Francistown weather in September

In September, Francistown sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 6 mm of rain across 1.1 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 29°C in the first days to 31°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 83% of the time in September, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 36 min at the start of September to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Francistown's 4th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Francistown's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 30°; 5th warmest
Overnight low: 15°; 5th coldest
Rainfall: 6 mm; 1.1 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 54 min; 6:08 AM – 6:01 PM
Cloud cover: 18%; 4th clearest
Wind: 15 km/h; 2nd windiest
Solar energy: 6.24 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.6; 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 September

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 29°C in the first days to 31°C by the end.

A typical September day in Francistown reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 4°C warmer than August and about 2°C cooler than October.

	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)	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31
Avg low (°C)	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17

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

How September really feels in Francistown

Once humidity and wind are folded in, September 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

September 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 September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 5th-warmest and 8th-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 September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 83% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 10%. 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 (%)	94	94	93	93	93	93	91	91	91	91	90	90	90	88	89	89	88	88	88	88	87	87	88	88	88	88	89	89	89	89
Cloudier (%)	6	6	7	7	7	7	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	12	11	11	12	12	12	12	13	13	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	94	6
2	94	6
3	93	7
4	93	7
5	93	7
6	93	7
7	91	9
8	91	9
9	91	9
10	91	9
11	90	10
12	90	10
13	90	10
14	88	12
15	89	11
16	89	11
17	88	12
18	88	12
19	88	12
20	88	12
21	87	13
22	87	13
23	88	12
24	88	12
25	88	12
26	88	12
27	89	11
28	89	11
29	89	11
30	89	11

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Francistown gets around 6 mm of rain over 1.1 wet days in September. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 4% and peaks near 7% 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 (%)	1	1	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	7

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

Humidity in September

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, September lands in the dry band about 93% 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	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	96	96	96	96	95	95	95	95	94	94	93	92	91	91	90	89	88	87	86	86	85	84
Comfortable (%)	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	6	6	7	7	8	8	9	10	10	11	12	12	13	14
Humid (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	98	2	0
2	97	3	0
3	97	3	0
4	97	3	0
5	97	3	0
6	97	3	0
7	97	3	0
8	97	3	0
9	96	4	0
10	96	4	0
11	96	4	0
12	96	4	0
13	95	5	0
14	95	5	0
15	95	5	0
16	95	5	0
17	94	6	0
18	94	6	0
19	93	7	0
20	92	7	1
21	91	8	1
22	91	8	1
23	90	9	1
24	89	10	1
25	88	10	2
26	87	11	2
27	86	12	2
28	86	12	2
29	85	13	2
30	84	14	2

Wind in September

Winds average 15 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 16 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)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	16
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	14	light breeze
2	14	light breeze
3	14	light breeze
4	14	light breeze
5	14	light breeze
6	14	light breeze
7	14	light breeze
8	14	light breeze
9	14	light breeze
10	14	light breeze
11	14	light breeze
12	14	light breeze
13	15	light breeze
14	15	light breeze
15	15	light breeze
16	15	light breeze
17	15	light breeze
18	15	light breeze
19	15	light breeze
20	15	light breeze
21	15	light breeze
22	15	light breeze
23	15	light breeze
24	15	light breeze
25	15	light breeze
26	15	light breeze
27	15	light breeze
28	15	light breeze
29	15	light breeze
30	16	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min at the start of September to 12 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 36 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 6:22 AM to 5:54 AM, and sunset from 5:57 PM to 6:04 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)	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.2	12.2
Sunrise (AM)	6:22	6:22	6:21	6:20	6:19	6:18	6:17	6:16	6:15	6:14	6:13	6:12	6:11	6:10	6:09	6:08	6:07	6:06	6:05	6:04	6:03	6:02	6:01	6:00	5:59	5:58	5:57	5:56	5:55	5:54
Sunset (PM)	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.6	6:22	5:57
2	11.6	6:22	5:57
3	11.6	6:21	5:57
4	11.6	6:20	5:58
5	11.7	6:19	5:58
6	11.7	6:18	5:58
7	11.7	6:17	5:58
8	11.7	6:16	5:59
9	11.7	6:15	5:59
10	11.8	6:14	5:59
11	11.8	6:13	5:59
12	11.8	6:12	6:00
13	11.8	6:11	6:00
14	11.8	6:10	6:00
15	11.9	6:09	6:00
16	11.9	6:08	6:01
17	11.9	6:07	6:01
18	11.9	6:06	6:01
19	11.9	6:05	6:01
20	12.0	6:04	6:02
21	12.0	6:03	6:02
22	12.0	6:02	6:02
23	12.0	6:01	6:02
24	12.0	6:00	6:03
25	12.1	5:59	6:03
26	12.1	5:58	6:03
27	12.1	5:57	6:04
28	12.1	5:56	6:04
29	12.2	5:55	6:04
30	12.2	5:54	6:04

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 6.24 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 — September's 6.24 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	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)	5.9	5.9	5.9	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.6	6.6
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	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	5.9	Bright
2	5.9	Bright
3	5.9	Bright
4	6.0	Bright
5	6.0	Intense
6	6.0	Intense
7	6.1	Intense
8	6.1	Intense
9	6.1	Intense
10	6.1	Intense
11	6.2	Intense
12	6.2	Intense
13	6.2	Intense
14	6.2	Intense
15	6.2	Intense
16	6.3	Intense
17	6.3	Intense
18	6.3	Intense
19	6.3	Intense
20	6.3	Intense
21	6.4	Intense
22	6.4	Intense
23	6.4	Intense
24	6.5	Intense
25	6.5	Intense
26	6.5	Intense
27	6.5	Intense
28	6.5	Intense
29	6.6	Intense
30	6.6	Intense

Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Francistown?

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

6.6

Sightseeing

6th-best month of the year

8.9

Beach & pool

1st-best month of the year

September 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 September

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

In September, Francistown sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 15°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Francistown in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 10 (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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← August Francistown year-round climate October →Best places to visit in September

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	94	6
2	94	6
3	93	7
4	93	7
5	93	7
6	93	7
7	91	9
8	91	9
9	91	9
10	91	9
11	90	10
12	90	10
13	90	10
14	88	12
15	89	11
16	89	11
17	88	12
18	88	12
19	88	12
20	88	12
21	87	13
22	87	13
23	88	12
24	88	12
25	88	12
26	88	12
27	89	11
28	89	11
29	89	11
30	89	11

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	98	2	0
2	97	3	0
3	97	3	0
4	97	3	0
5	97	3	0
6	97	3	0
7	97	3	0
8	97	3	0
9	96	4	0
10	96	4	0
11	96	4	0
12	96	4	0
13	95	5	0
14	95	5	0
15	95	5	0
16	95	5	0
17	94	6	0
18	94	6	0
19	93	7	0
20	92	7	1
21	91	8	1
22	91	8	1
23	90	9	1
24	89	10	1
25	88	10	2
26	87	11	2
27	86	12	2
28	86	12	2
29	85	13	2
30	84	14	2

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	94	6
2	94	6
3	93	7
4	93	7
5	93	7
6	93	7
7	91	9
8	91	9
9	91	9
10	91	9
11	90	10
12	90	10
13	90	10
14	88	12
15	89	11
16	89	11
17	88	12
18	88	12
19	88	12
20	88	12
21	87	13
22	87	13
23	88	12
24	88	12
25	88	12
26	88	12
27	89	11
28	89	11
29	89	11
30	89	11

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	98	2	0
2	97	3	0
3	97	3	0
4	97	3	0
5	97	3	0
6	97	3	0
7	97	3	0
8	97	3	0
9	96	4	0
10	96	4	0
11	96	4	0
12	96	4	0
13	95	5	0
14	95	5	0
15	95	5	0
16	95	5	0
17	94	6	0
18	94	6	0
19	93	7	0
20	92	7	1
21	91	8	1
22	91	8	1
23	90	9	1
24	89	10	1
25	88	10	2
26	87	11	2
27	86	12	2
28	86	12	2
29	85	13	2
30	84	14	2

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	94	6
2	94	6
3	93	7
4	93	7
5	93	7
6	93	7
7	91	9
8	91	9
9	91	9
10	91	9
11	90	10
12	90	10
13	90	10
14	88	12
15	89	11
16	89	11
17	88	12
18	88	12
19	88	12
20	88	12
21	87	13
22	87	13
23	88	12
24	88	12
25	88	12
26	88	12
27	89	11
28	89	11
29	89	11
30	89	11

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	98	2	0
2	97	3	0
3	97	3	0
4	97	3	0
5	97	3	0
6	97	3	0
7	97	3	0
8	97	3	0
9	96	4	0
10	96	4	0
11	96	4	0
12	96	4	0
13	95	5	0
14	95	5	0
15	95	5	0
16	95	5	0
17	94	6	0
18	94	6	0
19	93	7	0
20	92	7	1
21	91	8	1
22	91	8	1
23	90	9	1
24	89	10	1
25	88	10	2
26	87	11	2
27	86	12	2
28	86	12	2
29	85	13	2
30	84	14	2