Maun climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Maun?

Maun has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.0 °C and it receives 512 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Maun?

The hottest day measured in Maun between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 2016, reaching 42.8 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Maun?

The coldest day measured in Maun between 1940 and 2025 was 1 July 1997, at -1.2 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Maun?

Almost never: Maun sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Maun warmed?

Yes: Maun warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Maun?

The wettest day measured in Maun between 1940 and 2025 was 19 March 1975, with 77 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Maun?

The windiest day measured in Maun between 1940 and 2025 was 17 January 1996, with winds reaching 35.7 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Maun?

The warmest month in Maun is October (27.5 °C on average); the coldest is July (16.5 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Maun?

Maun receives on average 512 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 75 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Maun?

Maun gets on average 11.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,052 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Maun (Botswana) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.0 °C and it receives 512 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 October (27.5 °C on average) and the coldest is July (16.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.

Maun averages 0 frost days, 184 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 75 rainy days per year.

Maun has warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.14 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 42.8 °C (on 7 January 2016) and the coldest -1.2 °C (on 1 July 1997).

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

MaunNorth-West District

coords: -19.98°, 23.42°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

BShHot semi-aridWarmest monthOctoberColdest monthJulyWettest monthJanuaryDriest monthAugust

Mean daily temperature

23.0°C

Average daily high

30.1°C

Average daily low

16.4°C

Annual rainfall

512mm

Sunshine / day

11.1h

Mean relative humidity

48%

Average peak wind

15.9km/h

Seasonal range

11.0°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

184 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

75 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

30.2 °C

Average feels-like low

15.1 °C

Average peak gust

33.8 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

111 d/yr

Solar radiation

21.7 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.2 °C

since 1940

+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.22 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

42.8 °C

7 January 2016

Coldest day

-1.2 °C

1 July 1997

Wettest day

77 mm

19 March 1975

Windiest day

35.7 km/h

17 January 1996

Strongest gust

68.4 km/h

24 May 1997

Hottest feels-like

43.1 °C

26 October 2011

Coldest feels-like

-5.7 °C

1 July 1997

Sunniest day

13.0 h

2 January 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	38.9 °C16 October 2025	2.5 °C10 June 2025	23.0 °C	734 mm	179	0
2024	41.2 °C7 December 2024	1.0 °C10 July 2024	24.6 °C	294 mm	274	0
2023	41.3 °C25 October 2023	2.4 °C11 July 2023	24.1 °C	389 mm	251	0
2022	39.3 °C20 November 2022	4.1 °C22 May 2022	22.9 °C	544 mm	176	0
2021	39.5 °C1 November 2021	2.8 °C23 July 2021	22.6 °C	665 mm	167	0
2020	39.8 °C6 November 2020	1.1 °C14 July 2020	23.3 °C	615 mm	205	0
2019	40.6 °C22 October 2019	2.7 °C7 July 2019	24.4 °C	283 mm	240	0
2018	39.7 °C18 November 2018	3.7 °C8 June 2018	23.4 °C	592 mm	187	0
2017	39.7 °C19 October 2017	4.6 °C24 August 2017	22.7 °C	806 mm	147	0
2016	42.8 °C7 January 2016	4.9 °C21 July 2016	24.2 °C	553 mm	213	0
2015	40.7 °C10 November 2015	0.7 °C27 July 2015	24.3 °C	328 mm	233	0
2014	39.0 °C25 October 2014	1.7 °C7 June 2014	22.7 °C	674 mm	150	0
2013	38.9 °C31 October 2013	6.1 °C20 July 2013	23.7 °C	566 mm	216	0
2012	39.6 °C19 October 2012	0.5 °C9 August 2012	23.3 °C	457 mm	212	0
2011	41.0 °C25 October 2011	0.4 °C27 June 2011	22.8 °C	571 mm	193	0
2010	40.4 °C12 October 2010	1.2 °C16 June 2010	23.6 °C	482 mm	217	0
2009	39.8 °C18 December 2009	2.6 °C25 June 2009	22.9 °C	540 mm	192	0
2008	39.4 °C3 October 2008	2.1 °C29 June 2008	22.7 °C	568 mm	179	0
2007	39.0 °C18 March 2007	2.3 °C28 June 2007	23.3 °C	220 mm	235	0
2006	38.9 °C26 October 2006	2.4 °C3 August 2006	22.3 °C	636 mm	156	0
2005	40.0 °C3 November 2005	5.5 °C20 July 2005	24.1 °C	481 mm	228	0
2004	37.9 °C27 October 2004	0.8 °C29 July 2004	22.9 °C	498 mm	184	0
2003	41.0 °C15 January 2003	3.3 °C3 July 2003	24.4 °C	331 mm	250	0
2002	40.0 °C20 October 2002	4.1 °C12 July 2002	24.1 °C	254 mm	260	0
2001	39.1 °C10 January 2001	2.1 °C20 July 2001	23.2 °C	630 mm	189	0
2000	38.4 °C16 November 2000	3.7 °C17 July 2000	22.2 °C	808 mm	123	0
1999	39.5 °C5 November 1999	5.5 °C9 June 1999	23.7 °C	392 mm	214	0
1998	39.8 °C5 February 1998	4.2 °C15 June 1998	24.1 °C	395 mm	230	0
1997	41.0 °C10 November 1997	-1.2 °C1 July 1997	23.3 °C	474 mm	194	1
1996	39.1 °C2 November 1996	-0.3 °C8 July 1996	22.8 °C	625 mm	181	1
1995	40.4 °C12 October 1995	3.7 °C18 June 1995	24.4 °C	428 mm	215	0
1994	39.2 °C13 November 1994	-0.3 °C1 July 1994	22.7 °C	550 mm	193	1
1993	39.9 °C1 November 1993	3.8 °C14 June 1993	23.3 °C	578 mm	199	0
1992	40.8 °C4 December 1992	2.2 °C6 July 1992	23.8 °C	220 mm	243	0
1991	37.7 °C8 October 1991	2.6 °C10 June 1991	22.4 °C	648 mm	154	0
1990	40.8 °C6 November 1990	6.3 °C29 June 1990	23.5 °C	454 mm	201	0
1989	39.7 °C22 December 1989	0.7 °C19 July 1989	22.5 °C	596 mm	154	0
1988	37.9 °C30 January 1988	1.1 °C11 June 1988	22.8 °C	586 mm	166	0
1987	40.2 °C19 November 1987	2.8 °C22 July 1987	24.2 °C	341 mm	238	0
1986	38.1 °C23 December 1986	4.3 °C6 June 1986	22.7 °C	493 mm	196	0
1985	37.8 °C5 November 1985	1.3 °C14 July 1985	23.3 °C	399 mm	196	0
1984	39.0 °C3 March 1984	3.7 °C23 June 1984	23.5 °C	339 mm	225	0
1983	40.0 °C23 February 1983	3.2 °C27 June 1983	23.6 °C	463 mm	217	0
1982	39.1 °C5 February 1982	3.0 °C3 July 1982	23.4 °C	448 mm	210	0
1981	39.8 °C8 November 1981	2.2 °C19 June 1981	21.9 °C	582 mm	135	0
1980	37.1 °C16 October 1980	1.9 °C23 June 1980	22.8 °C	313 mm	200	0
1979	37.8 °C25 September 1979	2.4 °C23 July 1979	22.8 °C	343 mm	214	0
1978	37.8 °C25 November 1978	1.6 °C12 July 1978	21.7 °C	602 mm	127	0
1977	39.0 °C10 November 1977	3.1 °C16 May 1977	22.4 °C	722 mm	144	0
1976	37.6 °C24 October 1976	3.9 °C5 July 1976	21.9 °C	481 mm	141	0
1975	38.4 °C5 November 1975	1.8 °C1 August 1975	22.0 °C	487 mm	156	0
1974	37.8 °C16 October 1974	3.3 °C3 July 1974	21.1 °C	635 mm	98	0
1973	38.7 °C19 January 1973	4.1 °C5 July 1973	22.8 °C	501 mm	178	0
1972	39.5 °C18 December 1972	0.5 °C2 August 1972	22.2 °C	603 mm	158	0
1971	37.3 °C30 October 1971	3.0 °C5 August 1971	22.9 °C	401 mm	191	0
1970	38.9 °C12 January 1970	3.7 °C7 July 1970	23.7 °C	402 mm	211	0
1969	38.1 °C2 October 1969	2.5 °C18 June 1969	22.5 °C	596 mm	161	0
1968	39.4 °C25 October 1968	-1.0 °C15 June 1968	22.9 °C	461 mm	199	2
1967	37.7 °C22 October 1967	1.4 °C4 June 1967	22.1 °C	558 mm	128	0
1966	39.6 °C4 January 1966	5.4 °C14 July 1966	22.4 °C	670 mm	130	0
1965	38.8 °C29 October 1965	1.4 °C2 June 1965	23.1 °C	196 mm	214	0
1964	38.0 °C14 November 1964	0.2 °C21 June 1964	22.5 °C	346 mm	196	0
1963	37.1 °C7 October 1963	2.2 °C7 July 1963	21.8 °C	494 mm	164	0
1962	39.3 °C17 October 1962	3.5 °C29 August 1962	22.6 °C	734 mm	174	0
1961	39.3 °C25 October 1961	4.4 °C18 June 1961	22.3 °C	674 mm	154	0
1960	38.1 °C8 October 1960	3.1 °C21 July 1960	22.7 °C	418 mm	188	0
1959	38.1 °C18 October 1959	5.7 °C19 July 1959	22.2 °C	352 mm	171	0
1958	36.4 °C10 October 1958	3.2 °C15 June 1958	21.6 °C	937 mm	109	0
1957	37.8 °C23 October 1957	4.8 °C4 August 1957	22.4 °C	766 mm	152	0
1956	37.6 °C22 October 1956	0.5 °C24 July 1956	22.3 °C	323 mm	194	0
1955	38.8 °C13 November 1955	4.7 °C12 August 1955	21.5 °C	789 mm	101	0
1954	40.2 °C25 October 1954	0.5 °C23 July 1954	23.3 °C	145 mm	238	0
1953	40.5 °C31 October 1953	1.7 °C23 June 1953	22.2 °C	653 mm	126	0
1952	39.3 °C20 November 1952	2.3 °C7 August 1952	22.8 °C	539 mm	171	0
1951	39.8 °C9 October 1951	1.7 °C16 July 1951	23.0 °C	584 mm	170	0
1950	39.2 °C23 October 1950	3.0 °C10 August 1950	22.2 °C	634 mm	113	0
1949	42.2 °C9 January 1949	4.6 °C13 July 1949	24.1 °C	219 mm	223	0
1948	39.3 °C23 October 1948	4.7 °C17 June 1948	22.0 °C	697 mm	107	0
1947	39.6 °C9 October 1947	1.5 °C19 July 1947	22.9 °C	529 mm	172	0
1946	40.2 °C25 October 1946	3.4 °C3 July 1946	23.1 °C	364 mm	191	0
1945	39.2 °C27 October 1945	3.2 °C10 July 1945	23.0 °C	538 mm	162	0
1944	40.8 °C26 September 1944	5.8 °C14 July 1944	23.2 °C	496 mm	183	0
1943	38.5 °C14 October 1943	2.6 °C7 August 1943	22.0 °C	631 mm	121	0
1942	39.0 °C23 October 1942	1.9 °C22 July 1942	22.5 °C	591 mm	173	0
1941	40.3 °C16 October 1941	3.9 °C22 June 1941	23.0 °C	553 mm	183	0
1940	38.7 °C6 November 1940	1.3 °C18 June 1940	22.6 °C	521 mm	179	0

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

30.1 °C

0.0 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

179 d/yr

-5

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

734 mm

+222 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	29.3 °C	-1.7 °C	173 mm	+42 mm
Feb	30.7 °C	+0.1 °C	199 mm	+94 mm
Mar	30.8 °C	+0.2 °C	19 mm	-49 mm
Apr	29.6 °C	-0.4 °C	13 mm	-8 mm
May	27.2 °C	-0.7 °C	0 mm	-2 mm
Jun	25.0 °C	-0.1 °C	1 mm	-0 mm
Jul	25.9 °C	+0.9 °C	0 mm	-0 mm
Aug	30.3 °C	+1.8 °C	0 mm	-0 mm
Sep	35.4 °C	+2.7 °C	0 mm	-2 mm
Oct	35.7 °C	+0.8 °C	7 mm	-9 mm
Nov	31.2 °C	-2.0 °C	85 mm	+23 mm
Dec	30.0 °C	-1.8 °C	237 mm	+134 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

38.9 °C

16 Oct 2025

Coldest day

2.5 °C

10 Jun 2025

Wettest day

32.1 mm

14 Feb 2025

Windiest day

30.2 km/h

25 Sep 2025

Strongest gust

55.4 km/h

25 Sep 2025

Hottest feels-like

39.1 °C

1 Nov 2025

Coldest feels-like

-1.6 °C

11 Jun 2025

Sunniest day

13.0 h

27 Dec 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Maun?

Maun has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.0 °C and it receives 512 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Maun?

The hottest day measured in Maun between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 2016, reaching 42.8 °C.

What is the coldest day in Maun?

The coldest day measured in Maun between 1940 and 2025 was 1 July 1997, at -1.2 °C.

Does it snow in Maun?

Almost never: Maun sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Maun warmed?

Yes: Maun warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Maun?

The wettest day measured in Maun between 1940 and 2025 was 19 March 1975, with 77 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Maun?

The windiest day measured in Maun between 1940 and 2025 was 17 January 1996, with winds reaching 35.7 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Maun?

The warmest month in Maun is October (27.5 °C on average); the coldest is July (16.5 °C).

How much does it rain in Maun?

Maun receives on average 512 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 75 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Maun?

Maun gets on average 11.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,052 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Maun?

Yes: Maun has on average 111 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Maun?

In Maun, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.1 °C on 26 October 2011, and the lowest was -5.7 °C on 1 July 1997.

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