Jwaneng weather in August

In August, Jwaneng sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.6 wet days and about 11.1 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 27°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 90% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 48 min at the start of August to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Jwaneng's 1st-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Jwaneng's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
9th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Rainfall
2 mm
0.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 06 min
6:51 AM – 5:59 PM
Cloud cover
11%
1st clearest
Wind
13 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.27 kWh/m²
Travel score
9.4
out of 10

Jwaneng is city in Botswana.

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

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 27°C by the end.

A typical August day in Jwaneng reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 17°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 3°C warmer than July and about 4°C cooler than September.

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Jwaneng weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 9th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 20°7611.913.44.4
Feb31° / 19°649.812.94.8
Mar29° / 18°467.912.25.8
Apr27° / 14°254.211.47.8
May25° / 91.710.89.1
Jun22° / 60.810.59.0
Jul22° / 20.410.69.0
Aug25° / 20.611.19.4
Sep29° / 13°81.111.87.5
Oct31° / 16°274.812.65.5
Nov31° / 18°498.513.24.7
Dec31° / 19°7012.313.54.3

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 90% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 6% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 4%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1964
2964
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31964

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Jwaneng gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.6 wet days in August. 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.

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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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

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Wind in August

Winds average 13 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 12 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
112light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 48 min at the start of August to 11 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 42 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 7:02 AM to 6:37 AM, and sunset from 5:52 PM to 6:05 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.87:025:52
210.97:015:53
310.97:015:53
410.97:005:54
510.96:595:54
610.96:595:55
711.06:585:55
811.06:575:56
911.06:575:56
1011.06:565:57
1111.06:555:57
1211.16:545:57
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1411.16:535:58
1511.16:525:59
1611.16:515:59
1711.26:506:00
1811.26:496:00
1911.26:496:01
2011.26:486:01
2111.26:476:01
2211.36:466:02
2311.36:456:02
2411.36:446:03
2511.36:436:03
2611.46:426:03
2711.46:416:04
2811.46:406:04
2911.46:396:05
3011.46:386:05
3111.56:376:05

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.27 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.11 kWh/m² to a high of 7.17 kWh/m² in November across the year — August's 5.27 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Jwaneng?

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

9.4
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
8.1
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Jwaneng in August

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

In August, Jwaneng sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Jwaneng in August

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Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Jwaneng peaks around January 15 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 17 at about 5 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 15UV 15Jun 17UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr9Very high
May6High
Jun5High
Jul6High
Aug8Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Jwaneng?

Jwaneng sits at 24.6°S, 24.7°E, 1,198 m above sea level, in Botswana. The nearest listed city is Mosopa, 73 km away.

MosopaKanyeMolepololeThamagaGabaneMogoditshaneMmoponeLobatse

Topography around Jwaneng

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Jwaneng has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 15 m around an average of 1,191 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 411 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 559 m.

The land around Jwaneng is covered by shrubs (70%) within 3 km, shrubs (64%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and shrubs (78%) within 80 km.

3 km
15 m
16 km
411 m
80 km
559 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
August weather nearby: Mosopa 73 km · Kanye 73 km · Molepolole 81 km · Thamaga 82 km · Gabane 107 km · Mogoditshane 115 km · Mmopone 116 km · Lobatse 118 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 Jwaneng (-24.6017°, 24.7281°, elevation 1,198 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).