Climate averages 1991–2020
Mogoditshane 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 Mogoditshane: daytime highs average 20.8°C and nights cool to about 5.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the coolest month of the year.
Expect about 1.8 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 Gaborone (5 km away). In July its highs average 20.9°C, about as warm as Mogoditshane, with 1.9 mm of rain.
Among the 5 cities listed in Botswana, Mogoditshane ranks 4th of 5 for the warmest July highs and joint 2nd of 5 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 5 cities is 21.7°C; Mogoditshane is 0.9°C cooler than that mean.
From July to August, average highs rise by 3.7°C to 24.6°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 1.8 mm to 2.5 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
Mogoditshane climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30.9°C19.9°C | 19.9°C | 78 | 10.9 | 13.513 h |
| February | 30.5°C19.7°C | 19.7°C | 71 | 9.1 | 12.913 h |
| March | 29.1°C18.0°C | 18.0°C | 50 | 7.5 | 12.212 h |
| April | 26.5°C14.4°C | 14.4°C | 25 | 3.7 | 11.512 h |
| May | 24.0°C10.0°C | 10.0°C | 12 | 1.5 | 10.911 h |
| June | 21.0°C6.6°C | 6.6°C | 8.2 | 1.0 | 10.611 h |
| July, selected | 20.8°C5.9°C | 5.9°C | 1.8 | 0.5 | 10.811 h |
| August | 24.6°C8.8°C | 8.8°C | 2.5 | 0.7 | 11.311 h |
| September | 29.1°C13.2°C | 13.2°C | 9.0 | 1.4 | 11.912 h |
| October | 31.1°C16.6°C | 16.6°C | 30 | 5.0 | 12.713 h |
| November | 31.1°C18.0°C | 18.0°C | 60 | 8.7 | 13.313 h |
| December | 31.1°C19.4°C | 19.4°C | 71 | 11.3 | 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
- Gaborone in JulyBotswana · 5 kmHigh 20.9°C · Low 6.1°C · 1.9 mm rain
- Molepolole in JulyBotswana · 45 kmHigh 20.4°C · Low 6.3°C · 1.8 mm rain
- Mafikeng in JulySouth Africa · 139 kmHigh 19.2°C · Low 4.1°C · 2.4 mm rain
- Rustenburg in JulySouth Africa · 181 kmHigh 19.8°C · Low 5.5°C · 2.9 mm rain
- Brits in JulySouth Africa · 223 kmHigh 20.3°C · Low 5.8°C · 2.8 mm rain
- Ga-Rankuwa in JulySouth Africa · 241 kmHigh 19.6°C · Low 5.0°C · 2.8 mm rain
- Soshanguve in JulySouth Africa · 244 kmHigh 20.0°C · Low 5.6°C · 2.8 mm rain
- Bela Bela in JulySouth Africa · 246 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 Mogoditshane) is explained once on the Mogoditshane year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.