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Botswana climate

Semi-arid — hot dry interior. Browse cities below to find a city with detailed month-by-month records.

Popular cities:Gaborone · Francistown · Maun · Molepolole · Serowe · Mochudi

Browse all 12 cities in Botswana

Grouped by climate type, then by population.

BWh

Hot desert

6 cities

Gaboronepop 246k Maunpop 85k Molepololepop 75k Mochudipop 50k Ramotswapop 33k Tshabongpop 12k

BSh

Hot semi-arid

5 cities

Francistownpop 103k Serowepop 56k Kanyepop 48k Ghanzipop 19k Jwanengpop 19k

Cwa

Monsoon-influenced humid subtropical

1 city

A few cities, to show the range

A spread picked to show how different the climate gets across Botswana.

Hot semi-aridBSh

Hot semi-aridBSh

Climate types in Botswana

Botswana spans 3 climate types. All climate types:

BWh Hot desert · 6 cities BSh Hot semi-arid · 5 cities Cwa Monsoon-influenced humid subtropical · 1 city

Climate records across Botswana — warmest, coolest, wettest, driest

Warmest Maun (75.2 °F avg) · Coolest Kanye (67.8 °F avg) · Wettest Kasane (32 in/yr) · Driest Tshabong (10 in/yr)These are the extreme ends of our city records, not typical conditions — most of Botswana sits well between them.