Southern summer (December to February)
Pleasant warmth with highs around 25° and lows near 16°, very frequent rain (19 rainy days per month on average). Not an ideal time for a leisure trip.
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Climate · 10-year averages
When to visit Harare?
Best time to visit Harare: from March to November. Month-by-month temperatures, rainfall and sunshine, based on ten years of weather data.
Best time to go
From March to November
Hottest month
October · 29°
Coldest month
July · 8°
Wettest month
January · 224 mm
Climate month by month
Bars: monthly rainfall. Lines: average highs and lows. Month color: our travel comfort index.
- JanuaryMitigé
25° / 16°
- Rain
- 224 mm · 21 d
- Sunshine
- 9.7 h/day
- Humidity
- 78%
- FebruaryMitigé
25° / 16°
- Rain
- 138 mm · 18 d
- Sunshine
- 10.4 h/day
- Humidity
- 79%
- MarchTrès bien
25° / 15°
- Rain
- 78 mm · 11 d
- Sunshine
- 10.9 h/day
- Humidity
- 74%
- AprilIdéal
24° / 13°
- Rain
- 45 mm · 6 d
- Sunshine
- 10.2 h/day
- Humidity
- 69%
- MayIdéal
23° / 11°
- Rain
- 4 mm · 1 d
- Sunshine
- 10.6 h/day
- Humidity
- 60%
- JuneIdéal
21° / 9°
- Rain
- 2 mm · 0 d
- Sunshine
- 10.0 h/day
- Humidity
- 57%
- JulyIdéal
21° / 8°
- Rain
- 2 mm · 1 d
- Sunshine
- 10.2 h/day
- Humidity
- 55%
- AugustIdéal
24° / 11°
- Rain
- 0 mm · 0 d
- Sunshine
- 11.1 h/day
- Humidity
- 46%
- SeptemberIdéal
27° / 14°
- Rain
- 1 mm · 0 d
- Sunshine
- 11.5 h/day
- Humidity
- 41%
- OctoberIdéal
29° / 16°
- Rain
- 19 mm · 3 d
- Sunshine
- 11.6 h/day
- Humidity
- 44%
- NovemberTrès bien
28° / 17°
- Rain
- 77 mm · 12 d
- Sunshine
- 11.3 h/day
- Humidity
- 57%
- DecemberMitigé
27° / 17°
- Rain
- 163 mm · 17 d
- Sunshine
- 10.6 h/day
- Humidity
- 70%
2014–2023 averages from the ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus) via Open-Meteo. A day counts as a “rainy day” from 1 mm of rain.
Our take, season by season
Southern fall (March to May)
Mild weather with highs around 24° and lows near 13°, a few showers (6 rainy days per month on average). It's a great time to go.
Southern winter (June to August)
Mild weather with highs around 22° and lows near 9°, almost always dry (0 rainy days per month on average). It's a great time to go.
Southern spring (September to November)
Pleasant warmth with highs around 28° and lows near 15°, a few showers (5 rainy days per month on average). It's a great time to go.
Frequently asked questions
- When is the best time to visit Harare?
- The best time to visit Harare is from March to November, with highs between 21° and 29° and few rainy days.
- What is the hottest month in Harare?
- October is the hottest month, with an average high of 29 °C.
- What is the coldest month in Harare?
- July is the coldest month, with an average low of 8 °C.
- When does it rain the most in Harare?
- January is the wettest month (224 mm, about 21 rainy days). The driest is August (0 mm).
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