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Monthly climate in Mahalapye, Botswana

Last updated: July 31, 2025

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Mahalapye features a hot semi-arid climate (BSh). Temperatures typically range between 14 °C (58 °F) and 25 °C (78 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 1 °C (34 °F) or can rise to as high as 39 °C (103 °F). The average annual precipitation amounts to about 498 mm (19.6 inches) and receives 57 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually. Mahalapye enjoys an average of 3981 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 43 minutes to 13 hours 31 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Mahalapye, Botswana

The warmest months in Mahalapye are January, November and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 25 to 25 °C (77 - 78 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in May, June and July, when daily mean temperatures range from 14 to 17 °C (58 - 63 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Mahalapye experiences 236 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Mahalapye. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Maximum38°C
(101°F)		36°C
(96°F)		36°C
(97°F)		34°C
(93°F)		29°C
(85°F)		29°C
(84°F)		29°C
(85°F)		33°C
(92°F)		39°C
(102°F)		39°C
(103°F)		39°C
(102°F)		39°C
(102°F)
Mean maximum35°C
(95°F)		34°C
(93°F)		33°C
(93°F)		32°C
(89°F)		29°C
(84°F)		27°C
(80°F)		27°C
(82°F)		32°C
(90°F)		36°C
(97°F)		38°C
(101°F)		38°C
(100°F)		37°C
(98°F)
Average high30°C
(86°F)		29°C
(84°F)		29°C
(84°F)		27°C
(81°F)		25°C
(77°F)		23°C
(73°F)		22°C
(72°F)		26°C
(80°F)		30°C
(86°F)		31°C
(88°F)		32°C
(89°F)		31°C
(87°F)
Daily mean25°C
(77°F)		24°C
(75°F)		23°C
(74°F)		21°C
(70°F)		17°C
(63°F)		15°C
(59°F)		14°C
(58°F)		18°C
(65°F)		22°C
(72°F)		24°C
(75°F)		25°C
(78°F)		25°C
(77°F)
Average low20°C
(68°F)		19°C
(67°F)		18°C
(65°F)		15°C
(60°F)		11°C
(51°F)		8°C
(46°F)		7°C
(45°F)		11°C
(53°F)		14°C
(58°F)		17°C
(63°F)		19°C
(67°F)		20°C
(68°F)
Mean minimum15°C
(60°F)		16°C
(62°F)		14°C
(58°F)		11°C
(51°F)		7°C
(45°F)		4°C
(40°F)		4°C
(39°F)		6°C
(43°F)		8°C
(47°F)		12°C
(54°F)		14°C
(58°F)		15°C
(59°F)
Minimum15°C
(59°F)		15°C
(59°F)		12°C
(53°F)		9°C
(48°F)		5°C
(42°F)		1°C
(34°F)		2°C
(35°F)		5°C
(41°F)		6°C
(44°F)		10°C
(51°F)		11°C
(52°F)		14°C
(57°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Mahalapye, Botswana

Mahalapye usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 11 rainy days and 121 mm (4.7 inches) of precipitation per month. The driest months in Mahalapye are June, August and September. On average, 1 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Mahalapye. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average precipitation mm (inches)100 (3.9)159 (6.3)25 (1.0)19 (0.8)5 (0.2)1 (0.0)2 (0.1)0 (0.0)2 (0.1)23 (0.9)58 (2.3)103 (4.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm)1013440000041012

Monthly sunshine hours in Mahalapye, Botswana

The sunniest months in Mahalapye are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 48 minutes a day. Least sunny months in Mahalapye: January, February and June receive an average of 10 hours 1 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Mahalapye. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean monthly sunshine hours297294352323328310323332333360365360
Mean daily daylight hours13h 21m12h 50m12h 11m11h 31m10h 59m10h 43m10h 51m11h 19m11h 57m12h 37m13h 12m13h 31m

Solar UV radiation in Mahalapye, Botswana

Mahalapye experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, February and December, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 15 - 16, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure. May, June and July are in the High / Very High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 8. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Mahalapye UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Mahalapye. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
UV Index (month maximum)16151311877911141415