Ruwa weather in September

In September, Ruwa sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 4 mm of rain across 0.8 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 27°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 75% of the time in September, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 36 min at the start of September to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Ruwa's 2nd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ruwa's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 27°; 3rd warmest
Overnight low: 13°; 5th coldest
Rainfall: 4 mm; 0.8 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 54 min; 5:52 AM – 5:46 PM
Cloud cover: 22%; 2nd clearest
Wind: 12 km/h; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 6.67 kWh/m²
Travel score: 8.7; 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 September

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

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

A typical September day in Ruwa reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 14°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, September runs about 3°C warmer than August and about 1°C cooler than October.

	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)	25	25	25	25	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27
Avg low (°C)	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14

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

Ruwa weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 3rd-warmest and 9th-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 September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 75% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 10%. 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 (%)	94	94	94	94	93	93	93	93	92	91	91	90	90	90	89	89	89	89	89	89	88	87	87	87	87	86	86	86	86	86
Cloudier (%)	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	8	9	9	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	94	6
2	94	6
3	94	6
4	94	6
5	93	7
6	93	7
7	93	7
8	93	7
9	92	8
10	91	9
11	91	9
12	90	10
13	90	10
14	90	10
15	89	11
16	89	11
17	89	11
18	89	11
19	89	11
20	89	11
21	88	12
22	87	13
23	87	13
24	87	13
25	87	13
26	86	14
27	86	14
28	86	14
29	86	14
30	86	14

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Ruwa gets around 4 mm of rain over 0.8 wet days in September. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 3% and peaks near 8% 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
Rain chance (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	5	5	6	6	7	7	8

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

Humidity in September

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, September lands in the dry band about 98% 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 (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	99	99	99	99	99	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	97	97	97	97	97	97	96	96	96
Comfortable (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	97	3
23	97	3
24	97	3
25	97	3
26	97	3
27	97	3
28	96	4
29	96	4
30	96	4

Wind in September

Winds average 12 km/h in September, the windiest month of the year.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 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)	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

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

Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min at the start of September to 12 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 30 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 6:05 AM to 5:40 AM, and sunset from 5:44 PM to 5:49 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)	11.6	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1
Sunrise (AM)	6:05	6:05	6:04	6:03	6:02	6:01	6:00	5:59	5:59	5:58	5:57	5:56	5:55	5:54	5:53	5:52	5:51	5:51	5:50	5:49	5:48	5:47	5:46	5:45	5:44	5:43	5:43	5:42	5:41	5:40
Sunset (PM)	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:49

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.6	6:05	5:44
2	11.7	6:05	5:44
3	11.7	6:04	5:44
4	11.7	6:03	5:45
5	11.7	6:02	5:45
6	11.7	6:01	5:45
7	11.7	6:00	5:45
8	11.8	5:59	5:45
9	11.8	5:59	5:45
10	11.8	5:58	5:45
11	11.8	5:57	5:46
12	11.8	5:56	5:46
13	11.8	5:55	5:46
14	11.9	5:54	5:46
15	11.9	5:53	5:46
16	11.9	5:52	5:46
17	11.9	5:51	5:46
18	11.9	5:51	5:47
19	12.0	5:50	5:47
20	12.0	5:49	5:47
21	12.0	5:48	5:47
22	12.0	5:47	5:47
23	12.0	5:46	5:47
24	12.0	5:45	5:48
25	12.1	5:44	5:48
26	12.1	5:43	5:48
27	12.1	5:43	5:48
28	12.1	5:42	5:48
29	12.1	5:41	5:48
30	12.1	5:40	5:49

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 6.67 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 — September's 6.67 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)	6.3	6.3	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.9	6.9	6.9	6.9
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	6.3	Intense
2	6.3	Intense
3	6.4	Intense
4	6.4	Intense
5	6.4	Intense
6	6.5	Intense
7	6.5	Intense
8	6.5	Intense
9	6.5	Intense
10	6.6	Intense
11	6.6	Intense
12	6.6	Intense
13	6.6	Intense
14	6.7	Intense
15	6.7	Intense
16	6.7	Intense
17	6.7	Intense
18	6.7	Intense
19	6.8	Intense
20	6.8	Intense
21	6.8	Intense
22	6.8	Intense
23	6.8	Intense
24	6.8	Intense
25	6.8	Intense
26	6.8	Intense
27	6.9	Intense
28	6.9	Intense
29	6.9	Intense
30	6.9	Intense

Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Ruwa

In seasonPeak

None of Ruwa's seasonal hazards are active in September. 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

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is September a good time to visit Ruwa?

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

8.7

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

8.5

Beach & pool

1st-best month of the year

September 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 September

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

In September, Ruwa sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 13°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes.

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UV index in Ruwa in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 10 (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 September

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where September 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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← August Ruwa year-round climate October →Best places to visit in September

September 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	25	11
2	25	11
3	25	11
4	25	11
5	26	11
6	26	11
7	26	12
8	26	12
9	26	12
10	26	12
11	26	12
12	26	12
13	26	12
14	26	12
15	27	12
16	27	13
17	27	13
18	27	13
19	27	13
20	27	13
21	27	13
22	27	13
23	27	13
24	27	14
25	27	14
26	27	14
27	27	14
28	27	14
29	27	14
30	27	14

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	94	6
2	94	6
3	94	6
4	94	6
5	93	7
6	93	7
7	93	7
8	93	7
9	92	8
10	91	9
11	91	9
12	90	10
13	90	10
14	90	10
15	89	11
16	89	11
17	89	11
18	89	11
19	89	11
20	89	11
21	88	12
22	87	13
23	87	13
24	87	13
25	87	13
26	86	14
27	86	14
28	86	14
29	86	14
30	86	14

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	97	3
23	97	3
24	97	3
25	97	3
26	97	3
27	97	3
28	96	4
29	96	4
30	96	4

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	94	6
2	94	6
3	94	6
4	94	6
5	93	7
6	93	7
7	93	7
8	93	7
9	92	8
10	91	9
11	91	9
12	90	10
13	90	10
14	90	10
15	89	11
16	89	11
17	89	11
18	89	11
19	89	11
20	89	11
21	88	12
22	87	13
23	87	13
24	87	13
25	87	13
26	86	14
27	86	14
28	86	14
29	86	14
30	86	14

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	97	3
23	97	3
24	97	3
25	97	3
26	97	3
27	97	3
28	96	4
29	96	4
30	96	4

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	94	6
2	94	6
3	94	6
4	94	6
5	93	7
6	93	7
7	93	7
8	93	7
9	92	8
10	91	9
11	91	9
12	90	10
13	90	10
14	90	10
15	89	11
16	89	11
17	89	11
18	89	11
19	89	11
20	89	11
21	88	12
22	87	13
23	87	13
24	87	13
25	87	13
26	86	14
27	86	14
28	86	14
29	86	14
30	86	14

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	97	3
23	97	3
24	97	3
25	97	3
26	97	3
27	97	3
28	96	4
29	96	4
30	96	4