Bobonong weather in August

In August, Bobonong sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.2 wet days and about 11.2 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 29°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 79% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 hours at the start of August to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Bobonong's 1st-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bobonong's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
9th warmest
Overnight low
12°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 12 min
6:33 AM – 5:48 PM
Cloud cover
19%
1st clearest
Wind
12 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.5
out of 10

Bobonong is town in the Central District of Botswana.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 29°C by the end.

A typical August day in Bobonong reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 3°C warmer than July and about 3°C cooler than September.

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How August really feels in Bobonong

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

August sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Bobonong weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 9th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 22°9010.213.23.9
Feb32° / 22°747.712.84.2
Mar31° / 20°405.412.25.2
Apr29° / 17°122.511.56.6
May27° / 13°61.3118.4
Jun25° / 10°40.610.79.3
Jul24° / 10°40.510.89.2
Aug27° / 12°10.211.28.5
Sep31° / 16°70.911.96.3
Oct32° / 19°152.812.54.9
Nov33° / 21°517.413.14.0
Dec32° / 22°821013.33.9

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 79% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 13%.

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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Bobonong gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.2 wet days in August, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 1% and peaks near 1% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the dry band about 97% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
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Wind in August

Winds average 12 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 hours at the start of August to 11 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 30 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:43 AM to 6:20 AM, and sunset from 5:42 PM to 5:52 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.06:435:42
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311.06:425:43
411.06:415:43
511.06:415:43
611.16:405:44
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1911.36:315:49
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Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4 kWh/m² to a high of 6.41 kWh/m² in October across the year — August's 5 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Bobonong?

Our two travel scores rate August for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

8.5
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
8.8
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is one of the better times to visit Bobonong for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Bobonong in August

From August's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In August, Bobonong sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 12°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

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UV index in Bobonong in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bobonong peaks around January 19 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 6 (high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 19UV 14Jun 19UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr9Very high
May7Very high
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug8Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Bobonong?

Bobonong sits at 22.0°S, 28.4°E, 687 m above sea level, in Botswana. The nearest listed city is Selebi-Phikwe, 61 km away.

Selebi-PhikweTonotaGwandaFrancistownPalapyeSerowe

Topography around Bobonong

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Bobonong.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bobonong has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 51 m around an average of 689 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 243 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 568 m.

The land around Bobonong is covered by grassland (51%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, shrubs (49%) and grassland (31%) within 16 km, and shrubs (68%) within 80 km.

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51 m
16 km
243 m
80 km
568 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
August weather nearby: Selebi-Phikwe 61 km · Tonota 116 km · Gwanda 129 km · Francistown 131 km · Palapye 150 km · Beitbridge 164 km · Musina 171 km · Serowe 184 km

Botswana travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type D / G / M
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 38% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$7,778
2025
Happiness
3.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
63%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
11.4
per 100k, 2021
Road deaths
26.4
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
Religion
Christian 79%none 15%Badimo 4%other 1%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Bobonong (-21.9655°, 28.4363°, elevation 687 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).