Gaborone weather in August
Temperature, rain and sunshine in August: long-term averages from 30 years of weather data, not a forecast.
Holiday weather in August
Excellent
Best time to visit: April – September
What is the weather like in Gaborone in August?
In August, Gaborone is warm: daytime highs average 25 °C, and nights cool down to about 9 °C. The sun shines for around 8 hours a day. It hardly ever rains. All in all, August is an excellent month for a holiday in Gaborone.
August compared
How the weather changes from July to September. Tap a month to open it.
| JulyJul | AugustAug | SeptemberSep | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 95 | 96 | 84 |
| Day | 21° | 25° | 29° |
| Night | 6° | 9° | 13° |
| Sun | 8 h | 8 h | 8 h |
| Rain days | 1 | 1 | 1 |
More details for August
- Daylight
- 11 h 14 min06:44 – 17:58
- UV index
- 7 · highclear sky, noon (estimate)All months
- Muggy days
- 0 daysdew point 18 °C or moreAll months
- Wind
- 16 km/haverage daily peakAll months
- Cloud cover
- 12 %on averageAll months
- Hot days
- 2 days30 °C or moreAll months
- Time zone
- UTC+2Africa/Gaborone
How the score comes together
- Temperatureweight 50 %100 %
- Sunshineweight 20 %82 %
- Few rainy daysweight 30 %100 %
Each factor is rated from 0 to 100 % and weighted for the travel style “City break”.
What to pack in August
- Sunscreen
- Sunglasses & sun hat
- Light, breathable clothes
- A jumper for the evenings
Gaborone in August: quick answers
Is Gaborone hot in August?
Warm rather than hot: in August, daytime highs in Gaborone average 25 °C and nights cool to about 9 °C. On about 2 days the thermometer climbs to 30 °C or more.
Does it rain much in Gaborone in August?
It hardly ever rains.
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Climate averages 1996–2025, not a forecast. Data: Copernicus ERA5 / ERA5-Land via Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0), NOAA OISST, WMO 1991–2020 (NOAA NCEI), GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sources & licences