Climate · Botswana

Maun

Very hot and mostly dry from September to November; warm and dry from June to July.

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years20.0°S940 m above the sea
  1. Jan91°33°69°21°Rain on about four days a week.
  2. Feb90°32°68°20°Rain on about four days a week.
  3. Mar90°32°67°19°Rain on about three days a week.
  4. Apr88°31°63°17°Rain on about one day a week.
  5. May85°29°56°13°Rain on fewer than one day a week.
  6. Jun80°27°50°10°Rain on fewer than one day a week.
  7. Jul79°26°48°9°Rain on fewer than one day a week.
  8. Aug86°30°52°11°Rain on fewer than one day a week.
  9. Sep94°34°60°16°Rain on fewer than one day a week.
  10. Oct98°37°67°19°Rain on fewer than one day a week.
  11. Nov97°36°69°21°Rain on about two days a week.
  12. Dec92°33°69°21°Rain on about four days a week.
Each month: its typical high and low, and dots for wet days a week. Tap a month to open it.The best months

The hot season runs from September to November, with highs near 96°F and nights near 65°F. From June to July, highs are nearer 79°F. The rain comes from December to March, on about three days a week. April to October is the driest stretch, with rain on fewer than one day a week. Daylight runs from about 11 hours in June to 13½ hours in December.The hot season runs from September to November, with highs near 36°C and nights near 18°C. From June to July, highs are nearer 26°C. The rain comes from December to March, on about three days a week. April to October is the driest stretch, with rain on fewer than one day a week. Daylight runs from about 11 hours in June to 13½ hours in December.

Where Maun sits

Africa/Gaborone

this place
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Latitude
20.0°Ssouthern hemisphere
Above the sea
940 mupland
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Nearest of ours
Xaxaba108 km north-west

The land around Maun, shaded by its typical high in January, the planning map's own layer.The land around Maun, shaded by its typical high in February, the planning map's own layer.The land around Maun, shaded by its typical high in March, the planning map's own layer.The land around Maun, shaded by its typical high in April, the planning map's own layer.The land around Maun, shaded by its typical high in May, the planning map's own layer.The land around Maun, shaded by its typical high in June, the planning map's own layer.The land around Maun, shaded by its typical high in July, the planning map's own layer.The land around Maun, shaded by its typical high in August, the planning map's own layer.The land around Maun, shaded by its typical high in September, the planning map's own layer.The land around Maun, shaded by its typical high in October, the planning map's own layer.The land around Maun, shaded by its typical high in November, the planning map's own layer.The land around Maun, shaded by its typical high in December, the planning map's own layer. Hover the map for the figure at that spot; tap it on a phone. Clock times are local, for the 15th.

Through the year

week by week

Temperature

Highs from 79°F in July to 98°F in October.Highs from 26°C in July to 37°C in October.

Chance of a wet day

Wettest in January (53% of days), driest in July and August (0%).

Cloud cover

Clearest in June (7% cover), cloudiest in January (67%).

Daylight

From 10h 57m in June to 13h 19m in December.

Week by week, lightly smoothed. Shading marks the seasons; the olive line, the best months. Hover or tap a week for its figures.

Month by month

°F°C

Maun, month by month: the typical high and low, wet days a week, cloud cover and daylight.
MonthTypical low to highWet days a weekCloudDaylight
JanuaryWetter
69°21°91°33°
4 days67%13h 11m
FebruaryWetter
68°20°90°32°
4 days63%12h 47m
MarchWetter
67°19°90°32°
3 days51%12h 14m
April
63°17°88°31°
1 day29%11h 39m
May
56°13°85°29°
no days13%11h 11m
JuneAt its best
50°10°80°27°
no days7%10h 57m
JulyAt its best
48°9°79°26°
no days10%11h 03m
August
52°11°86°30°
no days8%11h 28m
SeptemberHot season
60°16°94°34°
no days12%12h 01m
OctoberHot season
67°19°98°37°
no days22%12h 36m
NovemberHot season
69°21°97°36°
2 days51%13h 05m
DecemberWetter
69°21°92°33°
4 days66%13h 19m

When is the best time to visit Maun?


The best months are June to July: highs near 79°F, nights near 49°F, and rain on fewer than one day a week.The best months are June to July: highs near 26°C, nights near 9°C, and rain on fewer than one day a week.

How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 70°F to 80°F, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 21°C to 27°C, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.

Questions


What is the warmest month in Maun?

October, with highs near 98°F and lows near 67°F. The coolest is July, with highs near 79°F.October, with highs near 37°C and lows near 19°C. The coolest is July, with highs near 26°C.

When does it rain most in Maun?

January, with rain on about four days a week. July and August are the driest, with rain on fewer than one day a week.

How long are the days in Maun?

From about 11 hours in June to 13½ hours in December.

When are the skies clearest in Maun?

June, when cloud covers about 7% of the sky on average. January is the cloudiest, at about 67%.

Places with a year like Maun's

by their highs, lows and wet days

Their highs, lows, wet days and cloud run closest to Maun's through the year, one place a country. “Six months apart”: their winter is Maun's summer.

Elsewhere in Botswana

All of Botswana

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years (1995–2024), from the 11 km grid square nearest Maun. Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 3.1°F cold in the source data and are raised to match.Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 1.7°C cold in the source data and are raised to match. Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not. Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.

Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not.

Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.