Sunshine Atlas

Kasane weather by month & the best time to visit

Botswana · small town · semi-arid climate

Kasane, Botswana
Kasane — photo by Christine Scholer & Hp.Baumeler, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

The best time to visit Kasane is May — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 98/100), with June and July close behind. Kasane averages about 3,263 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 29°C / 84°F and roughly 2 mm of rain in May.

When is the best time to visit Kasane?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Kasane is May, then June and July. The dullest month is October (48/100, 11 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Kasane?

Kasane is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,263 hours of sunshine a year. 50 Sunshine Score points separate May (98) from October (48), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #5 of 5 destinations in Botswana for annual sunshine, below the national median of 3,377 hours. Rain is strongly seasonal here: roughly 66% of the year's 672 mm falls in the three months around January.

Sunshine Score by month

January: 71February: 75March: 80April: 92May: 9898June: 98July: 98August: 98September: 78October: 48November: 60December: 71JFMAMJJASOND
MonthScoreDay highNight lowRainUV
January71 30° / 86°F20° / 68°F 160 mm12
February75 30° / 86°F19° / 66°F 130 mm12
March80 30° / 86°F18° / 64°F 100 mm11
April92 30° / 86°F16° / 61°F 38 mm10
May98 29° / 84°F12° / 54°F 2 mm8
June98 27° / 81°F10° / 50°F 4 mm7
July98 26° / 79°F9° / 48°F 0 mm7
August98 30° / 86°F12° / 54°F 0 mm8
September78 34° / 93°F16° / 61°F 3 mm9
October48 37° / 99°F20° / 68°F 11 mm11
November60 35° / 95°F21° / 70°F 71 mm11
December71 31° / 88°F20° / 68°F 153 mm11

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Kasane: questions and answers

What kind of destination is Kasane?

Kasane is a small town in Botswana at 996 m elevation with a semi-arid climate.

How many hours of sunshine does Kasane get a year?

Kasane gets about 3,263 hours of sunshine a year, at its best around May.

When is the best time to visit Kasane?

The sunniest time to visit Kasane is May, when the Sunshine Score peaks at 98/100 (with June and July close behind). Expect daytime highs around 29°C / 84°F.

What is the least sunny month in Kasane?

October is the least sunny month in Kasane, scoring 48/100 with about 11 mm of rain.

How strong is the sun in Kasane?

The typical midday UV index in Kasane peaks around 12 (extreme) in January, easing to about 7 (high) in June. Month-by-month midday UV values are in the UV column of the table on this page.

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