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Monthly climate in Ghanzi, Botswana

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Ghanzi features a hot semi-arid climate (BSh).Temperatures typically range between 15 °C (59 °F) and 28 °C (82 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -1 °C (31 °F) or can rise to as high as 40 °C (104 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 503 mm (19.8 inches) and receives 64 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Ghanzi enjoys an average of 4032 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 49 minutes to 13 hours 25 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Ghanzi, Botswana §

The warmest months in Ghanzi are October, November and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 26 to 28 °C (79 - 82 °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, Ghanzi experiences 274 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 Ghanzi, 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
(102°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 38°C
(101°F)
Mean maximum 36°C
(96°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 37°C
(99°F)
Average high 31°C
(88°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 33°C
(92°F)
Daily mean 26°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(81°F)
Average low 20°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(70°F)
Mean minimum 17°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 3°C
(39°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 15°C
(58°F)		 17°C
(63°F)
Minimum 16°C
(60°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 1°C
(35°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 15°C
(60°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Ghanzi, Botswana §

Ghanzi usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 13 rainy days and 124 mm (4.9 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Ghanzi 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 Ghanzi, 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) 138 (5.4) 161 (6.3) 53 (2.1) 40 (1.6) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 2 (0.1) 0 (0.0) 1 (0.0) 11 (0.4) 27 (1.0) 72 (2.8)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 13 17 9 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 11

Monthly sunshine hours in Ghanzi, Botswana §

The sunniest months in Ghanzi are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 8 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Ghanzi: January, February and June receive an average of 9 hours 59 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Ghanzi, 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 291 298 351 330 329 310 327 335 341 366 369 380
Mean daily daylight hours 13h 16m 12h 47m 12h 10m 11h 33m 11h 3m 10h 49m 10h 56m 11h 22m 11h 58m 12h 35m 13h 8m 13h 25m

Solar UV radiation in Ghanzi, Botswana §

Ghanzi experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, February and December, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 16 - 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 Ghanzi UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Ghanzi, 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 16 14 12 9 7 7 10 12 14 15 16