Gaborone - Post Report Question and Answers
What is the air quality like at post (good/moderate/bad)? Are there seasonal air quality issues? Does the air quality have an impact on health?
The air quality is usually quite good. Sometimes fires in the dry season. People in certain areas may burn their trash. - Aug 2024
It's not bad, but this is a desert, so occasionally there are sand storms. On some days, the fog is quite thick. - Dec 2023
Air quality was pretty good. - Jul 2019
Good. - Apr 2017
It's fine. It's a relatively small city - only 250k people. - Jul 2016
Fine. Occasionally so dry and dusty that it HURTS to run outside, but generally decent quality. - Mar 2015
Lots of dust. It does not rain much here. - Oct 2014
It can be a bit dusty, depending on where you are, but the air quality is decent. - Nov 2013
Fine. It is a little dusty. It's a small city but there is still a lot of vehicle exhaust. The Marines say they can feel it when they go for runs. - Jul 2013
It's good, but it can be extremely dry at times. - Apr 2013
The air quality in Gaborone is good. This is a small city (around 200K people) with no real industry or traffic. - Jun 2010
