Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Walvis Bay features a cold desert climate (BWk).Temperatures typically range between 14 °C (58 °F) and 19 °C (67 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 8 °C (47 °F) or can rise to as high as 36 °C (96 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 30 mm (1.2 inches) and receives 0 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Walvis Bay enjoys an average of 4072 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 44 minutes to 13 hours 30 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Walvis Bay are January, February and March, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 18 to 19 °C (66 - 67 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in August, September and October, when daily mean temperatures range from 14 to 15 °C (58 - 60 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Walvis Bay experiences 29 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 28°C (83°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 36°C (96°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 22°C (72°F) |
Mean maximum | 23°C (73°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 30°C (85°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 21°C (70°F) |
Average high | 20°C (69°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 21°C (69°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 19°C (67°F) |
Daily mean | 18°C (66°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 17°C (64°F) | 17°C (64°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 17°C (63°F) |
Average low | 17°C (63°F) | 17°C (64°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 16°C (60°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 15°C (59°F) |
Mean minimum | 15°C (60°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 10°C (49°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 11°C (51°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 13°C (56°F) |
Minimum | 14°C (57°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 11°C (53°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 8°C (48°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 13°C (55°F) |
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Walvis Bay usually has the most precipitation in January, February and March, with an average of 0 rainy days and 5 mm (0.2 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Walvis Bay are June, July and August. On average, 1 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 7 (0.3) | 4 (0.2) | 4 (0.2) | 2 (0.1) | 2 (0.1) | 1 (0.0) | 1 (0.0) | 1 (0.0) | 2 (0.1) | 2 (0.1) | 2 (0.1) | 2 (0.1) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The sunniest months in Walvis Bay are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 17 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Walvis Bay: January, June and July receive an average of 10 hours 12 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 308 | 330 | 354 | 328 | 325 | 309 | 320 | 333 | 331 | 365 | 372 | 391 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 13h 20m | 12h 50m | 12h 11m | 11h 31m | 10h 59m | 10h 44m | 10h 52m | 11h 20m | 11h 57m | 12h 37m | 13h 12m | 13h 30m |
Walvis Bay experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, February and December, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 14 - 14, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.May, June and July are in the High / Very High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 8. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Walvis Bay UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |