Climate averages 1991–2020
Gaborone weather
in July.
A mild, very dry month: the coolest and the driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
July is a mild month in Gaborone: daytime highs average 20.9°C and nights cool to about 6.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the coolest month of the year.
Expect about 1.9 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes July a very dry month (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 46 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Mogoditshane (5 km away). In July its highs average 20.8°C, about as warm as Gaborone, with 1.8 mm of rain.
Among the 5 cities listed in Botswana, Gaborone ranks 3rd of 5 for the warmest July highs and 4th of 5 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 5 cities is 21.7°C; Gaborone is 0.8°C cooler than that mean.
From July to August, average highs rise by 3.7°C to 24.7°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 1.9 mm to 3.3 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
Gaborone climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30.9°C20.1°C | 20.1°C | 89 | 12.3 | 13.513 h |
| February | 30.5°C19.9°C | 19.9°C | 82 | 9.8 | 12.913 h |
| March | 29.1°C18.2°C | 18.2°C | 59 | 8.4 | 12.212 h |
| April | 26.5°C14.5°C | 14.5°C | 30 | 4.4 | 11.512 h |
| May | 24.0°C10.2°C | 10.2°C | 14 | 1.7 | 10.911 h |
| June | 21.1°C6.8°C | 6.8°C | 8.6 | 1.2 | 10.611 h |
| July, selected | 20.9°C6.1°C | 6.1°C | 1.9 | 0.5 | 10.811 h |
| August | 24.7°C8.9°C | 8.9°C | 3.3 | 0.7 | 11.311 h |
| September | 29.1°C13.4°C | 13.4°C | 10 | 1.5 | 11.912 h |
| October | 31.1°C16.7°C | 16.7°C | 33 | 5.6 | 12.713 h |
| November | 31.1°C18.2°C | 18.2°C | 68 | 10.0 | 13.313 h |
| December | 31.1°C19.6°C | 19.6°C | 85 | 12.0 | 13.614 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
- Mogoditshane in JulyBotswana · 5 kmHigh 20.8°C · Low 5.9°C · 1.8 mm rain
- Molepolole in JulyBotswana · 50 kmHigh 20.4°C · Low 6.3°C · 1.8 mm rain
- Mafikeng in JulySouth Africa · 137 kmHigh 19.2°C · Low 4.1°C · 2.4 mm rain
- Rustenburg in JulySouth Africa · 175 kmHigh 19.8°C · Low 5.5°C · 2.9 mm rain
- Brits in JulySouth Africa · 218 kmHigh 20.3°C · Low 5.8°C · 2.8 mm rain
- Ga-Rankuwa in JulySouth Africa · 236 kmHigh 19.6°C · Low 5.0°C · 2.8 mm rain
- Soshanguve in JulySouth Africa · 239 kmHigh 20.0°C · Low 5.6°C · 2.8 mm rain
- Bela Bela in JulySouth Africa · 241 kmHigh 20.5°C · Low 6.2°C · 2.6 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 Gaborone) is explained once on the Gaborone year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.