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Monalanong HillSouth-East · BotswanaSummit weather, forecast and climate
Otse Hill
1,491 m
Elevation1,491 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation21 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul18°average high
25.02° S, 25.73° EElevation 1,491 mUTC+2 · Central Africa Time
From the valley to the top
- Summit1,491 m
- Mid-mountain1,290 m
- Valley · Ramotswa Station/Taung1,095 m
Freezing level in October: above the summit
iThe mountain
Otse Hill in brief
Otse Hill rises to 1,491 m, South-East, Botswana.
At the summit, December is the mildest month with average highs of 29°, while nights rarely fall below freezing.
The nearest town in the atlas is Otse, 0.8 km to the E at 1,361 m.
Facts
- Elevation
- 1,491 m · 4,892 ft
- Region
- South-East
- Country
- Botswana
- Coordinates
- -25.0183, 25.7258
- Nearest airport
- Sir Seretse Khama International Airport (GBE) · 55 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 Otse Hill by month
Summit temperatures and precipitation
Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high | 28° | 28° | 26° | 24° | 21° | 18° | 18° | 22° | 26° | 27° | 28° | 29° |
| Average low | 18° | 17° | 16° | 12° | 8° | 5° | 4° | 7° | 11° | 14° | 15° | 17° |
| Precipitation | 101 mm | 91 mm | 64 mm | 30 mm | 12 mm | 5 mm | 1 mm | 2 mm | 7 mm | 40 mm | 69 mm | 76 mm |
| Cloud cover | 29% | 26% | 23% | 18% | 10% | 8% | 7% | 8% | 12% | 23% | 29% | 30% |
| Daylight | 13h 31 | 12h 56 | 12h 16 | 11h 31 | 10h 55 | 10h 35 | 10h 43 | 11h 14 | 11h 56 | 12h 39 | 13h 19 | 13h 41 |
| Month score | 58 | 63 | 77 | 92 | 97 | 99 | 100 | 99 | 96 | 79 | 69 | 64 |
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freezing level | 5,050 m | 4,950 m | 4,700 m | 4,250 m | 3,750 m | 3,250 m | 3,200 m | 3,650 m | 4,250 m | 4,650 m | 4,800 m | 4,950 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
Otse Hill in 3D
vNeighbours
Mountains of BotswanaPeaks nearby
| Mountain | Elevation | Prominence | Distance | July summit high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monalanong Hill | 1,494 m | – | 21 km N | 19° |
| Mmamotshwane Hill | 1,404 m | – | 17 km N | 19° |
| Lohawe Hills | 1,403 m | – | 22 km NW | 19° |
| Ramankga Mmasechele | 1,400 m | – | 20 km NW | 18° |
| Ditshukutswane Hill | 1,326 m | – | 23 km NW | 19° |
| Mabofula Hills | 1,317 m | – | 23 km N | 19° |
| Pyetle Hill | 1,301 m | – | 24 km NW | 19° |
| Bopharamo Hill | 1,291 m | – | 23 km NW | 19° |
viBase towns
Where to stay nearby
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Otse
South-East · 0.8 km E
28°Oct high
6wet days
72score
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Ramotswa Station/Taung
South-East · 6.6 km NW
29°Oct high
5wet days
70score
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Kgomokasitwa
Ngwaketsi · 13 km SW
29°Oct high
6wet days
72score
Around here
Otse and around
Nature
Mountains
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Mmamotshwane Hill
1,404 m
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Lohawe Hills
1,403 m