Mmopone climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Mmopone?

Mmopone has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.4 °C and it receives 442 mm of precipitation per year.

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

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

Q: What is the coldest day in Mmopone?

The coldest day measured in Mmopone between 1940 and 2025 was 15 June 1968, at -1.9 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Mmopone?

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

Q: Has the climate of Mmopone warmed?

Yes: Mmopone warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Mmopone?

The wettest day measured in Mmopone between 1940 and 2025 was 15 February 2025, with 127 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Mmopone?

The windiest day measured in Mmopone between 1940 and 2025 was 15 September 2000, with winds reaching 38.2 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Mmopone?

The warmest month in Mmopone is January (25.2 °C on average); the coldest is July (12.9 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Mmopone?

Mmopone receives on average 442 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 68 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Mmopone?

Mmopone gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Mmopone (Botswana) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 20.4 °C and it receives 442 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 (25.2 °C on average) and the coldest is July (12.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.

Mmopone averages 0 frost days, 126 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 68 rainy days per year.

Mmopone has warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.09 °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 -1.9 °C (on 15 June 1968).

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

MmoponeKweneng District

coords: -24.57°, 25.87°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

BShHot semi-aridWarmest monthJanuaryColdest monthJulyWettest monthJanuaryDriest monthJuly

Mean daily temperature

20.4°C

Average daily high

27.6°C

Average daily low

14.5°C

Annual rainfall

442mm

Sunshine / day

10.9h

Mean relative humidity

52%

Average peak wind

16.1km/h

Seasonal range

12.3°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

126 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

68 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

27.1 °C

Average feels-like low

13.0 °C

Average peak gust

33.9 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

62 d/yr

Solar radiation

20.8 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+0.8 °C

since 1940

+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.09 · p = 0.005

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

-1.9 °C

15 June 1968

Wettest day

127 mm

15 February 2025

Windiest day

38.2 km/h

15 September 2000

Strongest gust

75.6 km/h

25 July 2016

Hottest feels-like

43.3 °C

7 January 2016

Coldest feels-like

-5.6 °C

15 June 1968

Sunniest day

13.5 h

13 December 1944

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	36.3 °C13 October 2025	0.5 °C5 July 2025	19.9 °C	888 mm	107	0
2024	41.6 °C7 December 2024	-0.7 °C9 July 2024	22.0 °C	238 mm	178	2
2023	39.3 °C8 October 2023	1.4 °C31 July 2023	21.3 °C	333 mm	164	0
2022	38.7 °C4 October 2022	2.3 °C16 June 2022	20.4 °C	428 mm	123	0
2021	38.5 °C16 November 2021	0.9 °C26 July 2021	20.3 °C	578 mm	122	0
2020	38.0 °C19 October 2020	1.5 °C13 June 2020	20.5 °C	349 mm	137	0
2019	39.2 °C3 March 2019	0.9 °C3 July 2019	22.3 °C	314 mm	180	0
2018	39.3 °C7 January 2018	2.4 °C3 July 2018	21.4 °C	316 mm	159	0
2017	38.4 °C7 November 2017	3.6 °C9 June 2017	20.7 °C	573 mm	120	0
2016	42.8 °C7 January 2016	-0.3 °C28 July 2016	22.1 °C	371 mm	180	1
2015	41.1 °C11 November 2015	1.4 °C18 July 2015	22.6 °C	171 mm	195	0
2014	38.0 °C10 January 2014	-0.8 °C9 July 2014	20.5 °C	442 mm	120	1
2013	38.0 °C24 February 2013	2.9 °C13 August 2013	21.4 °C	234 mm	161	0
2012	38.7 °C21 November 2012	1.2 °C11 June 2012	20.9 °C	297 mm	159	0
2011	39.2 °C24 October 2011	0.3 °C2 July 2011	19.9 °C	458 mm	108	0
2010	37.8 °C9 October 2010	0.2 °C13 July 2010	20.8 °C	402 mm	144	0
2009	37.7 °C19 December 2009	0.7 °C27 June 2009	19.9 °C	563 mm	107	0
2008	37.5 °C1 November 2008	1.6 °C11 July 2008	20.3 °C	426 mm	123	0
2007	37.7 °C22 February 2007	-0.6 °C24 May 2007	20.6 °C	319 mm	145	2
2006	38.0 °C25 October 2006	1.9 °C25 May 2006	19.8 °C	543 mm	92	0
2005	39.0 °C3 November 2005	2.7 °C11 July 2005	21.5 °C	300 mm	162	0
2004	37.0 °C10 November 2004	1.3 °C29 July 2004	20.3 °C	429 mm	120	0
2003	39.2 °C14 January 2003	2.3 °C9 July 2003	21.3 °C	266 mm	174	0
2002	38.4 °C19 October 2002	0.9 °C22 July 2002	20.8 °C	260 mm	159	0
2001	38.3 °C11 January 2001	1.5 °C25 July 2001	19.9 °C	677 mm	114	0
2000	36.0 °C19 October 2000	-0.5 °C21 July 2000	19.3 °C	698 mm	78	1
1999	37.8 °C1 March 1999	3.0 °C2 July 1999	20.6 °C	361 mm	130	0
1998	37.5 °C15 November 1998	-0.3 °C5 July 1998	20.7 °C	392 mm	153	1
1997	38.2 °C7 November 1997	1.0 °C17 June 1997	19.8 °C	531 mm	113	0
1996	37.6 °C3 November 1996	-0.6 °C8 July 1996	19.8 °C	445 mm	112	1
1995	39.2 °C29 January 1995	1.3 °C19 July 1995	21.0 °C	555 mm	144	0
1994	37.8 °C22 December 1994	-0.3 °C20 June 1994	20.1 °C	276 mm	120	1
1993	38.0 °C19 January 1993	1.9 °C21 June 1993	21.0 °C	313 mm	125	0
1992	39.5 °C27 February 1992	1.5 °C24 June 1992	21.6 °C	251 mm	175	0
1991	36.8 °C8 October 1991	0.9 °C28 July 1991	19.8 °C	555 mm	101	0
1990	38.2 °C14 November 1990	1.5 °C24 June 1990	20.5 °C	334 mm	137	0
1989	36.9 °C19 October 1989	0.3 °C20 July 1989	19.9 °C	382 mm	100	0
1988	37.2 °C4 January 1988	-0.1 °C10 June 1988	19.8 °C	620 mm	95	1
1987	38.5 °C20 November 1987	2.2 °C7 June 1987	21.5 °C	366 mm	166	0
1986	36.3 °C16 December 1986	3.5 °C26 June 1986	21.1 °C	376 mm	142	0
1985	37.9 °C11 December 1985	1.5 °C13 July 1985	21.2 °C	412 mm	152	0
1984	38.5 °C29 December 1984	3.1 °C22 June 1984	21.0 °C	266 mm	148	0
1983	38.6 °C22 February 1983	1.4 °C27 June 1983	21.3 °C	366 mm	162	0
1982	38.8 °C28 December 1982	0.4 °C17 June 1982	20.4 °C	397 mm	133	0
1981	38.6 °C6 November 1981	-0.5 °C17 June 1981	19.0 °C	616 mm	83	1
1980	38.9 °C2 January 1980	0.2 °C1 July 1980	19.5 °C	393 mm	100	0
1979	38.7 °C7 January 1979	0.8 °C13 June 1979	20.4 °C	375 mm	159	0
1978	36.7 °C29 September 1978	-1.5 °C20 June 1978	19.5 °C	480 mm	78	2
1977	36.6 °C18 November 1977	2.1 °C27 June 1977	19.7 °C	563 mm	100	0
1976	35.3 °C18 December 1976	0.6 °C21 June 1976	18.6 °C	644 mm	53	0
1975	36.3 °C16 October 1975	1.9 °C24 July 1975	19.2 °C	534 mm	84	0
1974	36.1 °C5 November 1974	1.4 °C2 August 1974	19.2 °C	446 mm	66	0
1973	39.6 °C19 January 1973	2.9 °C16 July 1973	20.2 °C	467 mm	133	0
1972	38.9 °C22 December 1972	-0.5 °C2 August 1972	20.2 °C	462 mm	115	1
1971	36.2 °C25 December 1971	1.5 °C18 July 1971	19.8 °C	514 mm	97	0
1970	38.5 °C11 January 1970	0.9 °C23 July 1970	21.0 °C	425 mm	156	0
1969	40.6 °C15 January 1969	1.2 °C20 July 1969	20.4 °C	363 mm	118	0
1968	38.6 °C4 January 1968	-1.9 °C15 June 1968	19.8 °C	399 mm	127	1
1967	37.0 °C10 December 1967	0.1 °C13 June 1967	19.2 °C	595 mm	92	0
1966	38.5 °C2 January 1966	3.7 °C8 August 1966	20.4 °C	466 mm	121	0
1965	38.5 °C29 October 1965	1.4 °C25 June 1965	20.5 °C	151 mm	141	0
1964	37.9 °C23 February 1964	-0.2 °C25 June 1964	20.4 °C	318 mm	155	1
1963	36.3 °C29 December 1963	1.0 °C15 July 1963	20.0 °C	384 mm	122	0
1962	38.3 °C16 October 1962	2.1 °C15 June 1962	20.5 °C	658 mm	149	0
1961	37.6 °C24 October 1961	4.0 °C17 June 1961	19.9 °C	508 mm	113	0
1960	37.9 °C8 October 1960	2.5 °C20 July 1960	20.1 °C	504 mm	127	0
1959	37.7 °C18 October 1959	3.4 °C18 July 1959	19.8 °C	394 mm	130	0
1958	38.4 °C23 November 1958	2.6 °C17 June 1958	20.0 °C	785 mm	93	0
1957	37.4 °C22 December 1957	1.3 °C20 June 1957	19.9 °C	613 mm	94	0
1956	38.6 °C2 February 1956	1.5 °C11 June 1956	20.1 °C	468 mm	106	0
1955	35.2 °C10 January 1955	-1.3 °C29 June 1955	18.8 °C	681 mm	59	1
1954	39.1 °C25 October 1954	0.7 °C18 July 1954	21.5 °C	119 mm	201	0
1953	38.8 °C22 January 1953	0.2 °C30 July 1953	20.3 °C	473 mm	106	0
1952	39.0 °C19 November 1952	3.1 °C18 July 1952	20.9 °C	422 mm	131	0
1951	39.7 °C21 December 1951	1.0 °C16 July 1951	20.5 °C	550 mm	121	0
1950	37.9 °C30 December 1950	2.2 °C1 August 1950	20.2 °C	489 mm	122	0
1949	40.6 °C9 January 1949	4.0 °C12 July 1949	20.8 °C	345 mm	149	0
1948	38.7 °C30 December 1948	2.9 °C23 July 1948	19.9 °C	545 mm	107	0
1947	38.6 °C9 October 1947	1.3 °C13 July 1947	20.0 °C	590 mm	100	0
1946	38.6 °C29 October 1946	2.7 °C3 July 1946	20.5 °C	434 mm	126	0
1945	37.7 °C5 October 1945	1.9 °C9 July 1945	20.5 °C	406 mm	105	0
1944	39.0 °C26 September 1944	1.6 °C9 July 1944	20.1 °C	620 mm	84	0
1943	37.2 °C13 February 1943	2.1 °C6 August 1943	19.8 °C	598 mm	81	0
1942	36.4 °C24 October 1942	0.3 °C21 July 1942	20.0 °C	523 mm	100	0
1941	38.8 °C15 October 1941	2.7 °C29 June 1941	21.5 °C	308 mm	172	0
1940	38.4 °C7 November 1940	0.8 °C13 July 1940	21.4 °C	307 mm	155	0

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

26.9 °C

-0.7 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

107 d/yr

-19

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

888 mm

+446 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	29.3 °C	-1.7 °C	171 mm	+89 mm
Feb	28.7 °C	-1.5 °C	396 mm	+316 mm
Mar	28.1 °C	-1.0 °C	21 mm	-30 mm
Apr	24.9 °C	-2.0 °C	95 mm	+62 mm
May	22.9 °C	-1.4 °C	9 mm	-2 mm
Jun	21.6 °C	+0.2 °C	0 mm	-5 mm
Jul	21.9 °C	+0.5 °C	0 mm	-2 mm
Aug	26.6 °C	+1.9 °C	0 mm	-3 mm
Sep	30.8 °C	+2.0 °C	2 mm	-7 mm
Oct	31.2 °C	+0.3 °C	14 mm	-18 mm
Nov	28.2 °C	-2.7 °C	76 mm	+20 mm
Dec	29.0 °C	-2.0 °C	104 mm	+27 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

36.3 °C

13 Oct 2025

Coldest day

0.5 °C

5 Jul 2025

Wettest day

127.0 mm

15 Feb 2025

Windiest day

29.6 km/h

9 Sep 2025

Strongest gust

56.2 km/h

9 Sep 2025

Hottest feels-like

38.2 °C

1 Feb 2025

Coldest feels-like

-3.0 °C

5 Jul 2025

Sunniest day

13.3 h

9 Dec 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Mmopone?

Mmopone has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.4 °C and it receives 442 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Mmopone?

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

What is the coldest day in Mmopone?

The coldest day measured in Mmopone between 1940 and 2025 was 15 June 1968, at -1.9 °C.

Does it snow in Mmopone?

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

Has the climate of Mmopone warmed?

Yes: Mmopone warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Mmopone?

The wettest day measured in Mmopone between 1940 and 2025 was 15 February 2025, with 127 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Mmopone?

The windiest day measured in Mmopone between 1940 and 2025 was 15 September 2000, with winds reaching 38.2 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Mmopone?

The warmest month in Mmopone is January (25.2 °C on average); the coldest is July (12.9 °C).

How much does it rain in Mmopone?

Mmopone receives on average 442 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 68 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Mmopone?

Mmopone gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Mmopone?

Yes: Mmopone has on average 62 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Mmopone?

In Mmopone, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.3 °C on 7 January 2016, and the lowest was -5.6 °C on 15 June 1968.

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