Windhoek climate guide

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Temperature in Windhoek (°C)

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Max temperature (daytime)
30°C maximum daytime temperature in January in Windhoek30
29°C maximum daytime temperature in February in Windhoek29
27°C maximum daytime temperature in March in Windhoek27
26°C maximum daytime temperature in April in Windhoek26
23°C maximum daytime temperature in May in Windhoek23
20°C maximum daytime temperature in June in Windhoek20
21°C maximum daytime temperature in July in Windhoek21
23°C maximum daytime temperature in August in Windhoek23
27°C maximum daytime temperature in September in Windhoek27
29°C maximum daytime temperature in October in Windhoek29
30°C maximum daytime temperature in November in Windhoek30
31°C maximum daytime temperature in December in Windhoek31
Min temperature (night-time)
17°C minimum night-time temperature in January in Windhoek17
17°C minimum night-time temperature in February in Windhoek17
16°C minimum night-time temperature in March in Windhoek16
13°C minimum night-time temperature in April in Windhoek13
9°C minimum night-time temperature in May in Windhoek9
7°C minimum night-time temperature in June in Windhoek7
6°C minimum night-time temperature in July in Windhoek6
8°C minimum night-time temperature in August in Windhoek8
12°C minimum night-time temperature in September in Windhoek12
14°C minimum night-time temperature in October in Windhoek14
16°C minimum night-time temperature in November in Windhoek16
17°C minimum night-time temperature in December in Windhoek17

Sunshine & Daylight in Windhoek

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Daily hours of sunshine
Daily hours of daylight
13 hours of daylight per day in January in Windhoek13
13 hours of daylight per day in February in Windhoek13
12 hours of daylight per day in March in Windhoek12
12 hours of daylight per day in April in Windhoek12
11 hours of daylight per day in May in Windhoek11
11 hours of daylight per day in June in Windhoek11
11 hours of daylight per day in July in Windhoek11
11 hours of daylight per day in August in Windhoek11
12 hours of daylight per day in September in Windhoek12
13 hours of daylight per day in October in Windhoek13
13 hours of daylight per day in November in Windhoek13
13 hours of daylight per day in December in Windhoek13

Rainfall in Windhoek

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Number of days with some rain
13 days with some rainfall in January in Windhoek13
12 days with some rainfall in February in Windhoek12
11 days with some rainfall in March in Windhoek11
6 days with some rainfall in April in Windhoek6
3 days with some rainfall in May in Windhoek3
1 day with some rainfall in June in Windhoek1
1 day with some rainfall in July in Windhoek1
1 day with some rainfall in August in Windhoek1
2 days with some rainfall in September in Windhoek2
3 days with some rainfall in October in Windhoek3
6 days with some rainfall in November in Windhoek6
7 days with some rainfall in December in Windhoek7
Average monthly rainfall (mm)
73 mm monthly rainfall in January in Windhoek73
85 mm monthly rainfall in February in Windhoek85
85 mm monthly rainfall in March in Windhoek85
33 mm monthly rainfall in April in Windhoek33
6 mm monthly rainfall in May in Windhoek6
1 mm monthly rainfall in June in Windhoek1
1 mm monthly rainfall in July in Windhoek1
1 mm monthly rainfall in August in Windhoek1
3 mm monthly rainfall in September in Windhoek3
12 mm monthly rainfall in October in Windhoek12
25 mm monthly rainfall in November in Windhoek25
34 mm monthly rainfall in December in Windhoek34

More climate for Windhoek

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (Maximum)
UV (maximum) index 11+ (Extreme) in January in Windhoek11
UV (maximum) index 11+ (Extreme) in February in Windhoek11
UV (maximum) index 11+ (Extreme) in March in Windhoek11
UV (maximum) index 10 (Very High) in April in Windhoek10
UV (maximum) index 7 (High) in May in Windhoek7
UV (maximum) index 6 (High) in June in Windhoek6
UV (maximum) index 6 (High) in July in Windhoek6
UV (maximum) index 8 (Very High) in August in Windhoek8
UV (maximum) index 10 (Very High) in September in Windhoek10
UV (maximum) index 11+ (Extreme) in October in Windhoek11
UV (maximum) index 11+ (Extreme) in November in Windhoek11
UV (maximum) index 11+ (Extreme) in December in Windhoek11
Heat & Humidity
Moderate heat & humidity in January in WindhoekM
Moderate heat & humidity in February in WindhoekM
Low heat & humidity in March in WindhoekL
Low heat & humidity in April in WindhoekL
No heat & humidity in May in Windhoek0
No heat & humidity in June in Windhoek0
No heat & humidity in July in Windhoek0
No heat & humidity in August in Windhoek0
Low heat & humidity in September in WindhoekL
Moderate heat & humidity in October in WindhoekM
Moderate heat & humidity in November in WindhoekM
Moderate heat & humidity in December in WindhoekM

Note: 0 = None, L = Low, M = Moderate, H = High, VH = Very high, E = Extreme

What's the climate like in Windhoek?

Windhoek has a hot semi arid climate.

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The climate guide for Windhoek, Namibia shows long term monthly weather averages processed from data supplied by CRU (University of East Anglia), the Met Office & the Netherlands Meteorological Institute. Find out more about our data sources.

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