Windhoek
20 to 30°C
temperature
3624 hours
sunshine per day
261 mm
rain
286 days
dry
79 days
rain
0 days
snow

Climate of Windhoek

Windhoek has a semi-arid climate. It is warm to hot all year round and trees don't grow here because of the drought. It consists mainly of sand with grasses and sometimes shrubs. The average annual temperature for Windhoek is 26° degrees and there is about 262 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 265 days a year with an average humidity of 35% and an UV-index of 5.

Climate averages for the whole year

  • Day: the average daily temperature during the day is between 20°C and 30°C
  • Night:the average nighttime temperature is between 6°C and 19°C
  • Rain: it rains 79 days and there is a total of approximately 261 mm rainfall
  • Sun hours: throughout the year there are 3624 sun hours
Maximum temperature: between 20°C and 30°C
Warmest month: 30°C in December
Coldest month: 20°C in June
Night temperature: between 6°C and 19°C
Dry days: 286 days
Days with rain: 79 days
Days with snow: 0 days
Total rain sum: 261 mm
Hours of sunshine: 3624 hours

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Temperature graph

This graph shows the average maximum temperature (red) and minimum temperature (blue) for Windhoek.

Precipitation graph

This graph shows the average amount of rainfall per month for Windhoek.

Climate table of Windhoek

In this climate table you can see at a glance what the average weather per month is for Windhoek. The data has been collected over a 30-year period, from which an average per month has been derived. From year to year the differences may be larger or smaller, but with this climate table you have a good idea of what the weather for Windhoek might be like in a given month.

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Day temp. (°C) 29 28 26 24 23 20 20 24 27 29 29 30
Night temp. (°C) 19 17 16 13 10 7 6 9 13 16 18 19
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Precipitation (mm) 48 69 52 18 2 0 0 0 2 11 18 41
Days with rain 14 15 15 10 2 - - - 2 3 6 12
Dry days 17 13 16 20 29 30 31 31 28 28 24 19
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Sun hours per day 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 11 10
Wind force (Bft) 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 3 3 2
UV-index 6 6 5 5 4 4 4 5 6 6 6 6

Best time to visit Windhoek

The best time to visit Windhoek in Namibia is from January through December. In this period you have a warm temperature and little precipitation. The highest average temperature in Windhoek is 30°C in December and the lowest is 20°C in June.

Climate of Windhoek by month

What is the average climate in a given month for Windhoek? Click on a month to see all monthly averages for sunshine, maximum and minimum temperatures, percent chance of rain per day, snowfall and number of rainy days.

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