Windhoek monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

The bar chart below shows the average monthly peak daytime temperatures at Windhoek

Windhoek average temperature chart (Celsius) Windhoek average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Windhoek (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 30 28.7 27.2 25.3 22.6 20.1 20.5 23 26.8 28.8 29.5 30.7
°F 86.1 83.6 81 77.5 72.7 68.2 68.9 73.5 80.2 83.8 85.1 87.2

Please note: these are the average peak daytime temperatures (usually around mid-afternoon) so do not show daytime / night highs and lows. To see the daily range of temperatures have a look at the temperature max / min chart below.

Average rainfall & rainy days

The graph below shows the average rainfall and number of rainy days per month.

Windhoek monthly rainfall chart (mm) Windhoek monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Windhoek (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 73 85 85 33 6 2 1 1 3 12 25 34
inches 2.9 3.3 3.3 1.3 0.2 0.1 0 0 0.1 0.5 1 1.3
Rainy days 13 12 11 6 3 1 1 1 2 4 6 8

Average annual rainfall in Windhoek: 352.5mm (138.8 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Windhoek

Windhoek average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Windhoek
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 9.2 9 8.7 9.9 10.7 10.7 11.1 11.4 11.1 10.7 10.5 10.6

Day / night temperatures

The graph below shows the daily range of temperatures for each month.

Windhoek average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Windhoek average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Windhoek (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 17.3 16.7 15.5 12.6 9.1 6.6 6.4 8.4 11.9 14.3 15.6 16.8
Max °C 30.4 29 27.5 25.6 23 20.5 20.9 23.4 27.2 29.2 29.9 31
Min °F 63.1 62 59.9 54.7 48.3 43.8 43.4 47.1 53.3 57.7 60 62.2
Max °F 74.8 73 70.7 66.4 60.8 56.3 56.5 60.6 67.1 71.1 72.9 75

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Windhoek average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Windhoek average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Windhoek in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 19.4 19.8 19.4 18.4 17.3 16.3 15.7 15.5 15.7 16.3 17.3 18.6
°F 66.9 67.6 66.8 65.1 63.2 61.4 60.2 59.9 60.2 61.3 63.1 65.5

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Windhoek average winspeed by month (km/h) Windhoek average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Windhoek (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 6 6 5 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 7
mph 4 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 4

A monthly average windspeed of over 16km/h or 10mph suggests a location is fairly windy.

Relative humidity

The graph below shows the average relative humidity.

Windhoek relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Windhoek
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
40% 46% 51% 45% 36% 35% 31% 25% 21% 24% 30% 32%
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Windhoek weather stats

Windhoek weather statistics
Hottest month: December 30.7°C 87.3°F
Driest month: August 1mm 0ins
Sunniest month: July 11.1hrs
Coldest month: June 20.1°C 68.2°F
Wettest month: February 85mm 3.3ins
Warmest sea: February 19.8°C 67.6°F
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