Climate averages 1991–2020
Maun weather
in July.
A warm, very dry month: the coolest and the 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 Maun: daytime highs average 24.4°C and nights cool to about 9.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the coolest month of the year.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical July (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 03 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Livingstone (350 km away). In July its highs average 24.1°C, about as warm as Maun, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 5 cities listed in Botswana, Maun ranks 1st of 5 for the warmest July highs and 1st of 5 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 5 cities is 21.7°C; Maun is 2.7°C warmer than that mean.
From July to August, average highs rise by 3.9°C to 28.3°C, and monthly rainfall stays 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
Maun climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30.7°C20.4°C | 20.4°C | 145 | 15.6 | 13.213 h |
| February | 30.3°C20.1°C | 20.1°C | 105 | 13.5 | 12.813 h |
| March | 30.2°C19.3°C | 19.3°C | 71 | 10.0 | 12.212 h |
| April | 29.5°C16.7°C | 16.7°C | 16 | 2.8 | 11.712 h |
| May | 27.6°C12.9°C | 12.9°C | 2.3 | 0.6 | 11.211 h |
| June | 24.8°C9.6°C | 9.6°C | 2.5 | 0.2 | 10.911 h |
| July, selected | 24.4°C9.0°C | 9.0°C | 0.4 | 0.1 | 11.011 h |
| August | 28.3°C11.6°C | 11.6°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 11.411 h |
| September | 32.6°C15.9°C | 15.9°C | 2.8 | 0.7 | 12.012 h |
| October | 35.1°C19.6°C | 19.6°C | 10 | 2.7 | 12.513 h |
| November | 33.6°C20.3°C | 20.3°C | 55 | 9.4 | 13.013 h |
| December | 31.7°C20.5°C | 20.5°C | 101 | 15.0 | 13.313 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
- Livingstone in JulyZambia · 350 kmHigh 24.1°C · Low 10.4°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Francistown in JulyBotswana · 446 kmHigh 22.0°C · Low 8.8°C · 3.5 mm rain
- Rundu in JulyNamibia · 447 kmHigh 24.8°C · Low 10.3°C · 0 mm rain
- Choma in JulyZambia · 516 kmHigh 20.8°C · Low 9.4°C · 1.3 mm rain
- Mongu in JulyZambia · 527 kmHigh 26.4°C · Low 11.4°C · 0 mm rain
- Molepolole in JulyBotswana · 536 kmHigh 20.4°C · Low 6.3°C · 1.8 mm rain
- Bulawayo in JulyZimbabwe · 540 kmHigh 20.3°C · Low 7.8°C · 2.6 mm rain
- Mogoditshane in JulyBotswana · 574 kmHigh 20.8°C · Low 5.9°C · 1.8 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 Maun) is explained once on the Maun year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.