Marondera weather in September

In September, Marondera sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 5 mm of rain across 1 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 25°C in the first days to 27°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 75% of the time in September, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 36 min at the start of September to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Marondera's 2nd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Marondera's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
12°
5th coldest
Rainfall
5 mm
1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
5:51 AM – 5:45 PM
Cloud cover
23%
2nd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
6.6 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.8
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 September

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 27°C by the end.

A typical September day in Marondera reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 3°C warmer than August and about 1°C cooler than October.

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Marondera 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.

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 September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 75% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 12%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1937
2937
3937
4937
5937
6928
7928
8919
99010
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Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Marondera gets around 5 mm of rain over 1 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 3% and peaks near 9% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
11
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51
61
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309

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

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
10991
11991
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13991
14991
15982
16982
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18982
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20973
21973
22973
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24964
25964
26964
27964
28955
29955
30955

Wind in September

Winds average 12 km/h in September, the windiest month of the year.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
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Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 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 30 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 6:04 AM to 5:39 AM, and sunset from 5:43 PM to 5:47 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:045:43
211.76:045:43
311.76:035:43
411.76:025:43
511.76:015:43
611.76:005:43
711.75:595:44
811.85:585:44
911.85:575:44
1011.85:575:44
1111.85:565:44
1211.85:555:44
1311.85:545:45
1411.95:535:45
1511.95:525:45
1611.95:515:45
1711.95:505:45
1811.95:495:45
1912.05:485:46
2012.05:485:46
2112.05:475:46
2212.05:465:46
2312.05:455:46
2412.05:445:46
2512.15:435:47
2612.15:425:47
2712.15:415:47
2812.15:405:47
2912.15:405:47
3012.15:395:47

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 6.6 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 — September's 6.6 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
26.3Intense
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Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Marondera

In seasonPeak

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

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 September a good time to visit Marondera?

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

8.8
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
8.3
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Marondera in September

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

In September, Marondera sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 12°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Marondera 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 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 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 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
September 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).