Rusape weather in January

In January, Rusape sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 193 mm of rain across 18.6 wet days and about 13 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-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 17% 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 Rusape's 12th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Rusape's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
5th warmest
Overnight low
16°
12th coldest
Rainfall
193 mm
18.6 wet days
Daylight
13 hours
5:31 AM – 6:31 PM
Cloud cover
70%
12th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.99 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.4
out of 10

Rusape is human settlement.

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 Rusape reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 8°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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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12516
22516
32516
42516
52516
62516
72516
82516
92516
102516
112516
122516
132516
142516
152516
162516
172516
182516
192516
202516
212516
222516
232516
242516
252516
262516
272516
282516
292516
302516
312516

Rusape weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 16°19318.6135.4
Feb25° / 16°13614.312.65.9
Mar24° / 15°9312.412.16.7
Apr23° / 13°375.411.67.9
May22° / 10°11211.18.4
Jun20° / 4110.98.1
Jul19° / 31.1118.0
Aug22° / 20.511.49.0
Sep26° / 12°71.311.98.9
Oct27° / 14°325.412.47.7
Nov26° / 16°1131312.96.2
Dec25° / 16°20118.713.15.4

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 63%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13367
23367
33367
43466
53466
63466
73565
83664
93664
103664
113664
123664
133763
143862
153763
163763
173763
183763
193763
203763
213763
223763
233763
243862
253862
263862
273862
283961
293961
304060
314060

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Rusape gets around 193 mm of rain over 18.6 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 60% and peaks near 63% on the wettest days.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
160
260
359
459
558
658
758
858
959
1059
1160
1260
1361
1461
1562
1662
1762
1863
1963
2063
2162
2262
2362
2461
2560
2659
2758
2857
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 58% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1533593
2534583
3634573
4635563
5635554
6635554
7735544
8735544
9734554
10734554
11733555
12733555
13632584
14632584
15632584
16532594
17532594
18532603
19432613
20432613
21432622
22433612
23333622
24334612
25335602
26335602
27336592
28336592
29337573
30337573
31337573

Wind in January

Winds average 9 km/h in January.

Across January, 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
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

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 5:22 AM to 5:40 AM, and sunset from 6:28 PM to 6:30 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.15:226:28
213.15:226:28
313.15:236:28
413.15:236:28
513.15:246:29
613.15:256:29
713.15:256:29
813.15:266:30
913.15:266:30
1013.05:276:30
1113.05:286:30
1213.05:286:30
1313.05:296:30
1413.05:306:31
1513.05:306:31
1613.05:316:31
1713.05:316:31
1813.05:326:31
1913.05:336:31
2013.05:336:31
2113.05:346:31
2212.95:346:31
2312.95:356:31
2412.95:366:31
2512.95:366:31
2612.95:376:31
2712.95:376:31
2812.95:386:30
2912.95:396:30
3012.95:396:30
3112.85:406:30

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.99 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.43 kWh/m² to a high of 7 kWh/m² in October across the year — January's 5.99 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.1Intense
36.1Intense
46.0Intense
56.0Intense
66.0Intense
76.0Intense
86.0Intense
96.0Intense
106.0Intense
116.0Intense
126.0Bright
136.0Bright
146.0Bright
156.0Bright
166.0Bright
176.0Bright
185.9Bright
195.9Bright
206.0Bright
216.0Bright
226.0Bright
236.0Bright
246.0Bright
256.0Bright
266.0Bright
276.0Intense
286.0Intense
296.0Intense
306.0Intense
316.0Intense
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Rusape

In seasonPeak

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

Rusape'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 Rusape?

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
10th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Rusape for sightseeing.

What to pack for Rusape in January

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

In January, Rusape sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 16°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 19 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Rusape 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 Rusape peaks around January 17 at about 16 (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 16Jun 19UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May9Very high
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep10Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Rusape 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 Rusape is worst in September — around 46 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 7.6× the cleanest month (January, 6 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModeratePoorModerateGoodSep 1545 µg/m³Jan 106 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan6Good
Feb8Good
Mar8Good
Apr11Good
May15Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul22Moderate
Aug33Moderate
Sep46Poor
Oct30Moderate
Nov12Moderate
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Rusape?

Rusape sits at 18.5°S, 32.1°E, 1,415 m above sea level, in Zimbabwe. The nearest listed city is Marondera, 72 km away.

MaronderaMutareMachipandaManicaMessicaRuwaCatandicaChitungwiza

Topography around Rusape

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Rusape has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 83 m around an average of 1,409 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 467 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,843 m.

The land around Rusape is covered by grassland (38%) and cropland (31%) within 3 km, grassland (33%), cropland (29%) and shrubs (24%) within 16 km, and shrubs (33%), grassland (24%) and cropland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
83 m
16 km
467 m
80 km
1,843 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Marondera 72 km · Mutare 75 km · Machipanda 82 km · Manica 91 km · Messica 113 km · Ruwa 117 km · Catandica 122 km · Chitungwiza 125 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 Rusape (-18.5279°, 32.1284°, elevation 1,415 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).