Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Mopipi features a hot semi-arid climate (BSh).Temperatures typically range between 16 °C (61 °F) and 28 °C (82 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 2 °C (37 °F) or can rise to as high as 40 °C (105 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 440 mm (17.3 inches) and receives 50 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Mopipi enjoys an average of 4044 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 50 minutes to 13 hours 23 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Mopipi are October, November and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 27 to 28 °C (80 - 82 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in May, June and July, when daily mean temperatures range from 16 to 19 °C (61 - 67 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Mopipi experiences 281 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 40°C (104°F) | 38°C (101°F) | 38°C (100°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 40°C (105°F) | 40°C (104°F) | 40°C (103°F) |
Mean maximum | 35°C (96°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 32°C (91°F) | 36°C (98°F) | 39°C (102°F) | 39°C (102°F) | 38°C (100°F) |
Average high | 31°C (88°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 25°C (76°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 32°C (91°F) |
Daily mean | 26°C (79°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 27°C (81°F) |
Average low | 21°C (71°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 22°C (71°F) |
Mean minimum | 17°C (64°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 7°C (46°F) | 6°C (44°F) | 4°C (40°F) | 6°C (44°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 16°C (60°F) | 17°C (63°F) |
Minimum | 17°C (62°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 5°C (41°F) | 2°C (37°F) | 4°C (39°F) | 5°C (41°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 16°C (62°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Mopipi, Central, Botswana with other places around the world.
Mopipi usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 12 rainy days and 120 mm (4.7 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Mopipi are June, August and September. On average, 0 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 95 (3.7) | 172 (6.8) | 40 (1.6) | 12 (0.5) | 1 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.1) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 5 (0.2) | 21 (0.8) | 91 (3.6) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 12 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
The sunniest months in Mopipi are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 6 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Mopipi: January, February and June receive an average of 10 hours 8 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 301 | 300 | 356 | 329 | 332 | 311 | 324 | 333 | 340 | 368 | 368 | 377 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 13h 14m | 12h 46m | 12h 10m | 11h 34m | 11h 5m | 10h 50m | 10h 58m | 11h 24m | 11h 58m | 12h 34m | 13h 6m | 13h 23m |
Mopipi 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 9. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Mopipi UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 |