Jwaneng weather in October

In October, Jwaneng sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 27 mm of rain across 4.8 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 70% 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 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Jwaneng's 6th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Jwaneng's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 31°; 4th warmest
Overnight low: 16°; 7th coldest
Rainfall: 27 mm; 4.8 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 36 min; 5:49 AM – 6:24 PM
Cloud cover: 30%; 6th clearest
Wind: 14 km/h; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 7.1 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.5; out of 10

Jwaneng is city in Botswana.

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

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Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month.

A typical October day in Jwaneng reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 2°C warmer than September and on par with November.

	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	31
Avg high (°C)	30	30	30	30	30	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31
Avg low (°C)	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	18

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

Jwaneng weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 4th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	31° / 20°	76	11.9	13.4	4.4
Feb	31° / 19°	64	9.8	12.9	4.8
Mar	29° / 18°	46	7.9	12.2	5.8
Apr	27° / 14°	25	4.2	11.4	7.8
May	25° / 9°	9	1.7	10.8	9.1
Jun	22° / 6°	6	0.8	10.5	9.0
Jul	22° / 5°	2	0.4	10.6	9.0
Aug	25° / 8°	2	0.6	11.1	9.4
Sep	29° / 13°	8	1.1	11.8	7.5
Oct	31° / 16°	27	4.8	12.6	5.5
Nov	31° / 18°	49	8.5	13.2	4.7
Dec	31° / 19°	70	12.3	13.5	4.3

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 70% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 16%. 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	31
Clearer (%)	89	89	89	90	90	90	88	88	88	87	87	85	85	84	84	84	83	82	82	82	81	80	80	79	79	79	79	78	78	78	78
Cloudier (%)	11	11	11	10	10	10	12	12	12	13	13	15	15	16	16	16	17	18	18	18	19	20	20	21	21	21	21	22	22	22	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	89	11
2	89	11
3	89	11
4	90	10
5	90	10
6	90	10
7	88	12
8	88	12
9	88	12
10	87	13
11	87	13
12	85	15
13	85	15
14	84	16
15	84	16
16	84	16
17	83	17
18	82	18
19	82	18
20	82	18
21	81	19
22	80	20
23	80	20
24	79	21
25	79	21
26	79	21
27	79	21
28	78	22
29	78	22
30	78	22
31	78	22

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Jwaneng gets around 27 mm of rain over 4.8 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 15% and peaks near 21% 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	31
Rain chance (%)	9	10	10	11	11	12	12	12	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	16	16	17	17	18	18	19	19	20	20	20	20	21

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

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.

	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	31
Dry (%)	95	94	93	93	93	92	92	92	92	91	91	91	90	89	89	89	88	88	87	86	85	84	83	82	81	80	79	79	79	77	77
Comfortable (%)	5	6	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	11	11	12	13	13	14	15	16	16	17	18	18	18	19	19
Humid (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	4	4

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	95	5	0
2	94	6	0
3	93	7	0
4	93	7	0
5	93	7	0
6	92	8	0
7	92	8	0
8	92	8	0
9	92	8	0
10	91	9	0
11	91	9	0
12	91	9	0
13	90	9	1
14	89	10	1
15	89	10	1
16	89	10	1
17	88	11	1
18	88	11	1
19	87	12	1
20	86	13	1
21	85	13	2
22	84	14	2
23	83	15	2
24	82	16	2
25	81	16	3
26	80	17	3
27	79	18	3
28	79	18	3
29	79	18	3
30	77	19	4
31	77	19	4

Wind in October

Winds average 14 km/h in October, the windiest month of the year.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 14 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	31
Wind speed (km/h)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	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	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	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
31	14	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 min at the start of October to 12 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 42 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:03 AM to 5:37 AM, and sunset from 6:17 PM to 6:32 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	31
Daylight (h)	12.2	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9
Sunrise (AM)	6:03	6:02	6:01	6:00	5:59	5:58	5:57	5:56	5:55	5:54	5:53	5:52	5:51	5:50	5:49	5:49	5:48	5:47	5:46	5:45	5:44	5:43	5:43	5:42	5:41	5:40	5:40	5:39	5:38	5:38	5:37
Sunset (PM)	6:17	6:17	6:18	6:18	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:20	6:20	6:21	6:21	6:22	6:22	6:23	6:23	6:24	6:24	6:25	6:25	6:26	6:26	6:27	6:27	6:28	6:29	6:29	6:30	6:30	6:31	6:32	6:32

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.2	6:03	6:17
2	12.3	6:02	6:17
3	12.3	6:01	6:18
4	12.3	6:00	6:18
5	12.3	5:59	6:19
6	12.3	5:58	6:19
7	12.4	5:57	6:19
8	12.4	5:56	6:20
9	12.4	5:55	6:20
10	12.4	5:54	6:21
11	12.5	5:53	6:21
12	12.5	5:52	6:22
13	12.5	5:51	6:22
14	12.5	5:50	6:23
15	12.6	5:49	6:23
16	12.6	5:49	6:24
17	12.6	5:48	6:24
18	12.6	5:47	6:25
19	12.7	5:46	6:25
20	12.7	5:45	6:26
21	12.7	5:44	6:26
22	12.7	5:43	6:27
23	12.7	5:43	6:27
24	12.8	5:42	6:28
25	12.8	5:41	6:29
26	12.8	5:40	6:29
27	12.8	5:40	6:30
28	12.9	5:39	6:30
29	12.9	5:38	6:31
30	12.9	5:38	6:32
31	12.9	5:37	6:32

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 7.1 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 — October's 7.1 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	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	6.9	6.9	6.9	6.9	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.1	7.1	7.1	7.1	7.1	7.1	7.1	7.1	7.1	7.2	7.2	7.2	7.2	7.2	7.2	7.2	7.2	7.2	7.2	7.2
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	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.9	Intense
2	6.9	Intense
3	6.9	Intense
4	6.9	Intense
5	7.0	Intense
6	7.0	Intense
7	7.0	Intense
8	7.0	Intense
9	7.0	Intense
10	7.0	Intense
11	7.0	Intense
12	7.1	Intense
13	7.1	Intense
14	7.1	Intense
15	7.1	Intense
16	7.1	Intense
17	7.1	Intense
18	7.1	Intense
19	7.1	Intense
20	7.1	Intense
21	7.2	Intense
22	7.2	Intense
23	7.2	Intense
24	7.2	Intense
25	7.2	Intense
26	7.2	Intense
27	7.2	Intense
28	7.2	Intense
29	7.2	Intense
30	7.2	Intense
31	7.2	Intense

Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Jwaneng?

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

5.5

Sightseeing

8th-best month of the year

8.0

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Jwaneng in October

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

In October, Jwaneng sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 16°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Jwaneng in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	15	13	12	9	6	5	6	8	9	11	13	14
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	High	High	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	15	Extreme
Feb	13	Extreme
Mar	12	Extreme
Apr	9	Very high
May	6	High
Jun	5	High
Jul	6	High
Aug	8	Very high
Sep	9	Very high
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

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.

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

shrubs 70%

16 km

411 m

shrubs 64%

80 km

559 m

shrubs 78%

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← September Jwaneng year-round climate November →Best places to visit in October

October 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
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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).

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	89	11
2	89	11
3	89	11
4	90	10
5	90	10
6	90	10
7	88	12
8	88	12
9	88	12
10	87	13
11	87	13
12	85	15
13	85	15
14	84	16
15	84	16
16	84	16
17	83	17
18	82	18
19	82	18
20	82	18
21	81	19
22	80	20
23	80	20
24	79	21
25	79	21
26	79	21
27	79	21
28	78	22
29	78	22
30	78	22
31	78	22

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	95	5	0
2	94	6	0
3	93	7	0
4	93	7	0
5	93	7	0
6	92	8	0
7	92	8	0
8	92	8	0
9	92	8	0
10	91	9	0
11	91	9	0
12	91	9	0
13	90	9	1
14	89	10	1
15	89	10	1
16	89	10	1
17	88	11	1
18	88	11	1
19	87	12	1
20	86	13	1
21	85	13	2
22	84	14	2
23	83	15	2
24	82	16	2
25	81	16	3
26	80	17	3
27	79	18	3
28	79	18	3
29	79	18	3
30	77	19	4
31	77	19	4

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	89	11
2	89	11
3	89	11
4	90	10
5	90	10
6	90	10
7	88	12
8	88	12
9	88	12
10	87	13
11	87	13
12	85	15
13	85	15
14	84	16
15	84	16
16	84	16
17	83	17
18	82	18
19	82	18
20	82	18
21	81	19
22	80	20
23	80	20
24	79	21
25	79	21
26	79	21
27	79	21
28	78	22
29	78	22
30	78	22
31	78	22

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	95	5	0
2	94	6	0
3	93	7	0
4	93	7	0
5	93	7	0
6	92	8	0
7	92	8	0
8	92	8	0
9	92	8	0
10	91	9	0
11	91	9	0
12	91	9	0
13	90	9	1
14	89	10	1
15	89	10	1
16	89	10	1
17	88	11	1
18	88	11	1
19	87	12	1
20	86	13	1
21	85	13	2
22	84	14	2
23	83	15	2
24	82	16	2
25	81	16	3
26	80	17	3
27	79	18	3
28	79	18	3
29	79	18	3
30	77	19	4
31	77	19	4

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	89	11
2	89	11
3	89	11
4	90	10
5	90	10
6	90	10
7	88	12
8	88	12
9	88	12
10	87	13
11	87	13
12	85	15
13	85	15
14	84	16
15	84	16
16	84	16
17	83	17
18	82	18
19	82	18
20	82	18
21	81	19
22	80	20
23	80	20
24	79	21
25	79	21
26	79	21
27	79	21
28	78	22
29	78	22
30	78	22
31	78	22

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	95	5	0
2	94	6	0
3	93	7	0
4	93	7	0
5	93	7	0
6	92	8	0
7	92	8	0
8	92	8	0
9	92	8	0
10	91	9	0
11	91	9	0
12	91	9	0
13	90	9	1
14	89	10	1
15	89	10	1
16	89	10	1
17	88	11	1
18	88	11	1
19	87	12	1
20	86	13	1
21	85	13	2
22	84	14	2
23	83	15	2
24	82	16	2
25	81	16	3
26	80	17	3
27	79	18	3
28	79	18	3
29	79	18	3
30	77	19	4
31	77	19	4