The Republic of Zimbabwe is a country located in the southern part of the continent of Africa, between the Victoria Falls, Zambesi River, Kariba Dam and Limpopo Rivers. It is surrounded by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the west, Zambia to the north and Mozambique to the east.

The climate in Zimbabwe is generally cool for a tropical country, because of its high altitude. Rainfall is heaviest in the eastern mountain region. The rainy season lasts from November to March. September and October are hot and dry. Like the entire Southern African plateau, Zimbabwe is vulnerable to drought.

The Highveld and the eastern highlands have lower temperatures than the Lowveld and the Zambezi basin, both in summer and in winter. In the latter summer temperatures can soar to over 35° C by day, but can fall to - 5° C at night.