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Molepolole, Botswana climate
BWh Hot desert
Molepolole has a mildly seasonal warm-temperate climate (Hot desert, Köppen BWh). The hottest month is January with an average daily high near 90°F, while the coldest is July averaging around 39°F at night. Precipitation totals about 14 inches a year and is strongly seasonal — January alone averages 2.7 inches while July barely receives 0.03 inches.
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresHours of sunshine per day
Estimated sunny hours each month — daylight length × clear-sky fraction · 1991–2020 monthly cloud cover (NASA POWER)Molepolole climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 90 | 89 | 87 | 82 | 78 | 73 | 73 | 79 | 86 | 90 | 90 | 90 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 79 | 78 | 75 | 69 | 62 | 57 | 56 | 62 | 70 | 76 | 77 | 78 |
| Avg low (°F) | 67 | 67 | 64 | 56 | 46 | 40 | 39 | 45 | 54 | 62 | 64 | 66 |
| Precipitation (in) | 2.7 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 2.4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 90 | 89 | 87 | 82 | 78 | 73 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 79 | 78 | 75 | 69 | 62 | 57 |
| Avg low (°F) | 67 | 67 | 64 | 56 | 46 | 40 |
| Precipitation (in) | 2.7 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 73 | 79 | 86 | 90 | 90 | 90 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 56 | 62 | 70 | 76 | 77 | 78 |
| Avg low (°F) | 39 | 45 | 54 | 62 | 64 | 66 |
| Precipitation (in) | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 2.4 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 56 | 55 | 47 | 39 | 24 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 29 | 43 | 55 | 60 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 53 | 54 | 55 | 53 | 46 | 47 | 43 | 35 | 30 | 36 | 44 | 51 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 5.3 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 6.1 | 6.7 | 7.0 | 6.4 | 5.6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 56 | 55 | 47 | 39 | 24 | 18 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 53 | 54 | 55 | 53 | 46 | 47 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 5.3 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 17 | 17 | 29 | 43 | 55 | 60 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 43 | 35 | 30 | 36 | 44 | 51 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 4.9 | 6.1 | 6.7 | 7.0 | 6.4 | 5.6 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Sir Seretse Khama Intl, a weather station, about 46 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.