Francistown travel guide

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Francistown is a city in the east of Botswana, near the border with Zimbabwe. In our division of Botswana into regions, it is in Southeast Botswana.

Practical guide

Get around

There is a daily night train each way between Francistown and Lobatse using refurbished trains from South Africa.

Eat

Barbara's Bistro (at the Sport Club), ☏ +267 241 3737. Calabash Coffee Shop (on the corner of Baines and St Patrick), ☏ +267 240 3360. Nando's Chicken. The chicken at Nando's is excellent. (updated Sep 2025) Spur Restaurant. Spur has decent burgers and steaks.

Guide content from Wikivoyage contributors (CC BY-SA) — abridged; the full article has much more.

Getting there

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Best time to visit Francistown — climate

Jan: ~27°C daytime, 21 rainy days 27° JanFeb: ~29°C daytime, 16 rainy days 29° FebMar: ~28°C daytime, 5 rainy days 28° MarApr: ~27°C daytime, 6 rainy days 27° AprMay: ~24°C daytime, 0 rainy days 24° MayJun: ~23°C daytime, 0 rainy days 23° JunJul: ~23°C daytime, 0 rainy days 23° JulAug: ~28°C daytime, 0 rainy days 28° AugSep: ~32°C daytime, 1 rainy days 32° SepOct: ~32°C daytime, 3 rainy days 32° OctNov: ~27°C daytime, 18 rainy days 27° NovDec: ~27°C daytime, 15 rainy days 27° Dec

Weather in Francistown

Tue ☀️ 35° 18° 💧0%
Wed 🌤️ 35° 20° 💧4%
Thu 🌤️ 35° 20° 💧2%
Fri ☀️ 34° 20° 💧0%
Sat ☀️ 34° 18° 💧0%
Sun ☀️ 36° 18° 💧0%
Mon ☀️ 38° 21° 💧0%

In Oct, Francistown typically sees ~32°C daytime highs and 3 rainy days.

Round out the trip

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