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Monthly climate in Oranjemund, Karas, Namibia

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Oranjemund features a cold desert climate (BWk).Temperatures typically range between 14 °C (57 °F) and 19 °C (66 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 5 °C (41 °F) or can rise to as high as 40 °C (104 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 47 mm (1.9 inches) and receives 4 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Oranjemund enjoys an average of 4128 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 20 minutes to 13 hours 54 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Oranjemund, Karas, Namibia §

The warmest months in Oranjemund are January, February and March, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 18 to 19 °C (65 - 66 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in July, August and September, when daily mean temperatures range from 14 to 15 °C (57 - 60 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Oranjemund experiences 49 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Oranjemund, Karas, Namibia.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 33°C
(92°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 34°C
(93°F)
Mean maximum 29°C
(85°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)
Average high 22°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(71°F)
Daily mean 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 18°C
(64°F)
Average low 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 15°C
(59°F)
Mean minimum 13°C
(55°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 12°C
(53°F)
Minimum 11°C
(53°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 11°C
(52°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Oranjemund, Karas, Namibia §

Oranjemund usually has the most precipitation in January, July and August, with an average of 0 rainy days and 6 mm (0.2 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Oranjemund are February, April and November. On average, 3 mm (0.1 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Oranjemund, Karas, Namibia.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 6 (0.2) 3 (0.1) 3 (0.1) 2 (0.1) 3 (0.1) 4 (0.2) 7 (0.3) 4 (0.2) 4 (0.1) 4 (0.2) 3 (0.1) 4 (0.2)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0

Monthly sunshine hours in Oranjemund, Karas, Namibia §

The sunniest months in Oranjemund are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 43 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Oranjemund: May, June and July receive an average of 10 hours 0 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Oranjemund, Karas, Namibia.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 329 352 360 325 315 293 312 329 338 373 387 410
Mean daily daylight hours 13h 42m 13h 3m 12h 12m 11h 22m 10h 40m 10h 20m 10h 30m 11h 7m 11h 55m 12h 46m 13h 31m 13h 54m

Solar UV radiation in Oranjemund, Karas, Namibia §

Oranjemund experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, February and December, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 14 - 15, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.May, June and July are in the Moderate / High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 7. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Oranjemund UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Oranjemund, Karas, Namibia.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 15 14 12 10 7 5 5 8 11 12 13 15