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In spring which is from September to October the country experiences very high temperatures which can go as high as 44 °C in most parts of the country. [11] Botswana has received below-normal rainfall and more frequent droughts. [12] Wet days in Botswana varies throughout the year. A wet day is measured at 0.04 inches of liquid precipitation.
View of Sir Seretse Khama International Airport from tarmac. Sir Seretse Khama International Airport (IATA: GBE, ICAO: FBSK), located 15 kilometres (9 mi) north of downtown Gaborone, is the main international airport of the capital city of Botswana. The airport is named after Sir Seretse Khama, the first president of Botswana. [3]
This is a list of cities by average temperature (monthly and yearly). The temperatures listed are averages of the daily highs and lows. Thus, the actual daytime temperature in a given month may be considerably higher than the temperature listed here, depending on how large the difference between daily highs and lows is.
Tsabong is the site of Botswana's coldest recorded temperature, registering a temperature of −15.0 °C (5.0 °F). [2] [when?] The record high temperature registered in Tsabong was 42.6 °C (108.7 °F). [2] [when?] The town is served by Tshabong Airport. The Botswana Prison Service (BPS) operates the Tsabong Prison. [3]
In the same year, Palisadoes Airport (now Norman Manley International) and Montego Bay Airport (now Sangster International) were established. The airport was featured in the first James Bond film, Dr. No (1962). From October 1968, it was the hub for Jamaica's flag carrier, Air Jamaica, until that airline ceased operations during 2015.
Sua Pan Airport or Sowa Airport (IATA: SXN, ICAO: FBSN) is an airport 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) west of Sowa, a town in the Central District of Botswana. The runway is between the north and south basins of the Sua Pan (also known as Sowa Pan), a salt pan where sodium carbonate (soda ash) is mined. Sowa means salt in the language of the San. [4] [5]
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Nata Airport (ICAO: FBNT) is an airport serving the village of Nata in the Central District of Botswana. The runway is 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) west of the town. The runway is 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) west of the town.