Climate averages 1991–2020
Francistown weather
in July.
A warm, very dry month: the coolest and the joint 2nd driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
July is a warm month in Francistown: daytime highs average 22.0°C and nights cool to about 8.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the coolest month of the year.
Expect about 3.5 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes July a very dry month (the joint 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 58 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Bulawayo (159 km away). In July its highs average 20.3°C, 1.7°C cooler than Francistown, with 2.6 mm of rain.
Among the 5 cities listed in Botswana, Francistown ranks 2nd of 5 for the warmest July highs and 5th of 5 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 5 cities is 21.7°C; Francistown is 0.3°C warmer than that mean.
From July to August, average highs rise by 3.9°C to 25.9°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 3.5 mm to under 1 mm.
The annual picture
July 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, selected | 22.0°C8.8°C | 8.8°C | 3.5 | 0.4 | 11.011 h |
| August | 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
July in nearby cities
- Bulawayo in JulyZimbabwe · 159 kmHigh 20.3°C · Low 7.8°C · 2.6 mm rain
- Gweru in JulyZimbabwe · 307 kmHigh 19.4°C · Low 7.5°C · 2.9 mm rain
- Louis Trichardt in JulySouth Africa · 323 kmHigh 21.0°C · Low 9.2°C · 5.1 mm rain
- Kwekwe in JulyZimbabwe · 347 kmHigh 22.4°C · Low 9.0°C · 0.8 mm rain
- Polokwane in JulySouth Africa · 365 kmHigh 19.2°C · Low 6.9°C · 3.2 mm rain
- Thohoyandou in JulySouth Africa · 365 kmHigh 21.2°C · Low 9.8°C · 21 mm rain
- Masvingo in JulyZimbabwe · 367 kmHigh 20.4°C · Low 8.4°C · 6.6 mm rain
- Mokopane in JulySouth Africa · 370 kmHigh 21.0°C · Low 7.9°C · 2.7 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.