Gaborone Weather Records (BC005847300)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Gaborone (BC005847300), Botswana, with 92 years of record.

Key Facts for Gaborone

Gaborone (BC005847300) is a weather station in Botswana at -24.67 latitude and 25.92 longitude, 1,000 m (3,281 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1925 to 2016, 92 years of record.
1,464 records set at Gaborone still stand.
Records are tracked for tmin, prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Gaborone set a daily record precipitation of 10.4 mm (0.4 in) on 5 August 1997.

About the Station

Location: Botswana, -24.67 latitude, 25.92 longitude.
Elevation: 1,000 m (3,281 ft).
Period of record: 1925 to 2016, 92 years.
Eligible elements: tmin, prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Gaborone. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at Gaborone, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	40.8 C (105.4 F)	10.4 C (50.7 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	39.5 C (103.1 F)	10.9 C (51.6 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	39.1 C (102.4 F)	8.0 C (46.4 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	34.7 C (94.5 F)	4.5 C (40.1 F)	n/a	n/a
May	31.5 C (88.7 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	35.8 C (96.4 F)	-4.7 C (23.5 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	28.5 C (83.3 F)	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	33.9 C (93.0 F)	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	37.2 C (99.0 F)	2.7 C (36.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	40.2 C (104.4 F)	4.2 C (39.6 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	41.0 C (105.8 F)	9.5 C (49.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	39.7 C (103.5 F)	11.0 C (51.8 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Gaborone still stand. 1968 holds the most, with 98.

Standing records at Gaborone by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1959	19
1960	15
1961	39
1962	33
1963	23
1964	33
1965	31
1966	29
1967	37
1968	98
1969	13
1970	19
1971	29
1972	18
1973	17
1974	16
1975	29
1976	61
1977	32
1978	21
1979	23
1980	50
1981	70
1982	38
1983	20
1984	50
1985	35
1986	22
1987	52
1988	24
1989	32
1990	67
1991	29
1992	83
1993	47
1994	34
1995	67
1996	76
1997	32
2016	1

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records

2 all-time records were set at Gaborone between 20 February 1966 and 14 June 1997. Each dot is a new record.

When Gaborone set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1966-02-20	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 192.0 mm (7.6 in)
1997-06-14	Record low minimum temperature	Record low minimum temperature -4.7 C (23.5 F)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Feb: 192.0 mm (7.6 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Gaborone. The most was 192.0 mm (7.6 in) on 20 February 1966.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Gaborone
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	5 January 1991
Feb	192.0 mm (7.6 in)	20 February 1966
Mar	169.9 mm (6.7 in)	4 March 1945
Apr	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	27 April 1925
May	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	12 May 1959
Jun	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	8 June 1991
Jul	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	2 July 1957
Aug	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	11 August 1928
Sep	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	29 September 1940
Oct	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	18 October 1944
Nov	119.8 mm (4.7 in)	22 November 1982
Dec	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	17 December 1933

Period of Record Coverage

1959 to 2016

27 years of record at Gaborone, 1959 to 2016. 27 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1959, 1960, 1962, 1967, 1968, 1971, 1975, 1976 and others.

Days with data per year at Gaborone
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1959	61	17%	No
1960	62	17%	No
1962	31	8%	No
1967	30	8%	No
1968	182	50%	No
1971	31	8%	No
1975	184	50%	No
1976	121	33%	No
1977	27	7%	No
1978	30	8%	No
1980	151	41%	No
1981	121	33%	No
1982	121	33%	No
1984	121	33%	No
1985	60	16%	No
1986	61	17%	No
1987	91	25%	No
1989	59	16%	No
1990	285	78%	No
1991	137	38%	No
1992	198	54%	No
1993	198	54%	No
1994	103	28%	No
1995	281	77%	No
1996	295	81%	No
1997	167	46%	No
2016	1	0%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Gaborone
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 August 1997	Gaborone, BW	daily rain	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	72 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 June 1997	Gaborone, BW	all-time low min	-4.7 C (23.5 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	32 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
11 June 1997	Gaborone, BW	daily high min	10.3 C (50.5 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	18 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
30 May 1997	Gaborone, BW	daily low min	2.4 C (36.3 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	35 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1997	Gaborone, BW	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	54 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1997	Gaborone, BW	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	18 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1997	Gaborone, BW	daily high min	14.7 C (58.5 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	18 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
13 April 1997	Gaborone, BW	daily low min	9.9 C (49.8 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	19 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1997	Gaborone, BW	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	58 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 1997	Gaborone, BW	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1997	Gaborone, BW	daily low min	15.5 C (59.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	32 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1996	Gaborone, BW	daily low min	13.2 C (55.8 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	35 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
25 November 1996	Gaborone, BW	daily rain	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	70 years	68 of 100 (Major)
23 November 1996	Gaborone, BW	daily low min	13.5 C (56.3 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	5 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
22 November 1996	Gaborone, BW	daily low min	11.3 C (52.3 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	32 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
4 November 1996	Gaborone, BW	daily high min	22.8 C (73.0 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	30 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1996	Gaborone, BW	daily high min	21.5 C (70.7 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	3 years	7 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1996	Gaborone, BW	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	6 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
19 September 1996	Gaborone, BW	daily low min	7.0 C (44.6 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	24 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
11 September 1996	Gaborone, BW	daily high min	17.5 C (63.5 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	10 years	8 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1925 to 2016

Yearly extremes at Gaborone: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	41.0 C (105.8 F)	1990	38.3 C (100.9 F)	27
Coldest night (TNn)	-4.7 C (23.5 F)	1997	-0.8 C (30.6 F)	40
Wettest day (Rx1day)	192.0 mm (7.6 in)	1966	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	73
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	268.2 mm (10.6 in)	1945	87.2 mm (3.4 in)	72
Longest dry spell (CDD)	172 days	1931	104 days	73

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Gaborone, 1925 to 2016. The record is 41.0 C (105.8 F) in 1990, marked on the chart; the median year is 38.3 C (100.9 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Gaborone by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1925	n/a
1926	n/a
1927	n/a
1928	n/a
1929	n/a
1930	n/a
1931	n/a
1932	n/a
1933	n/a
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
1937	n/a
1938	n/a
1939	n/a
1940	n/a
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	39.1 C (102.4 F)
1960	37.6 C (99.7 F)
1961	n/a
1962	39.8 C (103.6 F)
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1968	39.7 C (103.5 F)
1969	n/a
1970	n/a
1971	36.8 C (98.2 F)
1972	n/a
1973	n/a
1974	n/a
1975	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1976	35.8 C (96.4 F)
1977	32.6 C (90.7 F)
1978	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1979	n/a
1980	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1981	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1982	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1983	n/a
1984	39.7 C (103.5 F)
1985	29.7 C (85.5 F)
1986	28.2 C (82.8 F)
1987	38.5 C (101.3 F)
1988	n/a
1989	30.5 C (86.9 F)
1990	41.0 C (105.8 F)
1991	38.8 C (101.8 F)
1992	40.4 C (104.7 F)
1993	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1994	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1995	40.8 C (105.4 F)
1996	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1997	38.7 C (101.7 F)
2016	22.5 C (72.5 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Gaborone, 1925 to 2016. The record is -4.7 C (23.5 F) in 1997, marked on the chart; the median year is -0.8 C (30.6 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Gaborone by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1925	n/a
1926	n/a
1927	n/a
1928	n/a
1929	n/a
1930	n/a
1931	n/a
1932	n/a
1933	n/a
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
1937	n/a
1938	n/a
1939	n/a
1940	n/a
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	5.2 C (41.4 F)
1960	5.5 C (41.9 F)
1961	0.3 C (32.5 F)
1962	-1.9 C (28.6 F)
1963	-1.3 C (29.7 F)
1964	-3.7 C (25.3 F)
1965	0.5 C (32.9 F)
1966	0.5 C (32.9 F)
1967	-2.1 C (28.2 F)
1968	-3.5 C (25.7 F)
1969	-1.2 C (29.8 F)
1970	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1971	-0.5 C (31.1 F)
1972	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1973	0.4 C (32.7 F)
1974	-1.6 C (29.1 F)
1975	-0.5 C (31.1 F)
1976	4.5 C (40.1 F)
1977	-2.5 C (27.5 F)
1978	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1979	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1980	-1.5 C (29.3 F)
1981	-2.5 C (27.5 F)
1982	-1.8 C (28.8 F)
1983	-2.0 C (28.4 F)
1984	1.0 C (33.8 F)
1985	2.0 C (35.6 F)
1986	2.7 C (36.9 F)
1987	-1.4 C (29.5 F)
1988	-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1989	-0.6 C (30.9 F)
1990	0.6 C (33.1 F)
1991	2.2 C (36.0 F)
1992	-1.3 C (29.7 F)
1993	-1.0 C (30.2 F)
1994	-0.3 C (31.5 F)
1995	-0.4 C (31.3 F)
1996	0.1 C (32.2 F)
1997	-4.7 C (23.5 F)
2016	12.0 C (53.6 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Gaborone, 1925 to 2016. The record is 192.0 mm (7.6 in) in 1966, marked on the chart; the median year is 55.5 mm (2.2 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Gaborone by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1925	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1926	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1927	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1928	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1929	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1930	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1931	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1932	63.3 mm (2.5 in)
1933	110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1934	89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1935	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1936	94.7 mm (3.7 in)
1937	53.9 mm (2.1 in)
1938	66.6 mm (2.6 in)
1939	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1940	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1941	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1942	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1943	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1944	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1945	169.9 mm (6.7 in)
1946	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1947	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1948	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1949	72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1950	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1951	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1952	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1953	42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1954	65.9 mm (2.6 in)
1955	62.9 mm (2.5 in)
1956	88.0 mm (3.5 in)
1957	49.1 mm (1.9 in)
1958	50.1 mm (2.0 in)
1959	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1960	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1961	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1962	35.5 mm (1.4 in)
1963	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1964	37.5 mm (1.5 in)
1965	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1966	192.0 mm (7.6 in)
1967	70.5 mm (2.8 in)
1968	41.5 mm (1.6 in)
1969	36.7 mm (1.4 in)
1970	36.4 mm (1.4 in)
1971	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1972	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1973	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1974	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1975	45.1 mm (1.8 in)
1976	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1977	56.8 mm (2.2 in)
1978	95.8 mm (3.8 in)
1979	55.5 mm (2.2 in)
1980	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1981	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1982	119.8 mm (4.7 in)
1983	42.6 mm (1.7 in)
1984	44.1 mm (1.7 in)
1985	18.6 mm (0.7 in)
1986	74.1 mm (2.9 in)
1987	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1988	55.3 mm (2.2 in)
1989	80.4 mm (3.2 in)
1990	37.9 mm (1.5 in)
1991	100.0 mm (3.9 in)
1992	26.0 mm (1.0 in)
1993	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1994	16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1995	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1996	108.2 mm (4.3 in)
1997	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
2016	n/a

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Gaborone, 1925 to 2016. The record is 268.2 mm (10.6 in) in 1945, marked on the chart; the median year is 87.2 mm (3.4 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Gaborone by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1925	146.6 mm (5.8 in)
1926	67.9 mm (2.7 in)
1927	102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1928	90.9 mm (3.6 in)
1929	85.2 mm (3.4 in)
1930	93.5 mm (3.7 in)
1931	61.8 mm (2.4 in)
1932	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1933	145.4 mm (5.7 in)
1934	104.6 mm (4.1 in)
1935	112.3 mm (4.4 in)
1936	114.8 mm (4.5 in)
1937	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1938	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1939	170.9 mm (6.7 in)
1940	100.5 mm (4.0 in)
1941	70.5 mm (2.8 in)
1942	102.1 mm (4.0 in)
1943	130.2 mm (5.1 in)
1944	87.1 mm (3.4 in)
1945	268.2 mm (10.6 in)
1946	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1947	63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1948	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1949	95.8 mm (3.8 in)
1950	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1951	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1952	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1953	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1954	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1955	109.6 mm (4.3 in)
1956	117.7 mm (4.6 in)
1957	73.6 mm (2.9 in)
1958	94.6 mm (3.7 in)
1959	72.2 mm (2.8 in)
1960	93.5 mm (3.7 in)
1961	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1962	58.3 mm (2.3 in)
1963	58.6 mm (2.3 in)
1964	67.5 mm (2.7 in)
1965	73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1966	225.9 mm (8.9 in)
1967	146.6 mm (5.8 in)
1968	83.5 mm (3.3 in)
1969	55.3 mm (2.2 in)
1970	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1971	113.0 mm (4.4 in)
1972	120.8 mm (4.8 in)
1973	77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1974	77.4 mm (3.0 in)
1975	107.7 mm (4.2 in)
1976	113.6 mm (4.5 in)
1977	87.3 mm (3.4 in)
1978	158.6 mm (6.2 in)
1979	66.4 mm (2.6 in)
1980	89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1981	137.3 mm (5.4 in)
1982	119.8 mm (4.7 in)
1983	75.1 mm (3.0 in)
1984	81.6 mm (3.2 in)
1985	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1986	81.2 mm (3.2 in)
1987	71.7 mm (2.8 in)
1988	151.1 mm (5.9 in)
1989	103.4 mm (4.1 in)
1990	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1991	165.3 mm (6.5 in)
1992	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1993	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1994	n/a
1995	119.2 mm (4.7 in)
1996	140.7 mm (5.5 in)
1997	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
2016	n/a

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Gaborone, 1925 to 2016. The record is 172 days in 1931, marked on the chart; the median year is 104 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Gaborone by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1925	95 days
1926	74 days
1927	79 days
1928	123 days
1929	73 days
1930	89 days
1931	172 days
1932	158 days
1933	78 days
1934	56 days
1935	142 days
1936	140 days
1937	117 days
1938	162 days
1939	40 days
1940	67 days
1941	159 days
1942	68 days
1943	57 days
1944	116 days
1945	135 days
1946	129 days
1947	102 days
1948	127 days
1949	80 days
1950	74 days
1951	53 days
1952	78 days
1953	151 days
1954	141 days
1955	121 days
1956	122 days
1957	70 days
1958	145 days
1959	83 days
1960	131 days
1961	87 days
1962	143 days
1963	104 days
1964	108 days
1965	151 days
1966	104 days
1967	75 days
1968	106 days
1969	78 days
1970	43 days
1971	73 days
1972	144 days
1973	118 days
1974	127 days
1975	69 days
1976	126 days
1977	124 days
1978	89 days
1979	43 days
1980	150 days
1981	116 days
1982	100 days
1983	95 days
1984	70 days
1985	109 days
1986	86 days
1987	145 days
1988	129 days
1989	104 days
1990	109 days
1991	100 days
1992	171 days
1993	4 days
1994	3 days
1995	3 days
1996	3 days
1997	2 days
2016	n/a

Each chart shows one value per year; the dot marks the record year. TXx is the hottest daily maximum, TNn the coldest daily minimum, Rx1day and Rx5day the largest one-day and five-day rain totals, and CDD the longest run of days with less than 1 mm of rain. A year with missing days can understate an extreme.

Rainfall Return Levels

66 years, 1926 to 1992

A day with at least 54.6 mm (2.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 170.6 mm (6.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Gaborone: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
5 years	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
10 years	95.4 mm (3.8 in)
25 years	121.9 mm (4.8 in)
50 years	144.8 mm (5.7 in)
100 years	170.6 mm (6.7 in)	Longer than the 66 years of record

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 66 years of values from 1926 to 1992.

A return level is an estimate. It is least reliable for the long periods, 50 and 100 years, and for any period longer than the record behind the fit, where the fit has to reach past the largest day actually observed. It is not a forecast.

The largest wettest-day totals in the fit: 192.0 mm (7.6 in) in 1966; 169.9 mm (6.7 in) in 1945; 119.8 mm (4.7 in) in 1982.

Download the Data

Data for Gaborone standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Gaborone threshold days by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-14. Last revised 14 October 2026 (2026-10-14).