Mutare weather in October

In October, Mutare sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 35 mm of rain across 6.5 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% of the time in October, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of October to 12 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Mutare's 6th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mutare's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
15°
7th coldest
Rainfall
35 mm
6.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
5:21 AM – 5:48 PM
Cloud cover
34%
6th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
6.61 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.5
out of 10

Mutare is city in Zimbabwe.

Founded
1897

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 27°C through the month.

A typical October day in Mutare reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 1°C warmer than September and on par with November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Mutare weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 2nd-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 18°20118.7135.2
Feb26° / 18°14615.812.65.5
Mar26° / 17°10313.412.16.3
Apr24° / 15°417.511.67.7
May23° / 12°132.811.18.5
Jun21° / 10°72.210.98.2
Jul21° / 10°92.3118.1
Aug23° / 11°6211.48.8
Sep26° / 13°153.711.98.4
Oct27° / 15°356.512.47.5
Nov27° / 17°10713.112.96.1
Dec26° / 18°20318.613.15.3

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 23%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18218
28218
38020
48020
58020
68020
78020
87921
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Mutare gets around 35 mm of rain over 6.5 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 21% and peaks near 26% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
117
217
317
418
518
618
719
819
919
1019
1120
1220
1320
1421
1521
1621
1722
1822
1922
2023
2123
2223
2323
2424
2524
2624
2724
2824
2925
3025
3126

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the comfortable band about 42% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1573490
25634100
35534110
45435110
55335120
65136130
75036140
84837140
94737150
104538160
114439170
124239181
134140191
143941201
153742211
163543221
173344230
183145240
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212747260
222647260
232548270
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292149281
302149292
312148292

Wind in October

Winds average 9 km/h in October, the windiest month of the year.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
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139calm
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159calm
169calm
179calm
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249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
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309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 min at the start of October to 12 h 42 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 5:33 AM to 5:12 AM, and sunset from 5:43 PM to 5:54 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.25:335:43
212.25:325:44
312.25:315:44
412.25:315:44
512.25:305:44
612.35:295:45
712.35:285:45
812.35:275:45
912.35:265:45
1012.35:265:46
1112.45:255:46
1212.45:245:46
1312.45:235:47
1412.45:235:47
1512.45:225:47
1612.45:215:48
1712.55:205:48
1812.55:205:48
1912.55:195:49
2012.55:185:49
2112.55:185:49
2212.55:175:50
2312.65:175:50
2412.65:165:50
2512.65:155:51
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2712.65:145:52
2812.65:145:52
2912.75:135:53
3012.75:135:53
3112.75:125:54

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 6.61 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.17 kWh/m² to a high of 6.61 kWh/m² in October across the year — October's 6.61 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.5Intense
26.5Intense
36.5Intense
46.5Intense
56.5Intense
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Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Mutare

In seasonPeak

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

Mutare'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 October a good time to visit Mutare?

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

7.5
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
7.5
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Mutare in October

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

In October, Mutare sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 15°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 7 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Mutare in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Mutare peaks around January 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 7 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeJan 17UV 15Jun 19UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr10Extreme
May9Very high
Jun7High
Jul8Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct13Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Mutare 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 Mutare is worst in September — around 102 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 15.6× the cleanest month (January, 7 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateUnhealthyGoodSep 1696 µg/m³Jan 107 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb8Good
Mar9Good
Apr10Good
May14Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug53Poor
Sep102Unhealthy
Oct55Unhealthy
Nov13Moderate
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Mutare?

Mutare sits at 19.0°S, 32.7°E, 1,116 m above sea level, in Zimbabwe. The nearest listed city is Machipanda, 7.0 km away.

RusapeChimanimaniCatandica

Topography around Mutare

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mutare has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 526 m around an average of 1,134 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,132 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,118 m.

The land around Mutare is covered by trees (45%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 3 km, trees (39%) and shrubs (31%) within 16 km, and trees (33%), shrubs (27%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
526 m
16 km
1,132 m
80 km
2,118 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Machipanda 7.0 km · Manica 22 km · Messica 43 km · Rusape 75 km · Chimoio 87 km · Chimanimani 94 km · Gondola 104 km · Catandica 115 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 Mutare (-18.9707°, 32.6709°, elevation 1,116 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).