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Gaborone, Botswana climate
BWh Hot desert
Gaborone has a mildly seasonal warm-temperate climate (Hot desert, Köppen BWh). The hottest month is January with an average daily high near 32°C, while the coldest is July averaging around 4°C at night. Precipitation totals about 349 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — January alone averages 69 mm while July barely receives 1 mm.
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)Gaborone climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 32 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 26 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| Avg low (°C) | 20 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 19 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 69 | 45 | 56 | 21 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 41 | 60 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 32 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 26 | 23 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 26 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 17 | 14 |
| Avg low (°C) | 20 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 5 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 69 | 45 | 56 | 21 | 11 | 11 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 23 | 26 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 13 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| Avg low (°C) | 4 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 19 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 1 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 41 | 60 |
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 11 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.