Palapye weather in January

In January, Palapye sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 92 mm of rain across 10.7 wet days and about 13.2 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 36% of the time in January, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 24 min at the start of January to 13 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Palapye's 11th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Palapye's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
21°
12th coldest
Rainfall
92 mm
10.7 wet days
Daylight
13 h 12 min
5:44 AM – 6:58 PM
Cloud cover
54%
11th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
6.46 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

Palapye is place in Central District, Botswana.

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

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 Palapye reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 10°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.

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Palapye 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 21°9210.713.24.5
Feb31° / 20°658.312.84.8
Mar30° / 19°426.112.25.8
Apr28° / 15°152.711.57.8
May26° / 11°51.110.99.0
Jun23° / 60.910.69.2
Jul23° / 30.410.89.1
Aug26° / 10°00.111.29.2
Sep29° / 15°60.911.97.1
Oct31° / 18°153.212.55.5
Nov31° / 19°50813.14.6
Dec31° / 20°7510.913.44.4

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% 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 43%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15446
25545
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45644
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Palapye gets around 92 mm of rain over 10.7 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 35% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 32% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 30% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1132733270
2142732270
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Wind in January

Winds average 12 km/h in January.

Across January, 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
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 24 min at the start of January to 13 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 5:34 AM to 5:54 AM, and sunset from 6:55 PM to 6:56 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.45:346:55
213.45:346:56
313.35:356:56
413.35:366:56
513.35:366:57
613.35:376:57
713.35:386:57
813.35:386:57
913.35:396:57
1013.35:406:58
1113.35:406:58
1213.35:416:58
1313.35:426:58
1413.35:426:58
1513.35:436:58
1613.25:446:58
1713.25:446:58
1813.25:456:58
1913.25:466:58
2013.25:466:58
2113.25:476:58
2213.25:486:58
2313.25:486:58
2413.15:496:58
2513.15:506:57
2613.15:506:57
2713.15:516:57
2813.15:526:57
2913.15:526:57
3013.15:536:56
3113.05:546:56

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.46 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.09 kWh/m² to a high of 6.73 kWh/m² in October across the year — January's 6.46 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.5Intense
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Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Palapye?

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

4.5
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
6.6
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Palapye in January

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

In January, Palapye sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Palapye in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Palapye peaks around January 16 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 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 16UV 14Jun 18UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr9Very high
May7High
Jun6High
Jul7High
Aug8Very high
Sep10Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Palapye?

Palapye sits at 22.5°S, 27.1°E, 926 m above sea level, in Botswana. The nearest listed city is Serowe, 46 km away.

MahalapyeSelebi-PhikweTonotaMarapongLephalaleBobonongFrancistown

Topography around Palapye

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Palapye has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 36 m around an average of 923 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 189 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 575 m.

The land around Palapye is covered by artificial surfaces (45%) and shrubs (41%) within 3 km, shrubs (70%) within 16 km, and shrubs (81%) within 80 km.

3 km
36 m
16 km
189 m
80 km
575 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
January weather nearby: Serowe 46 km · Mahalapye 70 km · Selebi-Phikwe 97 km · Tonota 128 km · Marapong 133 km · Lephalale 140 km · Bobonong 150 km · Francistown 158 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 Palapye (-22.5461°, 27.1251°, elevation 926 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).