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Monthly climate in Okahandja, Otjozondjupa, Namibia

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Okahandja features a hot desert climate (BWh).Temperatures typically range between 15 °C (60 °F) and 26 °C (79 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -1 °C (31 °F) or can rise to as high as 38 °C (100 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 325 mm (12.8 inches) and receives 46 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Okahandja enjoys an average of 4091 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 47 minutes to 13 hours 26 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Okahandja, Otjozondjupa, Namibia §

The warmest months in Okahandja are January, November and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 26 to 26 °C (78 - 79 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 15 to 18 °C (60 - 65 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Okahandja experiences 286 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 Okahandja, Otjozondjupa, 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 38°C
(100°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 38°C
(100°F)
Mean maximum 36°C
(97°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 37°C
(99°F)
Average high 33°C
(91°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 34°C
(93°F)
Daily mean 26°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)
Average low 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 15°C
(58°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 19°C
(66°F)
Mean minimum 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 13°C
(55°F)
Minimum 13°C
(55°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 1°C
(33°F)		 1°C
(35°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 9°C
(49°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Okahandja, Otjozondjupa, Namibia §

Okahandja usually has the most precipitation in January, February and March, with an average of 10 rainy days and 78 mm (3.1 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Okahandja are May, June and August. On average, 0 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Okahandja, Otjozondjupa, 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) 91 (3.6) 79 (3.1) 64 (2.5) 21 (0.8) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 7 (0.3) 8 (0.3) 55 (2.2)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 10 12 10 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 7

Monthly sunshine hours in Okahandja, Otjozondjupa, Namibia §

The sunniest months in Okahandja are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 16 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Okahandja: January, February and June receive an average of 10 hours 31 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Okahandja, Otjozondjupa, 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 304 327 350 329 330 314 328 337 339 368 373 387
Mean daily daylight hours 13h 17m 12h 48m 12h 10m 11h 33m 11h 2m 10h 47m 10h 55m 11h 22m 11h 57m 12h 35m 13h 9m 13h 26m

Solar UV radiation in Okahandja, Otjozondjupa, Namibia §

Okahandja 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 Okahandja UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Okahandja, Otjozondjupa, 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) 16 17 14 12 9 7 7 10 13 14 15 16