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Monthly climate in Makwata, Central, Botswana

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Makwata features a hot semi-arid climate (BSh).Temperatures typically range between 15 °C (59 °F) and 26 °C (80 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 1 °C (35 °F) or can rise to as high as 41 °C (106 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 428 mm (16.9 inches) and receives 49 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Makwata enjoys an average of 3972 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 42 minutes to 13 hours 31 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Makwata, Central, Botswana §

The warmest months in Makwata are January, November and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 26 to 26 °C (79 - 80 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in May, June and July, when daily mean temperatures range from 15 to 18 °C (59 - 65 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Makwata experiences 261 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 Makwata, Central, Botswana.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 40°C
(104°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 40°C
(105°F)
Mean maximum 37°C
(98°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 39°C
(102°F)
Average high 32°C
(89°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(90°F)
Daily mean 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(80°F)
Average low 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(70°F)
Mean minimum 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 16°C
(61°F)
Minimum 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 1°C
(35°F)		 2°C
(37°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 7°C
(46°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 15°C
(59°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Makwata, Central, Botswana §

Makwata usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 10 rainy days and 107 mm (4.2 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Makwata 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 Makwata, Central, Botswana.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 90 (3.5) 142 (5.6) 12 (0.5) 16 (0.6) 4 (0.2) 0 (0.0) 3 (0.1) 0 (0.0) 2 (0.1) 20 (0.8) 49 (1.9) 89 (3.5)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 8 12 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 4 8 11

Monthly sunshine hours in Makwata, Central, Botswana §

The sunniest months in Makwata are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 43 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Makwata: January, February and June receive an average of 10 hours 4 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Makwata, Central, Botswana.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 299 300 353 323 325 306 322 331 330 357 364 357
Mean daily daylight hours 13h 22m 12h 51m 12h 11m 11h 31m 10h 58m 10h 42m 10h 50m 11h 19m 11h 57m 12h 37m 13h 13m 13h 31m

Solar UV radiation in Makwata, Central, Botswana §

Makwata 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 Makwata UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Makwata, Central, Botswana.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 16 15 13 11 8 6 7 9 11 13 14 15