Francistown
City in Botswana: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Francistown bus terminal: Elziki, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Francistown is a city in Botswana, in City of Francistown. About 103,417 people live in the city proper, making it the 2nd largest city of Botswana in our atlas.
It lies at 21.17° S, 27.51° E, about 989 m (3,245 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Africa/Gaborone time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Francistown. Green dots: other major cities of Botswana. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Francistown has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). The warmest month is usually Oct, with average highs near 34°C (93°F); the coolest nights come in Jul at about 7°C (45°F). Around 484 mm (19 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Dec.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
What to eat in BotswanaNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 933778 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q165422 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Francistown bus terminal: Elziki, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)