Climate of Francistown
Francistown has a semi-arid climate. It is warm to hot all year round and trees don't grow here because of the drought. It consists mainly of sand with grasses and sometimes shrubs. The average annual temperature for Francistown is 54° degrees and there is about 106 inch of rain in a year. It is dry for 268 days a year with an average humidity of 50% and an UV-index of 6.
Climate averages for the whole year
- Day: the average daily temperature during the day is between 22°C and 33°C
- Night:the average nighttime temperature is between 10°C and 21°C
- Rain: it rains 78 days and there is a total of approximately 268 mm rainfall
- Sun hours: throughout the year there are 3434 sun hours
Maximum temperature: | between 22°C and 33°C |
Warmest month: | 33°C in October |
Coldest month: | 22°C in July |
Night temperature: | between 10°C and 21°C |
Dry days: | 287 days |
Days with rain: | 78 days |
Days with snow: | 0 days |
Total rain sum: | 268 mm |
Hours of sunshine: | 3434 hours |
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Temperature graph
This graph shows the average maximum temperature (red) and minimum temperature (blue) for Francistown.
Precipitation graph
This graph shows the average amount of rainfall per month for Francistown.
Climate table of Francistown
In this climate table you can see at a glance what the average weather per month is for Francistown. The data has been collected over a 30-year period, from which an average per month has been derived. From year to year the differences may be larger or smaller, but with this climate table you have a good idea of what the weather for Francistown might be like in a given month.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Day temp. (°F) | 86 | 86 | 85 | 81 | 78 | 73 | 72 | 79 | 88 | 91 | 90 | 88 |
Night temp. (°F) | 68 | 67 | 65 | 60 | 56 | 51 | 50 | 54 | 62 | 67 | 69 | 69 |
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Precipitation (inch) | 22 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 31 |
Days with rain | 14 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | 2 | 3 | 9 | 15 |
Dry days | 17 | 15 | 21 | 23 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 21 | 16 |
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Sun hours per day | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Wind force (Bft) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
UV-index | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Best time to visit Francistown
The best time to visit Francistown in Botswana is from January through September and November and December. In this period you have a hot temperature and little precipitation. The highest average temperature in Francistown is 91°F in October and the lowest is 72°F in July.
Climate of Francistown by month
What is the average climate in a given month for Francistown? Click on a month to see all monthly averages for sunshine, maximum and minimum temperatures, percent chance of rain per day, snowfall and number of rainy days.
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