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Best time to visit Gaborone

May is the best time to visit Gaborone for general sightseeing, with average highs of 24 °C and about 2 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly April to August.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking May comfort 96/100
The least cloud August 12 % average cloud cover
The least rain July 2 mm
Warmth November 31 °C
Cooler weather July 21 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days
1 May 96 24 °C 2
2 June 92 21 °C 1
3 April 92 27 °C 4
4 August 92 25 °C 1
5 July 91 21 °C 0
6 September 82 29 °C 1
7 March 80 29 °C 8
8 October 76 31 °C 5
9 February 71 30 °C 10
10 November 71 31 °C 10
11 December 67 31 °C 11
12 January 67 31 °C 12

When to think twice

January scores lowest with about 12 wet days and highs near 31 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 30.9 °C 84 mm 48 %
February 30.5 °C 80 mm 45 %
March 29.1 °C 58 mm 38 %
April 26.6 °C 29 mm 31 %
May 24.0 °C 14 mm 16 %
June 21.1 °C 8 mm 13 %
July 20.9 °C 2 mm 12 %
August 24.6 °C 3 mm 12 %
September 29.1 °C 10 mm 19 %
October 31.1 °C 33 mm 31 %
November 31.1 °C 66 mm 45 %
December 31.1 °C 81 mm 50 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.