The climate of Gaborone (Botswana)
Gaborone is the capital of Botswana. The city is located in the
south-eastern part of Botswana at approximately 15 kilometers from the
border with South Africa. This place has been inhabited since the
early 19th century. The population started to grow at the end of the
20th century. From 4,000 during the 1960s to 138,000 in 1992. Right
now the city has about a quarter of a million inhabitants. Gaborone
has a warm steppe climate (type BSh according to the Köppen climate
classification) with warm summers and very mild and dry winters. From
June till August little to no rain falls. During the wettest months
about 100 millimeters of rain per month can be expected. Gaborone gets
about 526 millimeters of annual rain.
Climate information
The figures below are based on long term weather and climate records.
They are an average for Gaborone
average maximum
temperature (°C)
average
minimum
temperature (°C)
average
hours of sunshine
per day
average days with
precipitation
per month
average
mm precipitation
per month
average
sea
temperature (°C)
January
33
20
9
10
n/a
February
32
19
8
9
n/a
March
31
17
8
7
n/a
April
28
14
8
6
n/a
May
25
8
9
2
n/a
June
22
5
9
1
n/a
July
23
5
10
0
n/a
August
26
7
10
1
n/a
September
29
12
10
2
n/a
October
31
16
9
6
n/a
November
32
18
9
8
n/a
December
32
19
8
9
n/a
= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm = 0-0.2 inches ● = 0.2-1.2 inches ● = 1.2-2.4 inches ● = 2.5-4 inches ● = 4.1-8 inches ● = over 8 inches
More climate information
Climate figures are very useful but don’t present a general impression
of the climate and the eventual weather circumstances within a certain
period. The figures don’t always reflect the chance of wintry weather,
extreme heat or hurricanes. That is why we offer useful extra climate
information for each month of the year:
Disclaimer
The information at this site was carefully composed from climate data collected by meteorological services, meteorological offices, climate experts and other sources. “More climate info” is based on statistics, climate data and personal experience. No rights can be derived from this site. Weather has no memory and gives no guaranties. Nothing is as changeable and unpredictable as the weather. The authors of this site feel in no way responsible for any damages caused by misinterpretation or other circumstances that may influence your holiday or trip to a certain destination. We provide information, it’s up to the reader to use it to it’s benefit.
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= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm
