Karoi weather in September

In September, Karoi sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 3 mm of rain across 0.6 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 27°C in the first days to 29°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 84% of the time in September, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of September to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Karoi's 2nd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Karoi's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 28°; 3rd warmest
Overnight low: 16°; 5th coldest
Rainfall: 3 mm; 0.6 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 54 min; 5:58 AM – 5:53 PM
Cloud cover: 18%; 2nd clearest
Wind: 13 km/h; 2nd windiest
Solar energy: 6.73 kWh/m²
Travel score: 8.0; out of 10

Karoi is human settlement.

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

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Temperature in September

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 27°C in the first days to 29°C by the end.

A typical September day in Karoi reaches about 28°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 31°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 3°C warmer than August and about 2°C cooler than October.

	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
Avg high (°C)	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29
Avg low (°C)	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17

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

Karoi weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 3rd-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	26° / 19°	223	23.7	12.9	4.4
Feb	26° / 18°	166	20.8	12.6	4.6
Mar	26° / 18°	102	15.6	12.1	5.8
Apr	26° / 16°	27	4.8	11.6	7.7
May	24° / 13°	4	1.1	11.2	8.9
Jun	23° / 11°	1	0.2	11	9.0
Jul	22° / 10°	1	0.2	11.1	8.9
Aug	25° / 12°	0	0.1	11.4	9.3
Sep	28° / 16°	3	0.6	11.9	8.0
Oct	30° / 19°	12	2.4	12.4	6.2
Nov	30° / 20°	67	10.6	12.8	5.1
Dec	27° / 19°	172	21	13	4.7

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 84% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 8%. Skies tend to cloud over 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
Clearer (%)	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	93	93	93	93	93	92	92	92	92	92	92	91	90	90	90	90	89	89	89	89	90	90
Cloudier (%)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	10	10

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	94	6
2	94	6
3	94	6
4	94	6
5	94	6
6	94	6
7	94	6
8	94	6
9	93	7
10	93	7
11	93	7
12	93	7
13	93	7
14	92	8
15	92	8
16	92	8
17	92	8
18	92	8
19	92	8
20	91	9
21	90	10
22	90	10
23	90	10
24	90	10
25	89	11
26	89	11
27	89	11
28	89	11
29	90	10
30	90	10

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Karoi gets around 3 mm of rain over 0.6 wet days in September. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 2% 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
Rain chance (%)	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	1
3	1
4	1
5	1
6	1
7	1
8	1
9	1
10	1
11	1
12	1
13	1
14	1
15	1
16	1
17	1
18	2
19	2
20	2
21	2
22	3
23	3
24	3
25	3
26	4
27	4
28	4
29	4
30	4

Humidity in September

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, September lands in the dry band about 97% 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
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	98	98	97	97	97	97	96	96	96	95	95	94	93	93	92	91	91
Comfortable (%)	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	5	6	6	7	8	8
Humid (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	100	0	0
2	100	0	0
3	100	0	0
4	100	0	0
5	99	1	0
6	99	1	0
7	99	1	0
8	99	1	0
9	99	1	0
10	99	1	0
11	99	1	0
12	99	1	0
13	99	1	0
14	98	1	1
15	98	1	1
16	97	2	1
17	97	2	1
18	97	2	1
19	97	2	1
20	96	3	1
21	96	3	1
22	96	3	1
23	95	4	1
24	95	4	1
25	94	5	1
26	93	6	1
27	93	6	1
28	92	7	1
29	91	8	1
30	91	8	1

Wind in September

Winds average 13 km/h in September.

Across September, 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
Wind speed (km/h)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
Feels	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	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	light breeze
3	12	light breeze
4	12	light breeze
5	12	light breeze
6	12	light breeze
7	12	light breeze
8	12	light breeze
9	12	light breeze
10	13	light breeze
11	13	light breeze
12	13	light breeze
13	13	light breeze
14	13	light breeze
15	13	light breeze
16	13	light breeze
17	13	light breeze
18	13	light breeze
19	13	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

Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min at the start of September to 12 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 24 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 6:11 AM to 5:47 AM, and sunset from 5:51 PM to 5:55 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
Daylight (h)	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1
Sunrise (AM)	6:11	6:10	6:09	6:08	6:08	6:07	6:06	6:05	6:04	6:03	6:03	6:02	6:01	6:00	5:59	5:58	5:57	5:57	5:56	5:55	5:54	5:53	5:52	5:52	5:51	5:50	5:49	5:48	5:47	5:47
Sunset (PM)	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:55

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.7	6:11	5:51
2	11.7	6:10	5:51
3	11.7	6:09	5:51
4	11.7	6:08	5:51
5	11.7	6:08	5:51
6	11.7	6:07	5:52
7	11.8	6:06	5:52
8	11.8	6:05	5:52
9	11.8	6:04	5:52
10	11.8	6:03	5:52
11	11.8	6:03	5:52
12	11.8	6:02	5:52
13	11.9	6:01	5:52
14	11.9	6:00	5:53
15	11.9	5:59	5:53
16	11.9	5:58	5:53
17	11.9	5:57	5:53
18	11.9	5:57	5:53
19	12.0	5:56	5:53
20	12.0	5:55	5:53
21	12.0	5:54	5:53
22	12.0	5:53	5:53
23	12.0	5:52	5:54
24	12.0	5:52	5:54
25	12.1	5:51	5:54
26	12.1	5:50	5:54
27	12.1	5:49	5:54
28	12.1	5:48	5:54
29	12.1	5:47	5:54
30	12.1	5:47	5:55

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 6.73 kWh/m².

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 — September's 6.73 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	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
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.9	6.9	6.9	6.9	6.9	6.9	7.0	7.0	7.0
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.4	Intense
2	6.4	Intense
3	6.4	Intense
4	6.5	Intense
5	6.5	Intense
6	6.5	Intense
7	6.5	Intense
8	6.6	Intense
9	6.6	Intense
10	6.6	Intense
11	6.6	Intense
12	6.7	Intense
13	6.7	Intense
14	6.7	Intense
15	6.7	Intense
16	6.8	Intense
17	6.8	Intense
18	6.8	Intense
19	6.8	Intense
20	6.8	Intense
21	6.8	Intense
22	6.9	Intense
23	6.9	Intense
24	6.9	Intense
25	6.9	Intense
26	6.9	Intense
27	6.9	Intense
28	7.0	Intense
29	7.0	Intense
30	7.0	Intense

Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Karoi

In seasonPeak

None of Karoi's seasonal hazards are active in September. 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

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Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is September a good time to visit Karoi?

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

8.0

Sightseeing

5th-best month of the year

9.1

Beach & pool

1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Karoi in September

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

In September, Karoi sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 16°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Karoi in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September 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 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	17	15	14	12	9	8	8	10	11	12	14	14
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	17	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	12	Extreme
May	9	Very high
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	10	Very high
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	14	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

Air quality in Karoi in September

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where September 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).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	7	8	8	8	9	14	19	31	38	25	11	6
Level	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Moderate	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	7	Good
Feb	8	Good
Mar	8	Good
Apr	8	Good
May	9	Good
Jun	14	Moderate
Jul	19	Moderate
Aug	31	Moderate
Sep	38	Poor
Oct	25	Moderate
Nov	11	Good
Dec	6	Good

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.

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

grassland 51%

16 km

278 m

grassland 51%

80 km

1,041 m

shrubs 44%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater

← August Karoi year-round climate October →Best places to visit in September

September 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

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).

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	94	6
2	94	6
3	94	6
4	94	6
5	94	6
6	94	6
7	94	6
8	94	6
9	93	7
10	93	7
11	93	7
12	93	7
13	93	7
14	92	8
15	92	8
16	92	8
17	92	8
18	92	8
19	92	8
20	91	9
21	90	10
22	90	10
23	90	10
24	90	10
25	89	11
26	89	11
27	89	11
28	89	11
29	90	10
30	90	10

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	1
3	1
4	1
5	1
6	1
7	1
8	1
9	1
10	1
11	1
12	1
13	1
14	1
15	1
16	1
17	1
18	2
19	2
20	2
21	2
22	3
23	3
24	3
25	3
26	4
27	4
28	4
29	4
30	4

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	100	0	0
2	100	0	0
3	100	0	0
4	100	0	0
5	99	1	0
6	99	1	0
7	99	1	0
8	99	1	0
9	99	1	0
10	99	1	0
11	99	1	0
12	99	1	0
13	99	1	0
14	98	1	1
15	98	1	1
16	97	2	1
17	97	2	1
18	97	2	1
19	97	2	1
20	96	3	1
21	96	3	1
22	96	3	1
23	95	4	1
24	95	4	1
25	94	5	1
26	93	6	1
27	93	6	1
28	92	7	1
29	91	8	1
30	91	8	1

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	94	6
2	94	6
3	94	6
4	94	6
5	94	6
6	94	6
7	94	6
8	94	6
9	93	7
10	93	7
11	93	7
12	93	7
13	93	7
14	92	8
15	92	8
16	92	8
17	92	8
18	92	8
19	92	8
20	91	9
21	90	10
22	90	10
23	90	10
24	90	10
25	89	11
26	89	11
27	89	11
28	89	11
29	90	10
30	90	10

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	1
3	1
4	1
5	1
6	1
7	1
8	1
9	1
10	1
11	1
12	1
13	1
14	1
15	1
16	1
17	1
18	2
19	2
20	2
21	2
22	3
23	3
24	3
25	3
26	4
27	4
28	4
29	4
30	4

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	100	0	0
2	100	0	0
3	100	0	0
4	100	0	0
5	99	1	0
6	99	1	0
7	99	1	0
8	99	1	0
9	99	1	0
10	99	1	0
11	99	1	0
12	99	1	0
13	99	1	0
14	98	1	1
15	98	1	1
16	97	2	1
17	97	2	1
18	97	2	1
19	97	2	1
20	96	3	1
21	96	3	1
22	96	3	1
23	95	4	1
24	95	4	1
25	94	5	1
26	93	6	1
27	93	6	1
28	92	7	1
29	91	8	1
30	91	8	1

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	94	6
2	94	6
3	94	6
4	94	6
5	94	6
6	94	6
7	94	6
8	94	6
9	93	7
10	93	7
11	93	7
12	93	7
13	93	7
14	92	8
15	92	8
16	92	8
17	92	8
18	92	8
19	92	8
20	91	9
21	90	10
22	90	10
23	90	10
24	90	10
25	89	11
26	89	11
27	89	11
28	89	11
29	90	10
30	90	10

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	1
3	1
4	1
5	1
6	1
7	1
8	1
9	1
10	1
11	1
12	1
13	1
14	1
15	1
16	1
17	1
18	2
19	2
20	2
21	2
22	3
23	3
24	3
25	3
26	4
27	4
28	4
29	4
30	4

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	100	0	0
2	100	0	0
3	100	0	0
4	100	0	0
5	99	1	0
6	99	1	0
7	99	1	0
8	99	1	0
9	99	1	0
10	99	1	0
11	99	1	0
12	99	1	0
13	99	1	0
14	98	1	1
15	98	1	1
16	97	2	1
17	97	2	1
18	97	2	1
19	97	2	1
20	96	3	1
21	96	3	1
22	96	3	1
23	95	4	1
24	95	4	1
25	94	5	1
26	93	6	1
27	93	6	1
28	92	7	1
29	91	8	1
30	91	8	1