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Monthly climate in Molepolole, Botswana

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Molepolole features a hot semi-arid climate (BSh).Temperatures typically range between 13 °C (56 °F) and 25 °C (77 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 1 °C (33 °F) or can rise to as high as 39 °C (102 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 450 mm (17.7 inches) and receives 57 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Molepolole enjoys an average of 4039 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 38 minutes to 13 hours 36 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Molepolole, Botswana §

The warmest months in Molepolole are January, November and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 25 to 25 °C (77 - 77 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in May, June and July, when daily mean temperatures range from 13 to 16 °C (56 - 62 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Molepolole experiences 236 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 Molepolole, 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)		 37°C
(99°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 39°C
(102°F)
Mean maximum 35°C
(96°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 37°C
(100°F)		 36°C
(97°F)
Average high 30°C
(87°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 31°C
(88°F)
Daily mean 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)
Average low 20°C
(68°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(67°F)
Mean minimum 17°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 15°C
(60°F)
Minimum 15°C
(60°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 1°C
(33°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 14°C
(57°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Molepolole, Botswana §

Molepolole usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 11 rainy days and 100 mm (4.0 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Molepolole 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 Molepolole, 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) 83 (3.3) 123 (4.8) 29 (1.1) 30 (1.2) 4 (0.2) 2 (0.1) 2 (0.1) 1 (0.0) 2 (0.1) 35 (1.4) 45 (1.8) 95 (3.7)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 10 12 5 6 0 0 0 0 0 4 7 13

Monthly sunshine hours in Molepolole, Botswana §

The sunniest months in Molepolole are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 11 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Molepolole: January, February and June receive an average of 10 hours 13 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Molepolole, 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 302 312 360 323 325 305 317 330 338 369 374 378
Mean daily daylight hours 13h 26m 12h 53m 12h 11m 11h 29m 10h 54m 10h 38m 10h 46m 11h 16m 11h 57m 12h 39m 13h 17m 13h 36m

Solar UV radiation in Molepolole, Botswana §

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

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Molepolole, 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 6 9 11 13 14 16