Kweneng · BotswanaSummit weather, forecast and climate

Mapudinyane Ridge

1,150 m

Elevation1,150 mabove sea level

Prominence–independent height

Isolation8.0 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul20°average high

24.43° S, 25.54° EElevation 1,150 mUTC+2 · Central Africa Time

From the valley to the top

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Mapudinyane Ridge in brief

Mapudinyane Ridge rises to 1,150 m, Kweneng, Botswana.

At the summit, December is the mildest month with average highs of 30°, while nights rarely fall below freezing.

The nearest town in the atlas is Molepolole, 4.9 km to the NW at 1,146 m.

iiForecast

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

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iiiSummit climate

Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted

Climate normals for Mapudinyane Ridge by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	30°	30°	28°	26°	23°	20°	20°	24°	28°	30°	30°	30°
Average low	19°	19°	17°	14°	10°	7°	6°	9°	13°	16°	17°	19°
Precipitation	82 mm	80 mm	60 mm	27 mm	11 mm	7 mm	1 mm	2 mm	8 mm	37 mm	65 mm	69 mm
Cloud cover	27%	24%	21%	16%	9%	7%	6%	7%	10%	20%	27%	28%
Daylight	13h 29	12h 55	12h 15	11h 32	10h 57	10h 38	10h 45	11h 15	11h 56	12h 38	13h 17	13h 38
Month score	55	58	70	89	97	98	100	99	86	71	61	58

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

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Freezing level	4,950 m	4,900 m	4,650 m	4,200 m	3,700 m	3,200 m	3,150 m	3,600 m	4,250 m	4,650 m	4,800 m	4,900 m
Summit	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C

ivTerrain

vNeighbours

Mountain	Elevation	Prominence	Distance	July summit high
Mmakanke	1,312 m	–	20 km E	20°
Ditejwane Hills	1,241 m	–	8.0 km W	20°
Sokomedi Hills	1,233 m	–	11 km W	20°
Magagarape Hills	1,212 m	–	10 km SW	20°
Mahukhutswane Hills	1,194 m	–	10 km NE	20°
Lekgabana la Mosokotswe	1,191 m	–	10 km W	20°
Sekolong	1,162 m	–	13 km NE	20°
Mmamarobole Hills	1,147 m	–	15 km NE	20°