Marondera weather in January

In January, Marondera sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 199 mm of rain across 18.3 wet days and about 13 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in January, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 06 min at the start of January to 12 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Marondera's 12th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Marondera's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
6th warmest
Overnight low
16°
12th coldest
Rainfall
199 mm
18.3 wet days
Daylight
13 hours
5:34 AM – 6:33 PM
Cloud cover
72%
12th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.83 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.4
out of 10

Marondera is city in Zimbabwe, provincial capital of Mashonaland East.

Founded
1913

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

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month.

A typical January day in Marondera reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and on par with February.

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Marondera weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 6th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 16°19918.3135.4
Feb25° / 16°13913.712.65.9
Mar25° / 15°9011.512.16.7
Apr24° / 13°355.411.67.9
May22° / 10°101.811.28.5
Jun20° / 30.810.98.3
Jul20° / 20.5118.2
Aug23° / 10.211.49.1
Sep26° / 12°5111.98.8
Oct27° / 14°355.312.47.6
Nov27° / 16°11113.312.96.1
Dec25° / 16°19818.913.15.3

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 68%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12971
22971
32971
43070
53070
63169
73169
83268
93268
103268
113268
123169
133169
143169
153169
163169
173268
183268
193268
203268
213268
223367
233367
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263565
273664
283664
293664
303763
313961

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Marondera gets around 199 mm of rain over 18.3 wet days in January, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 59% and peaks near 61% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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359
459
559
658
758
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1661
1761
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1961
2061
2161
2260
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2459
2558
2658
2757
2856
2956
3055
3155

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the humid band about 57% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1733591
2833581
3834571
4834571
5934561
6934552
71034542
81033552
91133542
101132552
111132552
121131562
131131562
141030582
151030582
161030582
17930592
18930592
19930592
20830611
21831601
22731602
23732592
24733582
25634582
26635572
27636562
28637552
29637552
30637552
31638542

Wind in January

Winds average 10 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
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510calm
610calm
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 06 min at the start of January to 12 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 5:25 AM to 5:42 AM, and sunset from 6:29 PM to 6:32 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.15:256:29
213.15:256:29
313.15:266:30
413.15:266:30
513.15:276:30
613.15:286:31
713.05:286:31
813.05:296:31
913.05:296:31
1013.05:306:32
1113.05:316:32
1213.05:316:32
1313.05:326:32
1413.05:326:32
1513.05:336:32
1613.05:346:33
1713.05:346:33
1813.05:356:33
1913.05:356:33
2012.95:366:33
2112.95:376:33
2212.95:376:33
2312.95:386:33
2412.95:386:33
2512.95:396:33
2612.95:406:33
2712.95:406:32
2812.95:416:32
2912.85:416:32
3012.85:426:32
3112.85:426:32

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.83 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.54 kWh/m² to a high of 6.97 kWh/m² in October across the year — January's 5.83 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Marondera

In seasonPeak

In January, Marondera sits inside its monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Marondera's monsoon runs November–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is January a good time to visit Marondera?

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

5.4
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Marondera for sightseeing.

What to pack for Marondera in January

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

In January, Marondera sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 16°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Marondera in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 16 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Marondera 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
Jan16Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Marondera in January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Marondera is worst in August — around 41 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.2× the cleanest month (January, 10 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModeratePoorModerateGoodAug 1941 µg/m³Jan 110 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb13Moderate
Mar14Moderate
Apr19Moderate
May27Moderate
Jun30Moderate
Jul37Poor
Aug41Poor
Sep39Poor
Oct28Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Marondera?

Marondera sits at 18.2°S, 31.6°E, 1,668 m above sea level, in Zimbabwe. The nearest listed city is Ruwa, 46 km away.

RuwaChitungwizaEpworthHarareRusapeHarare Western SuburbsMount HampdenNorton

Topography around Marondera

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Marondera has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 111 m around an average of 1,648 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 277 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 866 m.

The land around Marondera is covered by cropland (34%), artificial surfaces (25%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, grassland (37%), trees (23%) and cropland (22%) within 16 km, and grassland (40%), cropland (22%) and shrubs (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
111 m
16 km
277 m
80 km
866 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Ruwa 46 km · Chitungwiza 54 km · Epworth 54 km · Harare 66 km · Rusape 72 km · Harare Western Suburbs 81 km · Mount Hampden 81 km · Norton 96 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 Marondera (-18.1853°, 31.5519°, elevation 1,668 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).