Gokwe in Fall

In fall (March, April and May), Gokwe sees average daytime highs around 27°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 133 mm of rain over about 19 wet days across the season. It is the 3rd-warmest season and the 2nd-wettest season.

Over the season highs ease from about 28°C in early March to 25°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% of the time across fall, and the air most often feels dry.

Fall is Gokwe's 2nd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Gokwe's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
27°C
3rd-warmest season
Avg overnight low
16°C
Rainfall
133 mm
19 wet days
Avg wind
9 km/h
Travel score
7.5
2nd-best season
Months
Mar · Apr · May

Temperature in Gokwe in Fall

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs ease from about 28°C in early March to 25°C by late May.

A typical fall day in Gokwe reaches about 27°C and drops to 16°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is March, the coolest May.

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How fall really feels in Gokwe

Once humidity and wind are folded in, fall brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

fall sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Gokwe weather by month

How the three fall months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 19°24721.5134.6
Feb28° / 19°17416.812.65.0
Mar28° / 18°10113.112.16.0
Apr27° / 16°274.711.67.6
May26° / 13°51.111.28.8
Jun24° / 10°20.410.99.3
Jul23° / 10°10.1119.3
Aug27° / 12°0011.49.0
Sep30° / 16°30.611.96.7
Oct32° / 19°234.512.44.9
Nov31° / 19°9413.212.94.3
Dec28° / 19°21121.413.14.3

Cloud cover in Fall

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% of the time across fall.

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Chance of precipitation in Fall

Any precipitation

Gokwe gets around 133 mm of rain over 19 wet days across fall. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Fall

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Fall

Winds average 9 km/h across fall.

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Sunrise & sunset in Fall

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min in early March to 11 hours by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Fall

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across fall, about 5.5 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in fall

Hazard calendar for Gokwe

In seasonPeak

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

Gokwe'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 fall a good time to visit Gokwe?

Our two travel scores rate fall for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

7.5
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.5
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Gokwe in Fall

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

In fall, Gokwe sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 16°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 19 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Gokwe in Fall

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across fall averages 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 Gokwe peaks around January 17 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 17UV 16Jun 20UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan17Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep10Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Gokwe in Fall

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Gokwe is worst in September — around 29 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.4× the cleanest month (December, 7 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1528 µg/m³Dec 237 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb8Good
Mar9Good
Apr10Good
May13Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug24Moderate
Sep29Moderate
Oct21Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Gokwe?

Gokwe sits at 18.2°S, 28.9°E, 1,237 m above sea level, in Zimbabwe. The nearest listed city is Kadoma, 105 km away.

KadomaKwekweChegutuRedcliffChinhoyiGweruKaroiSiavonga

Topography around Gokwe

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gokwe has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 125 m around an average of 1,238 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 401 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 673 m.

The land around Gokwe is covered by cropland (31%), shrubs (21%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, cropland (36%), trees (24%) and shrubs (23%) within 16 km, and shrubs (41%), trees (31%) and cropland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
125 m
16 km
401 m
80 km
673 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
Fall weather nearby: Kadoma 105 km · Kwekwe 123 km · Chegutu 128 km · Redcliff 128 km · Chinhoyi 163 km · Gweru 167 km · Karoi 175 km · Siavonga 187 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 Gokwe (-18.2048°, 28.9349°, elevation 1,237 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.