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Monthly climate in Makoba, Botswana

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Makoba features a hot semi-arid climate (BSh).Temperatures typically range between 15 °C (59 °F) and 27 °C (80 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 1 °C (34 °F) or can rise to as high as 41 °C (106 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 394 mm (15.5 inches) and receives 46 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Makoba enjoys an average of 4014 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 42 minutes to 13 hours 32 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Makoba, Botswana §

The warmest months in Makoba are January, November and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 27 to 27 °C (80 - 80 °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, Makoba experiences 264 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 Makoba, 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 41°C
(105°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 40°C
(103°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 41°C
(106°F)
Mean maximum 37°C
(99°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 39°C
(102°F)
Average high 32°C
(90°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 32°C
(90°F)
Daily mean 27°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(80°F)
Average low 22°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 18°C
(66°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(70°F)
Mean minimum 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 16°C
(62°F)
Minimum 17°C
(63°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 15°C
(59°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Makoba, Botswana §

Makoba usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 9 rainy days and 96 mm (3.8 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Makoba 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 Makoba, 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) 86 (3.4) 121 (4.8) 14 (0.6) 15 (0.6) 4 (0.1) 0 (0.0) 2 (0.1) 0 (0.0) 1 (0.0) 21 (0.8) 48 (1.9) 82 (3.2)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 8 11 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 4 7 10

Monthly sunshine hours in Makoba, Botswana §

The sunniest months in Makoba are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 57 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Makoba: January, February and June receive an average of 10 hours 12 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Makoba, 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 303 308 356 324 324 306 320 333 335 363 370 366
Mean daily daylight hours 13h 22m 12h 51m 12h 11m 11h 31m 10h 58m 10h 42m 10h 50m 11h 19m 11h 57m 12h 38m 13h 13m 13h 32m

Solar UV radiation in Makoba, Botswana §

Makoba 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 Makoba UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Makoba, 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 14 15