Gwanda weather in August

In August, Gwanda sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 3 mm of rain across 0.9 wet days and about 11.3 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 28°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 hours at the start of August to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Gwanda's 1st-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gwanda's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 26°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 11°; 3rd coldest
Rainfall: 3 mm; 0.9 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 18 min; 6:30 AM – 5:46 PM
Cloud cover: 20%; 1st clearest
Wind: 12 km/h; 6th windiest
Solar energy: 5.13 kWh/m²
Travel score: 8.9; out of 10

Gwanda is city in Zimbabwe.

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

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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 28°C by the end.

A typical August day in Gwanda reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 3°C warmer than July and about 3°C cooler than September.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	24	24	24	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	28	28
Avg low (°C)	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	24	9
2	24	9
3	24	10
4	25	10
5	25	10
6	25	10
7	25	10
8	25	10
9	25	10
10	25	10
11	26	10
12	26	11
13	26	11
14	26	11
15	26	11
16	26	11
17	26	11
18	26	11
19	26	12
20	27	12
21	27	12
22	27	12
23	27	12
24	27	12
25	27	12
26	27	12
27	27	12
28	28	13
29	28	13
30	28	13
31	28	13

Gwanda 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	30° / 20°	112	12.9	13.1	4.8
Feb	29° / 19°	104	11.5	12.7	5.1
Mar	28° / 18°	67	8.9	12.1	6.1
Apr	27° / 15°	21	4.6	11.5	7.6
May	26° / 11°	9	2	11	8.7
Jun	23° / 9°	7	1.1	10.8	9.1
Jul	23° / 8°	6	1.6	10.9	8.8
Aug	26° / 11°	3	0.9	11.3	8.9
Sep	29° / 15°	8	2.1	11.9	6.9
Oct	31° / 18°	18	4.5	12.5	5.5
Nov	31° / 19°	73	10.4	13	4.6
Dec	30° / 19°	112	14.1	13.2	4.6

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 78% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 14%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	84	84	84	84	84	85	85	85	85	85	85	85	86	85	85	85	85	86	86	86	86	86	86	87	87	87	88	89	89	89	89
Cloudier (%)	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	12	11	11	11	11

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	84	16
2	84	16
3	84	16
4	84	16
5	84	16
6	85	15
7	85	15
8	85	15
9	85	15
10	85	15
11	85	15
12	85	15
13	86	14
14	85	15
15	85	15
16	85	15
17	85	15
18	86	14
19	86	14
20	86	14
21	86	14
22	86	14
23	86	14
24	87	13
25	87	13
26	87	13
27	88	12
28	89	11
29	89	11
30	89	11
31	89	11

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Gwanda gets around 3 mm of rain over 0.9 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 3% and peaks near 4% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

	Rain chance (%)
1	3
2	3
3	3
4	3
5	3
6	3
7	2
8	2
9	2
10	2
11	2
12	2
13	3
14	3
15	3
16	3
17	3
18	3
19	3
20	3
21	4
22	4
23	4
24	4
25	4
26	4
27	4
28	4
29	4
30	4
31	4

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 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	98	98	98	98	98	97	97	97	96	96	96
Comfortable (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	4

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	97	3
27	97	3
28	97	3
29	96	4
30	96	4
31	96	4

Wind in August

Winds average 12 km/h in August.

Across August, 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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	12	calm
2	12	calm
3	12	calm
4	12	calm
5	12	calm
6	12	calm
7	12	calm
8	12	calm
9	12	calm
10	12	calm
11	12	calm
12	12	light breeze
13	12	light breeze
14	12	light breeze
15	12	light breeze
16	12	light breeze
17	12	light breeze
18	12	light breeze
19	12	light breeze
20	13	light breeze
21	13	light breeze
22	13	light breeze
23	13	light breeze
24	13	light breeze
25	13	light breeze
26	13	light breeze
27	13	light breeze
28	13	light breeze
29	13	light breeze
30	13	light breeze
31	13	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 hours 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 36 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:39 AM to 6:17 AM, and sunset from 5:41 PM to 5:51 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.0	11.0	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.6
Sunrise (AM)	6:39	6:38	6:38	6:37	6:37	6:36	6:36	6:35	6:35	6:34	6:33	6:33	6:32	6:31	6:30	6:30	6:29	6:28	6:27	6:27	6:26	6:25	6:24	6:23	6:23	6:22	6:21	6:20	6:19	6:18	6:17
Sunset (PM)	5:41	5:41	5:42	5:42	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:51	5:51

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.0	6:39	5:41
2	11.0	6:38	5:41
3	11.1	6:38	5:42
4	11.1	6:37	5:42
5	11.1	6:37	5:43
6	11.1	6:36	5:43
7	11.1	6:36	5:43
8	11.1	6:35	5:44
9	11.2	6:35	5:44
10	11.2	6:34	5:44
11	11.2	6:33	5:45
12	11.2	6:33	5:45
13	11.2	6:32	5:45
14	11.2	6:31	5:46
15	11.3	6:30	5:46
16	11.3	6:30	5:46
17	11.3	6:29	5:47
18	11.3	6:28	5:47
19	11.3	6:27	5:47
20	11.3	6:27	5:48
21	11.4	6:26	5:48
22	11.4	6:25	5:48
23	11.4	6:24	5:49
24	11.4	6:23	5:49
25	11.4	6:23	5:49
26	11.5	6:22	5:49
27	11.5	6:21	5:50
28	11.5	6:20	5:50
29	11.5	6:19	5:50
30	11.5	6:18	5:51
31	11.6	6:17	5:51

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.13 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.09 kWh/m² to a high of 6.45 kWh/m² in October across the year — August's 5.13 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.9	4.9	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.7
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.6	Bright
2	4.7	Bright
3	4.7	Bright
4	4.7	Bright
5	4.8	Bright
6	4.8	Bright
7	4.8	Bright
8	4.9	Bright
9	4.9	Bright
10	4.9	Bright
11	5.0	Bright
12	5.0	Bright
13	5.0	Bright
14	5.0	Bright
15	5.1	Bright
16	5.1	Bright
17	5.1	Bright
18	5.2	Bright
19	5.2	Bright
20	5.2	Bright
21	5.3	Bright
22	5.3	Bright
23	5.3	Bright
24	5.4	Bright
25	5.4	Bright
26	5.5	Bright
27	5.5	Bright
28	5.5	Bright
29	5.6	Bright
30	5.6	Bright
31	5.7	Bright

Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Gwanda

In seasonPeak

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

Gwanda's rainy season runs November–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is August a good time to visit Gwanda?

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

8.9

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

8.4

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Gwanda in August

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

In August, Gwanda sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Gwanda in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Gwanda peaks around January 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 7 (high).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	15	14	13	10	8	7	7	8	9	11	13	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	High	High	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	15	Extreme
Feb	14	Extreme
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	10	Very high
May	8	Very high
Jun	7	High
Jul	7	High
Aug	8	Very high
Sep	9	Very high
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Air quality in Gwanda 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 Gwanda is worst in September — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.3× the cleanest month (January, 5 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	5	6	7	9	12	13	13	14	16	11	7	5
Level	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	5	Good
Feb	6	Good
Mar	7	Good
Apr	9	Good
May	12	Moderate
Jun	13	Moderate
Jul	13	Moderate
Aug	14	Moderate
Sep	16	Moderate
Oct	11	Good
Nov	7	Good
Dec	5	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Gwanda?

Gwanda sits at 20.9°S, 29.0°E, 986 m above sea level, in Zimbabwe. The nearest listed city is Bulawayo, 98 km away.

Topography around Gwanda

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gwanda has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 250 m around an average of 1,002 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 341 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 928 m.

The land around Gwanda is covered by trees (47%) and shrubs (38%) within 3 km, trees (58%) and shrubs (36%) within 16 km, and shrubs (56%) and trees (32%) within 80 km.

3 km

250 m

trees 47%

16 km

341 m

trees 58%

80 km

928 m

shrubs 56%

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← July Gwanda year-round climate September →Best places to visit in August

August weather nearby: Bulawayo 98 km · Bobonong 129 km · Zvishavane 129 km · Francistown 158 km · Selebi-Phikwe 167 km · Tonota 170 km · Shurugwi 175 km · Beitbridge 176 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

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 Gwanda (-20.9362°, 29.007°, elevation 986 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	24	9
2	24	9
3	24	10
4	25	10
5	25	10
6	25	10
7	25	10
8	25	10
9	25	10
10	25	10
11	26	10
12	26	11
13	26	11
14	26	11
15	26	11
16	26	11
17	26	11
18	26	11
19	26	12
20	27	12
21	27	12
22	27	12
23	27	12
24	27	12
25	27	12
26	27	12
27	27	12
28	28	13
29	28	13
30	28	13
31	28	13

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	84	16
2	84	16
3	84	16
4	84	16
5	84	16
6	85	15
7	85	15
8	85	15
9	85	15
10	85	15
11	85	15
12	85	15
13	86	14
14	85	15
15	85	15
16	85	15
17	85	15
18	86	14
19	86	14
20	86	14
21	86	14
22	86	14
23	86	14
24	87	13
25	87	13
26	87	13
27	88	12
28	89	11
29	89	11
30	89	11
31	89	11

	Rain chance (%)
1	3
2	3
3	3
4	3
5	3
6	3
7	2
8	2
9	2
10	2
11	2
12	2
13	3
14	3
15	3
16	3
17	3
18	3
19	3
20	3
21	4
22	4
23	4
24	4
25	4
26	4
27	4
28	4
29	4
30	4
31	4

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	97	3
27	97	3
28	97	3
29	96	4
30	96	4
31	96	4

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	24	9
2	24	9
3	24	10
4	25	10
5	25	10
6	25	10
7	25	10
8	25	10
9	25	10
10	25	10
11	26	10
12	26	11
13	26	11
14	26	11
15	26	11
16	26	11
17	26	11
18	26	11
19	26	12
20	27	12
21	27	12
22	27	12
23	27	12
24	27	12
25	27	12
26	27	12
27	27	12
28	28	13
29	28	13
30	28	13
31	28	13

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	84	16
2	84	16
3	84	16
4	84	16
5	84	16
6	85	15
7	85	15
8	85	15
9	85	15
10	85	15
11	85	15
12	85	15
13	86	14
14	85	15
15	85	15
16	85	15
17	85	15
18	86	14
19	86	14
20	86	14
21	86	14
22	86	14
23	86	14
24	87	13
25	87	13
26	87	13
27	88	12
28	89	11
29	89	11
30	89	11
31	89	11

	Rain chance (%)
1	3
2	3
3	3
4	3
5	3
6	3
7	2
8	2
9	2
10	2
11	2
12	2
13	3
14	3
15	3
16	3
17	3
18	3
19	3
20	3
21	4
22	4
23	4
24	4
25	4
26	4
27	4
28	4
29	4
30	4
31	4

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	97	3
27	97	3
28	97	3
29	96	4
30	96	4
31	96	4

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	24	9
2	24	9
3	24	10
4	25	10
5	25	10
6	25	10
7	25	10
8	25	10
9	25	10
10	25	10
11	26	10
12	26	11
13	26	11
14	26	11
15	26	11
16	26	11
17	26	11
18	26	11
19	26	12
20	27	12
21	27	12
22	27	12
23	27	12
24	27	12
25	27	12
26	27	12
27	27	12
28	28	13
29	28	13
30	28	13
31	28	13

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	84	16
2	84	16
3	84	16
4	84	16
5	84	16
6	85	15
7	85	15
8	85	15
9	85	15
10	85	15
11	85	15
12	85	15
13	86	14
14	85	15
15	85	15
16	85	15
17	85	15
18	86	14
19	86	14
20	86	14
21	86	14
22	86	14
23	86	14
24	87	13
25	87	13
26	87	13
27	88	12
28	89	11
29	89	11
30	89	11
31	89	11

	Rain chance (%)
1	3
2	3
3	3
4	3
5	3
6	3
7	2
8	2
9	2
10	2
11	2
12	2
13	3
14	3
15	3
16	3
17	3
18	3
19	3
20	3
21	4
22	4
23	4
24	4
25	4
26	4
27	4
28	4
29	4
30	4
31	4

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	97	3
27	97	3
28	97	3
29	96	4
30	96	4
31	96	4