How many sunny days does Francistown have per year?

Francistown averages approximately 288 sunny days per year, based on historical climate data.

What is the air quality in Francistown?

Francistown has an annual PM2.5 concentration of 11.7 µg/m³, classified as "Fair" by WHO standards. Slightly above WHO targets. Sensitive individuals may notice effects.

City of Francistown

Francistown · Botswana

Botswana's second-largest city.

Small city

116K

33 km²

989m

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Francistown, Botswana is a 116K-resident city with 288 sunny days and 0 frost days annually and an annual PM2.5 of 11.7 µg/m³. Botswana's second-largest city.

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Climate Lab·Francistown

Monthly climate metrics across temperature, precipitation, wind, and UV.

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Metric	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Temperature
Daily high°C	32	32	32	30	27	25	25	31	34	35	35	33	31
Daily mean°C	27	26	25	24	22	18	18	22	26	28	28	27	24
Daily low°C	22	21	20	18	13	11	10	14	17	19	22	21	17
Thermal comfort
High feelsDaily high feels-like°C	34	35	34	33	29	26	26	32	36	37	37	36	33
Mean feelsDaily mean feels-like°C	27	26	25	24	20	14	13	19	24	26	29	28	23
Low feelsDaily low feels-like°C	17	16	15	11	6	3	1	4	8	12	16	17	11
Humidity
HumidityRelative humidity%	54	63	51	45	41	42	38	34	26	30	43	55	43
Dewpoint°C	16.3	17.7	14.0	11.4	7.2	5.3	3.5	4.6	5.4	10.6	14.2	17.0	10.6
Precipitation
Rainfallmm	88	119	12	4	1	3	0	1	2	10	54	110	402
Rain days≥1mm	10	12	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	9	14	52
Wind
Wind avgm/s	4.2	3.7	3.9	3.3	2.8	3.7	3.2	3.3	3.8	4.5	3.7	3.4	3.6
Wind gustsm/s	7.1	6.8	6.4	6.4	5.9	6.5	5.9	7.7	7.6	8.4	7.1	6.6	6.9
Sun & UV
Sunshinehrs/day	9.7	9.8	10.3	9.9	10.0	9.9	9.9	10.0	10.0	11.4	10.1	10.4	10.1
Clear skyindex	36%	44%	63%	70%	86%	78%	74%	91%	78%	80%	55%	50%	67%
UV indexmax avg	11.4	11.1	10.9	9.2	7.3	6.1	6.3	7.8	9.6	11.6	11.7	11.4	9.5

Based on 2014–2024 hourly climate data · Updated Mar 2025

Confidence: High

Lifestyle Calendar·Francistown

Francistown offers a solid outdoor season. Dinner outside is comfortable 8/12 months — impressive, while walking works 7/12 months.

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8/12

Dinner Outside

81Jan: 81% viability

80Feb: 80% viability

91Mar: 91% viability

81Apr: 81% viability

45May: 45% viability

15Jun: 15% viability

18Jul: 18% viability

46Aug: 46% viability

72Sep: 72% viability

78Oct: 78% viability

83Nov: 83% viability

76Dec: 76% viability

8/12

Dinner Outside

81Jan: 81% viability

80Feb: 80% viability

91Mar: 91% viability

81Apr: 81% viability

45May: 45% viability

15Jun: 15% viability

18Jul: 18% viability

46Aug: 46% viability

72Sep: 72% viability

78Oct: 78% viability

83Nov: 83% viability

76Dec: 76% viability

64%

Cold

6/12

Lunch Outside

60Jan: 60% viability

53Feb: 53% viability

71Mar: 71% viability

84Apr: 84% viability

99May: 99% viability

90Jun: 90% viability

93Jul: 93% viability

83Aug: 83% viability

57Sep: 57% viability

41Oct: 41% viability

41Nov: 41% viability

42Dec: 42% viability

6/12

Lunch Outside

60Jan: 60% viability

53Feb: 53% viability

71Mar: 71% viability

84Apr: 84% viability

99May: 99% viability

90Jun: 90% viability

93Jul: 93% viability

83Aug: 83% viability

57Sep: 57% viability

41Oct: 41% viability

41Nov: 41% viability

42Dec: 42% viability

68%

Heat

7/12

Walking

69Jan: 69% viability

60Feb: 60% viability

70Mar: 70% viability

79Apr: 79% viability

98May: 98% viability

97Jun: 97% viability

97Jul: 97% viability

82Aug: 82% viability

52Sep: 52% viability

40Oct: 40% viability

44Nov: 44% viability

50Dec: 50% viability

7/12

Walking

69Jan: 69% viability

60Feb: 60% viability

70Mar: 70% viability

79Apr: 79% viability

98May: 98% viability

97Jun: 97% viability

97Jul: 97% viability

82Aug: 82% viability

52Sep: 52% viability

40Oct: 40% viability

44Nov: 44% viability

50Dec: 50% viability

70%

Heat

3/12

Running

44Jan: 44% viability

38Feb: 38% viability

45Mar: 45% viability

53Apr: 53% viability

79May: 79% viability

91Jun: 91% viability

87Jul: 87% viability

60Aug: 60% viability

35Sep: 35% viability

23Oct: 23% viability

27Nov: 27% viability

31Dec: 31% viability

3/12

Running

44Jan: 44% viability

38Feb: 38% viability

45Mar: 45% viability

53Apr: 53% viability

79May: 79% viability

91Jun: 91% viability

87Jul: 87% viability

60Aug: 60% viability

35Sep: 35% viability

23Oct: 23% viability

27Nov: 27% viability

31Dec: 31% viability

51%

Heat

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Based on 2014–2024 hourly climate data · Updated Mar 2025

Confidence: High

Francistown · Botswana

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