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Monthly climate in Sua, Botswana

Last updated: July 31, 2025

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Sua features a hot semi-arid climate (BSh). Temperatures typically range between 17 °C (63 °F) and 28 °C (82 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 5 °C (41 °F) or can rise to as high as 41 °C (107 °F). The average annual precipitation amounts to about 566 mm (22.3 inches) and receives 67 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually. Sua enjoys an average of 4032 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 55 minutes to 13 hours 18 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Sua, Botswana

The warmest months in Sua are October, November and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 27 to 28 °C (81 - 82 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in May, June and July, when daily mean temperatures range from 17 to 20 °C (63 - 69 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Sua experiences 297 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 Sua. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Maximum39°C
(102°F)		36°C
(98°F)		38°C
(100°F)		37°C
(98°F)		33°C
(91°F)		30°C
(87°F)		31°C
(87°F)		35°C
(95°F)		38°C
(101°F)		41°C
(107°F)		41°C
(105°F)		39°C
(102°F)
Mean maximum35°C
(96°F)		34°C
(93°F)		34°C
(94°F)		34°C
(93°F)		31°C
(89°F)		29°C
(84°F)		29°C
(84°F)		34°C
(94°F)		38°C
(100°F)		39°C
(103°F)		39°C
(103°F)		37°C
(100°F)
Average high31°C
(88°F)		30°C
(87°F)		31°C
(88°F)		30°C
(87°F)		28°C
(83°F)		25°C
(78°F)		25°C
(77°F)		29°C
(85°F)		33°C
(92°F)		35°C
(95°F)		34°C
(94°F)		33°C
(92°F)
Daily mean26°C
(78°F)		25°C
(77°F)		25°C
(77°F)		24°C
(75°F)		20°C
(69°F)		18°C
(64°F)		17°C
(63°F)		21°C
(70°F)		25°C
(77°F)		27°C
(82°F)		28°C
(82°F)		27°C
(81°F)
Average low21°C
(70°F)		21°C
(69°F)		19°C
(67°F)		17°C
(63°F)		13°C
(56°F)		10°C
(51°F)		10°C
(49°F)		13°C
(56°F)		17°C
(62°F)		20°C
(68°F)		21°C
(71°F)		21°C
(71°F)
Mean minimum18°C
(64°F)		18°C
(64°F)		16°C
(62°F)		13°C
(55°F)		8°C
(47°F)		8°C
(46°F)		6°C
(43°F)		8°C
(47°F)		11°C
(51°F)		15°C
(59°F)		17°C
(62°F)		18°C
(65°F)
Minimum16°C
(62°F)		16°C
(62°F)		15°C
(58°F)		11°C
(51°F)		5°C
(42°F)		5°C
(41°F)		6°C
(43°F)		7°C
(45°F)		8°C
(47°F)		13°C
(55°F)		12°C
(54°F)		17°C
(63°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Sua, Botswana

Sua usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 16 rainy days and 147 mm (5.8 inches) of precipitation per month. The driest months in Sua are May, June and August. On average, 0 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Sua. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average precipitation mm (inches)143 (5.6)200 (7.9)46 (1.8)14 (0.6)1 (0.0)0 (0.0)1 (0.1)0 (0.0)1 (0.0)11 (0.4)50 (2.0)99 (3.9)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm)151972000002814

Monthly sunshine hours in Sua, Botswana

The sunniest months in Sua are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 57 minutes a day. Least sunny months in Sua: January, February and June receive an average of 10 hours 9 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Sua. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean monthly sunshine hours300300351332333313328334337362364372
Mean daily daylight hours13h 10m12h 44m12h 10m11h 36m11h 8m10h 55m11h 2m11h 26m11h 58m12h 32m13h 3m13h 18m

Solar UV radiation in Sua, Botswana

Sua experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, February and December, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 15 - 17, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure. May, June and July are in the 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 Sua UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Sua. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
UV Index (month maximum)171614129881012131515