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Monthly climate in Palapye, Central, Botswana

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Palapye features a hot semi-arid climate (BSh).Temperatures typically range between 14 °C (58 °F) and 26 °C (78 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 1 °C (33 °F) or can rise to as high as 41 °C (105 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 415 mm (16.3 inches) and receives 55 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Palapye enjoys an average of 3960 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 45 minutes to 13 hours 28 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Palapye, Central, Botswana §

The warmest months in Palapye are January, November and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 25 to 26 °C (78 - 78 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in May, June and July, when daily mean temperatures range from 14 to 18 °C (58 - 64 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Palapye experiences 245 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 Palapye, 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)		 37°C
(98°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(85°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 41°C
(105°F)		 40°C
(103°F)		 40°C
(104°F)
Mean maximum 36°C
(97°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 30°C
(85°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 38°C
(100°F)
Average high 31°C
(87°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 31°C
(89°F)
Daily mean 25°C
(78°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)
Average low 20°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(68°F)
Mean minimum 16°C
(60°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 15°C
(59°F)
Minimum 15°C
(59°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 3°C
(39°F)		 1°C
(33°F)		 1°C
(35°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 13°C
(56°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Palapye, Central, Botswana §

Palapye usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 12 rainy days and 108 mm (4.3 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Palapye 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 Palapye, 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) 89 (3.5) 147 (5.8) 19 (0.8) 12 (0.5) 3 (0.1) 1 (0.0) 3 (0.1) 0 (0.0) 2 (0.1) 12 (0.5) 38 (1.5) 88 (3.5)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 10 15 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 8 12

Monthly sunshine hours in Palapye, Central, Botswana §

The sunniest months in Palapye are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 40 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Palapye: January, February and June receive an average of 9 hours 59 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Palapye, 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 295 292 349 324 329 309 322 332 329 356 363 354
Mean daily daylight hours 13h 19m 12h 49m 12h 11m 11h 32m 11h 0m 10h 45m 10h 53m 11h 20m 11h 57m 12h 36m 13h 11m 13h 28m

Solar UV radiation in Palapye, Central, Botswana §

Palapye 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 Palapye UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Palapye, 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 7 7 9 11 14 14 15