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Monthly climate in Orapa, Botswana

Last updated: July 31, 2025

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Orapa features a hot semi-arid climate (BSh). Temperatures typically range between 16 °C (61 °F) and 27 °C (82 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 3 °C (38 °F) or can rise to as high as 40 °C (104 °F). The average annual precipitation amounts to about 437 mm (17.2 inches) and receives 50 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually. Orapa enjoys an average of 4068 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 50 minutes to 13 hours 23 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Orapa, Botswana

The warmest months in Orapa are October, November and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 26 to 27 °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, Orapa experiences 278 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 Orapa. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Maximum40°C
(104°F)		38°C
(100°F)		37°C
(99°F)		34°C
(93°F)		31°C
(88°F)		30°C
(85°F)		30°C
(86°F)		33°C
(92°F)		37°C
(99°F)		40°C
(104°F)		40°C
(104°F)		38°C
(101°F)
Mean maximum35°C
(95°F)		34°C
(94°F)		34°C
(93°F)		33°C
(91°F)		30°C
(86°F)		28°C
(82°F)		28°C
(82°F)		32°C
(90°F)		36°C
(97°F)		38°C
(101°F)		38°C
(102°F)		37°C
(98°F)
Average high31°C
(87°F)		30°C
(86°F)		30°C
(86°F)		29°C
(85°F)		27°C
(81°F)		24°C
(76°F)		24°C
(75°F)		28°C
(82°F)		31°C
(88°F)		33°C
(92°F)		34°C
(93°F)		32°C
(90°F)
Daily mean26°C
(78°F)		25°C
(77°F)		24°C
(76°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)		26°C
(80°F)		27°C
(82°F)		27°C
(80°F)
Average low21°C
(70°F)		21°C
(70°F)		19°C
(67°F)		17°C
(63°F)		12°C
(54°F)		10°C
(50°F)		9°C
(49°F)		13°C
(55°F)		16°C
(61°F)		19°C
(67°F)		21°C
(71°F)		22°C
(71°F)
Mean minimum17°C
(63°F)		18°C
(64°F)		16°C
(62°F)		13°C
(56°F)		8°C
(47°F)		7°C
(45°F)		6°C
(42°F)		7°C
(45°F)		10°C
(50°F)		14°C
(57°F)		16°C
(61°F)		17°C
(63°F)
Minimum16°C
(60°F)		17°C
(62°F)		14°C
(57°F)		11°C
(52°F)		5°C
(42°F)		3°C
(38°F)		5°C
(41°F)		6°C
(43°F)		8°C
(47°F)		12°C
(55°F)		12°C
(55°F)		16°C
(61°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Orapa, Botswana

Orapa usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 12 rainy days and 121 mm (4.8 inches) of precipitation per month. The driest months in Orapa are June, August and September. On average, 0 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Orapa. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average precipitation mm (inches)103 (4.0)163 (6.4)29 (1.1)9 (0.4)1 (0.0)0 (0.0)1 (0.1)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)6 (0.2)29 (1.1)96 (3.8)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm)121552000001411

Monthly sunshine hours in Orapa, Botswana

The sunniest months in Orapa are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 9 minutes a day. Least sunny months in Orapa: January, February and June receive an average of 10 hours 14 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Orapa. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean monthly sunshine hours302306360330332312328335340369371378
Mean daily daylight hours13h 15m12h 46m12h 10m11h 34m11h 4m10h 50m10h 57m11h 23m11h 58m12h 34m13h 7m13h 23m

Solar UV radiation in Orapa, Botswana

Orapa 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 Orapa UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Orapa. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
UV Index (month maximum)161614129771011131515