Shakawe weather by month & the best time to visit
Botswana · small town · semi-arid climate
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The best time to visit Shakawe is May — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 99/100), with June and July close behind. Shakawe averages about 3,377 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 Shakawe?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Shakawe is May, then June and July. The dullest month is October (49/100, 7 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Shakawe?
Shakawe is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,377 hours of sunshine a year. 50 Sunshine Score points separate May (99) from October (49), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #3 of 5 destinations in Botswana for annual sunshine, right at the national median of 3,377 hours. Rain is strongly seasonal here: roughly 66% of the year's 564 mm falls in the three months around January.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 72 | 32° / 90°F | 21° / 70°F | 155 mm | 12 |
| February | 81 | 31° / 88°F | 20° / 68°F | 101 mm | 12 |
| March | 82 | 31° / 88°F | 19° / 66°F | 95 mm | 11 |
| April | 93 | 31° / 88°F | 17° / 63°F | 32 mm | 10 |
| May | 99 | 29° / 84°F | 13° / 55°F | 2 mm | 8 |
| June | 99 | 27° / 81°F | 10° / 50°F | 1 mm | 6 |
| July | 99 | 26° / 79°F | 9° / 48°F | 0 mm | 6 |
| August | 99 | 30° / 86°F | 12° / 54°F | 0 mm | 7 |
| September | 69 | 35° / 95°F | 16° / 61°F | 1 mm | 8 |
| October | 49 | 37° / 99°F | 21° / 70°F | 7 mm | 10 |
| November | 63 | 35° / 95°F | 22° / 72°F | 53 mm | 11 |
| December | 70 | 33° / 91°F | 22° / 72°F | 117 mm | 12 |
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Shakawe: questions and answers
What kind of destination is Shakawe?
Shakawe is a small town in Botswana at 1,008 m elevation with a semi-arid climate.
How many hours of sunshine does Shakawe get a year?
Shakawe gets about 3,377 hours of sunshine a year, at its best around May.
When is the best time to visit Shakawe?
The sunniest time to visit Shakawe is May, when the Sunshine Score peaks at 99/100 (with June and July close behind). Expect daytime highs around 29°C / 84°F.
What is the least sunny month in Shakawe?
October is the least sunny month in Shakawe, scoring 49/100 with about 7 mm of rain.
How strong is the sun in Shakawe?
The typical midday UV index in Shakawe peaks around 12 (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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