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Monthly climate in Kachikau, Chobe, Botswana

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Kachikau features a hot semi-arid climate (BSh).Temperatures typically range between 18 °C (64 °F) and 28 °C (83 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 5 °C (41 °F) or can rise to as high as 40 °C (105 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 701 mm (27.6 inches) and receives 82 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Kachikau enjoys an average of 3986 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 2 minutes to 13 hours 11 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Kachikau, Chobe, Botswana §

The warmest months in Kachikau are October, November and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 26 to 28 °C (80 - 83 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in May, June and July, when daily mean temperatures range from 18 to 20 °C (64 - 69 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Kachikau experiences 299 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 Kachikau, Chobe, 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 38°C
(100°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 38°C
(101°F)
Mean maximum 34°C
(93°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 37°C
(98°F)
Average high 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 30°C
(85°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 32°C
(90°F)
Daily mean 25°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 26°C
(80°F)
Average low 20°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(71°F)
Mean minimum 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(67°F)
Minimum 16°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 6°C
(42°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 18°C
(65°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Kachikau, Chobe, Botswana §

Kachikau usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 18 rainy days and 168 mm (6.6 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Kachikau 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 Kachikau, Chobe, 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) 172 (6.8) 218 (8.6) 92 (3.6) 31 (1.2) 1 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 1 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 1 (0.1) 9 (0.3) 61 (2.4) 116 (4.6)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 19 20 12 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 10 16

Monthly sunshine hours in Kachikau, Chobe, Botswana §

The sunniest months in Kachikau are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 40 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Kachikau: January, February and June receive an average of 9 hours 58 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Kachikau, Chobe, 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 288 292 344 331 335 315 331 335 337 357 357 358
Mean daily daylight hours 13h 3m 12h 40m 12h 9m 11h 39m 11h 14m 11h 2m 11h 8m 11h 30m 11h 59m 12h 30m 12h 57m 13h 11m

Solar UV radiation in Kachikau, Chobe, Botswana §

Kachikau experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, November 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 10. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Kachikau UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Kachikau, Chobe, 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) 17 15 14 13 10 8 8 10 12 13 15 15