Selebi-Phikwe weather in July

In July, Selebi-Phikwe sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 3 mm of rain across 0.7 wet days and about 10.8 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 76% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 42 min at the start of July to 11 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Selebi-Phikwe's 5th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Selebi-Phikwe's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Rainfall
3 mm
0.7 wet days
Daylight
10 h 48 min
6:51 AM – 5:38 PM
Cloud cover
22%
5th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.19 kWh/m²
Travel score
9.1
out of 10

Selebi-Phikwe is city.

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

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month.

A typical July day in Selebi-Phikwe reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and about 3°C cooler than August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How July really feels in Selebi-Phikwe

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.

Selebi-Phikwe 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°9110.213.24.4
Feb31° / 21°738.212.84.7
Mar30° / 19°416.412.25.6
Apr28° / 16°143.111.57.3
May26° / 12°51.1118.8
Jun24° / 50.710.79.3
Jul23° / 30.710.89.1
Aug26° / 11°10.211.28.9
Sep30° / 15°71.111.96.7
Oct31° / 18°14312.55.3
Nov32° / 20°508.113.14.4
Dec31° / 21°831113.34.3

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 76% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 14%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18218
28119
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48119
58119
68218
78218
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Selebi-Phikwe gets around 3 mm of rain over 0.7 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 2% and peaks near 3% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
13
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53
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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 (%)Comfortable (%)
1991
2991
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
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311000

Wind in July

Winds average 11 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 42 min at the start of July to 11 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 18 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 6:52 AM to 6:46 AM, and sunset from 5:32 PM to 5:44 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.76:525:32
210.76:525:32
310.76:525:33
410.76:525:33
510.76:525:33
610.76:525:34
710.76:525:34
810.76:525:34
910.76:525:35
1010.76:525:35
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1310.76:515:36
1410.86:515:37
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1610.86:515:38
1710.86:515:38
1810.86:505:38
1910.86:505:39
2010.86:505:39
2110.86:505:40
2210.86:495:40
2310.96:495:40
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2510.96:485:41
2610.96:485:42
2710.96:485:42
2810.96:475:42
2910.96:475:43
3011.06:465:43
3111.06:465:44

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 4.19 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.07 kWh/m² to a high of 6.62 kWh/m² in October across the year — July's 4.19 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.0Moderate
24.0Moderate
34.0Moderate
44.0Moderate
54.0Moderate
64.0Moderate
74.0Moderate
84.0Bright
94.0Bright
104.0Bright
114.1Bright
124.1Bright
134.1Bright
144.2Bright
154.2Bright
164.2Bright
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184.3Bright
194.3Bright
204.3Bright
214.4Bright
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244.4Bright
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274.5Bright
284.5Bright
294.6Bright
304.6Bright
314.6Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Selebi-Phikwe?

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

9.1
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.1
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Selebi-Phikwe in July

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

In July, Selebi-Phikwe sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: light clothes.

light clothes

UV index in Selebi-Phikwe 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 Selebi-Phikwe peaks around January 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 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 18UV 15Jun 19UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr9Very high
May7Very high
Jun6High
Jul7High
Aug8Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Selebi-Phikwe?

Selebi-Phikwe sits at 22.0°S, 27.8°E, 870 m above sea level, in Botswana. The nearest listed city is Bobonong, 61 km away.

BobonongTonotaFrancistownPalapyeSeroweMahalapyeGwandaTutume

Topography around Selebi-Phikwe

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Selebi-Phikwe has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 67 m around an average of 862 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 191 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 633 m.

The land around Selebi-Phikwe is covered by shrubs (45%) and artificial surfaces (29%) within 3 km, shrubs (65%) and trees (20%) within 16 km, and shrubs (79%) within 80 km.

3 km
67 m
16 km
191 m
80 km
633 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
July weather nearby: Bobonong 61 km · Tonota 72 km · Francistown 96 km · Palapye 97 km · Serowe 125 km · Mahalapye 164 km · Gwanda 167 km · Tutume 185 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 Selebi-Phikwe (-21.979°, 27.843°, elevation 870 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).