Weather in Gaborone in August 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Gaborone in August
Going from a maximum of +34°C during the day to a minimum of +4°C during the night, the temperature in August averages around +27°C.
The average maximum temperature goes up 27% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +20°C to +28°C.
Is Gaborone warm or cold in August?
Gaborone is typically warm in August.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +22°C to +25°C. The minimum temperature also goes up from +6°C to +10°C.
It’s generally warm, but pack a long-sleeve shirt for evenings.
Take a look at how August is compared to other months in Gaborone:
Climate in Gaborone in August
| July | August | September | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +22°C | +25°C | +29°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -4°C | 0°C | +2°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +32°C | +34°C | +38°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 2 mm | 5 mm | 11 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 2 m/s | 2 m/s | 2 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 51% | 44% | 40% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1023 HPa | 1020 HPa | 1016 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 26 | 25 | 21 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 3 | 4 | 4 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 1 | 2 | 4 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
August weather is still as great as in July. It’s getting warmer as August arrives. The average maximum temperature goes up from +22°C to +25°C during the day. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 2 mm to 5 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 51% to 44%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during August, staying around 2 m/s. The days becoming less sunny, going from 26 sunny days in July to 25 in August.
September brings much the same weather, it remains great.
Wind
The average wind speed is 3 m/s getting up to 5 m/s which is a light breeze; barely moving the tree leaves.
The average wind speed in Gaborone is gradually decreasing during August, going from 4 m/s to 2 m/s over the course of the month.
How was the weather last August in Gaborone?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Gaborone in August has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1981 (+26°C) and the highest in 2015 (+30°C). The driest year was 2015 with only 217 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2000 with 865 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Gaborone, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.
