FRANCISTOWN, BOTSWANA

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 17

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		21		25		25		23		21		18		15		15		18		22		24		25		25

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 17

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		26		29		28		28		26		24		21		21		25		27		29		30		28

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 17

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		16		21		20		19		16		12		8		7		11		15		19		20		20

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 17

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		41		38		38		37		35		34		32		30		35		37		38		39		41

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 17

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		-5		10		12		8		3		---		-5		-2		-2		---		2		3		12

Average Number of Days Above 90F/32C

Years on Record: 17

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		70		10		7		7		2		1		---		---		1		9		12		12		9

Average Number of Days Above 80F/26C

Years on Record: 17

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		202		24		20		22		17		10		3		3		13		20		23		24		23

Average Number of Days Below 45F/7C

Years on Record: 17

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		43		---		---		---		---		5		14		16		7		1		---		---		---

Average Number of Days Below 32F/0C

Years on Record: 17

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		3		---		---		---		---		---		1		2		---		---		---		---		---

Average Precipitation

Years on Record: 67

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		450		90		80		60		20		---		---		---		---		---		20		50		90

Average Number of Days With Precipitation

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		45		9		6		5		3		1		1		---		---		1		3		7		9

Average Number of Days With Thunderstorms

Years on Record: 16

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		34		7		5		3		2		---		---		---		---		1		3		7		6

Most Rain Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 67

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		830		360		340		240		90		70		30		10		10		60		120		160		290

Least Recorded Rainfall

Years on Record: 67

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		110		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---

Average Relative Humidity

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		55		65		65		65		55		55		55		50		45		40		45		55		65

Average Morning Relative Humidity

Years on Record: 9

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		74		78		80		79		80		79		76		73		66		61		67		73		80

Average Evening Relative Humidity

Years on Record: 11

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		37		46		47		43		41		35		33		31		27		27		34		39		45

Average Dew Point

Years on Record: 10

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		10		15		15		14		11		7		3		2		3		6		9		12		15

Heating Degree Days

Years on Record: 17

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		220.5		---		---		---		---		---		100		111.9		8.6		---		---		---		---

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 17

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		1506.4		223.9		172.7		172.2		91.7		---		---		---		---		100		189.4		200		198.1

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 17

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		4536.3		482.2		408.1		430.6		341.7		258.3		150		146.4		249.7		350		447.8		450		456.4

Average Length of Day

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Hours		12.5		13.6		13.2		12.6		12		11.5		11.3		11.4		11.8		12.4		13		13.5		13.8

Average Daily Sunshine

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Hours		8.8		7		8		8		9		9		10		9		10		10		9		8		8

Average Number of Days With Fog

Years on Record: 16

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		4		---		---		---		1		1		1		1		---		---		---		---		---

Average Wind Speed

Years on Record: 9

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
km/h		16		17		16		16		16		16		16		16		17		17		17		17		16

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		21.4		23.8		23.1		21.7		20.3		18.5		16.9		18		20.6		23.5		23.6		23.1		23.2

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		5.7		8.6		7.8		6.6		4.7		3.2		2.7		2.7		3.4		4.7		7		8.5		8.9

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		22.6		21.7		21.9		22.1		22.7		22.9		21.1		22.5		24.3		24.9		22.8		21.3		23

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		25		21.8		22.1		22.6		25.4		27.9		27.5		28.8		29.2		28.8		24.1		20.9		20.7

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		21.4		23.8		23.1		21.7		20.3		18.5		16.9		18		20.6		23.5		23.6		23.1		23.2

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		6.7		9.3		8.7		7.6		5.9		4.2		4.1		3.7		4.2		5.6		7.9		9.2		9.4

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		25		25		25.1		25.1		25.5		25.1		23.2		24.2		25.9		27.1		24.4		23.4		25.9

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		29.7		29.3		28.6		28.4		30.7		32		31.6		31.9		32.3		33.2		27.2		25.3		25.7

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		18.2		20.4		19.1		17.3		16.9		16.3		14		15.9		19.1		21.5		20.4		17.8		19.9

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		4.9		7.3		6.7		5.5		3.7		2.3		2		2.1		2.8		3.7		6.4		7.8		8.1

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		19.2		18.9		18.1		17.4		18.5		19.8		16.9		19.5		22.2		22.7		19.8		16.7		19.7

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		18.6		15.9		15		14.4		17.9		22		19.3		23		25.3		24.4		18.2		12.3		15.1