Annual mean 21°C · wettest around February · prevailing wind NE
Warmest
29.1 °C
Coldest
17.5 °C
Wettest
89%
Windiest
4.5 m/s
Prevailing
NE
3.6 m/s average
When this place is good five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
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The average temperature in Gaborone over the whole year is 21°C. October is the hottest month, with highs of about 30°C; July is the coldest, with lows of about 6°C. The rainy (wet) season in Gaborone runs from November to February, peaking in February with a 42% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is August to October; August is the driest month, at 14%. Winds in Gaborone are highest in October, averaging 3.7 m/s (13 km/h), and lightest in May, at 2.3 m/s (8 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the NE. The clearest skies in Gaborone come in August, when the sky is typically 24% covered; January is the cloudiest month, at 59%.
Month by month Gaborone climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
Month
High
Low
Feels like
Chance of rain
Cloud
Wind
Being outside
Sun
Walking
January
29°C
21°C
27°C
36%
59%
3.2 m/s
48
67
14
February
29°C
20°C
27°C
42%
55%
2.8 m/s
47
65
15
March
28°C
18°C
26°C
27%
46%
2.5 m/s
59
63
20
April
25°C
15°C
23°C
33%
45%
2.4 m/s
81
39
44
May
22°C
11°C
19°C
22%
31%
2.3 m/s
80
6
76
June
19°C
7°C
15°C
39%
25%
2.4 m/s
62
0
83
July
19°C
6°C
15°C
32%
25%
2.6 m/s
56
0
85
August
23°C
9°C
18°C
14%
24%
3.1 m/s
74
6
77
September
28°C
14°C
23°C
16%
32%
3.4 m/s
72
40
43
October
30°C
18°C
25°C
22%
46%
3.7 m/s
61
51
32
November
29°C
19°C
26°C
40%
51%
3.4 m/s
51
60
22
December
29°C
20°C
27°C
31%
57%
3.2 m/s
44
61
17
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Seasons, and the year in short Gaborone weather by season
Year round, Gaborone has days of about 19°C at their warmest in June, its coolest month, and 30°C in October, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 6°C to 21°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 21°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around February and least likely around August. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Gaborone weather in winterJune to August
High 21°CLow 7°CRain 28%
Winter in Gaborone has typical daily highs of about 21°C and lows of about 7°C, with a 28% chance of rain on a given day.
Gaborone weather in springSeptember to November
High 29°CLow 17°CRain 26%
Spring in Gaborone has typical daily highs of about 29°C and lows of about 17°C, with a 26% chance of rain on a given day.
Gaborone weather in summerDecember to February
High 29°CLow 20°CRain 36%
Summer in Gaborone has typical daily highs of about 29°C and lows of about 20°C, with a 36% chance of rain on a given day.
Gaborone weather in autumnMarch to May
High 25°CLow 14°CRain 28%
Autumn in Gaborone has typical daily highs of about 25°C and lows of about 14°C, with a 28% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Gaborone?
The rainy (wet) season in Gaborone runs from November to February, peaking in February with a 42% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is August to October; August is the driest month, at 14%.
What time of year is Gaborone windiest?
Winds in Gaborone are highest in October, averaging 3.7 m/s (13 km/h), and lightest in May, at 2.3 m/s (8 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the NE.
What is the average temperature in Gaborone year round?
The average temperature in Gaborone over the whole year is 21°C. October is the hottest month, with highs of about 30°C; July is the coldest, with lows of about 6°C.