Quietest cities in Botswana

Chronic noise exposure is increasingly recognised as a public health issue. The World Health Organisation's Environmental Noise Guidelines (2018) link sustained exposure above 53 dB(A) daytime to cardiovascular effects, and above 45 dB(A) at night to sleep disturbance. Road traffic, rail corridors, and airport approach paths are the dominant sources in urban Europe.

ClearSpot noise scores are derived from the European Environment Agency's strategic noise maps (END Directive 2002/49/EC) and from OpenStreetMap infrastructure data. They represent the estimated ambient noise pressure at the centre of each city, aggregated to a 0-100% burden score. A score near 0% does not mean silence - it means no major strategic noise source is documented within the default sensitivity radius.

The 50 cities below score lowest on ClearSpot's noise module in Botswana - meaning quieter environments by the standards of strategic mapping. For precise measurements at a specific address, open the live map and zoom in.

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Country	City	ClearSpot score	noise %	View on map
BW	Artesia	100%	0%	View on map
BW	Bobonong	100%	0%	View on map
BW	Bokaa	100%	0%	View on map
BW	Borolong	100%	0%	View on map
BW	Botlhapatlou	100%	0%	View on map
BW	Chadibe	100%	0%	View on map
BW	Charles Hill	100%	0%	View on map
BW	Dekar	100%	0%	View on map
BW	Dukwe	100%	0%	View on map
BW	Dutlwe	100%	0%	View on map
BW	Francistown	100%	0%	View on map
BW	Gabane	100%	0%	View on map
BW	Gaborone	100%	0%	View on map
BW	Gaphatshwe	100%	0%	View on map
BW	Ghanzi	100%	0%	View on map
BW	Gobojango	100%	0%	View on map
BW	Good Hope	100%	0%	View on map
BW	Gumare	100%	0%	View on map
BW	Gweta	100%	0%	View on map
BW	Hukuntsi	100%	0%	View on map
BW	Janeng	100%	0%	View on map
BW	Jwaneng	100%	0%	View on map
BW	Kalamare	100%	0%	View on map
BW	Kang	100%	0%	View on map
BW	Kanye	100%	0%	View on map
BW	Kasane	100%	0%	View on map
BW	Kgomokasitwa	100%	0%	View on map
BW	Khakhea	100%	0%	View on map
BW	Khudumelapye	100%	0%	View on map
BW	Kopong	100%	0%	View on map
BW	Kumakwane	100%	0%	View on map
BW	Kurametsi	100%	0%	View on map
BW	Lehututu	100%	0%	View on map
BW	Lenchwe Le Tau	100%	0%	View on map
BW	Lentsweletau	100%	0%	View on map
BW	Lerala	100%	0%	View on map
BW	Letlhakane	100%	0%	View on map
BW	Letlhakeng	100%	0%	View on map
BW	Letsheng	100%	0%	View on map
BW	Lobatse	100%	0%	View on map
BW	Lokwabe	100%	0%	View on map
BW	Lorolwana	100%	0%	View on map
BW	Lotlhakane	100%	0%	View on map
BW	Maapi	100%	0%	View on map
BW	Mabuli	100%	0%	View on map
BW	Machaneng	100%	0%	View on map
BW	Magothla	100%	0%	View on map
BW	Mahalapye	100%	0%	View on map
BW	Maitengwe	100%	0%	View on map
BW	Makaleng	100%	0%	View on map

What counts as quiet on ClearSpot?

ClearSpot's noise module draws from two layers: European strategic noise maps published by the EEA, covering motorways, major railways, and airports; and a secondary layer from the osm-noise-pollution project, which models ambient road noise from OpenStreetMap road network data. Cities that appear in neither layer - or only in low-density zones - score near 100% (minimum noise burden). Cities crossed by major motorways, high-speed rail lines, or under flight paths score lower.

Noise is one of the more stable environmental layers: major infrastructure changes slowly. Scores are refreshed annually for the strategic layer and monthly for the modelled road-noise layer.