Monthly climate in Dukwe, North-East, Botswana

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Dukwe features a hot semi-arid climate (BSh).Temperatures typically range between 17 °C (62 °F) and 27 °C (82 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 4 °C (39 °F) or can rise to as high as 41 °C (106 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 551 mm (21.7 inches) and receives 67 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Dukwe enjoys an average of 4056 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 53 minutes to 13 hours 20 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Dukwe, North-East, Botswana §

The warmest months in Dukwe are October, November and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 27 to 27 °C (80 - 82 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in May, June and July, when daily mean temperatures range from 17 to 20 °C (62 - 68 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Dukwe experiences 294 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 Dukwe, North-East, 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
(104°F)
37°C
(99°F)
38°C
(101°F)
35°C
(96°F)
32°C
(91°F)
31°C
(87°F)
30°C
(87°F)
34°C
(94°F)
38°C
(100°F)
41°C
(106°F)
40°C
(105°F)
40°C
(104°F)
Mean maximum 35°C
(96°F)
34°C
(93°F)
34°C
(94°F)
34°C
(93°F)
31°C
(88°F)
29°C
(84°F)
29°C
(84°F)
34°C
(93°F)
37°C
(99°F)
39°C
(103°F)
39°C
(103°F)
37°C
(100°F)
Average high 31°C
(88°F)
30°C
(86°F)
31°C
(88°F)
30°C
(86°F)
28°C
(82°F)
25°C
(78°F)
25°C
(77°F)
29°C
(85°F)
33°C
(91°F)
34°C
(94°F)
34°C
(94°F)
33°C
(91°F)
Daily mean 26°C
(78°F)
25°C
(77°F)
25°C
(76°F)
23°C
(74°F)
20°C
(68°F)
17°C
(63°F)
17°C
(62°F)
21°C
(69°F)
24°C
(76°F)
27°C
(80°F)
27°C
(82°F)
27°C
(80°F)
Average low 21°C
(70°F)
20°C
(69°F)
19°C
(66°F)
17°C
(62°F)
12°C
(55°F)
10°C
(50°F)
9°C
(49°F)
13°C
(55°F)
16°C
(61°F)
19°C
(66°F)
21°C
(70°F)
21°C
(70°F)
Mean minimum 17°C
(63°F)
17°C
(64°F)
16°C
(61°F)
12°C
(54°F)
8°C
(47°F)
7°C
(44°F)
5°C
(41°F)
7°C
(45°F)
10°C
(50°F)
13°C
(57°F)
16°C
(62°F)
17°C
(63°F)
Minimum 15°C
(59°F)
16°C
(62°F)
14°C
(58°F)
10°C
(51°F)
5°C
(41°F)
4°C
(39°F)
4°C
(39°F)
5°C
(41°F)
7°C
(45°F)
12°C
(55°F)
12°C
(54°F)
16°C
(61°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Dukwe, North-East, Botswana §

Dukwe usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 15 rainy days and 145 mm (5.7 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Dukwe 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 Dukwe, North-East, 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) 131 (5.2) 197 (7.8) 40 (1.6) 12 (0.5) 2 (0.1) 0 (0.0) 2 (0.1) 1 (0.0) 1 (0.0) 9 (0.4) 46 (1.8) 108 (4.3)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 14 18 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 10 15

Monthly sunshine hours in Dukwe, North-East, Botswana §

The sunniest months in Dukwe are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 4 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Dukwe: January, February and June receive an average of 10 hours 14 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Dukwe, North-East, 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 304 302 355 333 332 313 329 334 338 365 368 376
Mean daily daylight hours 13h 12m 12h 45m 12h 10m 11h 35m 11h 7m 10h 53m 11h 0m 11h 25m 11h 58m 12h 33m 13h 4m 13h 20m

Solar UV radiation in Dukwe, North-East, Botswana §

Dukwe experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, February 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 9. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Dukwe UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Dukwe, North-East, 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 16 14 12 9 8 8 10 11 13 15 15