Francistown weather in June

In June, Francistown sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 4 mm of rain across 0.5 wet days and about 10.7 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 81% of the time in June, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 48 min at the start of June to 10 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Francistown's 2nd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Francistown's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 24°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 9°; 2nd coldest
Rainfall: 4 mm; 0.5 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 42 min; 6:49 AM – 5:32 PM
Cloud cover: 17%; 2nd clearest
Wind: 11 km/h; 11th windiest
Solar energy: 4.24 kWh/m²
Travel score: 9.3; out of 10

Francistown is city in northern Botswana.

Founded: 1897

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

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Temperature in June

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month.

A typical June day in Francistown reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 3°C cooler than May and on par with July.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Avg high (°C)	25	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23
Avg low (°C)	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	25	10
2	24	9
3	24	9
4	24	9
5	24	9
6	24	9
7	24	9
8	24	9
9	24	9
10	24	9
11	24	9
12	24	9
13	24	9
14	24	9
15	23	9
16	23	9
17	23	8
18	23	8
19	23	8
20	23	8
21	23	8
22	23	8
23	23	8
24	23	8
25	23	8
26	23	8
27	23	8
28	23	8
29	23	8
30	23	8

How June really feels in Francistown

Once humidity and wind are folded in, June 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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Francistown weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 11th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	31° / 20°	95	11.7	13.1	4.6
Feb	30° / 20°	87	9.5	12.7	4.9
Mar	30° / 19°	45	6.8	12.1	5.8
Apr	28° / 16°	11	2.5	11.5	7.4
May	26° / 11°	4	0.9	11	8.9
Jun	24° / 9°	4	0.5	10.7	9.3
Jul	23° / 8°	4	0.4	10.8	9.2
Aug	27° / 11°	1	0.1	11.3	9.0
Sep	30° / 15°	6	1.1	11.9	6.6
Oct	32° / 18°	15	3.4	12.5	5.0
Nov	32° / 20°	55	9.3	13	4.3
Dec	31° / 20°	96	12.8	13.3	4.4

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 81% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 11%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Clearer (%)	92	92	92	91	91	92	92	92	91	91	91	91	91	91	90	91	91	90	90	90	90	88	88	87	87	85	85	84	83	83
Cloudier (%)	8	8	8	9	9	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	9	9	10	10	10	10	12	12	13	13	15	15	16	17	17

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	92	8
2	92	8
3	92	8
4	91	9
5	91	9
6	92	8
7	92	8
8	92	8
9	91	9
10	91	9
11	91	9
12	91	9
13	91	9
14	91	9
15	90	10
16	91	9
17	91	9
18	90	10
19	90	10
20	90	10
21	90	10
22	88	12
23	88	12
24	87	13
25	87	13
26	85	15
27	85	15
28	84	16
29	83	17
30	83	17

Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Francistown gets around 4 mm of rain over 0.5 wet days in June. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 2% and peaks near 3% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Rain chance (%)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2

	Rain chance (%)
1	3
2	3
3	3
4	3
5	3
6	3
7	3
8	2
9	2
10	2
11	2
12	2
13	2
14	2
15	1
16	1
17	1
18	1
19	1
20	1
21	1
22	1
23	1
24	1
25	1
26	1
27	1
28	2
29	2
30	2

Humidity in June

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, June lands in the dry band about 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Dry (%)	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	99	99	99	99	99	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100
Comfortable (%)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0

Wind in June

Winds average 11 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Wind speed (km/h)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	11	calm
2	11	calm
3	11	calm
4	11	calm
5	11	calm
6	11	calm
7	11	calm
8	11	calm
9	11	calm
10	11	calm
11	11	calm
12	11	calm
13	11	calm
14	11	calm
15	11	calm
16	11	calm
17	11	calm
18	11	calm
19	11	calm
20	11	calm
21	11	calm
22	11	calm
23	11	calm
24	11	calm
25	12	calm
26	12	calm
27	12	calm
28	12	calm
29	12	calm
30	12	calm

Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 48 min at the start of June to 10 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over June. Sunrise moves from 6:43 AM to 6:51 AM, and sunset from 5:32 PM to 5:35 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Daylight (h)	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7
Sunrise (AM)	6:43	6:44	6:44	6:44	6:45	6:45	6:46	6:46	6:46	6:47	6:47	6:47	6:48	6:48	6:48	6:49	6:49	6:49	6:49	6:50	6:50	6:50	6:50	6:51	6:51	6:51	6:51	6:51	6:51	6:51
Sunset (PM)	5:32	5:32	5:32	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:32	5:32	5:32	5:32	5:32	5:32	5:32	5:32	5:33	5:33	5:33	5:33	5:33	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:35	5:35

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.8	6:43	5:32
2	10.8	6:44	5:32
3	10.8	6:44	5:32
4	10.8	6:44	5:31
5	10.8	6:45	5:31
6	10.8	6:45	5:31
7	10.8	6:46	5:31
8	10.8	6:46	5:31
9	10.8	6:46	5:31
10	10.7	6:47	5:31
11	10.7	6:47	5:31
12	10.7	6:47	5:31
13	10.7	6:48	5:32
14	10.7	6:48	5:32
15	10.7	6:48	5:32
16	10.7	6:49	5:32
17	10.7	6:49	5:32
18	10.7	6:49	5:32
19	10.7	6:49	5:32
20	10.7	6:50	5:32
21	10.7	6:50	5:33
22	10.7	6:50	5:33
23	10.7	6:50	5:33
24	10.7	6:51	5:33
25	10.7	6:51	5:33
26	10.7	6:51	5:34
27	10.7	6:51	5:34
28	10.7	6:51	5:34
29	10.7	6:51	5:35
30	10.7	6:51	5:35

Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 4.24 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.24 kWh/m² to a high of 6.85 kWh/m² in October across the year — June's 4.24 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.4	Bright
2	4.4	Bright
3	4.4	Bright
4	4.4	Bright
5	4.3	Bright
6	4.3	Bright
7	4.3	Bright
8	4.3	Bright
9	4.3	Bright
10	4.3	Bright
11	4.3	Bright
12	4.3	Bright
13	4.3	Bright
14	4.3	Bright
15	4.2	Bright
16	4.2	Bright
17	4.2	Bright
18	4.2	Bright
19	4.2	Bright
20	4.2	Bright
21	4.2	Bright
22	4.2	Bright
23	4.2	Bright
24	4.2	Bright
25	4.2	Bright
26	4.2	Bright
27	4.1	Bright
28	4.1	Bright
29	4.1	Bright
30	4.1	Bright

Planning a trip in June

Is June a good time to visit Francistown?

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

9.3

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

7.4

Beach & pool

7th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Francistown in June

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

In June, Francistown sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: light clothes.

light clothes

UV index in Francistown in June

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in June peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Francistown peaks around January 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 6 (high).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	15	14	13	10	8	6	7	8	10	11	13	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	High	High	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	15	Extreme
Feb	14	Extreme
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	10	Very high
May	8	Very high
Jun	6	High
Jul	7	High
Aug	8	Very high
Sep	10	Very high
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Francistown?

Francistown sits at 21.2°S, 27.5°E, 989 m above sea level, in Botswana. The nearest listed city is Tonota, 31 km away.

Topography around Francistown

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Francistown has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 110 m around an average of 993 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 138 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 588 m.

The land around Francistown is covered by artificial surfaces (39%), shrubs (25%) and trees (22%) within 3 km, shrubs (74%) within 16 km, and shrubs (75%) within 80 km.

3 km

110 m

artificial surfaces 39%

16 km

138 m

shrubs 74%

80 km

588 m

shrubs 75%

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← May Francistown year-round climate July →Best places to visit in June

June weather nearby: Tonota 31 km · Tutume 90 km · Selebi-Phikwe 96 km · Bobonong 131 km · Gwanda 158 km · Palapye 158 km · Serowe 158 km · Bulawayo 159 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

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 Francistown (-21.17°, 27.5078°, elevation 989 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	25	10
2	24	9
3	24	9
4	24	9
5	24	9
6	24	9
7	24	9
8	24	9
9	24	9
10	24	9
11	24	9
12	24	9
13	24	9
14	24	9
15	23	9
16	23	9
17	23	8
18	23	8
19	23	8
20	23	8
21	23	8
22	23	8
23	23	8
24	23	8
25	23	8
26	23	8
27	23	8
28	23	8
29	23	8
30	23	8

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	92	8
2	92	8
3	92	8
4	91	9
5	91	9
6	92	8
7	92	8
8	92	8
9	91	9
10	91	9
11	91	9
12	91	9
13	91	9
14	91	9
15	90	10
16	91	9
17	91	9
18	90	10
19	90	10
20	90	10
21	90	10
22	88	12
23	88	12
24	87	13
25	87	13
26	85	15
27	85	15
28	84	16
29	83	17
30	83	17

	Rain chance (%)
1	3
2	3
3	3
4	3
5	3
6	3
7	3
8	2
9	2
10	2
11	2
12	2
13	2
14	2
15	1
16	1
17	1
18	1
19	1
20	1
21	1
22	1
23	1
24	1
25	1
26	1
27	1
28	2
29	2
30	2

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	25	10
2	24	9
3	24	9
4	24	9
5	24	9
6	24	9
7	24	9
8	24	9
9	24	9
10	24	9
11	24	9
12	24	9
13	24	9
14	24	9
15	23	9
16	23	9
17	23	8
18	23	8
19	23	8
20	23	8
21	23	8
22	23	8
23	23	8
24	23	8
25	23	8
26	23	8
27	23	8
28	23	8
29	23	8
30	23	8

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	92	8
2	92	8
3	92	8
4	91	9
5	91	9
6	92	8
7	92	8
8	92	8
9	91	9
10	91	9
11	91	9
12	91	9
13	91	9
14	91	9
15	90	10
16	91	9
17	91	9
18	90	10
19	90	10
20	90	10
21	90	10
22	88	12
23	88	12
24	87	13
25	87	13
26	85	15
27	85	15
28	84	16
29	83	17
30	83	17

	Rain chance (%)
1	3
2	3
3	3
4	3
5	3
6	3
7	3
8	2
9	2
10	2
11	2
12	2
13	2
14	2
15	1
16	1
17	1
18	1
19	1
20	1
21	1
22	1
23	1
24	1
25	1
26	1
27	1
28	2
29	2
30	2

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	25	10
2	24	9
3	24	9
4	24	9
5	24	9
6	24	9
7	24	9
8	24	9
9	24	9
10	24	9
11	24	9
12	24	9
13	24	9
14	24	9
15	23	9
16	23	9
17	23	8
18	23	8
19	23	8
20	23	8
21	23	8
22	23	8
23	23	8
24	23	8
25	23	8
26	23	8
27	23	8
28	23	8
29	23	8
30	23	8

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	92	8
2	92	8
3	92	8
4	91	9
5	91	9
6	92	8
7	92	8
8	92	8
9	91	9
10	91	9
11	91	9
12	91	9
13	91	9
14	91	9
15	90	10
16	91	9
17	91	9
18	90	10
19	90	10
20	90	10
21	90	10
22	88	12
23	88	12
24	87	13
25	87	13
26	85	15
27	85	15
28	84	16
29	83	17
30	83	17

	Rain chance (%)
1	3
2	3
3	3
4	3
5	3
6	3
7	3
8	2
9	2
10	2
11	2
12	2
13	2
14	2
15	1
16	1
17	1
18	1
19	1
20	1
21	1
22	1
23	1
24	1
25	1
26	1
27	1
28	2
29	2
30	2

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0