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August Weather in Hukuntsi Botswana

Daily high temperatures increase by 7°F, from 74°F to 81°F, rarely falling below 66°F or exceeding 88°F.

Daily low temperatures increase by 7°F, from 45°F to 52°F, rarely falling below 37°F or exceeding 59°F.

For reference, on December 25, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Hukuntsi typically range from 69°F to 92°F, while on June 28, the coldest day of the year, they range from 42°F to 71°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in August in Hukuntsi

Average High and Low Temperature in August in HukuntsiAug112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313130°F30°F35°F35°F40°F40°F45°F45°F50°F50°F55°F55°F60°F60°F65°F65°F70°F70°F75°F75°F80°F80°F85°F85°F90°F90°F95°F95°FJulSepAug 174°FAug 174°F45°F45°FAug 3181°FAug 3181°F52°F52°FAug 1176°FAug 1176°F47°F47°FAug 2179°FAug 2179°F49°F49°F
The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on August. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Average Hourly Temperature in August in Hukuntsi

Average Hourly Temperature in August in HukuntsiAug112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMJulSepvery coldcoldcoolcoolcomfortablecomfortablewarmhotcold
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

Nazas, Mexico (9,071 miles away) is the far-away foreign place with temperatures most similar to Hukuntsi (view comparison).

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The month of August in Hukuntsi experiences essentially constant cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy remaining about 8% throughout the month.

The clearest day of the month is August 1, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 93% of the time.

For reference, on January 28, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 41%, while on July 23, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 94%.

Cloud Cover Categories in August in Hukuntsi

Cloud Cover Categories in August in HukuntsiAug11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%JulSepAug 193%Aug 193%Aug 3191%Aug 3191%Aug 1192%Aug 1192%Aug 2192%Aug 2192%clearovercastmostly clearpartly cloudy
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.

Over the course of August in Hukuntsi, the length of the day is increasing. From the start to the end of the month, the length of the day increases by 35 minutes, implying an average daily increase of 1 minute, 11 seconds, and weekly increase of 8 minutes, 15 seconds.

The shortest day of the month is August 1, with 11 hours, 2 minutes of daylight and the longest day is August 31, with 11 hours, 37 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in August in Hukuntsi

The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.

The latest sunrise of the month in Hukuntsi is 7:08 AM on August 1 and the earliest sunrise is 24 minutes earlier at 6:44 AM on August 31.

The earliest sunset is 6:10 PM on August 1 and the latest sunset is 12 minutes later at 6:21 PM on August 31.

Daylight saving time is not observed in Hukuntsi during 2024.

For reference, on December 21, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 5:42 AM and sets 13 hours, 37 minutes later, at 7:19 PM, while on June 20, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 7:14 AM and sets 10 hours, 39 minutes later, at 5:54 PM.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in August in Hukuntsi

The solar day over the course of August. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in August in Hukuntsi

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in August in HukuntsiAug112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMJulSep001010202020303040405050600001010202030303040405060
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Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of August 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for August 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in August in Hukuntsi

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in August in HukuntsiAug112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMJulSepJul 612:58 AMJul 612:58 AMJul 2112:18 PMJul 2112:18 PMAug 41:14 PMAug 41:14 PMAug 198:26 PMAug 198:26 PMSep 33:56 AMSep 33:56 AMSep 184:35 AMSep 184:35 AM7:48 AM7:48 AM6:28 PM6:28 PM5:04 PM5:04 PM7:21 AM7:21 AM7:13 AM7:13 AM6:15 PM6:15 PM6:06 PM6:06 PM7:27 AM7:27 AM6:56 AM6:56 AM6:48 PM6:48 PM5:55 PM5:55 PM6:36 AM6:36 AM
The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.
Aug 2024IlluminationMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseMeridian PassingDistance
1
10%4:46 AMENE3:19 PMWNW-10:02 AMN240,091 mi
2
5%5:42 AMENE4:18 PMWNW-11:00 AMN242,325 mi
3
1%6:31 AMENE5:18 PMWNW-11:55 AMN244,495 mi
4
0%7:13 AMENE6:15 PMWNW-12:45 PMN246,548 mi
5
1%7:51 AMENE7:11 PMWNW-1:31 PMN248,406 mi
6
4%8:24 AMENE8:03 PMW-2:13 PMN249,972 mi
7
9%8:54 AME8:54 PMW-2:53 PMN251,129 mi
8
15%9:23 AME9:43 PMW-3:32 PMN251,758 mi
9
23%9:51 AME10:33 PMW-4:10 PMN251,747 mi
10
31%10:20 AME11:23 PMWSW-4:50 PMN251,006 mi
11
41%10:51 AMESE--5:31 PMN249,486 mi
12
50%-12:16 AMWSW11:25 AMESE6:16 PMN247,195 mi
13
61%-1:12 AMWSW12:05 PMESE7:05 PMS244,206 mi
14
71%-2:10 AMWSW12:50 PMESE7:59 PMS240,671 mi
15
80%-3:10 AMWSW1:44 PMESE8:56 PMS236,822 mi
16
88%-4:10 AMWSW2:44 PMESE9:57 PMS232,962 mi
17
95%-5:06 AMWSW3:50 PMESE10:57 PMS229,434 mi
18
99%-5:59 AMWSW4:58 PMESE11:55 PMN226,575 mi
19
100%-6:45 AMWSW6:06 PMESE--
20
100%-7:27 AMWSW7:12 PME12:49 AMN224,657 mi
21
98%-8:06 AMW8:17 PME1:41 AMN223,840 mi
22
93%-8:43 AMW9:21 PME2:31 AMN224,151 mi
23
85%-9:20 AMW10:25 PMENE3:21 AMN225,487 mi
24
75%-9:58 AMWNW11:30 PMENE4:12 AMN227,645 mi
25
64%-10:40 AMWNW-5:05 AMN230,369 mi
26
50%12:35 AMENE11:26 AMWNW-6:00 AMN233,395 mi
27
41%1:39 AMENE12:18 PMWNW-6:58 AMN236,491 mi
28
30%2:41 AMENE1:13 PMWNW-7:57 AMN239,480 mi
29
21%3:38 AMENE2:12 PMWNW-8:55 AMN242,243 mi
30
13%4:29 AMENE3:11 PMWNW-9:50 AMN244,715 mi
31
7%5:13 AMENE4:09 PMWNW-10:41 AMN246,869 mi

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The chance that a given day will be muggy in Hukuntsi is essentially constant during August, remaining around 0% throughout.

For reference, on February 2, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 5% of the time, while on April 29, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time.

Humidity Comfort Levels in August in Hukuntsi

Humidity Comfort Levels in August in HukuntsiAug11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%JulSepAug 160%Aug 160%Aug 10%Aug 10%Aug 310%Aug 310%drydry
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Hukuntsi is essentially constant during August, remaining within 0.3 miles per hour of 9.9 miles per hour throughout.

For reference, on September 26, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 10.3 miles per hour, while on March 31, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 8.1 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in August in Hukuntsi

Average Wind Speed in August in HukuntsiAug11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 mph0 mph2 mph2 mph4 mph4 mph6 mph6 mph8 mph8 mph10 mph10 mph12 mph12 mph14 mph14 mph16 mph16 mphJulSepAug 19.6 mphAug 19.6 mphAug 3110.1 mphAug 3110.1 mphAug 119.9 mphAug 119.9 mph
The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

The hourly average wind direction in Hukuntsi throughout August is predominantly from the north, with a peak proportion of 49% on August 13.

Wind Direction in August in Hukuntsi

Wind Direction in August in HukuntsiAug11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%JulSepsoutheastnorthwest
northeastsouthwest
The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

While it does not do so every year, freezing temperatures are seen in Hukuntsi over some winters. The day least likely to be in the growing season is July 1, with a 57% chance.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in August in Hukuntsi

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in August in HukuntsiAug11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%JulSep87%Aug 187%Aug 1100%Aug 31100%Aug 3194%Aug 1194%Aug 1198%Aug 2198%Aug 2157%Jul 257%Jul 2very coldcoldcoolcomfortablewarmhot
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

The average accumulated growing degree days in Hukuntsi are increasing during August, increasing by 411°F, from 289°F to 700°F, over the course of the month.

Growing Degree Days in August in Hukuntsi

The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of August, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy in Hukuntsi is gradually increasing during August, rising by 1.0 kWh, from 5.3 kWh to 6.2 kWh, over the course of the month.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in August in Hukuntsi

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in August in HukuntsiAug11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWhJulSepAug 15.3 kWhAug 15.3 kWhAug 316.2 kWhAug 316.2 kWhAug 115.6 kWhAug 115.6 kWhAug 215.9 kWhAug 215.9 kWh
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Hukuntsi are -23.999 deg latitude, 21.780 deg longitude, and 3,743 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Hukuntsi is essentially flat, with a maximum elevation change of 62 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 3,737 feet. Within 10 miles is essentially flat (230 feet). Within 50 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (597 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Hukuntsi is covered by grassland (61%) and bare soil (39%), within 10 miles by grassland (83%) and bare soil (16%), and within 50 miles by grassland (92%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Hukuntsi, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Temperature and Dew Point

There is only a single weather station, Tshane Airport, in our network suitable to be used as a proxy for the historical temperature and dew point records of Hukuntsi.

At a distance of 11 kilometers from Hukuntsi, closer than our threshold of 150 kilometers, this station is deemed sufficiently nearby to be relied upon as our primary source for temperature and dew point records.

The station records are corrected for the elevation difference between the station and Hukuntsi according to the International Standard Atmosphere , and by the relative change present in the MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis between the two locations.

Please note that the station records themselves may additionally have been back-filled using other nearby stations or the MERRA-2 reanalysis.

Other Data

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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