Rusape weather in November

In November, Rusape sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 113 mm of rain across 13 wet days and about 12.9 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 27°C in the first days to 25°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in November, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 42 min at the start of November to 13 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Rusape's 8th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Rusape's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 26°; 2nd warmest
Overnight low: 16°; 9th coldest
Rainfall: 113 mm; 13 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 54 min; 5:10 AM – 6:03 PM
Cloud cover: 55%; 8th clearest
Wind: 10 km/h; 4th windiest
Solar energy: 6.65 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.2; out of 10

Rusape is human settlement.

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

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Temperature in November

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 27°C in the first days to 25°C by the end.

A typical November day in Rusape reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs on par with October and about 1°C warmer than December.

	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)	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	25	25	25
Avg low (°C)	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16

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

Rusape weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	25° / 16°	193	18.6	13	5.4
Feb	25° / 16°	136	14.3	12.6	5.9
Mar	24° / 15°	93	12.4	12.1	6.7
Apr	23° / 13°	37	5.4	11.6	7.9
May	22° / 10°	11	2	11.1	8.4
Jun	20° / 8°	4	1	10.9	8.1
Jul	19° / 7°	3	1.1	11	8.0
Aug	22° / 9°	2	0.5	11.4	9.0
Sep	26° / 12°	7	1.3	11.9	8.9
Oct	27° / 14°	32	5.4	12.4	7.7
Nov	26° / 16°	113	13	12.9	6.2
Dec	25° / 16°	201	18.7	13.1	5.4

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 46%. 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 (%)	73	71	71	69	69	68	66	66	63	62	60	58	56	54	53	50	48	47	45	44	44	44	42	42	42	43	43	44	45	45
Cloudier (%)	27	29	29	31	31	32	34	34	37	38	40	42	44	46	47	50	52	53	55	56	56	56	58	58	58	57	57	56	55	55

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	73	27
2	71	29
3	71	29
4	69	31
5	69	31
6	68	32
7	66	34
8	66	34
9	63	37
10	62	38
11	60	40
12	58	42
13	56	44
14	54	46
15	53	47
16	50	50
17	48	52
18	47	53
19	45	55
20	44	56
21	44	56
22	44	56
23	42	58
24	42	58
25	42	58
26	43	57
27	43	57
28	44	56
29	45	55
30	45	55

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Rusape gets around 113 mm of rain over 13 wet days in November. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 43% and peaks near 52% 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 (%)	26	27	28	29	30	31	33	34	36	38	40	41	43	45	46	48	49	50	51	52	52	52	52	52	52	52	51	51	51	51

	Rain chance (%)
1	26
2	27
3	28
4	29
5	30
6	31
7	33
8	34
9	36
10	38
11	40
12	41
13	43
14	45
15	46
16	48
17	49
18	50
19	51
20	52
21	52
22	52
23	52
24	52
25	52
26	52
27	51
28	51
29	51
30	51

Humidity in November

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, November lands in the dry band about 40% 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 (%)	66	64	63	61	60	57	55	53	51	48	46	43	41	39	37	35	33	32	30	29	28	27	27	26	26	26	26	25	25	25
Comfortable (%)	31	32	33	34	34	35	36	36	37	38	38	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	38	38	38	38	37	37	37	37	36	36	36	36
Humid (%)	3	4	4	5	6	8	9	11	12	14	16	17	19	21	23	25	27	29	31	33	34	35	36	36	37	37	38	38	39	39

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	66	31	3
2	64	32	4
3	63	33	4
4	61	34	5
5	60	34	6
6	57	35	8
7	55	36	9
8	53	36	11
9	51	37	12
10	48	38	14
11	46	38	16
12	43	39	17
13	41	39	19
14	39	39	21
15	37	39	23
16	35	39	25
17	33	39	27
18	32	39	29
19	30	38	31
20	29	38	33
21	28	38	34
22	27	38	35
23	27	37	36
24	26	37	36
25	26	37	37
26	26	37	37
27	26	36	38
28	25	36	38
29	25	36	39
30	25	36	39

Wind in November

Winds average 10 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 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)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	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	10	calm
2	10	calm
3	10	calm
4	10	calm
5	10	calm
6	10	calm
7	10	calm
8	10	calm
9	10	calm
10	10	calm
11	10	calm
12	10	calm
13	10	calm
14	10	calm
15	10	calm
16	10	calm
17	10	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 November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 42 min at the start of November to 13 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 18 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 5:14 AM to 5:10 AM, and sunset from 5:56 PM to 6:12 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)	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.0
Sunrise (AM)	5:14	5:14	5:14	5:13	5:13	5:13	5:12	5:12	5:12	5:11	5:11	5:11	5:11	5:10	5:10	5:10	5:10	5:10	5:10	5:10	5:10	5:10	5:10	5:10	5:10	5:10	5:10	5:10	5:10	5:10
Sunset (PM)	5:56	5:56	5:57	5:57	5:58	5:58	5:59	5:59	6:00	6:00	6:01	6:01	6:02	6:02	6:03	6:03	6:04	6:05	6:05	6:06	6:06	6:07	6:07	6:08	6:09	6:09	6:10	6:10	6:11	6:12

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.7	5:14	5:56
2	12.7	5:14	5:56
3	12.7	5:14	5:57
4	12.7	5:13	5:57
5	12.7	5:13	5:58
6	12.8	5:13	5:58
7	12.8	5:12	5:59
8	12.8	5:12	5:59
9	12.8	5:12	6:00
10	12.8	5:11	6:00
11	12.8	5:11	6:01
12	12.8	5:11	6:01
13	12.9	5:11	6:02
14	12.9	5:10	6:02
15	12.9	5:10	6:03
16	12.9	5:10	6:03
17	12.9	5:10	6:04
18	12.9	5:10	6:05
19	12.9	5:10	6:05
20	12.9	5:10	6:06
21	12.9	5:10	6:06
22	13.0	5:10	6:07
23	13.0	5:10	6:07
24	13.0	5:10	6:08
25	13.0	5:10	6:09
26	13.0	5:10	6:09
27	13.0	5:10	6:10
28	13.0	5:10	6:10
29	13.0	5:10	6:11
30	13.0	5:10	6:12

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 6.65 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 — November's 6.65 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)	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.0	6.9	6.9	6.9	6.8	6.8	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.6	6.6	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	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	7.0	Intense
2	7.0	Intense
3	7.0	Intense
4	7.0	Intense
5	7.0	Intense
6	7.0	Intense
7	7.0	Intense
8	6.9	Intense
9	6.9	Intense
10	6.9	Intense
11	6.8	Intense
12	6.8	Intense
13	6.7	Intense
14	6.7	Intense
15	6.7	Intense
16	6.6	Intense
17	6.6	Intense
18	6.5	Intense
19	6.5	Intense
20	6.5	Intense
21	6.4	Intense
22	6.4	Intense
23	6.4	Intense
24	6.4	Intense
25	6.4	Intense
26	6.4	Intense
27	6.3	Intense
28	6.3	Intense
29	6.3	Intense
30	6.3	Intense

Planning a trip in November

Hazard calendar for Rusape

In seasonPeak

In November, 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 November a good time to visit Rusape?

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

6.2

Sightseeing

9th-best month of the year

6.1

Beach & pool

5th-best month of the year

November is a reasonable time to visit Rusape for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Rusape in November

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

In November, Rusape sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 16°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothesrain gear

UV index in Rusape in November

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in November peaks around 14 (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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	16	14	14	11	9	7	8	9	10	12	14	14
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	16	Extreme
Feb	14	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	11	Extreme
May	9	Very high
Jun	7	Very high
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	10	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	14	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

Air quality in Rusape in November

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	6	8	8	11	15	17	22	33	46	30	12	6
Level	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	6	Good
Feb	8	Good
Mar	8	Good
Apr	11	Good
May	15	Moderate
Jun	17	Moderate
Jul	22	Moderate
Aug	33	Moderate
Sep	46	Poor
Oct	30	Moderate
Nov	12	Moderate
Dec	6	Good

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.

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

grassland 38%

16 km

467 m

grassland 33%

80 km

1,843 m

shrubs 33%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater

← October Rusape year-round climate December →Best places to visit in November

November 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

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).

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	73	27
2	71	29
3	71	29
4	69	31
5	69	31
6	68	32
7	66	34
8	66	34
9	63	37
10	62	38
11	60	40
12	58	42
13	56	44
14	54	46
15	53	47
16	50	50
17	48	52
18	47	53
19	45	55
20	44	56
21	44	56
22	44	56
23	42	58
24	42	58
25	42	58
26	43	57
27	43	57
28	44	56
29	45	55
30	45	55

	Rain chance (%)
1	26
2	27
3	28
4	29
5	30
6	31
7	33
8	34
9	36
10	38
11	40
12	41
13	43
14	45
15	46
16	48
17	49
18	50
19	51
20	52
21	52
22	52
23	52
24	52
25	52
26	52
27	51
28	51
29	51
30	51

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	66	31	3
2	64	32	4
3	63	33	4
4	61	34	5
5	60	34	6
6	57	35	8
7	55	36	9
8	53	36	11
9	51	37	12
10	48	38	14
11	46	38	16
12	43	39	17
13	41	39	19
14	39	39	21
15	37	39	23
16	35	39	25
17	33	39	27
18	32	39	29
19	30	38	31
20	29	38	33
21	28	38	34
22	27	38	35
23	27	37	36
24	26	37	36
25	26	37	37
26	26	37	37
27	26	36	38
28	25	36	38
29	25	36	39
30	25	36	39

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	73	27
2	71	29
3	71	29
4	69	31
5	69	31
6	68	32
7	66	34
8	66	34
9	63	37
10	62	38
11	60	40
12	58	42
13	56	44
14	54	46
15	53	47
16	50	50
17	48	52
18	47	53
19	45	55
20	44	56
21	44	56
22	44	56
23	42	58
24	42	58
25	42	58
26	43	57
27	43	57
28	44	56
29	45	55
30	45	55

	Rain chance (%)
1	26
2	27
3	28
4	29
5	30
6	31
7	33
8	34
9	36
10	38
11	40
12	41
13	43
14	45
15	46
16	48
17	49
18	50
19	51
20	52
21	52
22	52
23	52
24	52
25	52
26	52
27	51
28	51
29	51
30	51

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	66	31	3
2	64	32	4
3	63	33	4
4	61	34	5
5	60	34	6
6	57	35	8
7	55	36	9
8	53	36	11
9	51	37	12
10	48	38	14
11	46	38	16
12	43	39	17
13	41	39	19
14	39	39	21
15	37	39	23
16	35	39	25
17	33	39	27
18	32	39	29
19	30	38	31
20	29	38	33
21	28	38	34
22	27	38	35
23	27	37	36
24	26	37	36
25	26	37	37
26	26	37	37
27	26	36	38
28	25	36	38
29	25	36	39
30	25	36	39

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	73	27
2	71	29
3	71	29
4	69	31
5	69	31
6	68	32
7	66	34
8	66	34
9	63	37
10	62	38
11	60	40
12	58	42
13	56	44
14	54	46
15	53	47
16	50	50
17	48	52
18	47	53
19	45	55
20	44	56
21	44	56
22	44	56
23	42	58
24	42	58
25	42	58
26	43	57
27	43	57
28	44	56
29	45	55
30	45	55

	Rain chance (%)
1	26
2	27
3	28
4	29
5	30
6	31
7	33
8	34
9	36
10	38
11	40
12	41
13	43
14	45
15	46
16	48
17	49
18	50
19	51
20	52
21	52
22	52
23	52
24	52
25	52
26	52
27	51
28	51
29	51
30	51

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	66	31	3
2	64	32	4
3	63	33	4
4	61	34	5
5	60	34	6
6	57	35	8
7	55	36	9
8	53	36	11
9	51	37	12
10	48	38	14
11	46	38	16
12	43	39	17
13	41	39	19
14	39	39	21
15	37	39	23
16	35	39	25
17	33	39	27
18	32	39	29
19	30	38	31
20	29	38	33
21	28	38	34
22	27	38	35
23	27	37	36
24	26	37	36
25	26	37	37
26	26	37	37
27	26	36	38
28	25	36	38
29	25	36	39
30	25	36	39