Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Moijabana Botswana

In Moijabana, the summers are long, warm, and partly cloudy and the winters are short, cool, dry, and clear. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 42°F to 86°F and is rarely below 36°F or above 95°F.

Based on the beach/pool score, the best times of year to visit Moijabana for hot-weather activities are from early February to late March and from mid September to mid November.

The hot season lasts for 6.0 months, from September 14 to March 13, with an average daily high temperature above 83°F. The hottest month of the year in Moijabana is January, with an average high of 85°F and low of 66°F.

The cool season lasts for 2.0 months, from May 30 to July 31, with an average daily high temperature below 73°F. The coldest month of the year in Moijabana is July, with an average low of 43°F and high of 71°F.

In Moijabana, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year in Moijabana begins around March 21 and lasts for 7.1 months, ending around October 25.

The clearest month of the year in Moijabana is June, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 95% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around October 25 and lasts for 4.9 months, ending around March 21.

The cloudiest month of the year in Moijabana is December, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 50% of the time.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. The chance of wet days in Moijabana varies significantly throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 5.1 months, from October 25 to March 28, with a greater than 18% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Moijabana is December, with an average of 10.6 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 6.9 months, from March 28 to October 25. The month with the fewest wet days in Moijabana is July, with an average of 0.1 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

Among wet days, we distinguish between those that experience rain alone, snow alone, or a mixture of the two. The month with the most days of rain alone in Moijabana is December, with an average of 10.6 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 36% on December 17.

Rainfall

To show variation within the months and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Moijabana experiences significant seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 7.0 months, from September 25 to April 27, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The month with the most rain in Moijabana is February, with an average rainfall of 2.9 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 5.0 months, from April 27 to September 25. The month with the least rain in Moijabana is August, with an average rainfall of 0.0 inches.

The length of the day in Moijabana varies over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is June 20, with 10 hours, 46 minutes of daylight; the longest day is December 21, with 13 hours, 31 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 5:21 AM on November 28, and the latest sunrise is 1 hour, 34 minutes later at 6:54 AM on July 4. The earliest sunset is at 5:37 PM on June 6, and the latest sunset is 1 hour, 27 minutes later at 7:04 PM on January 15.

Daylight saving time (DST) is not observed in Moijabana during 2024.

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for 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.

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.

Moijabana experiences some seasonal variation in the perceived humidity.

The muggier period of the year lasts for 4.4 months, from November 20 to April 2, during which time the comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable at least 6% of the time. The month with the most muggy days in Moijabana is January, with 7.1 days that are muggy or worse.

The month with the fewest muggy days in Moijabana is June, with 0.0 days that are muggy or worse.

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 Moijabana experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 3.3 months, from August 19 to November 30, with average wind speeds of more than 10.1 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Moijabana is October, with an average hourly wind speed of 12.1 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 8.7 months, from November 30 to August 19. The calmest month of the year in Moijabana is May, with an average hourly wind speed of 8.1 miles per hour.

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Moijabana is from the east throughout the year.

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Moijabana throughout the year, we compute two travel scores.

The tourism score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 65°F and 80°F. Based on this score, the best times of year to visit Moijabana for general outdoor tourist activities are from late March to late May and from early August to mid October, with a peak score in the last week of August.

The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 75°F and 90°F. Based on this score, the best times of year to visit Moijabana for hot-weather activities are from early February to late March and from mid September to mid November, with a peak score in the first week of October.

Methodology

For each hour between 8:00 AM and 9:00 PM of each day in the analysis period (1980 to 2016), independent scores are computed for perceived temperature, cloud cover, and total precipitation. Those scores are combined into a single hourly composite score, which is then aggregated into days, averaged over all the years in the analysis period, and smoothed.

Our cloud cover score is 10 for fully clear skies, falling linearly to 9 for mostly clear skies, and to 1 for fully overcast skies.

Our precipitation score, which is based on the three-hour precipitation centered on the hour in question, is 10 for no precipitation, falling linearly to 9 for trace precipitation, and to 0 for 0.04 inches of precipitation or more.

Our tourism temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 50°F, rising linearly to 9 for 65°F, to 10 for 75°F, falling linearly to 9 for 80°F, and to 1 for 90°F or hotter.

Our beach/pool temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 65°F, rising linearly to 9 for 75°F, to 10 for 82°F, falling linearly to 9 for 90°F, and to 1 for 100°F or hotter.

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).

Temperatures in Moijabana are sufficiently warm year round that it is not entirely meaningful to discuss the growing season in these terms. We nevertheless include the chart below as an illustration of the distribution of temperatures experienced throughout the year.

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.

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 experiences some seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 5.3 months, from September 29 to March 5, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 7.1 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Moijabana is January, with an average of 7.6 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 2.5 months, from May 12 to July 29, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 5.3 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Moijabana is June, with an average of 4.8 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Moijabana are -22.433 deg latitude, 26.417 deg longitude, and 3,983 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Moijabana is essentially flat, with a maximum elevation change of 39 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 3,978 feet. Within 10 miles is essentially flat (548 feet). Within 50 miles contains significant variations in elevation (1,480 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Moijabana is covered by shrubs (58%), grassland (27%), and trees (15%), within 10 miles by shrubs (52%) and grassland (31%), and within 50 miles by grassland (63%) and shrubs (23%).