Ruwa weather in July

In July, Ruwa sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.2 wet days and about 11 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 54 min at the start of July to 11 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Ruwa's 4th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ruwa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.2 wet days
Daylight
11 hours
6:30 AM – 5:31 PM
Cloud cover
26%
4th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
4.75 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.5
out of 10

Ruwa is town in Harare Province, Zimbabwe.

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

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.

A typical July day in Ruwa reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and about 3°C cooler than August.

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Ruwa weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 17°20619.7135.2
Feb25° / 16°13814.312.65.8
Mar25° / 15°9311.612.16.6
Apr24° / 13°345.411.68.0
May23° / 10°81.611.28.6
Jun21° / 20.710.98.5
Jul20° / 10.2118.5
Aug23° / 10°10.311.49.2
Sep27° / 13°40.811.98.7
Oct28° / 15°315.512.47.5
Nov27° / 16°1001312.86.1
Dec25° / 16°19319.613.15.2

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 16%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Ruwa gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.2 wet days in July. 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.

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Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Wind in July

Winds average 11 km/h in July.

Across July, 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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in July

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Daylight runs from about 10 h 54 min at the start of July to 11 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 18 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 6:30 AM to 6:26 AM, and sunset from 5:27 PM to 5:36 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
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511.06:305:28
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2711.16:275:35
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Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 4.75 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 — July's 4.75 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Ruwa

In seasonPeak

None of Ruwa's seasonal hazards are active in July. 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
Jan
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Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
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Sep
Oct
Nov
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Is July a good time to visit Ruwa?

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

8.5
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
4.7
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

July is one of the better times to visit Ruwa for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Ruwa in July

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

In July, Ruwa sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and sun protection.

a warm layersun protection

UV index in Ruwa in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 8 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeJan 16UV 16Jun 20UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep10Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Ruwa in July

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModeratePoorModerateGoodAug 1941 µg/m³Jan 110 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb13Moderate
Mar14Moderate
Apr19Moderate
May27Moderate
Jun30Moderate
Jul37Poor
Aug41Poor
Sep39Poor
Oct28Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec10Good
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.

MaronderaNortonBindura

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
16 km
319 m
80 km
860 m
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July 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
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 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).