Gaborone weather by month

Check out Gaborone weather averages by month. Compare detailed monthly climate statistics including temperature, rainfall and sunshine figures.

Temperature
Rainfall
Sunshine & UV index

Temperature in Gaborone (°F)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Max temperature (daytime)	91	88	88	82	77	72	73	79	84	88	90	90
Min temperature (night-time)	68	66	63	57	46	41	41	45	54	61	64	66
Heat & Humidity	H	H	M	L	0	0	0	0	M	M	H	H

Note: 0 = None, L = Low, M = Moderate, H = High, VH = Very high, E = Extreme

Sunshine & UV index in Gaborone

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Daily hours of sunshine	9	8	8	8	9	9	10	10	10	9	9	8
Daily hours of daylight	13	13	12	11	11	11	11	11	12	13	13	14
UV Index (Maximum)	11	11	11	9	6	5	5	7	9	11	11	11

Rainfall in Gaborone

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Number of days with some rain	11	9	7	6	2	1	0	1	2	6	9	10
Average monthly rainfall (inches)	3.7	3.2	2.2	1.7	0.4	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.6	1.6	2.7	3.2

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The climate guide for Botswana (Gaborone) shows long term monthly weather averages processed from data supplied by CRU (University of East Anglia), the Met Office & the Netherlands Meteorological Institute. Find out more about our data sources.

What's the climate like in Gaborone?

Gaborone has a hot semi arid climate.

Gaborone weather in January

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 91°F in Gaborone, Botswana in January and high heat and humidity based on long-term weather averages. There are 9 hours of sunshine per day on average with 11 days with some rainfall and typically 3.7 inches of rainfall in the month.

91
91°F max day temperature
9
9 hours of sunshine per day
11
11 days with some rainfall
68
68°F min night temperature
13
13 hours of daylight per day
H
High heat & humidity
3.7
3.7 inches of monthly rainfall
11
11+ (Extreme) UV index

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Gaborone weather in February

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 88°F in Gaborone, Botswana in February and high heat and humidity based on long-term weather averages. There are 8 hours of sunshine per day on average with typically 3.2 inches of rainfall in the month.

88
88°F max day temperature
8
8 hours of sunshine per day
9
9 days with some rainfall
66
66°F min night temperature
13
13 hours of daylight per day
H
High heat & humidity
3.2
3.2 inches of monthly rainfall
11
11+ (Extreme) UV index

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Gaborone weather in March

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 88°F in Gaborone, Botswana in March based on long-term weather averages. There are 8 hours of sunshine per day on average with typically 2.2 inches of rainfall in the month.

88
88°F max day temperature
8
8 hours of sunshine per day
7
7 days with some rainfall
63
63°F min night temperature
12
12 hours of daylight per day
M
Moderate heat & humidity
2.2
2.2 inches of monthly rainfall
11
11+ (Extreme) UV index

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Gaborone weather in April

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 82°F in Gaborone, Botswana in April based on long-term weather averages. There are 8 hours of sunshine per day on average with typically 1.7 inches of rainfall in the month.

82
82°F max day temperature
8
8 hours of sunshine per day
6
6 days with some rainfall
57
57°F min night temperature
11
11 hours of daylight per day
L
Low heat & humidity
1.7
1.7 inches of monthly rainfall
9
9 (Very High) UV index

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Gaborone weather in May

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 77°F in Gaborone, Botswana in May based on long-term weather averages. There are 9 hours of sunshine per day on average.

77
77°F max day temperature
9
9 hours of sunshine per day
2
2 days with some rainfall
46
46°F min night temperature
11
11 hours of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
0.4
0.4 inches of monthly rainfall
6
6 (High) UV index

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Gaborone weather in June

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 72°F in Gaborone, Botswana in June based on long-term weather averages. There are 9 hours of sunshine per day on average.

72
72°F max day temperature
9
9 hours of sunshine per day
1
1 day with some rainfall
41
41°F min night temperature
11
11 hours of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
0.2
0.2 inches of monthly rainfall
5
5 (Moderate) UV index

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Gaborone weather in July

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 73°F in Gaborone, Botswana in July based on long-term weather averages. There are 10 hours of sunshine per day on average.

73
73°F max day temperature
10
10 hours of sunshine per day
0
0 days with some rainfall
41
41°F min night temperature
11
11 hours of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
0.1
0.1 inches of monthly rainfall
5
5 (Moderate) UV index

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Gaborone weather in August

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 79°F in Gaborone, Botswana in August based on long-term weather averages. There are 10 hours of sunshine per day on average.

79
79°F max day temperature
10
10 hours of sunshine per day
1
1 day with some rainfall
45
45°F min night temperature
11
11 hours of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
0.1
0.1 inches of monthly rainfall
7
7 (High) UV index

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Gaborone weather in September

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 84°F in Gaborone, Botswana in September based on long-term weather averages. There are 10 hours of sunshine per day on average.

84
84°F max day temperature
10
10 hours of sunshine per day
2
2 days with some rainfall
54
54°F min night temperature
12
12 hours of daylight per day
M
Moderate heat & humidity
0.6
0.6 inches of monthly rainfall
9
9 (Very High) UV index

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Gaborone weather in October

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 88°F in Gaborone, Botswana in October based on long-term weather averages. There are 9 hours of sunshine per day on average with typically 1.6 inches of rainfall in the month.

88
88°F max day temperature
9
9 hours of sunshine per day
6
6 days with some rainfall
61
61°F min night temperature
13
13 hours of daylight per day
M
Moderate heat & humidity
1.6
1.6 inches of monthly rainfall
11
11 (Extreme) UV index

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Gaborone weather in November

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 90°F in Gaborone, Botswana in November and high heat and humidity based on long-term weather averages. There are 9 hours of sunshine per day on average with typically 2.7 inches of rainfall in the month.

90
90°F max day temperature
9
9 hours of sunshine per day
9
9 days with some rainfall
64
64°F min night temperature
13
13 hours of daylight per day
H
High heat & humidity
2.7
2.7 inches of monthly rainfall
11
11+ (Extreme) UV index

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Gaborone weather in December

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 90°F in Gaborone, Botswana in December and high heat and humidity based on long-term weather averages. There are 8 hours of sunshine per day on average with 10 days with some rainfall and typically 3.2 inches of rainfall in the month.