Editing Geography of Botswana (section)

==Climate==
Botswana is semi-arid, due to the short rain season. However, the relatively high altitude of the country and its continental situation gives it a subtropical climate. The country is remote from moisture-laden air flows for most of the year. The dry season lasts from April to October in the south and to November in the north where rainfall totals are higher. The south of the country is most exposed to cold winds during the winter period (early May to late August) when average temperatures are around {{convert|14|°C|1}}. The whole country has hot summers with average temperatures around {{convert|26|°C|1}}. Sunshine totals are high all year round although winter is the sunniest period. The whole country is windy and dusty during the dry season.<ref name="Landsberg" /><gallery widths="170" heights="140" class="center">
File:Koppen-Geiger Map BWA present.svg|alt=|Botswana map of Köppen climate classification zones
File:Botswana sat.png|alt=|Satellite image of Botswana
File:Botswana Topography.png|alt=|Elevation map of Botswana
</gallery>{{Weather box
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| location = Gaborone ([[Sir Seretse Khama Airport]], 1981–2010)
| metric first = yes
| single line = yes
| Jan record high F = 103
| Feb record high F = 104
| Mar record high F = 102
| Apr record high F = 98
| May record high F = 91
| Jun record high F = 84
| Jul record high F = 83
| Aug record high F = 91
| Sep record high F = 103
| Oct record high F = 100
| Nov record high F = 104
| Dec record high F = 103
| year record high F = 104
| Jan high C = 32.7
| Feb high C = 32.1
| Mar high C = 30.8
| Apr high C = 28.4
| May high C = 25.6
| Jun high C = 23.1
| Jul high C = 22.9
| Aug high C = 26.2
| Sep high C = 30.0
| Oct high C = 32.0
| Nov high C = 32.3
| Dec high C = 32.5
| year high C = 29.1
| Jan mean C = 25.7
| Feb mean C = 25.2
| Mar mean C = 23.7
| Apr mean C = 20.6
| May mean C = 16.8
| Jun mean C = 13.7
| Jul mean C = 13.5
| Aug mean C = 16.9
| Sep mean C = 21.2
| Oct mean C = 24.0
| Nov mean C = 24.7
| Dec mean C = 25.3
| year mean C = 20.9
| Jan low C = 19.7
| Feb low C = 19.3
| Mar low C = 17.4
| Apr low C = 13.5
| May low C = 8.3
| Jun low C = 5.0
| Jul low C = 4.4
| Aug low C = 7.5
| Sep low C = 12.3
| Oct low C = 16.3
| Nov low C = 17.7
| Dec low C = 18.8
| year low C = 13.4
| Jan record low F = 57
| Feb record low F = 55
| Mar record low F = 52
| Apr record low F = 32
| May record low F = 30
| Jun record low F = 30
| Jul record low F = 28
| Aug record low F = 32
| Sep record low F = 41
| Oct record low F = 45
| Nov record low F = 46
| Dec record low F = 52
| year record low F = 28
| precipitation colour = 
| Jan precipitation mm = 143
| Feb precipitation mm = 82
| Mar precipitation mm = 74
| Apr precipitation mm = 30
| May precipitation mm = 8.3
| Jun precipitation mm = 7.5
| Jul precipitation mm = 1
| Aug precipitation mm = 0.9
| Sep precipitation mm = 5.8
| Oct precipitation mm = 5.8
| Nov precipitation mm = 58
| Dec precipitation mm = 71
| year precipitation mm = 
| Jan precipitation days = 6
| Feb precipitation days = 5
| Mar precipitation days = 5
| Apr precipitation days = 3
| May precipitation days = 2
| Jun precipitation days = 1
| Jul precipitation days = 1
| Aug precipitation days = 1
| Sep precipitation days = 2
| Oct precipitation days = 4
| Nov precipitation days = 5
| Dec precipitation days = 6
| year precipitation days = 41
| source 1 = African Regional Climate Centre<ref name=ARCC>
{{cite web
 |url         = http://acmad.net/rcc/African-RCC/rcc_country_selection.php
 |title       = Precipitation and temperature reference climatologies: Seretse Khama International Airport
 |publisher   = African Regional Climate Centre
 |access-date  = 19 January 2016
 |url-status     = live
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20160314035305/http://acmad.net/rcc/African-RCC/rcc_country_selection.php
 |archive-date = 14 March 2016
 
}}</ref>
| source 2 = Weatherbase (records)<ref name=temperature>{{cite web | url =http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weatherall.php3?s=44286&refer=&cityname=Gaborone-South-East-Botswana&units=us | title =Weatherbase: Historical Weather for Gaborone, Botswana | access-date =26 June 2012 | publisher =Weatherbase | archive-date =24 September 2012 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20120924123406/http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weatherall.php3?s=44286&refer=&cityname=Gaborone-South-East-Botswana&units=metric | url-status =dead }}</ref>
| date = June 2012
}}