Climate thumb|Jacaranda trees in Montagu Ave, Salisbury in 1975 Under the Köppen climate classification, Harare has a subtropical highland climate (Köppen Cwb), an oceanic climate variety. Because the city is situated on a plateau, its high altitude and cool south-easterly airflow cause it to have a climate that is cooler and drier than a tropical or subtropical climate.
Climate thumb|Jacaranda trees in Montagu Ave Salisbury in 1975 Under the Köppen climate classification Harare has a subtropical highland climate (Köppen Cwb) an oceanic climate variety Because the city is situated on a plateau its high altitude and cool south-easterly airflow cause it to have a climate that is cooler and drier than a tropical or subtropical climate