Climate · Botswana

Xaxaba

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

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years19.2°S965 m above the sea
  1. Jan90°32°69°21°Rain on about four days a week.
  2. Feb89°32°68°20°Rain on about four days a week.
  3. Mar89°32°67°19°Rain on about three days a week.
  4. Apr88°31°63°17°Rain on about one day a week.
  5. May86°30°57°14°Rain on fewer than one day a week.
  6. Jun81°27°50°10°Rain on fewer than one day a week.
  7. Jul80°27°49°9°Rain on fewer than one day a week.
  8. Aug87°31°53°12°Rain on fewer than one day a week.
  9. Sep95°35°61°16°Rain on fewer than one day a week.
  10. Oct99°37°67°19°Rain on fewer than one day a week.
  11. Nov97°36°69°21°Rain on about three 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 97°F and nights near 66°F. From June to July, highs are nearer 80°F. The rain comes from November to March, on about four 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 19°C. From June to July, highs are nearer 27°C. The rain comes from November to March, on about four 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 Xaxaba sits

Africa/Gaborone

this place
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Latitude
19.2°Ssouthern hemisphere
Above the sea
965 mupland
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Nearest of ours
Shorobe106 km north-east

The land around Xaxaba, shaded by its typical high in January, the planning map's own layer.The land around Xaxaba, shaded by its typical high in February, the planning map's own layer.The land around Xaxaba, shaded by its typical high in March, the planning map's own layer.The land around Xaxaba, shaded by its typical high in April, the planning map's own layer.The land around Xaxaba, shaded by its typical high in May, the planning map's own layer.The land around Xaxaba, shaded by its typical high in June, the planning map's own layer.The land around Xaxaba, shaded by its typical high in July, the planning map's own layer.The land around Xaxaba, shaded by its typical high in August, the planning map's own layer.The land around Xaxaba, shaded by its typical high in September, the planning map's own layer.The land around Xaxaba, shaded by its typical high in October, the planning map's own layer.The land around Xaxaba, shaded by its typical high in November, the planning map's own layer.The land around Xaxaba, 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 80°F in July to 99°F in October.Highs from 27°C in July to 37°C in October.

Chance of a wet day

Wettest in January (59% of days), driest in July and August (0%).

Cloud cover

Clearest in June (7% cover), cloudiest in January (69%).

Daylight

From 10h 59m in June to 13h 16m 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

Xaxaba, month by month: the typical high and low, wet days a week, cloud cover and daylight.
MonthTypical low to highWet days a weekCloudDaylight
January
69°21°90°32°
4 days69%13h 09m
February
68°20°89°32°
4 days65%12h 45m
March
67°19°89°32°
3 days54%12h 14m
April
63°17°88°31°
1 day31%11h 40m
May
57°14°86°30°
no days14%11h 13m
JuneCool seasonAt its best
50°10°81°27°
no days7%10h 59m
JulyCool seasonAt its best
49°9°80°27°
no days10%11h 06m
August
53°12°87°31°
no days8%11h 29m
SeptemberHot season
61°16°95°35°
no days12%12h 01m
OctoberHot season
67°19°99°37°
no days23%12h 35m
NovemberHot season
69°21°97°36°
3 days53%13h 03m
December
69°21°92°33°
4 days68%13h 16m

When is the best time to visit Xaxaba?


The best months are June to July: highs near 80°F, nights near 50°F, and rain on fewer than one day a week.The best months are June to July: highs near 27°C, nights near 10°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 Xaxaba?

October, with highs near 99°F and lows near 67°F. The coolest is July, with highs near 80°F.October, with highs near 37°C and lows near 19°C. The coolest is July, with highs near 27°C.

When does it rain most in Xaxaba?

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 Xaxaba?

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

When are the skies clearest in Xaxaba?

June, when cloud covers about 7% of the sky on average. January is the cloudiest, at about 69%.

Places with a year like Xaxaba's

by their highs, lows and wet days

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

Elsewhere in Botswana

All of Botswana

Where to stay

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Typical weather, averaged over 30 years (1995–2024), from the 11 km grid square nearest Xaxaba. 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.