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Monthly climate in Makaleng, North-East, Botswana

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Makaleng features a hot semi-arid climate (BSh).Temperatures typically range between 15 °C (59 °F) and 26 °C (79 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 3 °C (37 °F) or can rise to as high as 39 °C (103 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 502 mm (19.8 inches) and receives 58 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Makaleng enjoys an average of 4000 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 52 minutes to 13 hours 21 minutes per day.

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

The warmest months in Makaleng are October, November and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 24 to 26 °C (76 - 79 °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, Makaleng experiences 253 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 Makaleng, 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 38°C
(101°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 38°C
(100°F)
Mean maximum 34°C
(94°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 30°C
(85°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 36°C
(98°F)
Average high 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 23°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 31°C
(88°F)
Daily mean 24°C
(76°F)		 23°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(77°F)
Average low 20°C
(68°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(67°F)
Mean minimum 15°C
(59°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 15°C
(60°F)
Minimum 13°C
(55°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 15°C
(59°F)

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

Makaleng usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 14 rainy days and 132 mm (5.2 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Makaleng 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 Makaleng, 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) 90 (3.5) 192 (7.5) 24 (0.9) 8 (0.3) 2 (0.1) 1 (0.0) 4 (0.2) 1 (0.0) 1 (0.1) 8 (0.3) 56 (2.2) 116 (4.6)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 13 16 6 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 6 13

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

The sunniest months in Makaleng are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 51 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Makaleng: January, February and June receive an average of 9 hours 58 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Makaleng, 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 298 286 352 330 331 313 327 333 336 361 364 364
Mean daily daylight hours 13h 13m 12h 46m 12h 10m 11h 35m 11h 6m 10h 52m 10h 59m 11h 24m 11h 58m 12h 34m 13h 5m 13h 21m

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

Makaleng 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 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 Makaleng UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Makaleng, 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 7 8 10 12 13 15 15