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Monthly climate in Shakawe, North-West, Botswana

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Shakawe 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 2 °C (36 °F) or can rise to as high as 39 °C (103 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 716 mm (28.2 inches) and receives 79 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Shakawe enjoys an average of 3961 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 1 minutes to 13 hours 11 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Shakawe, North-West, Botswana §

The warmest months in Shakawe are October, November and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 26 to 27 °C (79 - 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, Shakawe experiences 293 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 Shakawe, North-West, 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 37°C
(98°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 37°C
(100°F)
Mean maximum 34°C
(93°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 36°C
(97°F)
Average high 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 32°C
(89°F)
Daily mean 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 26°C
(79°F)
Average low 20°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)
Mean minimum 17°C
(63°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 19°C
(67°F)
Minimum 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 18°C
(65°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Shakawe, North-West, Botswana §

Shakawe usually has the most precipitation in January, February and March, with an average of 17 rainy days and 175 mm (6.9 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Shakawe are June, July and August. On average, 0 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Shakawe, North-West, 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) 203 (8.0) 207 (8.2) 115 (4.5) 29 (1.2) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 7 (0.3) 41 (1.6) 112 (4.4)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 17 21 15 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 13

Monthly sunshine hours in Shakawe, North-West, Botswana §

The sunniest months in Shakawe are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 40 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Shakawe: January, February and June receive an average of 9 hours 48 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Shakawe, North-West, 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 278 289 330 333 333 315 330 337 339 356 357 359
Mean daily daylight hours 13h 4m 12h 40m 12h 9m 11h 38m 11h 13m 11h 1m 11h 8m 11h 30m 11h 59m 12h 30m 12h 57m 13h 11m

Solar UV radiation in Shakawe, North-West, Botswana §

Shakawe 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 10. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Shakawe UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Shakawe, North-West, 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 13 10 8 8 10 12 13 15 15