Victoria Falls in Spring
In spring (September, October and November), Victoria Falls sees average daytime highs around 33°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 92 mm of rain over about 17 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the 3rd-wettest season.
Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 33°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 61% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.
Spring is Victoria Falls's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Victoria Falls's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 33°C
- warmest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 19°C
- Rainfall
- 92 mm
- 17 wet days
- Avg wind
- 11 km/h
- Travel score
- 4.3
- 3rd-best season
- Months
- Sep · Oct · Nov
Temperature in Victoria Falls in Spring
Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 33°C.
A typical spring day in Victoria Falls reaches about 33°C and drops to 19°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is October, the coolest September.
How spring really feels in Victoria Falls
Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 63 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.
The story in spring is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.
Victoria Falls weather by month
How the three spring months (September, October and November) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29° / 20° | 197 | 20.5 | 13 | 4.1 |
| Feb | 29° / 20° | 151 | 16.7 | 12.6 | 4.4 |
| Mar | 29° / 19° | 80 | 12.7 | 12.1 | 5.2 |
| Apr | 29° / 16° | 17 | 3.5 | 11.6 | 6.9 |
| May | 27° / 13° | 2 | 0.5 | 11.2 | 8.6 |
| Jun | 25° / 10° | 1 | 0.2 | 10.9 | 9.4 |
| Jul | 25° / 10° | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9.5 |
| Aug | 28° / 12° | 0 | 0 | 11.4 | 8.3 |
| Sep | 32° / 16° | 2 | 0.5 | 11.9 | 5.5 |
| Oct | 34° / 20° | 10 | 2.9 | 12.4 | 3.8 |
| Nov | 32° / 20° | 80 | 13.7 | 12.8 | 3.5 |
| Dec | 30° / 20° | 169 | 19.8 | 13.1 | 3.9 |
Cloud cover in Spring
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 61% of the time across spring.
Chance of precipitation in Spring
Victoria Falls gets around 92 mm of rain over 17 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Spring
Most of spring feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Spring
Winds average 11 km/h across spring.
Sunrise & sunset in Spring
Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min in early September to 13 hours by late November. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Solar energy in Spring
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 6.9 kWh/m².
Hazard calendar for Victoria Falls
None of Victoria Falls's seasonal hazards peak in spring. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do.
Victoria Falls's monsoon runs December–February, when most of the year's rain falls.
Is spring a good time to visit Victoria Falls?
Our two travel scores rate spring for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.
spring is a reasonable time to visit Victoria Falls for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.
What to pack for Victoria Falls in Spring
From spring's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In spring, Victoria Falls sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 17 days see rain.
UV index in Victoria Falls in Spring
Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Victoria Falls peaks around January 18 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 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 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 13 |
| Level | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Very high | Very high | Very high | Very high | Very high | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 16 | Extreme |
| Feb | 14 | Extreme |
| Mar | 13 | Extreme |
| Apr | 10 | Extreme |
| May | 9 | Very high |
| Jun | 8 | Very high |
| Jul | 8 | Very high |
| Aug | 9 | Very high |
| Sep | 10 | Very high |
| Oct | 10 | Extreme |
| Nov | 14 | Extreme |
| Dec | 13 | Extreme |
Air quality in Victoria Falls in Spring
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where spring falls, not just the annual average.
Air quality in Victoria Falls is worst in September — around 29 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 5.0× the cleanest month (April, 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) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 29 | 23 | 10 | 6 |
| Level | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Good | Good |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7 | Good |
| Feb | 7 | Good |
| Mar | 7 | Good |
| Apr | 6 | Good |
| May | 8 | Good |
| Jun | 11 | Good |
| Jul | 12 | Good |
| Aug | 19 | Moderate |
| Sep | 29 | Moderate |
| Oct | 23 | Moderate |
| Nov | 10 | Good |
| Dec | 6 | Good |
Where is Victoria Falls?
Victoria Falls sits at 17.9°S, 25.8°E, 961 m above sea level, in Zimbabwe. The nearest listed city is Livingstone, 10 km away.
Topography around Victoria Falls
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Victoria Falls.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Victoria Falls has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 251 m around an average of 923 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 394 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 767 m.
The land around Victoria Falls is covered by trees (40%) and shrubs (32%) within 3 km, trees (40%) and shrubs (36%) within 16 km, and shrubs (43%), grassland (30%) and trees (22%) within 80 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 Victoria Falls (-17.9328°, 25.8307°, elevation 961 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.