Maun weather by month & the best time to visit
Botswana · small town · semi-arid climate
The best time to visit Maun is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 100/100), with August and May close behind. Maun averages about 3,464 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 26°C / 79°F and roughly 0 mm of rain in July.
When is the best time to visit Maun?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Maun is July, then August and May. The dullest month is October (48/100, 17 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Maun?
Maun is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,464 hours of sunshine a year. 52 Sunshine Score points separate July (100) from October (48), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #2 of 5 destinations in Botswana for annual sunshine, above the national median of 3,377 hours. Rain is strongly seasonal here: roughly 65% of the year's 517 mm falls in the three months around January.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 69 | 33° / 91°F | 21° / 70°F | 124 mm | 13 |
| February | 72 | 33° / 91°F | 21° / 70°F | 106 mm | 12 |
| March | 85 | 32° / 90°F | 20° / 68°F | 80 mm | 11 |
| April | 94 | 31° / 88°F | 17° / 63°F | 29 mm | 10 |
| May | 99 | 29° / 84°F | 13° / 55°F | 3 mm | 8 |
| June | 99 | 26° / 79°F | 9° / 48°F | 3 mm | 6 |
| July | 100 | 26° / 79°F | 8° / 46°F | 0 mm | 6 |
| August | 100 | 30° / 86°F | 11° / 52°F | 1 mm | 8 |
| September | 80 | 34° / 93°F | 16° / 61°F | 2 mm | 9 |
| October | 48 | 37° / 99°F | 20° / 68°F | 17 mm | 10 |
| November | 55 | 36° / 97°F | 22° / 72°F | 48 mm | 11 |
| December | 65 | 34° / 93°F | 22° / 72°F | 104 mm | 12 |
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Maun: questions and answers
What kind of destination is Maun?
Maun is a small town in Botswana at 941 m elevation with a semi-arid climate.
How many hours of sunshine does Maun get a year?
Maun gets about 3,464 hours of sunshine a year, at its best around July.
When is the best time to visit Maun?
The sunniest time to visit Maun is July, when the Sunshine Score peaks at 100/100 (with August and May close behind). Expect daytime highs around 26°C / 79°F.
What is the least sunny month in Maun?
October is the least sunny month in Maun, scoring 48/100 with about 17 mm of rain.
How strong is the sun in Maun?
The typical midday UV index in Maun peaks around 13 (extreme) in January, easing to about 6 (high) in June. Month-by-month midday UV values are in the UV column of the table on this page.
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