Ruwa weather in August

In August, Ruwa sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.3 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 25°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 78% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 12 min at the start of August to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Ruwa's 1st-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ruwa's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 23°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 10°; 3rd coldest
Rainfall: 1 mm; 0.3 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 24 min; 6:17 AM – 5:41 PM
Cloud cover: 20%; 1st clearest
Wind: 11 km/h; 3rd windiest
Solar energy: 5.71 kWh/m²
Travel score: 9.2; out of 10

Ruwa is town in Harare Province, Zimbabwe.

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

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Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 25°C by the end.

A typical August day in Ruwa reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 3°C warmer than July and about 3°C cooler than September.

	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	31
Avg high (°C)	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	25	25	25	25	25	25
Avg low (°C)	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	22	8
2	22	8
3	22	9
4	22	9
5	22	9
6	22	9
7	22	9
8	22	9
9	23	9
10	23	9
11	23	9
12	23	9
13	23	9
14	23	9
15	23	9
16	23	10
17	24	10
18	24	10
19	24	10
20	24	10
21	24	10
22	24	10
23	24	10
24	24	10
25	24	10
26	25	10
27	25	10
28	25	11
29	25	11
30	25	11
31	25	11

Ruwa weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 9th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	25° / 17°	206	19.7	13	5.2
Feb	25° / 16°	138	14.3	12.6	5.8
Mar	25° / 15°	93	11.6	12.1	6.6
Apr	24° / 13°	34	5.4	11.6	8.0
May	23° / 10°	8	1.6	11.2	8.6
Jun	21° / 8°	2	0.7	10.9	8.5
Jul	20° / 8°	1	0.2	11	8.5
Aug	23° / 10°	1	0.3	11.4	9.2
Sep	27° / 13°	4	0.8	11.9	8.7
Oct	28° / 15°	31	5.5	12.4	7.5
Nov	27° / 16°	100	13	12.8	6.1
Dec	25° / 16°	193	19.6	13.1	5.2

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 78% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 10%. Skies tend to open up 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	31
Clearer (%)	87	87	87	87	88	89	89	89	90	90	90	90	90	90	89	89	89	90	90	89	89	89	90	90	91	91	92	92	93	93	94
Cloudier (%)	13	13	13	13	12	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	10	10	11	11	11	10	10	9	9	8	8	7	7	6

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	87	13
2	87	13
3	87	13
4	87	13
5	88	12
6	89	11
7	89	11
8	89	11
9	90	10
10	90	10
11	90	10
12	90	10
13	90	10
14	90	10
15	89	11
16	89	11
17	89	11
18	90	10
19	90	10
20	89	11
21	89	11
22	89	11
23	90	10
24	90	10
25	91	9
26	91	9
27	92	8
28	92	8
29	93	7
30	93	7
31	94	6

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Ruwa gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.3 wet days in August, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 1% and peaks near 2% on the wettest days.

	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	31
Rain chance (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	1
14	1
15	1
16	1
17	1
18	1
19	1
20	1
21	1
22	2
23	2
24	2
25	2
26	2
27	1
28	1
29	1
30	1
31	1

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the dry band about 100% 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	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

Wind in August

Winds average 11 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 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	31
Wind speed (km/h)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
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	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	11	calm
2	11	calm
3	11	calm
4	11	calm
5	11	calm
6	11	calm
7	11	calm
8	11	calm
9	11	calm
10	11	calm
11	11	calm
12	11	calm
13	11	calm
14	11	calm
15	11	calm
16	11	calm
17	11	calm
18	11	calm
19	11	calm
20	11	calm
21	11	calm
22	11	calm
23	11	calm
24	11	calm
25	11	calm
26	11	calm
27	11	calm
28	11	calm
29	11	calm
30	11	calm
31	11	calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 24 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:25 AM to 6:06 AM, and sunset from 5:37 PM to 5:44 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	31
Daylight (h)	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6
Sunrise (AM)	6:25	6:25	6:25	6:24	6:24	6:23	6:23	6:22	6:22	6:21	6:20	6:20	6:19	6:19	6:18	6:17	6:17	6:16	6:15	6:15	6:14	6:13	6:12	6:12	6:11	6:10	6:09	6:09	6:08	6:07	6:06
Sunset (PM)	5:37	5:37	5:37	5:38	5:38	5:38	5:38	5:39	5:39	5:39	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40	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	5:43	5:44	5:44	5:44

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.2	6:25	5:37
2	11.2	6:25	5:37
3	11.2	6:25	5:37
4	11.2	6:24	5:38
5	11.2	6:24	5:38
6	11.2	6:23	5:38
7	11.3	6:23	5:38
8	11.3	6:22	5:39
9	11.3	6:22	5:39
10	11.3	6:21	5:39
11	11.3	6:20	5:40
12	11.3	6:20	5:40
13	11.3	6:19	5:40
14	11.4	6:19	5:40
15	11.4	6:18	5:41
16	11.4	6:17	5:41
17	11.4	6:17	5:41
18	11.4	6:16	5:41
19	11.4	6:15	5:42
20	11.5	6:15	5:42
21	11.5	6:14	5:42
22	11.5	6:13	5:42
23	11.5	6:12	5:42
24	11.5	6:12	5:43
25	11.5	6:11	5:43
26	11.5	6:10	5:43
27	11.6	6:09	5:43
28	11.6	6:09	5:43
29	11.6	6:08	5:44
30	11.6	6:07	5:44
31	11.6	6:06	5:44

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.71 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.64 kWh/m² to a high of 7.01 kWh/m² in October across the year — August's 5.71 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	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	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.9	5.9	5.9	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.1	6.1	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.3
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.2	Bright
2	5.2	Bright
3	5.2	Bright
4	5.3	Bright
5	5.3	Bright
6	5.3	Bright
7	5.4	Bright
8	5.4	Bright
9	5.5	Bright
10	5.5	Bright
11	5.5	Bright
12	5.6	Bright
13	5.6	Bright
14	5.7	Bright
15	5.7	Bright
16	5.7	Bright
17	5.8	Bright
18	5.8	Bright
19	5.8	Bright
20	5.9	Bright
21	5.9	Bright
22	5.9	Bright
23	6.0	Bright
24	6.0	Intense
25	6.0	Intense
26	6.1	Intense
27	6.1	Intense
28	6.2	Intense
29	6.2	Intense
30	6.2	Intense
31	6.3	Intense

Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Ruwa

In seasonPeak

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

Ruwa's monsoon runs November–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon

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Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is August a good time to visit Ruwa?

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

9.2

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

7.2

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Ruwa in August

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

In August, Ruwa sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

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UV index in Ruwa in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August 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 Ruwa peaks around January 16 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 8 (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	8	8	9	10	11	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	8	Very high
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	10	Extreme
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	14	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

Air quality in Ruwa in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where August falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Ruwa is worst in August — around 41 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.2× the cleanest month (January, 10 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)	10	13	14	19	27	30	37	41	39	28	14	10
Level	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	10	Good
Feb	13	Moderate
Mar	14	Moderate
Apr	19	Moderate
May	27	Moderate
Jun	30	Moderate
Jul	37	Poor
Aug	41	Poor
Sep	39	Poor
Oct	28	Moderate
Nov	14	Moderate
Dec	10	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Ruwa?

Ruwa sits at 17.9°S, 31.2°E, 1,562 m above sea level, in Zimbabwe. The nearest listed city is Epworth, 10 km away.

Topography around Ruwa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ruwa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 77 m around an average of 1,545 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 319 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 860 m.

The land around Ruwa is covered by artificial surfaces (30%), grassland (28%) and cropland (27%) within 3 km, grassland (32%) and cropland (25%) within 16 km, and grassland (41%) and cropland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km

77 m

artificial surfaces 30%

16 km

319 m

grassland 32%

80 km

860 m

grassland 41%

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← July Ruwa year-round climate September →Best places to visit in August

August weather nearby: Epworth 10 km · Harare 21 km · Chitungwiza 23 km · Mount Hampden 36 km · Harare Western Suburbs 39 km · Marondera 46 km · Norton 58 km · Bindura 66 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 Ruwa (-17.8897°, 31.2447°, elevation 1,562 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	22	8
2	22	8
3	22	9
4	22	9
5	22	9
6	22	9
7	22	9
8	22	9
9	23	9
10	23	9
11	23	9
12	23	9
13	23	9
14	23	9
15	23	9
16	23	10
17	24	10
18	24	10
19	24	10
20	24	10
21	24	10
22	24	10
23	24	10
24	24	10
25	24	10
26	25	10
27	25	10
28	25	11
29	25	11
30	25	11
31	25	11

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	87	13
2	87	13
3	87	13
4	87	13
5	88	12
6	89	11
7	89	11
8	89	11
9	90	10
10	90	10
11	90	10
12	90	10
13	90	10
14	90	10
15	89	11
16	89	11
17	89	11
18	90	10
19	90	10
20	89	11
21	89	11
22	89	11
23	90	10
24	90	10
25	91	9
26	91	9
27	92	8
28	92	8
29	93	7
30	93	7
31	94	6

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	1
14	1
15	1
16	1
17	1
18	1
19	1
20	1
21	1
22	2
23	2
24	2
25	2
26	2
27	1
28	1
29	1
30	1
31	1

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	22	8
2	22	8
3	22	9
4	22	9
5	22	9
6	22	9
7	22	9
8	22	9
9	23	9
10	23	9
11	23	9
12	23	9
13	23	9
14	23	9
15	23	9
16	23	10
17	24	10
18	24	10
19	24	10
20	24	10
21	24	10
22	24	10
23	24	10
24	24	10
25	24	10
26	25	10
27	25	10
28	25	11
29	25	11
30	25	11
31	25	11

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	87	13
2	87	13
3	87	13
4	87	13
5	88	12
6	89	11
7	89	11
8	89	11
9	90	10
10	90	10
11	90	10
12	90	10
13	90	10
14	90	10
15	89	11
16	89	11
17	89	11
18	90	10
19	90	10
20	89	11
21	89	11
22	89	11
23	90	10
24	90	10
25	91	9
26	91	9
27	92	8
28	92	8
29	93	7
30	93	7
31	94	6

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	1
14	1
15	1
16	1
17	1
18	1
19	1
20	1
21	1
22	2
23	2
24	2
25	2
26	2
27	1
28	1
29	1
30	1
31	1

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	22	8
2	22	8
3	22	9
4	22	9
5	22	9
6	22	9
7	22	9
8	22	9
9	23	9
10	23	9
11	23	9
12	23	9
13	23	9
14	23	9
15	23	9
16	23	10
17	24	10
18	24	10
19	24	10
20	24	10
21	24	10
22	24	10
23	24	10
24	24	10
25	24	10
26	25	10
27	25	10
28	25	11
29	25	11
30	25	11
31	25	11

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	87	13
2	87	13
3	87	13
4	87	13
5	88	12
6	89	11
7	89	11
8	89	11
9	90	10
10	90	10
11	90	10
12	90	10
13	90	10
14	90	10
15	89	11
16	89	11
17	89	11
18	90	10
19	90	10
20	89	11
21	89	11
22	89	11
23	90	10
24	90	10
25	91	9
26	91	9
27	92	8
28	92	8
29	93	7
30	93	7
31	94	6

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	1
14	1
15	1
16	1
17	1
18	1
19	1
20	1
21	1
22	2
23	2
24	2
25	2
26	2
27	1
28	1
29	1
30	1
31	1

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100