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Kgalagadi · BotswanaSummit weather, forecast and climate

Malish

983 m
Elevation983 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation177 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul21°average high
25.90° S, 22.48° EElevation 983 mUTC+2 · Central Africa Time
From the valley to the top
  • Summit983 m
  • Mid-mountain490 m
  • Valley0 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Malish in brief

Malish rises to 983 m, Kgalagadi, Botswana.

At the summit, January is the mildest month with average highs of 34°, while nights rarely fall below freezing.

The nearest town is Tshabong, 17 km to the S at 976 m.

Facts

Elevation
983 m · 3,225 ft
Region
Kgalagadi
Country
Botswana
Coordinates
-25.9000, 22.4833
Nearest airport
Sishen Airport (SIS) · 201 km
iiForecast

Weather at three heights

Temperatures are adjusted to each height; summits are usually colder and windier than the valley forecast suggests.

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iiiSummit climate

The top of Malish by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted
0°5°10°15°20°25°30°35°40°34°21°Jan33°21°Feb31°19°Mar28°15°Apr24°10°May21°6°Jun21°5°Jul24°8°Aug28°12°Sep31°16°Oct32°18°Nov33°20°DecPrecipitation
Climate normals for Malish by month
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high34°33°31°28°24°21°21°24°28°31°32°33°
Average low21°21°19°15°10°6°5°8°12°16°18°20°
Precipitation50 mm57 mm37 mm26 mm10 mm2 mm1 mm3 mm5 mm26 mm36 mm47 mm
Cloud cover20%19%16%13%9%6%6%6%10%16%19%18%
Daylight13h 3512h 5812h 1611h 2910h 5210h 3210h 4011h 1211h 5512h 4113h 2213h 45
Month score5152658297991009985696052

Snow and freezing level

Average height of the 0 °C level from the summit normals (6.5 °C per km); snow months have a summit mean at or below +1 °C
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Freezing level5,200 m5,100 m4,850 m4,250 m3,650 m3,000 m2,950 m3,400 m4,050 m4,550 m4,850 m5,100 m
Summitabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °C
ivTerrain

Malish in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Botswana
MountainElevationProminenceDistanceJuly summit high
Okwani Hill978 m–10 km SW21°
Lohohane Hill971 m–24 km SW21°
Maubel Hill966 m–20 km SW21°
viBase towns

Where to stay nearby

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Tshabong

Kgalagadi · 17 km S
31°Oct high
3wet days
68score
Tshabong
Around here

Tshabong and around

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Tshabong

Kgalagadi · Botswana
Jun–Augbest months
21°July high
976 maltitude
Tshabong

Mountains

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9.8 km N

Okwani Hill

978 m
Okwani Hill
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8.4 km SW

Lohohane Hill

971 m
Lohohane Hill
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5.5 km W

Maubel Hill

966 m
Maubel Hill