[2] The town is located in Bulilimamangwe District, in the Matabeleland South Province, in southwestern Zimbabwe, at the international border with Botswana.

It is located about 100.6 kilometres (62.5 mi) by road, southwest of Bulawayo, the nearest large city.

[5] Plumtree lies at an average elevation of 1,374 metres (4,508 ft) above mean sea level.

(see:Map of the Districts of Matabeleland South Province)[7] At an altitude of 1,374 metres (4,508 ft) above sea level, the town sits on the watershed between the Limpopo River basin to the south and the Zambezi River basin to the north.

The annual rainfall is about 500 millimetres (20 in), with a long dry season from April to October.