Botswana : Climate and geography

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I. Geographical location and climate in Botswana
II. Relief Map of Botswana
III. Temperature and rainfall in major cities

I. Geographical location and climate of Botswana

Location

Large pool of sand characterized by a scrubby savanna.
Northwest flowing Okavango, which permeates the sands of the desert and forms a delta of 15,000 sq km, while in the depressions of the Northeast are the large salt deserts of the Makgadikgadi Pans.
The territory is occupied almost 85% from the Kalahari, extensive semi-arid ridges of sand deposits and long sandy valleys. Location

climate

In winter (late May-August), days are clear, warm and sunny, the nights cool to very cold.
The country consists mainly of desert has fortunately, between November and March, a rainy season marked: showers and thunderstorms then bring a rain so valuable that it gave its name to the national currency (the pula).
Interim periods are rather dry.

II. Relief Map of Botswana

Relief Map of Botswana

III. Temperatures in major cities of Botswana

Franscistown	January	February	March	April	may	June	July	August	September	October	Nevember	December
Temperature max	31	30	29	28	26	23	24	26	30	32	34	31
Temperature min	18	18	16	13	9	5	5	7	12	16	18	18

Gaborone	January	February	March	April	may	June	July	August	September	October	Nevember	December
Temperature max	32	32	30	28	24	23	23	26	31	33	33	32
Temperature min	20	19	17	13	9	4	5	8	13	17	17	18

Maun	January	February	March	April	may	June	July	August	September	October	Nevember	December
Temperature max	32	31	31	31	28	25	25	29	33	35	34	32
Temperature min	19	19	17	14	10	6	6	9	13	13	13	13

Source : 2008