Weather in Gaborone in October 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Gaborone in October
Going from a maximum of +104°F during the day to a minimum of +52°F during the night, the temperature in October averages around +91°F.
The average maximum temperature goes down 79% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +99°F to +57°F.
Is Gaborone warm or cold in October?
Gaborone is typically hot in October.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +84°F to +88°F. The minimum temperature also goes up from +57°F to +63°F.
Make sure that you pack your summer linen and swimming costumes; it’s probably going to be hot.
Take a look at how October is compared to other months in Gaborone:
Climate in Gaborone in October
| September | October | November | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +84°F | +88°F | +88°F | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +36°F | +48°F | +50°F | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +100°F | +104°F | +106°F | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 11 mm | 39 mm | 64 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 2 m/s | 3 m/s | 2 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 40% | 44% | 51% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1016 HPa | 1014 HPa | 1012 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 21 | 15 | 9 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 4 | 5 | 5 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 4 | 7 | 11 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
October typically has worse weather conditions compared to September. It’s getting warmer as October arrives. The average maximum temperature goes up from +84°F to +88°F during the day. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 11 mm to 39 mm. Humidity rises from 40% to 44%. Winds are stronger in comparison to September, going up from 2 m/s to 3 m/s on average. The days becoming less sunny, going from 21 sunny days in September to 15 in October.
November brings much the same weather, it remains good.
Wind
The average wind speed is 4 m/s getting up to 7 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Gaborone is gradually increasing during October, going from 3 m/s to 6 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last October in Gaborone?
Climate Change Over the Years
The climate in Gaborone in October has not changed that much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1981 (+79°F) and the highest in 2015 (+87°F). The driest year was 2015 with only 217 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2000 with 865 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Gaborone, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.
