Monthly climate in Masunga, North-East, Botswana

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Masunga features a hot semi-arid climate (BSh).Temperatures typically range between 15 °C (59 °F) and 25 °C (77 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 2 °C (36 °F) or can rise to as high as 40 °C (104 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 591 mm (23.3 inches) and receives 71 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Masunga enjoys an average of 3988 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 Masunga, North-East, Botswana §

The warmest months in Masunga are October, November and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 24 to 25 °C (76 - 77 °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 - 64 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Masunga experiences 246 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 Masunga, 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 36°C
(98°F)
34°C
(93°F)
36°C
(96°F)
33°C
(92°F)
31°C
(87°F)
28°C
(83°F)
29°C
(84°F)
32°C
(90°F)
36°C
(97°F)
40°C
(104°F)
38°C
(100°F)
37°C
(99°F)
Mean maximum 33°C
(91°F)
32°C
(89°F)
32°C
(90°F)
31°C
(89°F)
29°C
(84°F)
27°C
(80°F)
27°C
(81°F)
32°C
(89°F)
36°C
(96°F)
37°C
(99°F)
37°C
(98°F)
35°C
(95°F)
Average high 28°C
(83°F)
28°C
(82°F)
28°C
(83°F)
27°C
(82°F)
26°C
(78°F)
23°C
(74°F)
23°C
(73°F)
27°C
(81°F)
30°C
(87°F)
32°C
(89°F)
32°C
(89°F)
30°C
(86°F)
Daily mean 23°C
(74°F)
23°C
(73°F)
22°C
(72°F)
21°C
(70°F)
18°C
(64°F)
15°C
(60°F)
15°C
(59°F)
19°C
(67°F)
22°C
(73°F)
24°C
(76°F)
25°C
(77°F)
24°C
(76°F)
Average low 19°C
(66°F)
18°C
(65°F)
17°C
(62°F)
14°C
(58°F)
11°C
(51°F)
8°C
(47°F)
7°C
(46°F)
11°C
(52°F)
14°C
(57°F)
16°C
(62°F)
19°C
(66°F)
19°C
(66°F)
Mean minimum 14°C
(58°F)
15°C
(60°F)
13°C
(56°F)
10°C
(50°F)
6°C
(43°F)
5°C
(41°F)
4°C
(39°F)
5°C
(42°F)
8°C
(46°F)
11°C
(52°F)
14°C
(57°F)
15°C
(59°F)
Minimum 12°C
(53°F)
14°C
(57°F)
12°C
(54°F)
7°C
(46°F)
4°C
(40°F)
2°C
(36°F)
3°C
(38°F)
3°C
(37°F)
5°C
(41°F)
9°C
(49°F)
10°C
(50°F)
14°C
(57°F)

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

Masunga usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 15 rainy days and 144 mm (5.7 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Masunga 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 Masunga, 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) 129 (5.1) 187 (7.4) 42 (1.6) 18 (0.7) 2 (0.1) 0 (0.0) 3 (0.1) 2 (0.1) 2 (0.1) 14 (0.5) 75 (3.0) 117 (4.6)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 15 17 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 10 15

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

The sunniest months in Masunga are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 46 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Masunga: January, February and June receive an average of 10 hours 0 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Masunga, 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 295 290 348 329 331 314 327 332 335 359 361 361
Mean daily daylight hours 13h 12m 12h 45m 12h 10m 11h 35m 11h 6m 10h 53m 11h 0m 11h 25m 11h 58m 12h 33m 13h 5m 13h 20m

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

Masunga 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 Masunga UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Masunga, 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 12 13 15 15