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GENERAL DESCRIPTION.
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TEMPERATURES VARY FROM TEMPERATE TO SUBTROPICAL IN
BOTSWANA. IN SUMMER, FROM OCTOBER TO MAY, TEMPERATURES
CLIMB TO 38C DEGREES; IN WINTER, FROM APRIL TO SEPTEMBER,
THERE IS FREQUENT FROST AND TEMPERATURES FALL BELOW
FREEZING. HOT AUGUST WINDS CARRY SANDS FROM THE KALAHARI
DESERT ACROSS THE COUNTRY. MOST RAIN FALLS IN HEAVY
DOWNPOURS BETWEEN DECEMBER AND THE END OF APRIL. ANNUAL
RAINFALL AVERAGES 460MM. CYCLICAL DROUGHTS ARE KNOWN TO
OCCUR LASTING OVER A PERIOD OF SEVERAL YEARS.

CLOTHING: LIGHTWEIGHT ATTIRE FOR MOST OF THE YEAR. WARMER
CLOTHES RECOMMENDED FOR WINTER NIGHTS AND MORNINGS.


FRANCISTOWN ALT 1004M
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JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
TEMP MAX C 31 30 29 28 26 23 24 26 30 32 32 31
MIN C 18 18 16 13 9 5 5 7 12 16 18 18
RAIN MM 107 79 71 18 5 3 0 0 0 23 56 86
HUMIDITY AM 69 73 74 70 68 70 63 60 55 56 63 65
% PM NO INFORMATION CURRENTLY AVAILABLE


GABORONE ALT NOT KNOWN
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JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
TEMP MAX C 30 30 28 26 23 20 20 24 27 28 30 30
MIN C 22 21 19 16 11 7 7 10 15 18 20 21
RAIN MM 96 83 71 40 12 5 2 5 15 43 66 88
HUMIDITY AM 76 77 79 81 77 76 72 64 61 67 70 78
% PM 43 43 41 41 37 33 30 26 27 32 36 39
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