Climate

Zimbabwe is blessed with very agreeable climate despite its location bang in the middle of the tropical zone. The reason for this is the fact that most of the country is a fairly high plateau with an average altitude of around 3,000 feet. The summer temperatures (September to October) on the plateau hover around the mid-twenties (centigrade) and rarely go above 30 ºC in the Zambezi Valley. Night temperatures in the winter can fall below freezing point. The rainy season lasts from November to March. The best months to visit are April to May and August to September.