August
Best time
24.1°C / 10.5°C
1 rain days
warm, dry
- comfortable temperatures (avg high 24.1°C / 75°F)
- very low rainfall (only 1 rain days)
Best time to visit Harare
Harare, Zimbabwe — ranked month by month from data: temperature, rainfall, snow, and peak hazard seasons. The standouts: August, September, June.
Best · August & September
About Harare
Harare is the capital and largest city of Zimbabwe. The city proper has an area of 982.3 km2 (379.3 sq mi), a population of 1,849,600 as of the 2022 census, and an estimated 2,487,209 people in its metropolitan province. The city is situated in north-eastern Zimbabwe in the country's Mashonaland region.
— condensed from Wikipedia
Best months to visit
September
Best time
27.2°C / 13.5°C
1 rain days
warm, dry
- very low rainfall (only 1 rain days)
June
Best time
20.7°C / 8.8°C
3 rain days
mild, dry
- comfortable temperatures (avg high 20.7°C / 69°F)
- very low rainfall (only 3 rain days)
July
Best time
20.7°C / 8.3°C
3 rain days
mild, dry
- comfortable temperatures (avg high 20.7°C / 69°F)
- very low rainfall (only 3 rain days)
May
Best time
22.5°C / 10.6°C
5 rain days
warm
- comfortable temperatures (avg high 22.5°C / 73°F)
- very low rainfall (only 5 rain days)
October
Best time
29°C / 15.6°C
8 rain days
hot
- manageable rain (8 days)
- warm evenings without humidity overload
April
Best time
23.7°C / 13.3°C
14 rain days
warm, rainy
- comfortable temperatures (avg high 23.7°C / 75°F)
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OK — shoulder months
November
OK
27.8°C / 16.4°C
17 rain days
warm, very wet
- warm evenings without humidity overload
Months to skip
March
Skip
24.8°C / 15°C
20 rain days
warm, very wet
- extremely wet (20 rain days)
December
Skip
26.2°C / 16.7°C
22 rain days
warm, very wet
- extremely wet (22 rain days)
February
Skip
24.5°C / 16.1°C
24 rain days
warm, very wet
- extremely wet (24 rain days)
January
Skip
24.5°C / 16.1°C
27 rain days
warm, very wet
- extremely wet (27 rain days)
How we ranked these
Each month is scored on temperature comfort (18–27°C avg high is the sweet spot), rainfall (more rain days = lower score), snow days, and peak hazard seasons (hurricanes, monsoons, etc.). Green-tier months are within ideal range with no major issues. Yellow are workable but with trade-offs. Red has at least one significant problem — extreme heat or cold, heavy rain, or peak storm season.