Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Tsau features a hot semi-arid climate (BSh).Temperatures typically range between 16 °C (62 °F) and 28 °C (83 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 1 °C (33 °F) or can rise to as high as 41 °C (106 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 566 mm (22.3 inches) and receives 69 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Tsau enjoys an average of 4015 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 54 minutes to 13 hours 18 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Tsau are October, November and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 27 to 28 °C (81 - 83 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in May, June and July, when daily mean temperatures range from 16 to 20 °C (62 - 68 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Tsau experiences 300 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 39°C (102°F) | 38°C (101°F) | 39°C (103°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 39°C (102°F) | 41°C (106°F) | 41°C (106°F) | 40°C (104°F) |
Mean maximum | 36°C (96°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 33°C (93°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 39°C (103°F) | 40°C (104°F) | 38°C (101°F) |
Average high | 31°C (88°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 36°C (96°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 34°C (93°F) |
Daily mean | 26°C (78°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 27°C (81°F) |
Average low | 21°C (70°F) | 21°C (69°F) | 20°C (67°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 21°C (71°F) |
Mean minimum | 17°C (63°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 6°C (44°F) | 5°C (42°F) | 3°C (37°F) | 5°C (41°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 15°C (58°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 19°C (66°F) |
Minimum | 15°C (60°F) | 16°C (60°F) | 16°C (60°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 3°C (39°F) | 3°C (38°F) | 1°C (33°F) | 3°C (38°F) | 4°C (40°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 17°C (63°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Tsau, North-West, Botswana with other places around the world.
Tsau usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 16 rainy days and 143 mm (5.6 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Tsau are May, June and August. On average, 0 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 172 (6.8) | 173 (6.8) | 68 (2.7) | 24 (1.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 8 (0.3) | 34 (1.4) | 84 (3.3) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 15 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 13 |
The sunniest months in Tsau are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 1 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Tsau: January, February and June receive an average of 9 hours 55 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 287 | 294 | 348 | 332 | 330 | 311 | 328 | 334 | 341 | 363 | 367 | 374 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 13h 10m | 12h 44m | 12h 10m | 11h 36m | 11h 8m | 10h 54m | 11h 1m | 11h 26m | 11h 58m | 12h 33m | 13h 3m | 13h 18m |
Tsau 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 Tsau UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 |