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South-East · BotswanaSummit weather, forecast and climate

Modipe Hill

1,005 m
Elevation1,005 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation3.8 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul21°average high
24.65° S, 26.20° EElevation 1,005 mUTC+2 · Central Africa Time
From the valley to the top
  • Summit1,005 m
  • Mid-mountain500 m
  • Valley0 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Modipe Hill in brief

Modipe Hill rises to 1,005 m, South-East, Botswana.

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

The nearest town is Oodi, 19 km to the NW at 982 m.

Facts

Elevation
1,005 m · 3,297 ft
Region
South-East
Country
Botswana
Coordinates
-24.6500, 26.2000
Nearest airport
Sir Seretse Khama International Airport (GBE) · 30 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 Modipe 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°40°31°20°Jan30°20°Feb29°18°Mar26°15°Apr24°10°May21°7°Jun21°6°Jul24°9°Aug28°13°Sep30°17°Oct31°18°Nov31°19°DecPrecipitation
Climate normals for Modipe Hill by month
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high31°30°29°26°24°21°21°24°28°30°31°31°
Average low20°20°18°15°10°7°6°9°13°17°18°19°
Precipitation91 mm86 mm67 mm28 mm12 mm7 mm1 mm2 mm8 mm38 mm77 mm79 mm
Cloud cover28%25%22%17%10%8%7%8%11%21%29%30%
Daylight13h 3012h 5512h 1611h 3210h 5610h 3710h 4411h 1511h 5612h 3913h 1813h 39
Month score4954658797981009984685553

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 m4,850 m4,650 m4,150 m3,600 m3,100 m3,050 m3,550 m4,200 m4,600 m4,750 m4,850 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

Modipe Hill in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Botswana
MountainElevationProminenceDistanceJuly summit high
Modwe1,024 m–3.8 km SW21°
Mabutswe Hill1,010 m–22 km W20°
viBase towns

Where to stay nearby

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Oodi

South-East · 19 km NW
30°Oct high
5wet days
66score
Oodi
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Tlokweng

South-East · 23 km W
30°Oct high
5wet days
66score
Tlokweng
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Mmathubudukwane

Kgatleng · 24 km E
31°Oct high
6wet days
62score
Mmathubudukwane
Mochudi
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Mochudi

Kgatleng · 26 km N
31°Oct high
5wet days
65score
Mochudi
Around here

Oodi and around

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Oodi

South-East · Botswana
Jun–Augbest months
21°July high
982 maltitude
Oodi

Nature

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15 km N

Metsimotlhabe River

River
Metsimotlhabe River

Mountains

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35 km NW

Mmakanke

1,312 m
Mmakanke
Kgale Hill
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22 km SW

Kgale Hill

1,287 m
Kgale Hill
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33 km SW

Rasemong Hills

1,272 m
Rasemong Hills

Museums

Botswana National Museum
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15 km SW

Botswana National Museum

1968
Botswana National Museum
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13 km W

Botswana Craft

1970
Botswana Craft