Gweta weather in July

In July, Gweta sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 10.9 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 26°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 86% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 48 min at the start of July to 11 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Gweta's 4th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gweta's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
10 h 54 min
6:58 AM – 5:51 PM
Cloud cover
13%
4th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
4.78 kWh/m²
Travel score
9.5
out of 10

Gweta is village in Botswana.

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

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 26°C by the end.

A typical July day in Gweta reaches about 25°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 21°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and about 4°C cooler than August.

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How July really feels in Gweta

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

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

Gweta weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 21°14114.813.13.9
Feb31° / 21°10811.612.74.3
Mar31° / 20°699.312.14.9
Apr30° / 17°152.411.66.5
May28° / 13°20.511.18.5
Jun25° / 10°40.210.89.5
Jul25° / 00.110.99.5
Aug28° / 12°0011.38.2
Sep32° / 16°30.711.95.4
Oct34° / 20°102.712.53.6
Nov34° / 21°579.7133.3
Dec32° / 21°11115.613.23.5

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 86% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 6%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1928
2928
3928
4928
5928
6928
7928
8928
9937
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11937
12937
13937
14946
15946
16946
17946
18955
19955
20964
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23955
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25955
26955
27955
28955
29955
30955
31955

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Gweta gets around 0 mm of rain over 0.1 wet days in July. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 0% and peaks near 1% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
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Wind in July

Winds average 12 km/h in July.

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212light breeze
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412light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 48 min at the start of July to 11 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 18 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 6:59 AM to 6:53 AM, and sunset from 5:46 PM to 5:57 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.86:595:46
210.86:595:46
310.86:595:47
410.86:595:47
510.86:595:47
610.86:595:48
710.86:595:48
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910.86:595:49
1010.86:595:49
1110.86:595:49
1210.96:595:50
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1410.96:585:51
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1910.96:575:52
2010.96:575:53
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2311.06:565:54
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2711.06:555:55
2811.06:555:56
2911.06:545:56
3011.06:545:57
3111.16:535:57

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 4.78 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.57 kWh/m² to a high of 7.35 kWh/m² in October across the year — July's 4.78 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.5Bright
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44.5Bright
54.6Bright
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104.6Bright
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275.1Bright
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295.1Bright
305.1Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Gweta

In seasonPeak

None of Gweta's seasonal hazards are active in July. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Gweta's rainy season runs December–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
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Dec

Is July a good time to visit Gweta?

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

9.5
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
8.2
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Gweta in July

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

In July, Gweta sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Gweta in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Gweta peaks around January 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 17UV 15Jun 22UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Very high
May8Very high
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug9Very high
Sep10Very high
Oct10Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Gweta in July

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where July falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Gweta is worst in September — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.9× the cleanest month (December, 5 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 2117 µg/m³Dec 195 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan6Good
Feb6Good
Mar6Good
Apr5Good
May5Good
Jun5Good
Jul6Good
Aug10Good
Sep18Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov6Good
Dec5Good
Location & terrain

Where is Gweta?

Gweta sits at 20.2°S, 25.2°E, 0 m above sea level, in Botswana. The nearest listed city is Nata, 99 km away.

NataLetlhakaneTutumeMaunHwangeVictoria FallsFrancistownKasane

Topography around Gweta

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gweta has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 8 m around an average of 925 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 17 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 104 m.

The land around Gweta is covered by shrubs (62%) and grassland (33%) within 3 km, grassland (51%) and shrubs (48%) within 16 km, and shrubs (48%) and grassland (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
8 m
16 km
17 m
80 km
104 m
shrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwetland
July weather nearby: Nata 99 km · Letlhakane 142 km · Tutume 191 km · Maun 191 km · Hwange 242 km · Victoria Falls 258 km · Francistown 261 km · Kasane 265 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 Gweta (-20.1833°, 25.2333°, elevation 0 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).