Gaborone Sunshine Hours by Month

Sunshine plays a big role in understanding the climate of a city. This page shows the total number of hours of direct sunlight per month and the average hours per day in Gaborone, Botswana. The figures are based on a 30-year period (1990–2020) to provide a reliable average.

Monthly hours of sunshine

Gaborone Nusa Penida experiences both sunny and cloudy or rainy periods, with some seasonal variation. It receives approximately 320 hours of sunshine in August and 244 hours in February, contributing to a total annual sunshine amount of 3409 hours.

Daily hours of sunshine

This means you will experience moderate variation in sunshine hours throughout the year. With 10.7 hours daily sunshine in August, it dips to 8.1 hours in February.

Gaborone enjoys an average of 3409 hours of sunshine annually. Let’s compare this with some popular tourist destinations:

In Barcelona, Spain, there are 2530 hours of sunshine annually and is a city that can be visited year-round.

Manchester, UK, experiences just around 1420 hours of sunshine annually.

Stockholm, Sweden, receives approximately 1907 hours of sunshine annually.

In Tokyo, Japan, the average annual sunshine is 1930 hours, with sunny periods between rainy seasons.

January, Gaborone’s wettest month, receives 66 mm (2.6 in) of rainfall and has a maximum daytime temperature of 32°C (90°F). During the driest month July you can expect a temperature of 23°C (73°F).

For more detailed insights into the city’s temperatures, check out our Temperature page. To explore more about precipitation patterns, visit our Gaborone Precipitation page.