Botswana Climatic Classifications

Code Description Group Number of states/regions States/regions
Bsh Subtropical steppe Arid 15 Central Chobe Francistown Gaborone Ghanzi Jwaneng Kgatleng Kweneng Lobatse North East North West Seledi Phikwe South East Southern Sowa Town
Bwh Subtropical desert Arid 1 Kgalagadi

Summary: Most regions (15) in Botswana lie in the Subtropical steppe climate zone (Köppen: Bsh). The mean average of annual temperatures range from a high of 26.3°C (79.34°F) in Sowa Town to a low of 23.53°C (74.35°F) in South East.

Climate Botswana: Weather By Month

Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Nov Oct Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 32.53(90.55) 32.01(89.62) 31.26(88.27) 29.52(85.14) 28.39(83.1) 26.26(79.27) 26.23(79.21) 30.49(86.88) 34.82(94.68) 36.84(98.31) 34.42(93.96) 32.95(91.31) 36.84(98.31)
Average high °C (°F) 31.23(88.21) 30.82(87.48) 30.23(86.41) 27.58(81.64) 25.64(78.15) 22.69(72.84) 22.48(72.46) 26.64(79.95) 31.06(87.91) 33.18(91.72) 32.56(90.61) 31.48(88.66) 28.8(83.84)
Daily mean °C (°F) 27.83(82.09) 27.16(80.89) 26.4(79.52) 23.69(74.64) 21.11(70.0) 17.74(63.93) 17.53(63.55) 21.37(70.47) 25.92(78.66) 28.74(83.73) 28.96(84.13) 28.3(82.94) 24.56(76.21)
Average low °C (°F) 21.16(70.09) 20.21(68.38) 19.33(66.79) 16.76(62.17) 13.43(56.17) 9.87(49.77) 9.43(48.97) 11.97(53.55) 15.68(60.22) 19.17(66.51) 20.92(69.66) 21.46(70.63) 16.62(61.92)
Record low °C (°F) 19.94(67.89) 19.01(66.22) 18.49(65.28) 15.64(60.15) 12.27(54.09) 8.34(47.01) 8.08(46.54) 10.55(50.99) 14.35(57.83) 17.81(64.06) 19.7(67.46) 20.45(68.81) 8.08(46.54)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 65.71(2.59) 59.3(2.33) 29.31(1.15) 18.83(0.74) 1.33(0.05) 0.48(0.02) 0.86(0.03) 0.22(0.01) 1.08(0.04) 15.24(0.6) 47.48(1.87) 79.48(3.13) 26.61(1.05)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 10.87 9.04 7.02 3.74 0.4 0.15 0.23 0.07 0.25 2.68 7.47 11.2 4.43
Average relative humidity (%) 54.08 56.21 54.14 52.11 43.2 44.65 42.45 32.78 27.6 29.75 39.13 50.82 43.91
Mean monthly sunshine hours 12.89 11.52 11.25 10.3 8.92 8.72 9.12 10.41 11.62 12.59 12.94 13.04 11.11

Botswana Climate Graph

Botswana’s Cities by Temperature

Botswana’s states/regions ranking by average yearly temperature:

Sowa Town
26.3°C | 79.34°F
Central
26.3°C | 79.34°F
North West
26.14°C | 79.05°F
Chobe
26.04°C | 78.87°F
Ghanzi
25.17°C | 77.31°F
Kgalagadi
24.72°C | 76.5°F
Francistown
24.34°C | 75.81°F
North East
24.34°C | 75.81°F
Seledi Phikwe
24.23°C | 75.61°F
Kweneng
23.8°C | 74.84°F
Kgatleng
23.8°C | 74.84°F
Southern
23.64°C | 74.55°F
Jwaneng
23.64°C | 74.55°F
Gaborone
23.53°C | 74.35°F
Lobatse
23.53°C | 74.35°F
South East
23.53°C | 74.35°F

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