Harare Weather in August
Harare in August
The short of it: Harare in August averages a high of 24 °C (76 °F) and a low of 9 °C (47 °F), with 1.0 mm (0.04 in) of rain and about 11 h 31 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 24° · low 9° · rain 1.0 mm · daylight 11 h 31 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: May & June
August in Harare brings afternoons near 24° and nights around 9°, with about 1.0 mm of rain over the month. Much like July: highs about 24°, nights near 9°. Easy travelling weather. It is the driest month of the year, only 1.0 mm of rain.
The sun is up for about 11 h 31 min in mid-August, 22 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening. The Almanac rates August 5 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are May and June.
Against its neighbours, Harare runs cooler than most and wetter than most in August. Epworth, 12 km to the SE, sees much the same highs.
August in Harare, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 12th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 3° warmer, 1.0 mm less rain
- Versus September
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 16°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 31 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EpworthHarare | 12 km SE | 24° | 8° | 0.0 mm |
| Mount HampdenMashonaland East Province | 15 km NW | 25° | 8° | 1.0 mm |
| Harare Western SuburbsMashonaland West | 19 km W | 25° | 8° | 1.0 mm |
| ChitungwizaHarare | 21 km S | 25° | 8° | 1.0 mm |
| RuwaMashonaland East Province | 21 km ESE | 24° | 8° | 0.0 mm |
| MazoweMashonaland Central | 37 km NNW | 25° | 7° | 0.0 mm |
| NortonMashonaland West | 38 km W | 25° | 8° | 1.0 mm |
| ConcessionMashonaland Central | 51 km NNW | 25° | 7° | 0.0 mm |