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Kweneng · BotswanaSummit weather, forecast and climate

Maphatse Hill

1,060 m
Elevation1,060 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation1.9 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul20°average high
24.72° S, 25.80° EElevation 1,060 mUTC+2 · Central Africa Time
From the valley to the top
  • Summit1,060 m
  • Mid-mountain530 m
  • Valley0 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Maphatse Hill in brief

Maphatse Hill rises to 1,060 m, Kweneng, Botswana.

At the summit, December is the mildest month with average highs of 31°, while nights rarely fall below freezing.

The nearest town is Gabane, 6.7 km to the N at 1,090 m.

Facts

Elevation
1,060 m · 3,478 ft
Region
Kweneng
Country
Botswana
Coordinates
-24.7233, 25.8050
Nearest airport
Sir Seretse Khama International Airport (GBE) · 22 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 Maphatse Hill 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°31°20°Jan30°19°Feb29°18°Mar26°14°Apr23°10°May20°6°Jun20°6°Jul24°8°Aug28°13°Sep30°16°Oct30°18°Nov31°19°DecPrecipitation
Climate normals for Maphatse Hill by month
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high31°30°29°26°23°20°20°24°28°30°30°31°
Average low20°19°18°14°10°6°6°8°13°16°18°19°
Precipitation94 mm86 mm63 mm26 mm12 mm6 mm1 mm2 mm8 mm39 mm73 mm71 mm
Cloud cover27%24%21%16%9%8%7%7%11%21%28%28%
Daylight13h 3012h 5512h 1611h 3110h 5610h 3710h 4411h 1411h 5612h 3913h 1813h 39
Month score5055678897981009985695756

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 level4,950 m4,900 m4,650 m4,150 m3,600 m3,100 m3,050 m3,550 m4,200 m4,600 m4,750 m4,900 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

Maphatse Hill in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Botswana
MountainElevationProminenceDistanceJuly summit high
Monalanong Hill1,494 m–19 km SW19°
Mmamotshwane Hill1,404 m–20 km SW19°
Ramankga Mmasechele1,400 m–24 km SW18°
Mabofula Hills1,317 m–16 km SW19°
Kgale Hill1,287 m–7.0 km NE20°
Lokgokgotho Hills1,286 m–21 km SW19°
Mankopi Hill1,281 m–14 km W19°
Mafukutswane Hill1,276 m–17 km S20°
viBase towns

Where to stay nearby

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Gabane

Kweneng · 6.7 km N
29°Oct high
5wet days
70score
Gabane
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Nkoyaphiri

Kweneng · 10 km N
30°Oct high
5wet days
68score
Nkoyaphiri
Mogoditshane
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Mogoditshane

Kweneng · 12 km NE
30°Oct high
5wet days
67score
Mogoditshane
Gaborone
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Gaborone

Gaborone · 13 km NE
30°Oct high
5wet days
67score
Gaborone
Around here

Gabane and around

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Gabane

Kweneng · Botswana
Jun–Augbest months
20°July high
1,090 maltitude
Gabane

Mountains

Monalanong Hill
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23 km SW

Monalanong Hill

1,494 m
Monalanong Hill
Otse Hill
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40 km S

Otse Hill

1,491 m
Otse Hill
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24 km S

Mmamotshwane Hill

1,404 m
Mmamotshwane Hill

Museums

Botswana National Museum
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14 km E

Botswana National Museum

1968
Botswana National Museum
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14 km E

Botswana Craft

1970
Botswana Craft