MAKWATA, BOTSWANA

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 112

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		70.2		78.8		77.5		75.4		70		63.3		57.4		57.6		62.8		69.8		74.5		76.3		77.9

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		83.7		90.3		88.7		87.3		82.9		78.6		73.4		73.8		78.8		84.6		87.3		88.2		89.6

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		57		67.8		66.7		63.9		57.7		48.6		42.1		41.5		47.5		55.6		61.7		64.9		66.6

Average Precipitation

Years on Record: 112

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		17.2		3.3		3.3		1.9		1.4		0.4		0.1		0.1		0.1		0.3		1.3		2.4		2.8

Average Number of Days With Precipitation

Years on Record: 112

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		44.8		7.5		6.6		4.9		3.3		1.1		0.6		0.3		0.6		1.5		4.7		6.7		7

Average Number of Days With Frost

Years on Record: 112

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		16.6		---		---		---		---		1.5		6.2		6.9		2		---		---		---		---

Average Relative Humidity

Years on Record: 112

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		48.8		53.2		57.1		56		53.6		48.7		46.9		44.4		41.8		39.4		42.7		49.8		52.1

Average Dew Point

Years on Record: 112

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		50		60.3		61.2		58.6		52.4		43.7		37.3		36		39.2		44		50.3		56.2		58.9

Heating Degree Days

Years on Record: 112

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		578.3		---		---		---		---		52.7		228		229.4		68.2		---		---		---		---

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 112

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		2430.7		427.8		353.1		322.4		150		---		---		---		---		144		294.5		339		399.9

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 112

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		7331.2		892.8		776.9		787.4		600		412.3		222		235.6		396.8		594		759.5		789		864.9

Average Vapor Pressure

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
InHg		0.4		0.5		0.6		0.5		0.4		0.3		0.2		0.2		0.2		0.3		0.4		0.5		0.5

Average Length of Day

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Hours		12.5		13.8		13.2		12.6		12.6		11.4		11.1		11.3		11.7		12.4		13		13.6		14

Average Possibility of Sunshine

Years on Record: 112

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		73.8		64.1		66.2		69.3		73.2		82.7		82		86.8		86.1		79.4		70.5		64.3		60.6

Average Percent of Cloud Cover

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		39.3		53		51		46		38		27		25		21		25		31		45		52		57

Average Wind Speed

Years on Record: 112

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mph		3		3.1		2.9		2.7		2.5		2.2		2.2		2.2		2.9		3.8		4.5		4		3.6

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		5.7		6.6		6.2		5.7		5.2		4.8		4.3		4.6		5.3		6.1		6.3		6.4		6.5

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.6		2.4		2.2		1.9		1.4		0.9		0.8		0.8		1		1.4		2		2.4		2.5

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		6		6		5.9		5.8		5.9		6.1		5.6		5.8		6.4		6.5		6.1		5.9		6.4

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		6.5		6		5.8		5.8		6.3		7.2		7.1		7.4		7.5		7.3		6.2		5.8		5.8

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		5.7		6.6		6.2		5.7		5.2		4.8		4.3		4.6		5.3		6.1		6.3		6.4		6.5

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.9		2.6		2.4		2.1		1.7		1.3		1.2		1		1.2		1.8		2.2		2.6		2.7

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		6.9		6.8		7.1		6.9		6.9		6.9		6.4		6.4		7		7.4		6.7		6.6		7.3

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		8.2		7.7		8.3		7.8		8.2		8.8		8.6		8.6		8.6		9		7.5		7.3		7.5

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.7		5.7		5		4.2		4.1		3.9		3.4		4.2		5		5.2		5.5		4.8		5.5

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.4		2.1		1.8		1.5		1		0.6		0.5		0.6		0.8		1.1		1.8		2.1		2.2

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.9		5.2		4.8		4.2		4.4		4.8		4.1		5.2		5.9		5.5		5.3		4.5		5.4

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.6		4.4		3.8		3.1		3.9		5		4.4		6.2		6.6		5.4		4.8		3.2		4.2