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Monthly climate in Tonota, Central, Botswana

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Tonota features a hot semi-arid climate (BSh).Temperatures typically range between 15 °C (59 °F) and 26 °C (79 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 3 °C (37 °F) or can rise to as high as 41 °C (106 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 481 mm (18.9 inches) and receives 58 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Tonota enjoys an average of 3972 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 50 minutes to 13 hours 24 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Tonota, Central, Botswana §

The warmest months in Tonota are January, November and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 25 to 26 °C (77 - 79 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in May, June and July, when daily mean temperatures range from 15 to 18 °C (59 - 65 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Tonota experiences 251 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 Tonota, 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 39°C
(103°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 39°C
(102°F)
Mean maximum 35°C
(96°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 37°C
(99°F)
Average high 30°C
(87°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 31°C
(89°F)
Daily mean 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(78°F)
Average low 20°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(68°F)
Mean minimum 15°C
(60°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 3°C
(39°F)		 6°C
(42°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 16°C
(60°F)
Minimum 14°C
(57°F)		 15°C
(58°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 15°C
(58°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Tonota, Central, Botswana §

Tonota usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 13 rainy days and 127 mm (5.0 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Tonota are June, August and September. On average, 1 mm (0.1 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Tonota, 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) 82 (3.2) 183 (7.2) 19 (0.7) 11 (0.4) 3 (0.1) 1 (0.1) 4 (0.2) 1 (0.0) 2 (0.1) 10 (0.4) 47 (1.9) 116 (4.6)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 11 16 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 4 8 12

Monthly sunshine hours in Tonota, Central, Botswana §

The sunniest months in Tonota are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 45 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Tonota: January, February and June receive an average of 10 hours 0 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Tonota, 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 296 293 348 326 330 311 319 333 330 357 366 357
Mean daily daylight hours 13h 15m 12h 47m 12h 10m 11h 34m 11h 4m 10h 50m 10h 57m 11h 23m 11h 58m 12h 35m 13h 7m 13h 24m

Solar UV radiation in Tonota, Central, Botswana §

Tonota 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 Tonota UV Index data.

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