Mogoditshane

City in Botswana: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.

Pula spar mogoditshane road

Pula spar mogoditshane road: Masedi Nonofo, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)

Overview

Mogoditshane is a city in Botswana, in Kweneng. About 88,004 people live in the city proper, making it the 3rd largest city of Botswana in our atlas.

It lies at 24.63° S, 25.87° E, about 1,026 m (3,366 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Africa/Gaborone time zone.

Location

Red dot: Mogoditshane. Green dots: other major cities of Botswana. Map data: Natural Earth.

Climate

Mogoditshane has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). The warmest month is usually Jan, with average highs near 33°C (92°F); the coolest nights come in Jul at about 5°C (40°F). Around 504 mm (20 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Dec.

33°19°Jan8632°19°Feb7831°17°Mar6928°13°Apr4125°9°May1122°5°Jun1221°5°Jul226°8°Aug230°12°Sep1133°16°Oct3533°17°Nov6733°19°Dec90mm

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.

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Sources

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Photo credits
  • Pula spar mogoditshane road: Masedi Nonofo, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)