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Monthly climate in Kopong, South-East, Botswana

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Kopong features a hot semi-arid climate (BSh).Temperatures typically range between 14 °C (57 °F) and 26 °C (79 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 1 °C (34 °F) or can rise to as high as 40 °C (104 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 436 mm (17.2 inches) and receives 55 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Kopong enjoys an average of 4020 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 37 minutes to 13 hours 36 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Kopong, South-East, Botswana §

The warmest months in Kopong are January, November and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 26 to 26 °C (79 - 79 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in May, June and July, when daily mean temperatures range from 14 to 17 °C (57 - 63 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Kopong experiences 248 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 Kopong, South-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)		 39°C
(102°F)		 40°C
(103°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 40°C
(104°F)
Mean maximum 36°C
(98°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 37°C
(99°F)
Average high 31°C
(89°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(90°F)
Daily mean 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)
Average low 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(69°F)
Mean minimum 17°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 2°C
(37°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 7°C
(46°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 16°C
(61°F)
Minimum 17°C
(63°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 2°C
(37°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 15°C
(59°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Kopong, South-East, Botswana §

Kopong usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 11 rainy days and 99 mm (3.9 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Kopong 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 Kopong, South-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) 83 (3.3) 122 (4.8) 29 (1.1) 22 (0.9) 6 (0.2) 1 (0.1) 2 (0.1) 1 (0.0) 1 (0.1) 31 (1.2) 45 (1.8) 92 (3.6)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 9 12 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 8 13

Monthly sunshine hours in Kopong, South-East, Botswana §

The sunniest months in Kopong are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 5 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Kopong: January, February and June receive an average of 10 hours 11 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Kopong, South-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 301 310 358 322 324 305 317 329 337 365 372 374
Mean daily daylight hours 13h 26m 12h 53m 12h 11m 11h 29m 10h 54m 10h 37m 10h 46m 11h 16m 11h 56m 12h 39m 13h 17m 13h 36m

Solar UV radiation in Kopong, South-East, Botswana §

Kopong experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, February and December, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 15 - 16, 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 8. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Kopong UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Kopong, South-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) 16 15 13 11 8 6 6 9 11 13 14 16