Windhoek climate

Name: Windhoek
Address: Namibian central plateau, Namibia

Namibia · Namibian central plateau · 22.559° S, 17.083° E

Köppen BSkcold semi-arid steppeArid

High-desert steppe: hot summer thunderstorm season but cold, frosty, bone-dry winter nights at altitude.

Dry — evaporation outpaces what little rain arrives.

What the year looks like

Average monthly temperature — °F / °C

Average high Average low

Average monthly precipitation — in / mm

Rain

Warmest month

November, 89°F / 31°C

Coldest month

July, 44°F / 7°C

Annual swing

45°F / 25°C

Wettest month

January

Driest month

June

Rain per year

11.2" / 286 mm

Elevation

5430 ft / 1655 m

Time zone

Africa/Windhoek

2019-2023 averages from Open-Meteo Historical Weather API (ERA5 reanalysis). Imperial / metric.
Month	High °F/°C	Low °F/°C	Rain in/mm	Humidity	Wind mph/km/h	Cloud
January	85 / 29	63 / 17	4.54 / 115	47%	6.4 / 10.3	52%
February	83 / 28	62 / 17	2.81 / 71	50%	6.5 / 10.5	45%
March	82 / 28	61 / 16	1.21 / 31	45%	5.9 / 9.5	32%
April	80 / 27	56 / 14	0.16 / 4	39%	6.5 / 10.5	18%
May	75 / 24	51 / 11	0.02 / 1	31%	6.4 / 10.3	13%
June	69 / 21	45 / 7	0.00 / 0	31%	6.9 / 11.1	6%
July	70 / 21	44 / 7	0.00 / 0	27%	7.1 / 11.4	4%
August	76 / 24	48 / 9	0.03 / 1	22%	7.6 / 12.2	9%
September	83 / 28	54 / 12	0.03 / 1	18%	7.9 / 12.7	12%
October	87 / 31	60 / 16	0.24 / 6	20%	7.8 / 12.6	25%
November	89 / 31	62 / 16	0.33 / 8	24%	7.3 / 11.7	32%
December	87 / 30	62 / 17	1.88 / 48	35%	7.0 / 11.3	35%

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