Ghanzi weather in October

In October, Ghanzi sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 16 mm of rain across 3.8 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 71% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of October to 12 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Ghanzi's 6th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ghanzi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
1st warmest
Overnight low
19°
7th coldest
Rainfall
16 mm
3.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
6:03 AM – 6:34 PM
Cloud cover
29%
6th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
7.27 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Ghanzi is city in Botswana.

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

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month.

A typical October day in Ghanzi reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 37°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 2°C warmer than September and on par with November.

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How October really feels in Ghanzi

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October 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 October is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Ghanzi weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 1st-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 21°1091413.23.8
Feb31° / 20°8711.712.74.2
Mar30° / 19°619.712.25.0
Apr29° / 16°233.411.56.9
May27° / 11°20.7118.9
Jun24° / 20.210.79.6
Jul23° / 00.110.89.5
Aug27° / 10°00.111.38.8
Sep31° / 15°30.711.95.9
Oct33° / 19°163.812.54.0
Nov33° / 20°468.9133.6
Dec33° / 21°7112.213.33.6

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 71% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 14%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1937
2937
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5928
6919
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Ghanzi gets around 16 mm of rain over 3.8 wet days in October. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 12% and peaks near 20% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
17
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37
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57
67
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Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the dry band about 87% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
194600
294600
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791810
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Wind in October

Winds average 13 km/h in October, the windiest month of the year.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 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 October

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 36 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:16 AM to 5:53 AM, and sunset from 6:28 PM to 6:41 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:166:28
212.26:166:29
312.26:156:29
412.36:146:29
512.36:136:30
612.36:126:30
712.36:116:30
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Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 7.27 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.48 kWh/m² to a high of 7.27 kWh/m² in October across the year — October's 7.27 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.1Intense
27.1Intense
37.1Intense
47.1Intense
57.2Intense
67.2Intense
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Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Ghanzi?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
7.5
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Ghanzi in October

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

In October, Ghanzi sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Ghanzi in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ghanzi peaks around January 15 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 15UV 14Jun 19UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Very high
May7Very high
Jun6High
Jul7High
Aug8Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Ghanzi?

Ghanzi sits at 21.7°S, 21.6°E, 1,144 m above sea level, in Botswana. The nearest listed city is Maun, 265 km away.

MaunGwetaLetlhakaneNdiyonaJwanengRundu

Topography around Ghanzi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ghanzi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 19 m around an average of 1,139 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 60 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 207 m.

The land around Ghanzi is covered by shrubs (77%) within 3 km, shrubs (92%) within 16 km, and shrubs (93%) within 80 km.

3 km
19 m
16 km
60 m
80 km
207 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
October weather nearby: Maun 265 km · Gobabis 288 km · Gweta 409 km · Letlhakane 409 km · Ndiyona 419 km · Grootfontein 438 km · Jwaneng 451 km · Rundu 464 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 Ghanzi (-21.6978°, 21.6458°, elevation 1,144 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).