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Monthly climate in Khorixas, Namibia

Last updated: July 31, 2025

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Khorixas features a hot desert climate (BWh). Temperatures typically range between 20 °C (67 °F) and 25 °C (78 °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 268 mm (10.6 inches) and receives 38 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually. Khorixas enjoys an average of 4108 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 54 minutes to 13 hours 19 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Khorixas, Namibia

The warmest months in Khorixas are February, November and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 25 to 25 °C (77 - 78 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 20 to 20 °C (67 - 69 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Khorixas experiences 322 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 Khorixas. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Maximum38°C
(101°F)		38°C
(101°F)		38°C
(101°F)		36°C
(96°F)		35°C
(95°F)		31°C
(89°F)		32°C
(89°F)		34°C
(93°F)		38°C
(100°F)		40°C
(104°F)		40°C
(104°F)		39°C
(102°F)
Mean maximum37°C
(99°F)		37°C
(99°F)		36°C
(97°F)		34°C
(93°F)		33°C
(91°F)		30°C
(87°F)		30°C
(86°F)		33°C
(92°F)		37°C
(99°F)		38°C
(101°F)		38°C
(101°F)		38°C
(100°F)
Average high33°C
(92°F)		33°C
(91°F)		31°C
(89°F)		31°C
(88°F)		30°C
(86°F)		28°C
(82°F)		28°C
(82°F)		29°C
(85°F)		33°C
(92°F)		34°C
(93°F)		34°C
(94°F)		34°C
(93°F)
Daily mean25°C
(76°F)		25°C
(77°F)		25°C
(76°F)		24°C
(75°F)		23°C
(73°F)		20°C
(68°F)		20°C
(67°F)		20°C
(69°F)		24°C
(75°F)		25°C
(77°F)		25°C
(78°F)		25°C
(77°F)
Average low18°C
(65°F)		19°C
(66°F)		19°C
(67°F)		18°C
(64°F)		16°C
(61°F)		13°C
(55°F)		12°C
(55°F)		13°C
(55°F)		15°C
(59°F)		17°C
(62°F)		18°C
(64°F)		18°C
(64°F)
Mean minimum14°C
(57°F)		14°C
(58°F)		15°C
(59°F)		14°C
(58°F)		10°C
(51°F)		10°C
(50°F)		8°C
(46°F)		7°C
(44°F)		10°C
(50°F)		11°C
(51°F)		13°C
(55°F)		13°C
(56°F)
Minimum12°C
(53°F)		14°C
(57°F)		12°C
(55°F)		13°C
(55°F)		5°C
(41°F)		7°C
(44°F)		6°C
(43°F)		5°C
(41°F)		6°C
(44°F)		8°C
(47°F)		11°C
(51°F)		12°C
(54°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Khorixas, Namibia

Khorixas usually has the most precipitation in January, February and March, with an average of 7 rainy days and 65 mm (2.6 inches) of precipitation per month. The driest months in Khorixas 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 Khorixas. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average precipitation mm (inches)34 (1.3)51 (2.0)112 (4.4)29 (1.1)1 (0.0)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)10 (0.4)7 (0.3)24 (1.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm)4712600000225

Monthly sunshine hours in Khorixas, Namibia

The sunniest months in Khorixas are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 21 minutes a day. Least sunny months in Khorixas: 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 Khorixas. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean monthly sunshine hours305331352331331314329337338369375391
Mean daily daylight hours13h 11m12h 44m12h 10m11h 35m11h 7m10h 54m11h 1m11h 25m11h 58m12h 33m13h 4m13h 19m

Solar UV radiation in Khorixas, Namibia

Khorixas experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, February and December, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 16 - 16, 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 Khorixas UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Khorixas. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
UV Index (month maximum)161614129781013141516