Francistown monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

The bar chart below shows the average monthly peak daytime temperatures at Francistown

Francistown average temperature chart (Celsius) Francistown average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Francistown (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 30.9 29.8 29.4 27.5 25.3 22.6 23.1 25.6 29.3 30.8 30.9 30.5
°F 87.6 85.7 84.9 81.4 77.6 72.7 73.6 78.1 84.7 87.5 87.7 86.8

Please note: these are the average peak daytime temperatures (usually around mid-afternoon) so do not show daytime / night highs and lows. To see the daily range of temperatures have a look at the temperature max / min chart below.

Average rainfall & rainy days

The graph below shows the average rainfall and number of rainy days per month.

Francistown monthly rainfall chart (mm) Francistown monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Francistown (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 94 80 45 25 6 2 1 1 8 27 62 86
inches 3.7 3.2 1.8 1 0.2 0.1 0 0 0.3 1.1 2.5 3.4
Rainy days 10 8 6 4 1 1 0 0 1 5 8 9

Average annual rainfall in Francistown: 444.233mm (174.9 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Francistown

Francistown average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Francistown
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 9 8.5 8.5 8.9 10.1 9.6 10.2 10 10.1 9.5 8.6 8.2

Day / night temperatures

The graph below shows the daily range of temperatures for each month.

Francistown average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Francistown average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Francistown (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 19.1 18.5 17.1 13.8 8.9 5.8 5.1 8 12.5 16.2 18 18.5
Max °C 31.2 30.1 29.7 27.8 25.8 23.1 23.6 26.1 29.7 31.2 31.3 30.8
Min °F 66.3 65.3 62.8 56.8 47.9 42.4 41.1 46.3 54.5 61.2 64.3 65.2
Max °F 77.2 75.7 74.1 69.4 63.1 57.9 57.7 62.6 70 74.7 76.3 76.3

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Francistown average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Francistown average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Francistown in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 24.9 25.3 25 24.1 22.8 21.4 20.5 20.3 20.7 21.6 22.8 24.1
°F 76.9 77.5 77 75.3 73 70.6 68.9 68.5 69.2 70.9 73 75.4

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Francistown average winspeed by month (km/h) Francistown average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Francistown (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 7 7 7 6 5 5 5 7 8 9 8 7
mph 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 4 5 6 5 5

A monthly average windspeed of over 16km/h or 10mph suggests a location is fairly windy.

Relative humidity

The graph below shows the average relative humidity.

Francistown relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Francistown
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
70% 75% 73% 73% 71% 70% 67% 60% 55% 54% 62% 68%

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Francistown weather stats

Francistown weather statistics
Hottest month: January 30.9°C 87.6°F
Driest month: July 1mm 0ins
Sunniest month: July 10.2hrs
Coldest month: July 23.1°C 73.6°F
Wettest month: January 94mm 3.7ins
Warmest sea: February 25.3°C 77.5°F
Map showing location of Francistown (-21.16995, 27.50788) Francistown map pin © Google

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