Last updated: May 6, 2024
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.
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).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 38°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 maximum | 37°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 high | 33°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 mean | 25°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 low | 18°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 minimum | 14°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) |
Minimum | 12°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) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Khorixas, Kunene, Namibia with other places around the world.
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.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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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) | 4 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
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.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 305 | 331 | 352 | 331 | 331 | 314 | 329 | 337 | 338 | 369 | 375 | 391 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 13h 11m | 12h 44m | 12h 10m | 11h 35m | 11h 7m | 10h 54m | 11h 1m | 11h 25m | 11h 58m | 12h 33m | 13h 4m | 13h 19m |
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.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |