Molepolole weather in January

In January, Molepolole sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 79 mm of rain across 11 wet days and about 13.3 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 1st-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 46% of the time in January, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 30 min at the start of January to 13 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Molepolole's 11th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Molepolole's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 31°; 3rd warmest
Overnight low: 20°; 12th coldest
Rainfall: 79 mm; 11 wet days
Daylight: 13 h 24 min; 5:47 AM – 7:08 PM
Cloud cover: 49%; 11th clearest
Wind: 10 km/h; 6th windiest
Solar energy: 6.79 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.7; out of 10

Molepolole is village in Kweneng District, Botswana.

Founded: 1937

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

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Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

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

A typical January day in Molepolole reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 11°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, January runs on par with December and on par with February.

	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)	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	31	31
Avg low (°C)	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20

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

Molepolole weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 3rd-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	31° / 20°	79	11	13.3	4.7
Feb	30° / 20°	68	9	12.9	5.1
Mar	29° / 18°	53	7.5	12.2	6.2
Apr	27° / 14°	26	3.9	11.4	7.9
May	24° / 10°	13	1.5	10.8	9.1
Jun	22° / 7°	9	0.8	10.5	8.9
Jul	21° / 6°	2	0.5	10.6	8.9
Aug	25° / 9°	2	0.5	11.2	9.3
Sep	29° / 14°	9	1.3	11.8	7.5
Oct	31° / 17°	30	5.3	12.6	5.6
Nov	31° / 18°	60	9.1	13.2	4.8
Dec	31° / 19°	77	11.8	13.5	4.6

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 33%.

	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 (%)	65	65	65	65	66	66	67	68	68	68	67	68	68	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	66	66	67	67	67	68	68	69	69
Cloudier (%)	35	35	35	35	34	34	33	32	32	32	33	32	32	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	34	34	33	33	33	32	32	31	31

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	65	35
2	65	35
3	65	35
4	65	35
5	66	34
6	66	34
7	67	33
8	68	32
9	68	32
10	68	32
11	67	33
12	68	32
13	68	32
14	67	33
15	67	33
16	67	33
17	67	33
18	67	33
19	67	33
20	67	33
21	67	33
22	67	33
23	66	34
24	66	34
25	67	33
26	67	33
27	67	33
28	68	32
29	68	32
30	69	31
31	69	31

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Molepolole gets around 79 mm of rain over 11 wet days in January, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 36% and peaks near 37% 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	31
Rain chance (%)	37	37	36	36	36	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	36	36	36	36	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	36	36	36	35	35	35	34

	Rain chance (%)
1	37
2	37
3	36
4	36
5	36
6	35
7	35
8	35
9	35
10	35
11	35
12	35
13	36
14	36
15	36
16	36
17	37
18	37
19	37
20	37
21	37
22	37
23	37
24	37
25	36
26	36
27	36
28	35
29	35
30	35
31	34

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the humid band about 34% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 19% of them.

	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 (%)	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	17	17	16	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15
Comfortable (%)	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	31	31	31	31	30	30	30	30	30	30	29	29	29	29	29	29
Humid (%)	33	33	33	32	32	32	32	32	32	33	33	33	34	34	35	35	35	35	36	36	36	35	35	35	34	34	34	34	34	34	34
Muggy (%)	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	19	19	20	20	21	21	21	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	19	32	33	16
2	19	32	33	16
3	19	32	33	16
4	19	32	32	16
5	19	32	32	16
6	19	32	32	16
7	19	32	32	16
8	19	32	32	16
9	19	32	32	16
10	18	32	33	17
11	18	32	33	17
12	17	32	33	17
13	17	32	34	17
14	16	32	34	18
15	15	32	35	18
16	15	31	35	18
17	14	31	35	19
18	14	31	35	19
19	14	31	36	20
20	14	30	36	20
21	14	30	36	21
22	14	30	35	21
23	14	30	35	21
24	14	30	35	22
25	14	30	34	22
26	14	29	34	22
27	15	29	34	22
28	15	29	34	22
29	15	29	34	22
30	15	29	34	22
31	15	29	34	22

Wind in January

Winds average 10 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 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)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	10	calm
2	10	calm
3	10	calm
4	10	calm
5	10	calm
6	10	calm
7	10	calm
8	10	calm
9	11	calm
10	11	calm
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12	11	calm
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14	11	calm
15	11	calm
16	11	calm
17	10	calm
18	10	calm
19	10	calm
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25	10	calm
26	10	calm
27	10	calm
28	10	calm
29	10	calm
30	10	calm
31	10	calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 30 min at the start of January to 13 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 5:37 AM to 5:57 AM, and sunset from 7:06 PM to 7:05 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)	13.5	13.5	13.5	13.5	13.5	13.5	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.1
Sunrise (AM)	5:37	5:37	5:38	5:38	5:39	5:40	5:40	5:41	5:42	5:42	5:43	5:44	5:44	5:45	5:46	5:47	5:47	5:48	5:49	5:49	5:50	5:51	5:52	5:52	5:53	5:54	5:54	5:55	5:56	5:57	5:57
Sunset (PM)	7:06	7:06	7:06	7:07	7:07	7:07	7:07	7:07	7:08	7:08	7:08	7:08	7:08	7:08	7:08	7:08	7:08	7:08	7:08	7:08	7:08	7:08	7:07	7:07	7:07	7:07	7:07	7:06	7:06	7:06	7:05

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	13.5	5:37	7:06
2	13.5	5:37	7:06
3	13.5	5:38	7:06
4	13.5	5:38	7:07
5	13.5	5:39	7:07
6	13.5	5:40	7:07
7	13.4	5:40	7:07
8	13.4	5:41	7:07
9	13.4	5:42	7:08
10	13.4	5:42	7:08
11	13.4	5:43	7:08
12	13.4	5:44	7:08
13	13.4	5:44	7:08
14	13.4	5:45	7:08
15	13.4	5:46	7:08
16	13.4	5:47	7:08
17	13.3	5:47	7:08
18	13.3	5:48	7:08
19	13.3	5:49	7:08
20	13.3	5:49	7:08
21	13.3	5:50	7:08
22	13.3	5:51	7:08
23	13.3	5:52	7:07
24	13.3	5:52	7:07
25	13.2	5:53	7:07
26	13.2	5:54	7:07
27	13.2	5:54	7:07
28	13.2	5:55	7:06
29	13.2	5:56	7:06
30	13.2	5:57	7:06
31	13.1	5:57	7:05

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.79 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.06 kWh/m² to a high of 6.96 kWh/m² in October across the year — January's 6.79 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	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.0	6.9	6.9	6.9	6.9	6.9	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7
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	7.0	Intense
2	7.0	Intense
3	7.0	Intense
4	7.0	Intense
5	7.0	Intense
6	7.0	Intense
7	6.9	Intense
8	6.9	Intense
9	6.9	Intense
10	6.9	Intense
11	6.9	Intense
12	6.8	Intense
13	6.8	Intense
14	6.8	Intense
15	6.8	Intense
16	6.7	Intense
17	6.7	Intense
18	6.7	Intense
19	6.7	Intense
20	6.7	Intense
21	6.7	Intense
22	6.7	Intense
23	6.7	Intense
24	6.7	Intense
25	6.7	Intense
26	6.7	Intense
27	6.7	Intense
28	6.7	Intense
29	6.7	Intense
30	6.7	Intense
31	6.7	Intense

Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Molepolole?

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

4.7

Sightseeing

11th-best month of the year

6.7

Beach & pool

9th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Molepolole in January

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

In January, Molepolole sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Molepolole in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 15 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Molepolole peaks around January 14 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 16 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 Molepolole?

Molepolole sits at 24.4°S, 25.5°E, 1,146 m above sea level, in Botswana. The nearest listed city is Thamaga, 30 km away.

Topography around Molepolole

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Molepolole has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 85 m around an average of 1,151 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 216 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 575 m.

The land around Molepolole is covered by shrubs (49%) and artificial surfaces (36%) within 3 km, shrubs (77%) within 16 km, and shrubs (83%) within 80 km.

3 km

85 m

shrubs 49%

16 km

216 m

shrubs 77%

80 km

575 m

shrubs 83%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces

← December Molepolole year-round climate February →Best places to visit in January

January weather nearby: Thamaga 30 km · Gabane 41 km · Mosopa 41 km · Mmopone 42 km · Mogoditshane 45 km · Gaborone 50 km · Tlokweng 56 km · Ramotswa 64 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 Molepolole (-24.4066°, 25.4951°, elevation 1,146 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	31	20
2	31	20
3	31	20
4	31	20
5	31	20
6	31	20
7	31	20
8	31	20
9	31	20
10	31	20
11	31	20
12	31	20
13	31	20
14	31	20
15	30	20
16	30	20
17	30	20
18	30	20
19	30	20
20	30	20
21	30	20
22	30	20
23	30	20
24	30	20
25	30	20
26	30	20
27	30	20
28	30	20
29	30	20
30	31	20
31	31	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	65	35
2	65	35
3	65	35
4	65	35
5	66	34
6	66	34
7	67	33
8	68	32
9	68	32
10	68	32
11	67	33
12	68	32
13	68	32
14	67	33
15	67	33
16	67	33
17	67	33
18	67	33
19	67	33
20	67	33
21	67	33
22	67	33
23	66	34
24	66	34
25	67	33
26	67	33
27	67	33
28	68	32
29	68	32
30	69	31
31	69	31

	Rain chance (%)
1	37
2	37
3	36
4	36
5	36
6	35
7	35
8	35
9	35
10	35
11	35
12	35
13	36
14	36
15	36
16	36
17	37
18	37
19	37
20	37
21	37
22	37
23	37
24	37
25	36
26	36
27	36
28	35
29	35
30	35
31	34

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	19	32	33	16
2	19	32	33	16
3	19	32	33	16
4	19	32	32	16
5	19	32	32	16
6	19	32	32	16
7	19	32	32	16
8	19	32	32	16
9	19	32	32	16
10	18	32	33	17
11	18	32	33	17
12	17	32	33	17
13	17	32	34	17
14	16	32	34	18
15	15	32	35	18
16	15	31	35	18
17	14	31	35	19
18	14	31	35	19
19	14	31	36	20
20	14	30	36	20
21	14	30	36	21
22	14	30	35	21
23	14	30	35	21
24	14	30	35	22
25	14	30	34	22
26	14	29	34	22
27	15	29	34	22
28	15	29	34	22
29	15	29	34	22
30	15	29	34	22
31	15	29	34	22

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	65	35
2	65	35
3	65	35
4	65	35
5	66	34
6	66	34
7	67	33
8	68	32
9	68	32
10	68	32
11	67	33
12	68	32
13	68	32
14	67	33
15	67	33
16	67	33
17	67	33
18	67	33
19	67	33
20	67	33
21	67	33
22	67	33
23	66	34
24	66	34
25	67	33
26	67	33
27	67	33
28	68	32
29	68	32
30	69	31
31	69	31

	Rain chance (%)
1	37
2	37
3	36
4	36
5	36
6	35
7	35
8	35
9	35
10	35
11	35
12	35
13	36
14	36
15	36
16	36
17	37
18	37
19	37
20	37
21	37
22	37
23	37
24	37
25	36
26	36
27	36
28	35
29	35
30	35
31	34

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	19	32	33	16
2	19	32	33	16
3	19	32	33	16
4	19	32	32	16
5	19	32	32	16
6	19	32	32	16
7	19	32	32	16
8	19	32	32	16
9	19	32	32	16
10	18	32	33	17
11	18	32	33	17
12	17	32	33	17
13	17	32	34	17
14	16	32	34	18
15	15	32	35	18
16	15	31	35	18
17	14	31	35	19
18	14	31	35	19
19	14	31	36	20
20	14	30	36	20
21	14	30	36	21
22	14	30	35	21
23	14	30	35	21
24	14	30	35	22
25	14	30	34	22
26	14	29	34	22
27	15	29	34	22
28	15	29	34	22
29	15	29	34	22
30	15	29	34	22
31	15	29	34	22

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	65	35
2	65	35
3	65	35
4	65	35
5	66	34
6	66	34
7	67	33
8	68	32
9	68	32
10	68	32
11	67	33
12	68	32
13	68	32
14	67	33
15	67	33
16	67	33
17	67	33
18	67	33
19	67	33
20	67	33
21	67	33
22	67	33
23	66	34
24	66	34
25	67	33
26	67	33
27	67	33
28	68	32
29	68	32
30	69	31
31	69	31

	Rain chance (%)
1	37
2	37
3	36
4	36
5	36
6	35
7	35
8	35
9	35
10	35
11	35
12	35
13	36
14	36
15	36
16	36
17	37
18	37
19	37
20	37
21	37
22	37
23	37
24	37
25	36
26	36
27	36
28	35
29	35
30	35
31	34

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	19	32	33	16
2	19	32	33	16
3	19	32	33	16
4	19	32	32	16
5	19	32	32	16
6	19	32	32	16
7	19	32	32	16
8	19	32	32	16
9	19	32	32	16
10	18	32	33	17
11	18	32	33	17
12	17	32	33	17
13	17	32	34	17
14	16	32	34	18
15	15	32	35	18
16	15	31	35	18
17	14	31	35	19
18	14	31	35	19
19	14	31	36	20
20	14	30	36	20
21	14	30	36	21
22	14	30	35	21
23	14	30	35	21
24	14	30	35	22
25	14	30	34	22
26	14	29	34	22
27	15	29	34	22
28	15	29	34	22
29	15	29	34	22
30	15	29	34	22
31	15	29	34	22