The best time to visit Botswana is from January until December, when you will have a pleasant till hot temperature and none till little rainfall. The highest average temperature in in Botswana is 32°C in December and the lowest is 20°C in July.
Botswana has the desert climate prevailing. If you want to know what the average temperature is in Botswana or when most precipitation (rain or snow) falls, you can find a quick overview below. This way, you are well prepared. Our average monthly climate data is based on data from the past 30 years.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temperature (°C) | 31 | 31 | 30 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 25 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 51 | 24 | 24 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 27 | 38 |
Climate data from city: Gaborone
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The Botswana weather for will be ° degrees in the next 14 days and it stays dry every day.
The Botswana weather forecast is based on the weather conditions in the city of Gaborone.
Botswana has the desert climate prevailing. The daytime temperature is warm to hot, while it can also be cold at night. You won't have rain here anytime soon. The average annual temperature for Botswana is 28° degrees and there is about 205 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 258 days a year with an average humidity of 47% and an UV-index of 6.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day temp. (°C) | 31 | 31 | 30 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 25 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 |
| Night temp. (°C) | 21 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 21 |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Precipitation (mm) | 51 | 24 | 24 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 27 | 38 |
| Days with rain | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 6 | 9 | 13 |
| Dry days | 17 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 28 | 25 | 21 | 18 |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Sun hours per day | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Wind force (Bft) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| UV-index | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Climate data from city: Gaborone
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Botswana lies in a straight line about 12,296 km from New Zealand (Wellington → Gaborone).
The flight time from Auckland Airport to Botswana is approximately 16 hours.
These are the largest airports in Botswana:
Botswana has approximately 2,230,905 inhabitants.
The area of Botswana is around 600,370 km². It is 2,5x bigger than New Zealand.
The capital of Botswana is Gaborone.
In Botswana the Botswana pula (BWP) is used to pay.
The area code to call Botswana is +267.
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