Climate averages 1991–2020
Francistown weather
in August.
A warm, very dry month: the 9th warmest and the driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a warm month in Francistown: daytime highs average 25.9°C and nights cool to about 11.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 9th warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical August (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 23 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Bulawayo (159 km away). In August its highs average 24.2°C, 1.7°C cooler than Francistown, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 5 cities listed in Botswana, Francistown ranks 2nd of 5 for the warmest August highs and 2nd of 5 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 5 cities is 25.5°C; Francistown is 0.4°C warmer than that mean.
From August to September, average highs rise by 3.9°C to 29.8°C, and monthly rainfall rises from under 1 mm to 5.5 mm.
The annual picture
August in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Francistown climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29.7°C19.6°C | 19.6°C | 95 | 11.7 | 13.313 h |
| February | 29.4°C19.3°C | 19.3°C | 88 | 9.6 | 12.813 h |
| March | 28.8°C18.3°C | 18.3°C | 45 | 6.8 | 12.212 h |
| April | 27.2°C15.8°C | 15.8°C | 11 | 2.5 | 11.612 h |
| May | 25.1°C12.2°C | 12.2°C | 4.2 | 0.9 | 11.111 h |
| June | 22.5°C9.5°C | 9.5°C | 3.5 | 0.5 | 10.911 h |
| July | 22.0°C8.8°C | 8.8°C | 3.5 | 0.4 | 11.011 h |
| August, selected | 25.9°C11.4°C | 11.4°C | 0.6 | 0.1 | 11.411 h |
| September | 29.8°C15.0°C | 15.0°C | 5.5 | 1.1 | 12.012 h |
| October | 31.8°C17.7°C | 17.7°C | 15 | 3.4 | 12.613 h |
| November | 31.2°C19.1°C | 19.1°C | 55 | 9.2 | 13.113 h |
| December | 29.8°C19.4°C | 19.4°C | 96 | 12.8 | 13.413 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
August in nearby cities
- Bulawayo in AugustZimbabwe · 159 kmHigh 24.2°C · Low 10.0°C · 0.9 mm rain
- Gweru in AugustZimbabwe · 307 kmHigh 23.2°C · Low 9.5°C · 0.6 mm rain
- Louis Trichardt in AugustSouth Africa · 323 kmHigh 24.0°C · Low 11.2°C · 3.3 mm rain
- Kwekwe in AugustZimbabwe · 347 kmHigh 25.9°C · Low 11.1°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Polokwane in AugustSouth Africa · 365 kmHigh 22.2°C · Low 8.9°C · 3.8 mm rain
- Thohoyandou in AugustSouth Africa · 365 kmHigh 23.9°C · Low 11.3°C · 17 mm rain
- Masvingo in AugustZimbabwe · 367 kmHigh 24.1°C · Low 10.5°C · 1.8 mm rain
- Mokopane in AugustSouth Africa · 370 kmHigh 24.4°C · Low 9.7°C · 2.5 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Francistown) is explained once on the Francistown year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.