Karoi weather in October

In October, Karoi sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 12 mm of rain across 2.4 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 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 70% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of October to 12 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Karoi's 6th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Karoi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
1st warmest
Overnight low
19°
9th coldest
Rainfall
12 mm
2.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
5:35 AM – 5:58 PM
Cloud cover
31%
6th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
7.12 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.2
out of 10

Karoi is human settlement.

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 30°C through the month.

A typical October day in Karoi reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 2°C warmer than September and on par with November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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23018
33018
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53018
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Karoi 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° / 19°22323.712.94.4
Feb26° / 18°16620.812.64.6
Mar26° / 18°10215.612.15.8
Apr26° / 16°274.811.67.7
May24° / 13°41.111.28.9
Jun23° / 11°10.2119.0
Jul22° / 10°10.211.18.9
Aug25° / 12°00.111.49.3
Sep28° / 16°30.611.98.0
Oct30° / 19°122.412.46.2
Nov30° / 20°6710.612.85.1
Dec27° / 19°17221134.7

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 70% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 16%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18911
28911
38911
48911
58911
68911
78911
88812
98812
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317624

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Karoi gets around 12 mm of rain over 2.4 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 8% and peaks near 13% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
15
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35
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55
66
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106
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127
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157
167
178
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249
2510
2610
2711
2811
2912
3012
3113

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 79% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19091
289101
388111
487121
586131
686131
785141
884151
983161
1082171
1182171
1281181
1381181
1480191
1580191
1680191
1779201
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1978211
2078211
2178211
2277221
2376222
2476222
2574233
2674233
2773243
2872244
2970255
3069265
3167276

Wind in October

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

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
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3113light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min at the start of October to 12 h 36 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 5:46 AM to 5:27 AM, and sunset from 5:55 PM to 6:03 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.15:465:55
212.25:455:55
312.25:445:55
412.25:435:55
512.25:435:55
612.25:425:56
712.25:415:56
812.35:405:56
912.35:405:56
1012.35:395:56
1112.35:385:57
1212.35:375:57
1312.35:375:57
1412.45:365:57
1512.45:355:58
1612.45:355:58
1712.45:345:58
1812.45:335:58
1912.45:335:59
2012.45:325:59
2112.55:325:59
2212.55:316:00
2312.55:306:00
2412.55:306:00
2512.55:296:01
2612.55:296:01
2712.55:286:01
2812.65:286:02
2912.65:286:02
3012.65:276:03
3112.65:276:03

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 7.12 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.66 kWh/m² to a high of 7.12 kWh/m² in October across the year — October's 7.12 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.0Intense
27.0Intense
37.0Intense
47.0Intense
57.0Intense
67.0Intense
77.1Intense
87.1Intense
97.1Intense
107.1Intense
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127.1Intense
137.1Intense
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Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Karoi

In seasonPeak

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

Karoi's monsoon runs December–March, 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 Karoi?

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

6.2
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
8.5
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Karoi in October

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

In October, Karoi sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Karoi in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Karoi peaks around January 18 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 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 18UV 16Jun 22UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan17Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Karoi 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 Karoi is worst in September — around 38 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 6.6× the cleanest month (December, 6 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateModerateGoodSep 1437 µg/m³Dec 226 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb8Good
Mar8Good
Apr8Good
May9Good
Jun14Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug31Moderate
Sep38Poor
Oct25Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Karoi?

Karoi sits at 16.8°S, 29.7°E, 1,259 m above sea level, in Zimbabwe. The nearest listed city is Chinhoyi, 82 km away.

ChinhoyiKaribaSiavongaChirunduMvurwiChegutuNortonMount Hampden

Topography around Karoi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Karoi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 110 m around an average of 1,253 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 278 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,041 m.

The land around Karoi is covered by grassland (51%) within 3 km, grassland (51%) and cropland (33%) within 16 km, and shrubs (44%) within 80 km.

3 km
110 m
16 km
278 m
80 km
1,041 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Chinhoyi 82 km · Kariba 101 km · Siavonga 109 km · Chirundu 125 km · Mvurwi 126 km · Chegutu 154 km · Norton 160 km · Mount Hampden 168 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 Karoi (-16.8099°, 29.6925°, elevation 1,259 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).