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When to go to Francistown

Twelve months of averages for Francistown, and what they say about when to go.

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What the averages say

Mean daily highs and lows and the month's rain, averaged over 2001 to 2020.

On these averages, Francistown has a mean high between 18°C and 32°C and under 150 mm of rain in February to August.

Of those months, it is also dry (under 50 mm of rain) and not humid in April to August.

Hot months (a mean high of 32°C or more): September to January.
The warmest month is October (34°C) and the coolest July (23°C). The wettest is December (102 mm) and the driest August (0 mm); about 485 mm of rain falls in a year.

How these sentences are worded

Each sentence is written from the figures by fixed rules, and says no more than they do. Mild to warm: a mean daily high from 18°C up to 32°C. Hot: 32°C or more. Cool: 10°C up to 18°C. Cold: under 10°C. Dry: under 50 mm of rain in the month; wet: 150 mm or more. Humid: a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more. A month is described as good for going when it is mild to warm and not wet.

Francistown: highs, lows and rainHighLowRain

The year at a glance

Mild to warm and dry
Mild to warm, humid or showery
Hot
Cool
Wet
Cold

JanHot
FebMild–warm, mixed
MarMild–warm, mixed
AprMild–warm, dry
MayMild–warm, dry
JunMild–warm, dry
JulMild–warm, dry
AugMild–warm, dry
SeptHot
OctHot
NovHot
DecHot

Month by month

Every month in Francistown

The whole year, with humidity, cloud and the sunlight reaching the ground.

Climate in Francistown by month: mean daily high and low, rain, and what the month is like
Month	High	Low	Rain	Humidity	Cloud	Sunlight (kWh/m²/day)	High in Dubai	What it is like
January	32°C	19°C	100 mm	57%	53%	6.8	23°C	Hot
February	31°C	18°C	89 mm	59%	52%	6.4	24°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
March	31°C	17°C	61 mm	58%	46%	5.9	27°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
April	29°C	15°C	23 mm	54%	36%	5.3	31°C	Mild to warm and dry
May	27°C	11°C	4 mm	45%	21%	4.9	35°C	Mild to warm and dry
June	24°C	8°C	4 mm	46%	21%	4.4	37°C	Mild to warm and dry
July	23°C	7°C	1 mm	44%	23%	4.6	39°C	Mild to warm and dry
August	28°C	10°C	0 mm	35%	18%	5.4	39°C	Mild to warm and dry
September	32°C	14°C	8 mm	32%	24%	6.2	37°C	Hot
October	34°C	17°C	25 mm	36%	37%	6.7	34°C	Hot
November	34°C	19°C	68 mm	45%	56%	6.7	29°C	Hot
December	32°C	19°C	102 mm	55%	64%	6.5	25°C	Hot

The Dubai column is Dubai's mean daily high, for comparison.

Modelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020. These data were obtained from the NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) POWER Project funded through the NASA Earth Science/Applied Science Program.

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Month

High

Low

Rain

Humidity

Cloud

Sunlight (kWh/m²/day)

High in Dubai

What it is like

January

32°C

19°C

100 mm

57%

53%

6.8

23°C

Hot

February

31°C

18°C

89 mm

59%

52%

6.4

24°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

March

31°C

17°C

61 mm

58%

46%

5.9

27°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

April

29°C

15°C

23 mm

54%

36%

5.3

31°C

Mild to warm and dry

May

27°C

11°C

4 mm

45%

21%

4.9

35°C

Mild to warm and dry

June

24°C

8°C

4 mm

46%

21%

4.4

37°C

Mild to warm and dry

July

23°C

7°C

1 mm

44%

23%

4.6

39°C

Mild to warm and dry

August

28°C

10°C

0 mm

35%

18%

5.4

39°C

Mild to warm and dry

September

32°C

14°C

8 mm

32%

24%

6.2

37°C

Hot

October

34°C

17°C

25 mm

36%

37%

6.7

34°C

Hot

November

34°C

19°C

68 mm

45%

56%

6.7

29°C

Hot

December

32°C

19°C

102 mm

55%

64%

6.5

25°C

Hot