Gaborone climate

Name: Gaborone
Address: Kalahari edge, Botswana

Botswana · Kalahari edge · 24.628° S, 25.923° E

Köppen BShhot semi-aridArid

Hot, dry Kalahari-fringe capital with summer thunderstorms.

Dry — evaporation outpaces what little rain arrives.

What the year looks like

Average monthly temperature — °F / °C

Average high Average low

Average monthly precipitation — in / mm

Rain

Warmest month

November, 90°F / 32°C

Coldest month

July, 43°F / 6°C

Annual swing

47°F / 26°C

Wettest month

December

Driest month

August

Rain per year

14.2" / 360 mm

Elevation

3278 ft / 999 m

Time zone

Africa/Gaborone

2019-2023 averages from Open-Meteo Historical Weather API (ERA5 reanalysis). Imperial / metric.
Month	High °F/°C	Low °F/°C	Rain in/mm	Humidity	Wind mph/km/h	Cloud
January	87 / 31	68 / 20	3.04 / 77	59%	6.2 / 10.0	43%
February	86 / 30	67 / 19	2.29 / 58	62%	5.6 / 9.0	46%
March	85 / 30	64 / 18	0.56 / 14	57%	5.5 / 8.9	30%
April	81 / 27	58 / 15	1.40 / 36	59%	5.5 / 8.9	27%
May	75 / 24	50 / 10	0.21 / 5	57%	4.9 / 7.9	14%
June	71 / 21	45 / 7	0.05 / 1	52%	5.3 / 8.5	10%
July	71 / 21	43 / 6	0.07 / 2	47%	5.6 / 9.0	8%
August	78 / 26	49 / 10	0.03 / 1	39%	6.6 / 10.6	14%
September	85 / 30	57 / 14	0.04 / 1	32%	7.1 / 11.4	12%
October	90 / 32	63 / 17	1.01 / 26	37%	7.7 / 12.4	27%
November	90 / 32	66 / 19	1.79 / 45	48%	7.1 / 11.4	42%
December	87 / 31	67 / 19	3.69 / 94	58%	6.9 / 11.1	50%

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