Bobonong climate — normals and trends
Bobonong (Botswana) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 22.5 °C and it receives 405 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is January (26.3 °C on average) and the coldest is July (16.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Bobonong averages 0 frost days, 161 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 56 rainy days per year.
Bobonong has warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.11 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 44.3 °C (on 13 December 2024) and the coldest 1.1 °C (on 7 July 2024).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
BobonongCentral District
- coords
- -21.97°, 28.44°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
22.5°C
Average daily high
29.1°C
Average daily low
16.8°C
Annual rainfall
405mm
Sunshine / day
10.2h
Mean relative humidity
54%
Average peak wind
17.9km/h
Seasonal range
10.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
161 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
56 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
29.0 °C
Average feels-like low
15.8 °C
Average peak gust
36.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
119 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.0 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.13 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
44.3 °C
13 December 2024
Coldest day
1.1 °C
7 July 2024
Wettest day
113 mm
17 January 2000
Windiest day
40.7 km/h
5 October 2005
Strongest gust
77.0 km/h
6 October 2005
Hottest feels-like
45.4 °C
7 January 2016
Coldest feels-like
-2.7 °C
15 June 1968
Sunniest day
13.3 h
12 December 2024
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29.4 °C | -2.3 °C | 280 mm | +192 mm |
| Feb | 29.7 °C | -1.4 °C | 200 mm | +122 mm |
| Mar | 29.7 °C | -0.9 °C | 6 mm | -33 mm |
| Apr | 28.3 °C | -0.7 °C | 16 mm | -1 mm |
| May | 25.2 °C | -1.5 °C | 2 mm | -4 mm |
| Jun | 24.3 °C | +0.4 °C | 1 mm | -3 mm |
| Jul | 23.7 °C | 0.0 °C | 3 mm | +1 mm |
| Aug | 28.8 °C | +2.1 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Sep | 32.0 °C | +1.9 °C | 3 mm | -4 mm |
| Oct | 31.9 °C | -0.1 °C | 6 mm | -14 mm |
| Nov | 29.0 °C | -2.8 °C | 81 mm | +27 mm |
| Dec | 30.0 °C | -1.6 °C | 125 mm | +36 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Bobonong?
Bobonong has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.5 °C and it receives 405 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Bobonong?
The hottest day measured in Bobonong between 1940 and 2025 was 13 December 2024, reaching 44.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Bobonong?
The coldest day measured in Bobonong between 1940 and 2025 was 7 July 2024, at 1.1 °C.
Does it snow in Bobonong?
Almost never: Bobonong sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Bobonong warmed?
Yes: Bobonong warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Bobonong?
The wettest day measured in Bobonong between 1940 and 2025 was 17 January 2000, with 113 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Bobonong?
The windiest day measured in Bobonong between 1940 and 2025 was 5 October 2005, with winds reaching 40.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Bobonong?
The warmest month in Bobonong is January (26.3 °C on average); the coldest is July (16.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Bobonong?
Bobonong receives on average 405 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 56 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Bobonong?
Bobonong gets on average 10.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,723 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Bobonong?
Yes: Bobonong has on average 119 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Bobonong?
In Bobonong, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.4 °C on 7 January 2016, and the lowest was -2.7 °C on 15 June 1968.
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