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Monthly climate in Jwaneng, Botswana

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Jwaneng features a hot semi-arid climate (BSh).Temperatures typically range between 13 °C (55 °F) and 25 °C (78 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -3 °C (27 °F) or can rise to as high as 40 °C (103 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 395 mm (15.5 inches) and receives 56 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Jwaneng enjoys an average of 4063 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 37 minutes to 13 hours 37 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Jwaneng, Botswana §

The warmest months in Jwaneng are January, November and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 25 to 25 °C (77 - 78 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in May, June and July, when daily mean temperatures range from 13 to 16 °C (55 - 61 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Jwaneng experiences 245 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 1 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Jwaneng, 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
(103°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 38°C
(102°F)		 39°C
(102°F)
Mean maximum 36°C
(98°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 37°C
(99°F)
Average high 31°C
(88°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(90°F)
Daily mean 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)
Average low 20°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 6°C
(42°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 19°C
(67°F)
Mean minimum 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 1°C
(35°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 14°C
(58°F)
Minimum 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 12°C
(54°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Jwaneng, Botswana §

Jwaneng usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 11 rainy days and 90 mm (3.5 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Jwaneng are June, August and September. On average, 1 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Jwaneng, 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) 78 (3.1) 117 (4.6) 27 (1.1) 33 (1.3) 3 (0.1) 2 (0.1) 2 (0.1) 0 (0.0) 1 (0.0) 25 (1.0) 32 (1.2) 75 (3.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 10 13 5 6 0 0 0 0 0 4 7 11

Monthly sunshine hours in Jwaneng, Botswana §

The sunniest months in Jwaneng are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 19 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Jwaneng: January, June and July receive an average of 10 hours 3 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Jwaneng, 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 303 318 360 326 325 304 318 332 341 372 377 383
Mean daily daylight hours 13h 27m 12h 54m 12h 11m 11h 29m 10h 54m 10h 37m 10h 45m 11h 16m 11h 57m 12h 40m 13h 17m 13h 37m

Solar UV radiation in Jwaneng, Botswana §

Jwaneng 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 8. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Jwaneng UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Jwaneng, 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 13 11 8 6 7 9 11 13 15 16