Masvingo weather in August

In August, Masvingo sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.7 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 23°C in the first days to 26°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 77% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 06 min at the start of August to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Masvingo's 1st-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Masvingo's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 25°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 11°; 3rd coldest
Rainfall: 2 mm; 0.7 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 18 min; 6:21 AM – 5:40 PM
Cloud cover: 20%; 1st clearest
Wind: 11 km/h; 4th windiest
Solar energy: 5.26 kWh/m²
Travel score: 9.1; out of 10

Masvingo is formerly known as Fort Victoria until 1982, is a city in southeastern Zimbabwe and the capital of Masvingo Province.

Density: 2,376/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1890

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 23°C in the first days to 26°C by the end.

A typical August day in Masvingo reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 30°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)	23	23	23	23	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	27	27
Avg low (°C)	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12

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

Masvingo 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	28° / 18°	127	15.4	13.1	5.6
Feb	27° / 18°	106	12.8	12.7	5.8
Mar	27° / 17°	84	11.5	12.1	6.5
Apr	26° / 14°	27	5	11.6	7.8
May	24° / 11°	9	2.2	11.1	8.9
Jun	22° / 9°	6	1.1	10.8	8.7
Jul	22° / 9°	7	1.7	10.9	8.5
Aug	25° / 11°	2	0.7	11.3	9.1
Sep	28° / 14°	5	1.2	11.9	7.8
Oct	29° / 16°	22	4.6	12.5	6.3
Nov	29° / 18°	93	11.4	13	5.3
Dec	28° / 18°	145	16.1	13.2	5.3

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 77% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% 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 (%)	81	82	83	83	83	83	84	84	84	85	85	86	86	87	86	86	87	87	87	88	88	88	89	89	89	89	89	89	90	90	90
Cloudier (%)	19	18	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	15	15	14	14	13	14	14	13	13	13	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	81	19
2	82	18
3	83	17
4	83	17
5	83	17
6	83	17
7	84	16
8	84	16
9	84	16
10	85	15
11	85	15
12	86	14
13	86	14
14	87	13
15	86	14
16	86	14
17	87	13
18	87	13
19	87	13
20	88	12
21	88	12
22	88	12
23	89	11
24	89	11
25	89	11
26	89	11
27	89	11
28	89	11
29	90	10
30	90	10
31	90	10

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Masvingo gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.7 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 3% 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 (%)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3

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

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 99% 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 (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	98	98	98	98	97	97
Comfortable (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	3	3

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	98	2
29	98	2
30	97	3
31	97	3

Wind in August

Winds average 11 km/h in August.

Across August, 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.

	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)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

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

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 06 min 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 30 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:30 AM to 6:09 AM, and sunset from 5:35 PM to 5:44 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)	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.2	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	11.5	11.6	11.6
Sunrise (AM)	6:30	6:30	6:29	6:29	6:28	6:28	6:27	6:27	6:26	6:25	6:25	6:24	6:24	6:23	6:22	6:21	6:21	6:20	6:19	6:19	6:18	6:17	6:16	6:15	6:15	6:14	6:13	6:12	6:11	6:10	6:09
Sunset (PM)	5:35	5:35	5:36	5:36	5:37	5:37	5:37	5:38	5:38	5:38	5:39	5:39	5:39	5:39	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:44	5:44	5:44

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.1	6:30	5:35
2	11.1	6:30	5:35
3	11.1	6:29	5:36
4	11.1	6:29	5:36
5	11.1	6:28	5:37
6	11.2	6:28	5:37
7	11.2	6:27	5:37
8	11.2	6:27	5:38
9	11.2	6:26	5:38
10	11.2	6:25	5:38
11	11.2	6:25	5:39
12	11.2	6:24	5:39
13	11.3	6:24	5:39
14	11.3	6:23	5:39
15	11.3	6:22	5:40
16	11.3	6:21	5:40
17	11.3	6:21	5:40
18	11.3	6:20	5:41
19	11.4	6:19	5:41
20	11.4	6:19	5:41
21	11.4	6:18	5:42
22	11.4	6:17	5:42
23	11.4	6:16	5:42
24	11.5	6:15	5:42
25	11.5	6:15	5:43
26	11.5	6:14	5:43
27	11.5	6:13	5:43
28	11.5	6:12	5:43
29	11.5	6:11	5:44
30	11.6	6:10	5:44
31	11.6	6:09	5:44

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.26 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.18 kWh/m² to a high of 6.61 kWh/m² in October across the year — August's 5.26 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)	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.8	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	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.8
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	4.7	Bright
2	4.8	Bright
3	4.8	Bright
4	4.8	Bright
5	4.9	Bright
6	4.9	Bright
7	5.0	Bright
8	5.0	Bright
9	5.0	Bright
10	5.0	Bright
11	5.1	Bright
12	5.1	Bright
13	5.1	Bright
14	5.2	Bright
15	5.2	Bright
16	5.2	Bright
17	5.3	Bright
18	5.3	Bright
19	5.3	Bright
20	5.4	Bright
21	5.4	Bright
22	5.4	Bright
23	5.5	Bright
24	5.5	Bright
25	5.5	Bright
26	5.6	Bright
27	5.6	Bright
28	5.7	Bright
29	5.7	Bright
30	5.8	Bright
31	5.8	Bright

Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Masvingo

In seasonPeak

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

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

Rainy season

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Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is August a good time to visit Masvingo?

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

9.1

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

8.0

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Masvingo in August

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

In August, Masvingo sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Masvingo 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 Masvingo peaks around January 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 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)	16	14	14	10	8	7	7	8	10	12	14	14
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	16	Extreme
Feb	14	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	10	Very high
May	8	Very high
Jun	7	High
Jul	7	Very high
Aug	8	Very high
Sep	10	Very high
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	14	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

Air quality in Masvingo 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 Masvingo is worst in September — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.9× the cleanest month (December, 4 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	6	7	9	10	11	13	17	13	7	4
Level	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	5	Good
Feb	6	Good
Mar	6	Good
Apr	7	Good
May	9	Good
Jun	10	Good
Jul	11	Good
Aug	13	Moderate
Sep	17	Moderate
Oct	13	Moderate
Nov	7	Good
Dec	4	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Masvingo?

Masvingo sits at 20.1°S, 30.8°E, 1,091 m above sea level, in Zimbabwe. The nearest listed city is Zvishavane, 85 km away.

Topography around Masvingo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Masvingo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 72 m around an average of 1,081 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 548 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,028 m.

The land around Masvingo is covered by grassland (41%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, shrubs (45%), trees (26%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and shrubs (39%), trees (24%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km

72 m

grassland 41%

16 km

548 m

shrubs 45%

80 km

1,028 m

shrubs 39%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater

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

August weather nearby: Zvishavane 85 km · Shurugwi 96 km · Gweru 126 km · Chiredzi 140 km · Redcliff 158 km · Kwekwe 165 km · Chipinge 188 km · Gwanda 213 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 Masvingo (-20.0637°, 30.8277°, elevation 1,091 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	23	9
2	23	9
3	23	9
4	23	10
5	24	10
6	24	10
7	24	10
8	24	10
9	24	10
10	24	10
11	24	10
12	24	10
13	25	11
14	25	11
15	25	11
16	25	11
17	25	11
18	25	11
19	25	11
20	25	11
21	26	11
22	26	11
23	26	12
24	26	12
25	26	12
26	26	12
27	26	12
28	26	12
29	26	12
30	27	12
31	27	12

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	81	19
2	82	18
3	83	17
4	83	17
5	83	17
6	83	17
7	84	16
8	84	16
9	84	16
10	85	15
11	85	15
12	86	14
13	86	14
14	87	13
15	86	14
16	86	14
17	87	13
18	87	13
19	87	13
20	88	12
21	88	12
22	88	12
23	89	11
24	89	11
25	89	11
26	89	11
27	89	11
28	89	11
29	90	10
30	90	10
31	90	10

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	98	2
29	98	2
30	97	3
31	97	3

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	81	19
2	82	18
3	83	17
4	83	17
5	83	17
6	83	17
7	84	16
8	84	16
9	84	16
10	85	15
11	85	15
12	86	14
13	86	14
14	87	13
15	86	14
16	86	14
17	87	13
18	87	13
19	87	13
20	88	12
21	88	12
22	88	12
23	89	11
24	89	11
25	89	11
26	89	11
27	89	11
28	89	11
29	90	10
30	90	10
31	90	10

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	98	2
29	98	2
30	97	3
31	97	3

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	81	19
2	82	18
3	83	17
4	83	17
5	83	17
6	83	17
7	84	16
8	84	16
9	84	16
10	85	15
11	85	15
12	86	14
13	86	14
14	87	13
15	86	14
16	86	14
17	87	13
18	87	13
19	87	13
20	88	12
21	88	12
22	88	12
23	89	11
24	89	11
25	89	11
26	89	11
27	89	11
28	89	11
29	90	10
30	90	10
31	90	10

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	98	2
29	98	2
30	97	3
31	97	3