Francistown weather in November

In November, Francistown sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 55 mm of rain across 9.3 wet days and about 13 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 32°C in the first days to 31°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time in November, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 48 min at the start of November to 13 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Francistown's 9th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Francistown's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 32°; 2nd warmest
Overnight low: 20°; 9th coldest
Rainfall: 55 mm; 9.3 wet days
Daylight: 13 hours; 5:24 AM – 6:26 PM
Cloud cover: 51%; 9th clearest
Wind: 14 km/h; 3rd windiest
Solar energy: 6.63 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.3; 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 November

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 32°C in the first days to 31°C by the end.

A typical November day in Francistown reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 37°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs on par with October and about 1°C warmer than December.

	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)	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31
Avg low (°C)	19	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	32	19
2	32	20
3	32	20
4	32	20
5	32	20
6	32	20
7	32	20
8	32	20
9	32	20
10	32	20
11	32	20
12	32	20
13	32	20
14	32	20
15	32	20
16	32	20
17	32	20
18	32	20
19	32	20
20	31	20
21	31	20
22	31	20
23	31	20
24	31	20
25	31	20
26	31	20
27	31	20
28	31	20
29	31	20
30	31	20

How November really feels in Francistown

Once humidity and wind are folded in, November averages 14 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

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

Francistown weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-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 November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 41%. 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 (%)	73	71	71	70	69	68	67	67	65	65	64	62	61	60	58	57	56	55	54	53	53	52	52	51	50	50	49	48	48	47
Cloudier (%)	27	29	29	30	31	32	33	33	35	35	36	38	39	40	42	43	44	45	46	47	47	48	48	49	50	50	51	52	52	53

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	73	27
2	71	29
3	71	29
4	70	30
5	69	31
6	68	32
7	67	33
8	67	33
9	65	35
10	65	35
11	64	36
12	62	38
13	61	39
14	60	40
15	58	42
16	57	43
17	56	44
18	55	45
19	54	46
20	53	47
21	53	47
22	52	48
23	52	48
24	51	49
25	50	50
26	50	50
27	49	51
28	48	52
29	48	52
30	47	53

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Francistown gets around 55 mm of rain over 9.3 wet days in November. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 31% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	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 (%)	21	22	23	24	25	25	26	27	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	33	34	34	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	36	36	37

	Rain chance (%)
1	21
2	22
3	23
4	24
5	25
6	25
7	26
8	27
9	27
10	28
11	29
12	30
13	31
14	32
15	33
16	33
17	34
18	34
19	35
20	35
21	35
22	35
23	35
24	35
25	35
26	35
27	35
28	36
29	36
30	37

Humidity in November

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, November lands in the dry band about 42% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 6% of them.

	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 (%)	58	56	55	54	53	52	51	50	49	48	47	46	44	43	42	40	39	38	37	36	35	34	33	32	31	31	30	29	28	27
Comfortable (%)	30	30	30	30	30	29	29	29	28	28	28	27	27	26	26	26	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25
Humid (%)	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	32	33	33	34	34	35	35	35	35	35
Muggy (%)	0	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	5	5	6	6	7	7	7	8	8	8	9	9	10	11	11	12	13

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	58	30	12	0
2	56	30	13	1
3	55	30	14	1
4	54	30	15	1
5	53	30	16	1
6	52	29	17	2
7	51	29	18	2
8	50	29	19	2
9	49	28	20	3
10	48	28	21	3
11	47	28	22	3
12	46	27	23	4
13	44	27	25	4
14	43	26	26	5
15	42	26	27	5
16	40	26	28	6
17	39	25	29	6
18	38	25	30	7
19	37	25	31	7
20	36	25	32	7
21	35	25	32	8
22	34	25	33	8
23	33	25	33	8
24	32	25	34	9
25	31	25	34	9
26	31	25	35	10
27	30	25	35	11
28	29	25	35	11
29	28	25	35	12
30	27	25	35	13

Wind in November

Winds average 14 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 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)	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

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

Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 48 min at the start of November to 13 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 24 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 5:30 AM to 5:24 AM, and sunset from 6:17 PM to 6:35 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)	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2
Sunrise (AM)	5:30	5:29	5:29	5:28	5:28	5:27	5:27	5:27	5:26	5:26	5:26	5:25	5:25	5:25	5:25	5:24	5:24	5:24	5:24	5:24	5:24	5:24	5:24	5:24	5:24	5:24	5:24	5:24	5:24	5:24
Sunset (PM)	6:17	6:18	6:18	6:19	6:19	6:20	6:21	6:21	6:22	6:22	6:23	6:24	6:24	6:25	6:25	6:26	6:27	6:27	6:28	6:29	6:29	6:30	6:30	6:31	6:32	6:32	6:33	6:34	6:34	6:35

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.8	5:30	6:17
2	12.8	5:29	6:18
3	12.8	5:29	6:18
4	12.8	5:28	6:19
5	12.9	5:28	6:19
6	12.9	5:27	6:20
7	12.9	5:27	6:21
8	12.9	5:27	6:21
9	12.9	5:26	6:22
10	12.9	5:26	6:22
11	13.0	5:26	6:23
12	13.0	5:25	6:24
13	13.0	5:25	6:24
14	13.0	5:25	6:25
15	13.0	5:25	6:25
16	13.0	5:24	6:26
17	13.0	5:24	6:27
18	13.1	5:24	6:27
19	13.1	5:24	6:28
20	13.1	5:24	6:29
21	13.1	5:24	6:29
22	13.1	5:24	6:30
23	13.1	5:24	6:30
24	13.1	5:24	6:31
25	13.1	5:24	6:32
26	13.1	5:24	6:32
27	13.2	5:24	6:33
28	13.2	5:24	6:34
29	13.2	5:24	6:34
30	13.2	5:24	6:35

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 6.63 kWh/m².

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 — November's 6.63 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	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)	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.8	Intense
2	6.8	Intense
3	6.8	Intense
4	6.8	Intense
5	6.8	Intense
6	6.8	Intense
7	6.8	Intense
8	6.8	Intense
9	6.8	Intense
10	6.8	Intense
11	6.7	Intense
12	6.7	Intense
13	6.7	Intense
14	6.7	Intense
15	6.7	Intense
16	6.6	Intense
17	6.6	Intense
18	6.6	Intense
19	6.5	Intense
20	6.5	Intense
21	6.5	Intense
22	6.5	Intense
23	6.5	Intense
24	6.5	Intense
25	6.4	Intense
26	6.4	Intense
27	6.4	Intense
28	6.4	Intense
29	6.4	Intense
30	6.4	Intense

Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Francistown?

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

4.3

Sightseeing

12th-best month of the year

6.7

Beach & pool

10th-best month of the year

November is a reasonable time to visit Francistown for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Francistown in November

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

In November, Francistown sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Francistown in November

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in November peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). 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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← October Francistown year-round climate December →Best places to visit in November

November 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	32	19
2	32	20
3	32	20
4	32	20
5	32	20
6	32	20
7	32	20
8	32	20
9	32	20
10	32	20
11	32	20
12	32	20
13	32	20
14	32	20
15	32	20
16	32	20
17	32	20
18	32	20
19	32	20
20	31	20
21	31	20
22	31	20
23	31	20
24	31	20
25	31	20
26	31	20
27	31	20
28	31	20
29	31	20
30	31	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	73	27
2	71	29
3	71	29
4	70	30
5	69	31
6	68	32
7	67	33
8	67	33
9	65	35
10	65	35
11	64	36
12	62	38
13	61	39
14	60	40
15	58	42
16	57	43
17	56	44
18	55	45
19	54	46
20	53	47
21	53	47
22	52	48
23	52	48
24	51	49
25	50	50
26	50	50
27	49	51
28	48	52
29	48	52
30	47	53

	Rain chance (%)
1	21
2	22
3	23
4	24
5	25
6	25
7	26
8	27
9	27
10	28
11	29
12	30
13	31
14	32
15	33
16	33
17	34
18	34
19	35
20	35
21	35
22	35
23	35
24	35
25	35
26	35
27	35
28	36
29	36
30	37

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	58	30	12	0
2	56	30	13	1
3	55	30	14	1
4	54	30	15	1
5	53	30	16	1
6	52	29	17	2
7	51	29	18	2
8	50	29	19	2
9	49	28	20	3
10	48	28	21	3
11	47	28	22	3
12	46	27	23	4
13	44	27	25	4
14	43	26	26	5
15	42	26	27	5
16	40	26	28	6
17	39	25	29	6
18	38	25	30	7
19	37	25	31	7
20	36	25	32	7
21	35	25	32	8
22	34	25	33	8
23	33	25	33	8
24	32	25	34	9
25	31	25	34	9
26	31	25	35	10
27	30	25	35	11
28	29	25	35	11
29	28	25	35	12
30	27	25	35	13

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	32	19
2	32	20
3	32	20
4	32	20
5	32	20
6	32	20
7	32	20
8	32	20
9	32	20
10	32	20
11	32	20
12	32	20
13	32	20
14	32	20
15	32	20
16	32	20
17	32	20
18	32	20
19	32	20
20	31	20
21	31	20
22	31	20
23	31	20
24	31	20
25	31	20
26	31	20
27	31	20
28	31	20
29	31	20
30	31	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	73	27
2	71	29
3	71	29
4	70	30
5	69	31
6	68	32
7	67	33
8	67	33
9	65	35
10	65	35
11	64	36
12	62	38
13	61	39
14	60	40
15	58	42
16	57	43
17	56	44
18	55	45
19	54	46
20	53	47
21	53	47
22	52	48
23	52	48
24	51	49
25	50	50
26	50	50
27	49	51
28	48	52
29	48	52
30	47	53

	Rain chance (%)
1	21
2	22
3	23
4	24
5	25
6	25
7	26
8	27
9	27
10	28
11	29
12	30
13	31
14	32
15	33
16	33
17	34
18	34
19	35
20	35
21	35
22	35
23	35
24	35
25	35
26	35
27	35
28	36
29	36
30	37

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	58	30	12	0
2	56	30	13	1
3	55	30	14	1
4	54	30	15	1
5	53	30	16	1
6	52	29	17	2
7	51	29	18	2
8	50	29	19	2
9	49	28	20	3
10	48	28	21	3
11	47	28	22	3
12	46	27	23	4
13	44	27	25	4
14	43	26	26	5
15	42	26	27	5
16	40	26	28	6
17	39	25	29	6
18	38	25	30	7
19	37	25	31	7
20	36	25	32	7
21	35	25	32	8
22	34	25	33	8
23	33	25	33	8
24	32	25	34	9
25	31	25	34	9
26	31	25	35	10
27	30	25	35	11
28	29	25	35	11
29	28	25	35	12
30	27	25	35	13

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	32	19
2	32	20
3	32	20
4	32	20
5	32	20
6	32	20
7	32	20
8	32	20
9	32	20
10	32	20
11	32	20
12	32	20
13	32	20
14	32	20
15	32	20
16	32	20
17	32	20
18	32	20
19	32	20
20	31	20
21	31	20
22	31	20
23	31	20
24	31	20
25	31	20
26	31	20
27	31	20
28	31	20
29	31	20
30	31	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	73	27
2	71	29
3	71	29
4	70	30
5	69	31
6	68	32
7	67	33
8	67	33
9	65	35
10	65	35
11	64	36
12	62	38
13	61	39
14	60	40
15	58	42
16	57	43
17	56	44
18	55	45
19	54	46
20	53	47
21	53	47
22	52	48
23	52	48
24	51	49
25	50	50
26	50	50
27	49	51
28	48	52
29	48	52
30	47	53

	Rain chance (%)
1	21
2	22
3	23
4	24
5	25
6	25
7	26
8	27
9	27
10	28
11	29
12	30
13	31
14	32
15	33
16	33
17	34
18	34
19	35
20	35
21	35
22	35
23	35
24	35
25	35
26	35
27	35
28	36
29	36
30	37

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	58	30	12	0
2	56	30	13	1
3	55	30	14	1
4	54	30	15	1
5	53	30	16	1
6	52	29	17	2
7	51	29	18	2
8	50	29	19	2
9	49	28	20	3
10	48	28	21	3
11	47	28	22	3
12	46	27	23	4
13	44	27	25	4
14	43	26	26	5
15	42	26	27	5
16	40	26	28	6
17	39	25	29	6
18	38	25	30	7
19	37	25	31	7
20	36	25	32	7
21	35	25	32	8
22	34	25	33	8
23	33	25	33	8
24	32	25	34	9
25	31	25	34	9
26	31	25	35	10
27	30	25	35	11
28	29	25	35	11
29	28	25	35	12
30	27	25	35	13