Climate averages 1991–2020
Francistown weather
in June.
A warm, very dry month: the 11th warmest and the joint 2nd driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
June is a warm month in Francistown: daytime highs average 22.5°C and nights cool to about 9.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 3.5 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes June a very dry month (the joint 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 52 min on an average June day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Bulawayo (159 km away). In June its highs average 20.8°C, 1.6°C cooler than Francistown, with 4.0 mm of rain.
Among the 5 cities listed in Botswana, Francistown ranks 2nd of 5 for the warmest June highs and 2nd of 5 for the driest June (rainfall, lowest first). The mean June high of those 5 cities is 22.0°C; Francistown is 0.5°C warmer than that mean.
From June to July, average highs fall by 0.5°C to 22.0°C, and monthly rainfall stays at 3.5 mm.
The annual picture
June 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, selected | 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 | 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
June in nearby cities
- Bulawayo in JuneZimbabwe · 159 kmHigh 20.8°C · Low 8.5°C · 4.0 mm rain
- Gweru in JuneZimbabwe · 307 kmHigh 19.9°C · Low 8.1°C · 3.7 mm rain
- Louis Trichardt in JuneSouth Africa · 323 kmHigh 21.4°C · Low 9.7°C · 5.3 mm rain
- Kwekwe in JuneZimbabwe · 347 kmHigh 22.7°C · Low 9.6°C · 1.8 mm rain
- Polokwane in JuneSouth Africa · 365 kmHigh 19.4°C · Low 7.5°C · 4.2 mm rain
- Thohoyandou in JuneSouth Africa · 365 kmHigh 21.8°C · Low 10.4°C · 15 mm rain
- Masvingo in JuneZimbabwe · 367 kmHigh 21.1°C · Low 8.9°C · 5.5 mm rain
- Mokopane in JuneSouth Africa · 370 kmHigh 21.1°C · Low 8.6°C · 3.3 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.