59%) within 3 km, grassland (36%) and cropland (30%) within 16 km, and grassland (45%) and cropland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
72 m
16 km
194 m
80 km
706 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Epworth 16 km · Harare 21 km · Ruwa 23 km · Harare Western Suburbs 28 km · Mount Hampden 33 km · Norton 42 km · Marondera 54 km · Bindura 84 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 Chitungwiza (-18.0127°, 31.0755°, elevation 1,435 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).