Thamaga climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Thamaga?

Thamaga has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.8 °C and it receives 478 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Thamaga between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 2016, reaching 42.2 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Thamaga?

The coldest day measured in Thamaga between 1940 and 2025 was 15 June 1968, at -2.4 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Thamaga?

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

Q: Has the climate of Thamaga warmed?

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

Q: What is the wettest day in Thamaga?

The wettest day measured in Thamaga between 1940 and 2025 was 2 February 1970, with 112 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Thamaga?

The windiest day measured in Thamaga between 1940 and 2025 was 12 September 1996, with winds reaching 40.0 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Thamaga?

The warmest month in Thamaga is January (24.5 °C on average); the coldest is July (12.4 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Thamaga?

Thamaga receives on average 478 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 72 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Thamaga?

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

Thamaga (Botswana) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 19.8 °C and it receives 478 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 (24.5 °C on average) and the coldest is July (12.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.

Thamaga averages 0 frost days, 106 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 72 rainy days per year.

Thamaga 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 42.2 °C (on 7 January 2016) and the coldest -2.4 °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

ThamagaKweneng District

coords: -24.67°, 25.54°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

BShHot semi-aridWarmest monthJanuaryColdest monthJulyWettest monthDecemberDriest monthJuly

Mean daily temperature

19.8°C

Average daily high

26.8°C

Average daily low

13.9°C

Annual rainfall

478mm

Sunshine / day

10.9h

Mean relative humidity

52%

Average peak wind

16.5km/h

Seasonal range

12.1°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

106 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

72 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

26.1 °C

Average feels-like low

12.2 °C

Average peak gust

34.5 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

41 d/yr

Solar radiation

20.7 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

42.2 °C

7 January 2016

Coldest day

-2.4 °C

15 June 1968

Wettest day

112 mm

2 February 1970

Windiest day

40.0 km/h

12 September 1996

Strongest gust

78.5 km/h

7 June 2011

Hottest feels-like

42.4 °C

7 January 2016

Coldest feels-like

-6.8 °C

21 July 2000

Sunniest day

13.5 h

17 December 2009

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	35.5 °C15 October 2025	0.3 °C5 July 2025	19.3 °C	866 mm	92	0
2024	40.8 °C7 December 2024	-2.0 °C9 July 2024	21.3 °C	266 mm	157	2
2023	38.7 °C8 October 2023	0.8 °C31 July 2023	20.4 °C	347 mm	138	0
2022	37.7 °C4 October 2022	0.7 °C16 June 2022	19.6 °C	528 mm	91	0
2021	38.0 °C16 November 2021	0.7 °C22 July 2021	19.7 °C	621 mm	101	0
2020	36.8 °C19 October 2020	0.4 °C20 August 2020	19.9 °C	359 mm	113	0
2019	38.4 °C24 October 2019	0.7 °C3 July 2019	21.7 °C	349 mm	165	0
2018	38.4 °C26 December 2018	1.5 °C3 July 2018	20.7 °C	344 mm	145	0
2017	37.4 °C7 November 2017	2.0 °C9 June 2017	20.0 °C	551 mm	99	0
2016	42.2 °C7 January 2016	0.5 °C28 July 2016	21.6 °C	396 mm	164	0
2015	40.4 °C11 November 2015	1.4 °C1 August 2015	22.0 °C	213 mm	183	0
2014	36.6 °C13 October 2014	-1.5 °C9 July 2014	19.9 °C	459 mm	106	2
2013	37.6 °C10 November 2013	2.9 °C13 August 2013	20.7 °C	261 mm	147	0
2012	37.3 °C7 November 2012	0.9 °C11 June 2012	20.3 °C	297 mm	135	0
2011	38.6 °C24 October 2011	0.3 °C2 July 2011	19.2 °C	476 mm	75	0
2010	36.8 °C13 February 2010	-1.0 °C13 July 2010	20.1 °C	408 mm	112	3
2009	36.5 °C18 December 2009	0.6 °C27 June 2009	19.2 °C	612 mm	83	0
2008	36.7 °C31 October 2008	0.7 °C11 July 2008	19.6 °C	461 mm	88	0
2007	37.0 °C22 February 2007	-1.4 °C24 May 2007	20.2 °C	331 mm	129	2
2006	37.0 °C25 October 2006	1.2 °C25 May 2006	19.1 °C	593 mm	66	0
2005	38.6 °C4 November 2005	2.9 °C11 July 2005	20.8 °C	360 mm	133	0
2004	36.3 °C10 November 2004	1.1 °C29 July 2004	19.6 °C	456 mm	100	0
2003	37.8 °C17 January 2003	1.1 °C21 August 2003	20.5 °C	296 mm	156	0
2002	37.9 °C19 October 2002	0.9 °C19 July 2002	20.0 °C	314 mm	128	0
2001	37.3 °C11 January 2001	0.8 °C20 July 2001	19.3 °C	734 mm	93	0
2000	35.3 °C19 October 2000	-2.2 °C21 July 2000	18.7 °C	661 mm	70	1
1999	36.3 °C1 March 1999	2.0 °C20 June 1999	19.9 °C	411 mm	105	0
1998	36.4 °C15 November 1998	0.1 °C5 July 1998	19.9 °C	499 mm	120	0
1997	37.3 °C7 November 1997	0.6 °C30 June 1997	19.2 °C	558 mm	96	0
1996	35.8 °C5 November 1996	-1.1 °C8 July 1996	19.1 °C	450 mm	87	1
1995	37.9 °C11 October 1995	0.3 °C19 July 1995	20.1 °C	602 mm	113	0
1994	37.2 °C15 December 1994	-0.3 °C3 July 1994	19.3 °C	303 mm	96	2
1993	36.8 °C19 January 1993	1.0 °C21 June 1993	20.3 °C	380 mm	102	0
1992	38.7 °C27 February 1992	1.0 °C26 June 1992	20.9 °C	266 mm	153	0
1991	36.1 °C8 October 1991	-0.5 °C28 July 1991	19.1 °C	619 mm	77	1
1990	37.3 °C13 November 1990	0.7 °C14 July 1990	19.8 °C	400 mm	126	0
1989	36.1 °C1 November 1989	-0.8 °C21 July 1989	19.2 °C	456 mm	76	2
1988	36.7 °C16 January 1988	-0.6 °C10 June 1988	19.2 °C	670 mm	78	1
1987	38.6 °C20 November 1987	1.8 °C22 July 1987	20.6 °C	450 mm	135	0
1986	35.8 °C16 December 1986	2.8 °C25 July 1986	20.3 °C	407 mm	112	0
1985	37.3 °C11 December 1985	0.6 °C13 July 1985	20.7 °C	430 mm	132	0
1984	38.2 °C29 December 1984	1.5 °C22 June 1984	20.3 °C	294 mm	134	0
1983	37.9 °C22 February 1983	1.5 °C26 June 1983	20.5 °C	372 mm	144	0
1982	37.5 °C28 December 1982	-0.4 °C16 June 1982	19.6 °C	474 mm	114	2
1981	37.8 °C6 November 1981	-0.6 °C17 June 1981	18.4 °C	603 mm	68	1
1980	36.9 °C2 January 1980	-0.4 °C23 June 1980	18.7 °C	487 mm	77	3
1979	37.9 °C7 January 1979	0.2 °C13 June 1979	19.6 °C	426 mm	132	0
1978	35.8 °C29 September 1978	-2.4 °C20 June 1978	18.9 °C	482 mm	59	2
1977	35.4 °C12 December 1977	1.5 °C7 July 1977	19.0 °C	585 mm	82	0
1976	34.1 °C18 December 1976	-0.7 °C21 June 1976	17.9 °C	685 mm	39	1
1975	35.3 °C16 October 1975	1.1 °C24 July 1975	18.5 °C	612 mm	76	0
1974	35.4 °C5 November 1974	0.8 °C2 August 1974	18.5 °C	473 mm	43	0
1973	39.4 °C19 January 1973	2.2 °C12 August 1973	19.6 °C	514 mm	109	0
1972	38.2 °C22 December 1972	-1.1 °C2 August 1972	19.5 °C	483 mm	99	1
1971	35.0 °C25 December 1971	0.6 °C18 July 1971	19.0 °C	535 mm	74	0
1970	38.2 °C11 January 1970	-0.6 °C23 July 1970	20.2 °C	515 mm	116	1
1969	39.3 °C15 January 1969	0.3 °C20 July 1969	19.9 °C	363 mm	105	0
1968	37.2 °C4 January 1968	-2.4 °C15 June 1968	19.0 °C	471 mm	108	1
1967	35.9 °C10 December 1967	-0.4 °C12 June 1967	18.5 °C	678 mm	70	2
1966	37.4 °C2 January 1966	3.0 °C21 July 1966	19.7 °C	520 mm	97	0
1965	38.1 °C29 October 1965	0.4 °C25 June 1965	19.8 °C	207 mm	124	0
1964	36.5 °C23 February 1964	-1.1 °C25 June 1964	19.6 °C	354 mm	126	3
1963	35.7 °C29 December 1963	0.9 °C15 July 1963	19.3 °C	396 mm	103	0
1962	37.5 °C16 October 1962	1.8 °C9 July 1962	19.9 °C	629 mm	127	0
1961	36.9 °C21 October 1961	3.3 °C7 August 1961	19.3 °C	530 mm	92	0
1960	37.2 °C8 October 1960	1.0 °C20 July 1960	19.3 °C	534 mm	107	0
1959	37.0 °C18 October 1959	2.9 °C19 July 1959	19.1 °C	489 mm	93	0
1958	37.5 °C23 November 1958	2.1 °C17 June 1958	19.4 °C	815 mm	68	0
1957	37.0 °C22 December 1957	0.7 °C20 June 1957	19.3 °C	605 mm	75	0
1956	37.6 °C2 February 1956	0.4 °C10 June 1956	19.5 °C	511 mm	85	0
1955	34.9 °C10 January 1955	-1.3 °C29 June 1955	18.1 °C	722 mm	53	1
1954	38.3 °C10 February 1954	0.2 °C18 July 1954	20.7 °C	154 mm	183	0
1953	38.4 °C30 October 1953	-1.1 °C30 July 1953	19.8 °C	542 mm	98	1
1952	38.3 °C19 November 1952	2.8 °C27 July 1952	20.1 °C	473 mm	108	0
1951	38.7 °C21 December 1951	0.9 °C16 July 1951	19.7 °C	611 mm	100	0
1950	36.3 °C30 December 1950	2.3 °C1 August 1950	19.4 °C	543 mm	93	0
1949	39.9 °C9 January 1949	3.4 °C12 July 1949	20.3 °C	321 mm	139	0
1948	38.1 °C30 December 1948	2.2 °C23 July 1948	19.3 °C	602 mm	96	0
1947	38.4 °C9 October 1947	1.4 °C13 July 1947	19.4 °C	604 mm	90	0
1946	38.2 °C29 October 1946	2.4 °C7 July 1946	19.8 °C	466 mm	108	0
1945	36.8 °C4 October 1945	1.5 °C9 July 1945	19.8 °C	416 mm	87	0
1944	38.2 °C26 September 1944	0.8 °C9 July 1944	19.4 °C	676 mm	71	0
1943	36.7 °C13 February 1943	1.9 °C6 August 1943	19.2 °C	686 mm	65	0
1942	35.7 °C24 October 1942	-0.2 °C21 July 1942	19.5 °C	507 mm	84	1
1941	38.3 °C15 October 1941	2.3 °C29 June 1941	20.8 °C	313 mm	146	0
1940	37.5 °C7 November 1940	1.5 °C13 July 1940	20.7 °C	344 mm	141	0

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

26.2 °C

-0.6 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

92 d/yr

-14

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

866 mm

+388 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	28.8 °C	-1.4 °C	132 mm	+50 mm
Feb	27.9 °C	-1.6 °C	365 mm	+284 mm
Mar	27.4 °C	-0.9 °C	20 mm	-38 mm
Apr	24.2 °C	-1.9 °C	132 mm	+93 mm
May	22.3 °C	-1.3 °C	12 mm	-1 mm
Jun	21.0 °C	+0.3 °C	0 mm	-6 mm
Jul	21.3 °C	+0.6 °C	1 mm	-2 mm
Aug	25.9 °C	+1.9 °C	0 mm	-3 mm
Sep	30.0 °C	+1.9 °C	3 mm	-8 mm
Oct	30.3 °C	+0.2 °C	27 mm	-10 mm
Nov	27.5 °C	-2.6 °C	85 mm	+23 mm
Dec	28.3 °C	-1.9 °C	89 mm	+6 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

35.5 °C

15 Oct 2025

Coldest day

0.3 °C

5 Jul 2025

Wettest day

79.3 mm

15 Feb 2025

Windiest day

30.0 km/h

21 May 2025

Strongest gust

55.1 km/h

9 Jun 2025

Hottest feels-like

37.0 °C

9 Feb 2025

Coldest feels-like

-3.5 °C

5 Jul 2025

Sunniest day

13.3 h

10 Dec 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Thamaga?

Thamaga has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.8 °C and it receives 478 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Thamaga?

The hottest day measured in Thamaga between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 2016, reaching 42.2 °C.

What is the coldest day in Thamaga?

The coldest day measured in Thamaga between 1940 and 2025 was 15 June 1968, at -2.4 °C.

Does it snow in Thamaga?

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

Has the climate of Thamaga warmed?

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

What is the wettest day in Thamaga?

The wettest day measured in Thamaga between 1940 and 2025 was 2 February 1970, with 112 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Thamaga?

The windiest day measured in Thamaga between 1940 and 2025 was 12 September 1996, with winds reaching 40.0 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Thamaga?

The warmest month in Thamaga is January (24.5 °C on average); the coldest is July (12.4 °C).

How much does it rain in Thamaga?

Thamaga receives on average 478 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 72 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Thamaga?

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

Are there tropical nights in Thamaga?

Yes: Thamaga has on average 41 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Thamaga?

In Thamaga, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.4 °C on 7 January 2016, and the lowest was -6.8 °C on 21 July 2000.

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