Bobonong weather in January

In January, Bobonong sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 90 mm of rain across 10.2 wet days and about 13.2 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 18 min at the start of January to 13 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Bobonong's 11th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bobonong's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
22°
12th coldest
Rainfall
90 mm
10.2 wet days
Daylight
13 h 12 min
5:39 AM – 6:52 PM
Cloud cover
54%
11th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.37 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.9
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 January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month.

A typical January day in Bobonong reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 37°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and on par with February.

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How January really feels in Bobonong

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 31 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
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in January is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Bobonong weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-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 January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 43%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Bobonong gets around 90 mm of rain over 10.2 wet days in January, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 33% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the muggy band about 33% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 39% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
182135315
282135315
382134315
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Wind in January

Winds average 13 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 13 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 January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 18 min at the start of January to 13 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 5:30 AM to 5:49 AM, and sunset from 6:49 PM to 6:50 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.35:306:49
213.35:306:49
313.35:316:50
413.35:326:50
513.35:326:50
613.35:336:50
713.35:336:51
813.35:346:51
913.35:356:51
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1113.35:366:51
1213.25:376:51
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1413.25:386:52
1513.25:396:52
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2013.25:426:52
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2613.15:466:51
2713.15:476:51
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2913.05:486:50
3013.05:496:50
3113.05:496:50

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.37 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 — January's 6.37 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.4Intense
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316.4Intense
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Bobonong?

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

3.9
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
6.4
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bobonong. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Bobonong in January

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

In January, Bobonong sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Bobonong in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 15 (very high — sun protection essential). 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.

3 km
51 m
16 km
243 m
80 km
568 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
January 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).