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Monthly climate in Rakops, Botswana

Last updated: July 31, 2025

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Rakops features a hot semi-arid climate (BSh). Temperatures typically range between 16 °C (61 °F) and 28 °C (83 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 3 °C (38 °F) or can rise to as high as 40 °C (105 °F). The average annual precipitation amounts to about 537 mm (21.1 inches) and receives 57 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually. Rakops enjoys an average of 4030 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 51 minutes to 13 hours 22 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Rakops, Botswana

The warmest months in Rakops are October, November and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 27 to 28 °C (81 - 83 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in May, June and July, when daily mean temperatures range from 16 to 20 °C (61 - 68 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Rakops experiences 281 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 Rakops. 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)		38°C
(101°F)		34°C
(94°F)		32°C
(90°F)		30°C
(87°F)		29°C
(85°F)		34°C
(94°F)		38°C
(101°F)		40°C
(105°F)		40°C
(105°F)		40°C
(104°F)
Mean maximum36°C
(97°F)		35°C
(95°F)		35°C
(95°F)		33°C
(92°F)		31°C
(88°F)		28°C
(83°F)		28°C
(82°F)		33°C
(93°F)		37°C
(99°F)		39°C
(102°F)		39°C
(103°F)		38°C
(101°F)
Average high31°C
(88°F)		30°C
(86°F)		30°C
(87°F)		29°C
(85°F)		27°C
(81°F)		25°C
(77°F)		24°C
(75°F)		28°C
(83°F)		32°C
(90°F)		34°C
(93°F)		34°C
(94°F)		33°C
(91°F)
Daily mean26°C
(79°F)		25°C
(78°F)		25°C
(77°F)		23°C
(74°F)		20°C
(68°F)		17°C
(63°F)		16°C
(61°F)		20°C
(69°F)		24°C
(76°F)		27°C
(81°F)		28°C
(83°F)		27°C
(81°F)
Average low21°C
(71°F)		21°C
(70°F)		20°C
(68°F)		17°C
(64°F)		13°C
(55°F)		10°C
(50°F)		9°C
(48°F)		13°C
(55°F)		16°C
(62°F)		20°C
(68°F)		22°C
(72°F)		22°C
(72°F)
Mean minimum18°C
(65°F)		18°C
(65°F)		17°C
(63°F)		13°C
(56°F)		8°C
(46°F)		7°C
(44°F)		4°C
(40°F)		6°C
(43°F)		10°C
(50°F)		14°C
(58°F)		16°C
(62°F)		18°C
(65°F)
Minimum17°C
(63°F)		17°C
(63°F)		16°C
(61°F)		12°C
(54°F)		5°C
(41°F)		3°C
(38°F)		3°C
(38°F)		5°C
(41°F)		7°C
(45°F)		14°C
(57°F)		12°C
(53°F)		17°C
(63°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Rakops, Botswana

Rakops usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 13 rainy days and 143 mm (5.6 inches) of precipitation per month. The driest months in Rakops 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 Rakops. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average precipitation mm (inches)126 (4.9)191 (7.5)50 (2.0)19 (0.7)1 (0.1)0 (0.0)2 (0.1)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)6 (0.2)28 (1.1)113 (4.4)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm)141753000002610

Monthly sunshine hours in Rakops, Botswana

The sunniest months in Rakops are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 2 minutes a day. Least sunny months in Rakops: 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 Rakops. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean monthly sunshine hours298295352331333312324333341365366375
Mean daily daylight hours13h 13m12h 46m12h 10m11h 34m11h 5m10h 51m10h 58m11h 24m11h 58m12h 34m13h 6m13h 22m

Solar UV radiation in Rakops, Botswana

Rakops experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, November 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 Rakops UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Rakops. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
UV Index (month maximum)161514129781012131515