| Average climate data for Kachikau, Botswana | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average maximum temperature (°C) | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 31 | 35 | 37 | 34 | 31 | 37 |
| Average minimum temperature (°C) | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 11 |
| Average precipitation (mm) | 141 | 113 | 86 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 45 | 123 | 537 |
| Average rainfall days (days) | 25 | 22 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 24 | 121 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 72 | 74 | 69 | 60 | 47 | 45 | 41 | 28 | 22 | 24 | 46 | 63 | 49 |
| Average wind speed (km/h) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
| Average daily daylight hours (h) | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
| Average daily sunshine hours (h) | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
| Average cloud coverage (%) | 39 | 38 | 31 | 21 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 20 | 35 | 19 |
| Average UV index | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
The warmest month, with the highest average maximum temperature, is October (37 °C). The month with the lowest average maximum temperature is July (26.4 °C). Overall, the average maximum temperature over the whole year is 30.9 °C.
The month with the highest average minimum temperature is November (22.3 °C). The coldest month, with the lowest average minimum temperature, is July (10.5 °C). Overall, the average minimum temperature over the whole year is 17.1 °C.
The wettest month, with the highest amount of precipitation, is January (141.1 mm). The driest months, with the least amount of precipitation, are July, August and September (0 mm). Over the whole year there are 536.7 mm of rainfall on average.
The month with the most days of rain is January (25 days). The month with the fewest days of rain is August (0.1 days). Over the whole year there are 121 days of rain on average.
The month with the highest average relative humidity is February (74.4 %). The month with the lowest average relative humidity is September (22.1 %). The overall average relative humidity over the whole year is 49.3 %.
The windiest month, with the highest average wind speed, is September (10.9 km/h). The calmest month, with the lowest average wind speed, is January (7.8 km/h). The overall average wind speed over the whole year is 8.8 km/h.
The month with the cloudiest skies, so the highest cloud coverage, is January (38.8 %). The month with the clearest skies, so the lowest cloud coverage, is September (0.8 %). Over the whole year there is an average cloud coverage of 18.7 %.
The months with the longest days, so the most daylight, are January and December (Average daylight: 13 h). The months with the shortest days, so the least daylight, are June and July (Average daylight: 11 h). Over the whole year there are 11.9 h of daylight per day on average.
The month with the most sunshine per day is November (Average sunshine: 11.1 h). The month with the least sunshine per day is June (Average sunshine: 7.2 h). Over the whole year there are 9.2 h of sunlight per day on average.
The month with the highest average UV index is October (UV index: 8). The month with the lowest average UV index is June (UV index: 5). Over the whole year the average UV index is 6.2.
