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Monthly climate in Rakops, Central, Botswana

Last updated: May 6, 2024

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, Central, 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, 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
(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 maximum 36°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 high 31°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 mean 26°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 low 21°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 minimum 18°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)
Minimum 17°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, Central, 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, 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) 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) 14 17 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 10

Monthly sunshine hours in Rakops, Central, 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, 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 298 295 352 331 333 312 324 333 341 365 366 375
Mean daily daylight hours 13h 13m 12h 46m 12h 10m 11h 34m 11h 5m 10h 51m 10h 58m 11h 24m 11h 58m 12h 34m 13h 6m 13h 22m

Solar UV radiation in Rakops, Central, 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, 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 14 12 9 7 8 10 12 13 15 15