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Maun, Botswana climate
BWh Hot desert
Maun has a mildly seasonal tropical climate (Hot desert, Köppen BWh). The hottest month is October with an average daily high near 36°C, while the coldest is July averaging around 9°C at night. Precipitation totals about 339 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — January alone averages 82 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)Maun climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 30 | 34 | 36 | 35 | 33 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
| Avg low (°C) | 21 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 82 | 62 | 46 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 41 | 62 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 27 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 18 |
| Avg low (°C) | 21 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 9 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 82 | 62 | 46 | 18 | 7 | 3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 26 | 30 | 34 | 36 | 35 | 33 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 17 | 21 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
| Avg low (°C) | 9 | 12 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 1 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 41 | 62 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 69 | 62 | 54 | 34 | 21 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 20 | 38 | 62 | 70 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 56 | 58 | 53 | 43 | 34 | 35 | 33 | 26 | 22 | 25 | 37 | 48 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 9.2 | 8.5 | 8.6 | 8.8 | 8.5 | 8.7 | 9.8 | 10.2 | 11.6 | 12.2 | 10.8 | 9.6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 69 | 62 | 54 | 34 | 21 | 17 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 56 | 58 | 53 | 43 | 34 | 35 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 9.2 | 8.5 | 8.6 | 8.8 | 8.5 | 8.7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 18 | 14 | 20 | 38 | 62 | 70 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 33 | 26 | 22 | 25 | 37 | 48 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 9.8 | 10.2 | 11.6 | 12.2 | 10.8 | 9.6 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 29 years of daily observations at Maun, a weather station, about 2 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.