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Monthly climate in Katima Mulilo, Namibia

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Katima Mulilo features a hot semi-arid climate (BSh).Temperatures typically range between 18 °C (64 °F) and 28 °C (83 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 7 °C (44 °F) or can rise to as high as 40 °C (105 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 812 mm (32.0 inches) and receives 88 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Katima Mulilo enjoys an average of 3964 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 5 minutes to 13 hours 8 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Katima Mulilo, Namibia §

The warmest months in Katima Mulilo are October, November and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 26 to 28 °C (79 - 83 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in May, June and July, when daily mean temperatures range from 18 to 21 °C (64 - 69 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Katima Mulilo experiences 297 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 Katima Mulilo, 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 35°C
(96°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 38°C
(100°F)
Mean maximum 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 36°C
(97°F)
Average high 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 31°C
(89°F)
Daily mean 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(79°F)
Average low 20°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)
Mean minimum 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(67°F)
Minimum 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 10°C
(49°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 19°C
(66°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Katima Mulilo, Namibia §

Katima Mulilo usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 19 rainy days and 195 mm (7.7 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Katima Mulilo 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 Katima Mulilo, 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) 183 (7.2) 264 (10.4) 109 (4.3) 31 (1.2) 1 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 1 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 1 (0.0) 9 (0.4) 74 (2.9) 138 (5.5)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 19 22 14 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 18

Monthly sunshine hours in Katima Mulilo, Namibia §

The sunniest months in Katima Mulilo are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 35 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Katima Mulilo: January, February and June receive an average of 9 hours 52 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Katima Mulilo, 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 282 290 342 330 336 314 328 335 336 358 353 354
Mean daily daylight hours 13h 1m 12h 38m 12h 10m 11h 40m 11h 16m 11h 5m 11h 11m 11h 31m 11h 59m 12h 29m 12h 55m 13h 8m

Solar UV radiation in Katima Mulilo, Namibia §

Katima Mulilo experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, November and December, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 15 - 17, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.May, June and July are in the Very High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 10. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Katima Mulilo UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Katima Mulilo, 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) 17 15 14 13 10 8 8 10 12 12 15 15