Gaborone monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

The bar chart below shows the average monthly peak daytime temperatures at Gaborone

Gaborone average temperature chart (Celsius) Gaborone average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Gaborone (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 32.3 31.2 30.1 27.2 24.8 21.9 22.3 25.2 28.6 30.5 31.3 31.8
°F 90.2 88.2 86.2 80.9 76.7 71.4 72.2 77.4 83.6 87 88.3 89.2

Please note: these are the average peak daytime temperatures (usually around mid-afternoon) so do not show daytime / night highs and lows. To see the daily range of temperatures have a look at the temperature max / min chart below.

Average rainfall & rainy days

The graph below shows the average rainfall and number of rainy days per month.

Gaborone monthly rainfall chart (mm) Gaborone monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Gaborone (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 94 81 56 44 12 5 3 2 14 40 69 82
inches 3.7 3.2 2.2 1.7 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.5 1.6 2.7 3.2
Rainy days 11 9 7 6 2 1 0 1 2 6 9 10

Average annual rainfall in Gaborone: 502.234mm (197.7 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Gaborone

Gaborone average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Gaborone
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 9.3 8.7 8.9 8.3 9.4 9.5 10.3 10.5 10.2 9.6 9.3 8.6

Day / night temperatures

The graph below shows the daily range of temperatures for each month.

Gaborone average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Gaborone average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Gaborone (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 19.8 19.1 17.4 13.5 8.4 4.7 4.9 7.4 12 15.9 17.8 18.7
Max °C 32.7 31.5 30.5 27.5 25.3 22.3 22.8 25.7 29.1 30.9 31.6 32.1
Min °F 67.6 66.4 63.2 56.3 47 40.5 40.7 45.2 53.5 60.6 64 65.7
Max °F 79.2 77.5 75 68.9 62.2 56.3 56.8 61.7 68.9 74.1 76.5 77.7

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Gaborone average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Gaborone average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Gaborone in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 23.1 23.4 23.1 22.2 21.1 20 19.2 19 19.2 19.9 20.9 22.2
°F 73.5 74.1 73.5 72 69.9 67.9 66.6 66.1 66.5 67.8 69.7 72

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Gaborone average winspeed by month (km/h) Gaborone average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Gaborone (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 6 7 6 6
mph 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 4 4 4

A monthly average windspeed of over 16km/h or 10mph suggests a location is fairly windy.

Relative humidity

The graph below shows the average relative humidity.

Gaborone relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Gaborone
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
65% 68% 69% 71% 69% 67% 65% 57% 51% 54% 60% 62%

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Gaborone weather stats

Gaborone weather statistics
Hottest month: January 32.3°C 90.1°F
Driest month: August 2mm 0.1ins
Sunniest month: July 10.3hrs
Coldest month: June 21.9°C 71.4°F
Wettest month: January 94mm 3.7ins
Warmest sea: February 23.4°C 74.1°F
Map showing location of Gaborone (-24.65451, 25.90859) Gaborone map pin © Google

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