Botlhapatlou Weather in December
Botlhapatlou in December
The short of it: Botlhapatlou in December averages a high of 32 °C (89 °F) and a low of 18 °C (65 °F), with 70 mm (2.8 in) of rain and about 13 h 37 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 32° · low 18° · rain 70 mm · daylight 13 h 37 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: July & June
Thirty years of records give Botlhapatlou an average December high of 32°, a low of 18° and some 70 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 32° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 70 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 37 min in mid-December, 18 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates December 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and June.
Against its neighbours, Botlhapatlou runs cooler than most and drier than most in December. Molepolole, 42 km to the S, sees much the same highs.
December in Botlhapatlou, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 3rd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- about the same, 10 mm more rain
- Versus January
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 14°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 37 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MolepololeKweneng | 42 km S | 32° | 19° | 69 mm |
| LentsweletauKweneng | 44 km SE | 33° | 19° | 73 mm |
| LetlhakengKweneng | 47 km W | 33° | 19° | 60 mm |
| Lenchwe Le TauKweneng | 54 km SE | 32° | 19° | 79 mm |
| BoatlanameOther | 59 km NE | 33° | 19° | 72 mm |
| KopongSouth-East | 65 km SE | 33° | 19° | 77 mm |
| MetsemotlhabaKweneng | 67 km SSE | 33° | 19° | 72 mm |
| RasesaKgatleng | 71 km ESE | 32° | 19° | 78 mm |