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Monthly climate in Windhoek, Namibia

Last updated: July 31, 2025

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Windhoek features a hot semi-arid climate (BSh). Temperatures typically range between 13 °C (55 °F) and 24 °C (75 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -2 °C (28 °F) or can rise to as high as 36 °C (96 °F). The average annual precipitation amounts to about 465 mm (18.3 inches) and receives 46 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually. Windhoek enjoys an average of 4101 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 45 minutes to 13 hours 28 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Windhoek, Namibia

The warmest months in Windhoek are January, November and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 23 to 24 °C (74 - 75 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 13 to 15 °C (55 - 60 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Windhoek experiences 219 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 2 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Windhoek. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Maximum35°C
(95°F)		35°C
(95°F)		36°C
(96°F)		30°C
(85°F)		28°C
(83°F)		26°C
(80°F)		26°C
(80°F)		28°C
(83°F)		33°C
(92°F)		34°C
(94°F)		35°C
(95°F)		34°C
(94°F)
Mean maximum33°C
(92°F)		32°C
(90°F)		31°C
(88°F)		28°C
(83°F)		26°C
(80°F)		24°C
(75°F)		25°C
(77°F)		27°C
(82°F)		32°C
(90°F)		34°C
(93°F)		35°C
(94°F)		34°C
(93°F)
Average high30°C
(86°F)		28°C
(83°F)		28°C
(82°F)		26°C
(78°F)		24°C
(76°F)		22°C
(71°F)		22°C
(71°F)		24°C
(76°F)		29°C
(84°F)		30°C
(86°F)		31°C
(89°F)		31°C
(88°F)
Daily mean23°C
(74°F)		22°C
(72°F)		21°C
(70°F)		18°C
(65°F)		16°C
(61°F)		13°C
(56°F)		13°C
(55°F)		15°C
(60°F)		20°C
(68°F)		22°C
(72°F)		24°C
(75°F)		24°C
(75°F)
Average low17°C
(63°F)		17°C
(62°F)		15°C
(60°F)		12°C
(54°F)		9°C
(48°F)		6°C
(42°F)		5°C
(41°F)		7°C
(45°F)		11°C
(53°F)		14°C
(58°F)		16°C
(60°F)		17°C
(62°F)
Mean minimum13°C
(56°F)		13°C
(56°F)		11°C
(52°F)		8°C
(47°F)		4°C
(39°F)		2°C
(37°F)		-1°C
(31°F)		1°C
(33°F)		4°C
(40°F)		8°C
(46°F)		10°C
(49°F)		11°C
(53°F)
Minimum11°C
(51°F)		12°C
(54°F)		8°C
(47°F)		7°C
(45°F)		-0°C
(32°F)		-1°C
(31°F)		-2°C
(28°F)		-1°C
(30°F)		1°C
(34°F)		6°C
(43°F)		8°C
(46°F)		9°C
(48°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Windhoek, Namibia

Windhoek usually has the most precipitation in January, February and March, with an average of 10 rainy days and 116 mm (4.6 inches) of precipitation per month. The driest months in Windhoek are June, July and August. On average, 0 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Windhoek. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average precipitation mm (inches)122 (4.8)133 (5.2)94 (3.7)31 (1.2)1 (0.0)0 (0.0)1 (0.0)0 (0.0)2 (0.1)9 (0.3)7 (0.3)66 (2.6)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm)91111500000217

Monthly sunshine hours in Windhoek, Namibia

The sunniest months in Windhoek are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 19 minutes a day. Least sunny months in Windhoek: January, June and July receive an average of 10 hours 19 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Windhoek. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean monthly sunshine hours307330350329329313328337340369374389
Mean daily daylight hours13h 19m12h 49m12h 11m11h 32m11h 0m10h 45m10h 53m11h 20m11h 57m12h 36m13h 11m13h 28m

Solar UV radiation in Windhoek, Namibia

Windhoek experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, February and December, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 16 - 17, 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 9. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Windhoek UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Windhoek. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
UV Index (month maximum)161714129771012141516