Rusape weather in May

In May, Rusape sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 11 mm of rain across 2 wet days and about 11.1 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 18 min at the start of May to 11 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Rusape's 5th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Rusape's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
10th warmest
Overnight low
10°
4th coldest
Rainfall
11 mm
2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 06 min
6:14 AM – 5:22 PM
Cloud cover
30%
5th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.93 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.4
out of 10

Rusape is human settlement.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.

A typical May day in Rusape reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 2°C cooler than April and about 2°C warmer than June.

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

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 10th-warmest and 8th-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 May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

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

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 17%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18317
28416
38416
48416
58416
68515
78515
88515
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318317

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Rusape gets around 11 mm of rain over 2 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 7% and peaks near 10% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
110
29
39
49
58
68
78
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315

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the dry band about 96% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
184142
286131
387121
489101
59091
69280
79370
89460
99550
109550
119640
129640
139640
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3110000

Wind in May

Winds average 8 km/h in May, the calmest month.

Across May, 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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
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278calm
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298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 18 min at the start of May to 11 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:09 AM to 6:20 AM, and sunset from 5:29 PM to 5:18 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.36:095:29
211.36:095:28
311.36:095:28
411.36:105:27
511.36:105:27
611.36:105:26
711.26:115:26
811.26:115:25
911.26:115:25
1011.26:125:24
1111.26:125:24
1211.26:125:23
1311.26:135:23
1411.26:135:22
1511.16:135:22
1611.16:145:22
1711.16:145:21
1811.16:155:21
1911.16:155:21
2011.16:155:20
2111.16:165:20
2211.16:165:20
2311.16:165:20
2411.06:175:19
2511.06:175:19
2611.06:185:19
2711.06:185:19
2811.06:185:19
2911.06:195:18
3011.06:195:18
3111.06:205:18

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.93 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 — May's 4.93 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
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45.2Bright
55.2Bright
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95.1Bright
105.1Bright
115.1Bright
125.0Bright
135.0Bright
145.0Bright
154.9Bright
164.9Bright
174.9Bright
184.8Bright
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Rusape

In seasonPeak

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

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 May a good time to visit Rusape?

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

8.4
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
5.5
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

May is one of the better times to visit Rusape for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Rusape in May

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

In May, Rusape sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: sun protection.

sun protection

UV index in Rusape in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May 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 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 May

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where May 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
May 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).