Mutare weather in September

In September, Mutare sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 15 mm of rain across 3.7 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 26°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 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Mutare's 2nd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mutare's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 26°; 7th warmest
Overnight low: 13°; 5th coldest
Rainfall: 15 mm; 3.7 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 54 min; 5:47 AM – 5:40 PM
Cloud cover: 24%; 2nd clearest
Wind: 9 km/h; 2nd windiest
Solar energy: 6.19 kWh/m²
Travel score: 8.4; out of 10

Mutare is city in Zimbabwe.

Founded: 1897

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 25°C in the first days to 26°C by the end.

A typical September day in Mutare reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 3°C warmer than August and about 1°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)	24	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	27
Avg low (°C)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14

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

Mutare weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 7th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	27° / 18°	201	18.7	13	5.2
Feb	26° / 18°	146	15.8	12.6	5.5
Mar	26° / 17°	103	13.4	12.1	6.3
Apr	24° / 15°	41	7.5	11.6	7.7
May	23° / 12°	13	2.8	11.1	8.5
Jun	21° / 10°	7	2.2	10.9	8.2
Jul	21° / 10°	9	2.3	11	8.1
Aug	23° / 11°	6	2	11.4	8.8
Sep	26° / 13°	15	3.7	11.9	8.4
Oct	27° / 15°	35	6.5	12.4	7.5
Nov	27° / 17°	107	13.1	12.9	6.1
Dec	26° / 18°	203	18.6	13.1	5.3

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 10% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 15%. 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 (%)	88	89	89	89	89	87	87	87	87	86	86	85	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	83	84	84	83	83	83	83	82	82
Cloudier (%)	12	11	11	11	11	13	13	13	13	14	14	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	16	16	17	17	17	17	18	18

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

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Mutare gets around 15 mm of rain over 3.7 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 12% and peaks near 16% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	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 (%)	7	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	10	10	10	11	11	12	12	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	16	16	16

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

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 76% 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 (%)	91	90	90	89	89	88	87	87	86	84	83	82	81	79	78	77	75	74	72	70	69	67	66	64	63	61	60	59	59	57
Comfortable (%)	9	10	10	11	11	12	13	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	33	33	34
Humid (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	5	5	6	6	7	7	8	8	9

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	91	9	0
2	90	10	0
3	90	10	0
4	89	11	0
5	89	11	0
6	88	12	0
7	87	13	0
8	87	13	0
9	86	14	0
10	84	15	1
11	83	16	1
12	82	17	1
13	81	18	1
14	79	19	2
15	78	20	2
16	77	21	2
17	75	22	3
18	74	23	3
19	72	25	3
20	70	26	4
21	69	27	4
22	67	28	5
23	66	29	5
24	64	30	6
25	63	31	6
26	61	32	7
27	60	33	7
28	59	33	8
29	59	33	8
30	57	34	9

Wind in September

Winds average 9 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 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)	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
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

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

Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min at the start of September to 12 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 36 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 6:00 AM to 5:34 AM, and sunset from 5:38 PM to 5:43 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)	11.6	11.6	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	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	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.2
Sunrise (AM)	6:00	6:00	5:59	5:58	5:57	5:56	5:55	5:54	5:53	5:52	5:51	5:51	5:50	5:49	5:48	5:47	5:46	5:45	5:44	5:43	5:42	5:41	5:40	5:39	5:39	5:38	5:37	5:36	5:35	5:34
Sunset (PM)	5:38	5:38	5:38	5:38	5:38	5:39	5:39	5:39	5:39	5:39	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:43

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.6	6:00	5:38
2	11.6	6:00	5:38
3	11.7	5:59	5:38
4	11.7	5:58	5:38
5	11.7	5:57	5:38
6	11.7	5:56	5:39
7	11.7	5:55	5:39
8	11.7	5:54	5:39
9	11.8	5:53	5:39
10	11.8	5:52	5:39
11	11.8	5:51	5:40
12	11.8	5:51	5:40
13	11.8	5:50	5:40
14	11.9	5:49	5:40
15	11.9	5:48	5:40
16	11.9	5:47	5:40
17	11.9	5:46	5:41
18	11.9	5:45	5:41
19	11.9	5:44	5:41
20	12.0	5:43	5:41
21	12.0	5:42	5:41
22	12.0	5:41	5:42
23	12.0	5:40	5:42
24	12.0	5:39	5:42
25	12.1	5:39	5:42
26	12.1	5:38	5:42
27	12.1	5:37	5:43
28	12.1	5:36	5:43
29	12.1	5:35	5:43
30	12.2	5:34	5:43

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 6.19 kWh/m².

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 — September's 6.19 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)	5.8	5.9	5.9	5.9	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.5	6.5
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	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	5.8	Bright
2	5.9	Bright
3	5.9	Bright
4	5.9	Bright
5	6.0	Bright
6	6.0	Bright
7	6.0	Intense
8	6.0	Intense
9	6.1	Intense
10	6.1	Intense
11	6.1	Intense
12	6.1	Intense
13	6.2	Intense
14	6.2	Intense
15	6.2	Intense
16	6.2	Intense
17	6.3	Intense
18	6.3	Intense
19	6.3	Intense
20	6.3	Intense
21	6.3	Intense
22	6.3	Intense
23	6.4	Intense
24	6.4	Intense
25	6.4	Intense
26	6.4	Intense
27	6.4	Intense
28	6.4	Intense
29	6.5	Intense
30	6.5	Intense

Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Mutare

In seasonPeak

None of Mutare's seasonal hazards are active in September. 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 September a good time to visit Mutare?

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

8.4

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

7.8

Beach & pool

1st-best month of the year

September 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 September

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

In September, Mutare sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 13°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 4 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Mutare in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 9 (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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	15	14	14	10	9	7	8	9	9	13	14	14
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	15	Extreme
Feb	14	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	10	Extreme
May	9	Very high
Jun	7	High
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	9	Very high
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	14	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

Air quality in Mutare 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 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).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	7	8	9	10	14	16	24	53	102	55	13	7
Level	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Moderate	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	7	Good
Feb	8	Good
Mar	9	Good
Apr	10	Good
May	14	Moderate
Jun	16	Moderate
Jul	24	Moderate
Aug	53	Poor
Sep	102	Unhealthy
Oct	55	Unhealthy
Nov	13	Moderate
Dec	7	Good

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.

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

trees 45%

16 km

1,132 m

trees 39%

80 km

2,118 m

trees 33%

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

September 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

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).

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

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

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	91	9	0
2	90	10	0
3	90	10	0
4	89	11	0
5	89	11	0
6	88	12	0
7	87	13	0
8	87	13	0
9	86	14	0
10	84	15	1
11	83	16	1
12	82	17	1
13	81	18	1
14	79	19	2
15	78	20	2
16	77	21	2
17	75	22	3
18	74	23	3
19	72	25	3
20	70	26	4
21	69	27	4
22	67	28	5
23	66	29	5
24	64	30	6
25	63	31	6
26	61	32	7
27	60	33	7
28	59	33	8
29	59	33	8
30	57	34	9

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

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

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	91	9	0
2	90	10	0
3	90	10	0
4	89	11	0
5	89	11	0
6	88	12	0
7	87	13	0
8	87	13	0
9	86	14	0
10	84	15	1
11	83	16	1
12	82	17	1
13	81	18	1
14	79	19	2
15	78	20	2
16	77	21	2
17	75	22	3
18	74	23	3
19	72	25	3
20	70	26	4
21	69	27	4
22	67	28	5
23	66	29	5
24	64	30	6
25	63	31	6
26	61	32	7
27	60	33	7
28	59	33	8
29	59	33	8
30	57	34	9

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

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

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	91	9	0
2	90	10	0
3	90	10	0
4	89	11	0
5	89	11	0
6	88	12	0
7	87	13	0
8	87	13	0
9	86	14	0
10	84	15	1
11	83	16	1
12	82	17	1
13	81	18	1
14	79	19	2
15	78	20	2
16	77	21	2
17	75	22	3
18	74	23	3
19	72	25	3
20	70	26	4
21	69	27	4
22	67	28	5
23	66	29	5
24	64	30	6
25	63	31	6
26	61	32	7
27	60	33	7
28	59	33	8
29	59	33	8
30	57	34	9