The best time to visit Namibia is from january until december, when you will have a pleasant or warm temperature and none till little rainfall. The highest average temperature in Namibia is 30°C in december and the lowest is 20°C in june. The weather and climate of Namibia is suitable for a sun vacation.

The average climate figure for Namibia is an 9,2. This is based on various factors, such as average temperatures, the chance of precipitation and weather experiences of others.

Namibia has 2 types of climates prevailing, namely the semi-arid climate and desert climate. If you want to know what the average temperature is in Namibia or when most precipitation (rain or snow) falls, you can find an overview below. This way, you are well prepared. Our average monthly climate data is based on data from the past 30 years.

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Climate Namibia per month

Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
29°C	28°C	26°C	24°C	23°C	20°C	20°C	24°C	27°C	29°C	29°C	30°C
48 mm	69 mm	52 mm	18 mm	2 mm	0 mm	0 mm	0 mm	2 mm	11 mm	18 mm	41 mm

All climate data from Namibia

Climate data from: Windhoek

Namibia in brief

Capital	Windhoek
Flight time ¹	2 h. 10 min
Population	2.368.747
Area	825.418 km²
Currency	Namibian dollar, South African rand
Local date	tu 7 april 2020
Local time	16:41 hour in the afternoon

¹ From Cape Town International Airport

14 day weather forecast Namibia

The weather for Windhoek in Namibia will be around 26° degrees in the next 14 days with a couple of days chance of light rain showers.

The weather forecast for Namibia is based on the weather in Windhoek.

Weather forecast this week

Day	Max	Min	Precip	Change	Wind	UV
Tu 7 Apr	26°C	13°C	0 mm	0%	4m/s	9
We 8 Apr	27°C	14°C	0 mm	0%	3m/s	6
Th 9 Apr	26°C	15°C	1.8 mm	35%	3m/s	8
Fr 10 Apr	26°C	15°C	0.1 mm	20%	3m/s	8
Sa 11 Apr	26°C	15°C	0 mm	0%	2m/s	9
Su 12 Apr	25°C	16°C	0 mm	0%	3m/s	7
Mo 13 Apr	27°C	15°C	0 mm	0%	4m/s	8

Weather forecast next week

Day	Max	Min	Precip	Change	Wind	UV
Tu 14 Apr	28°C	14°C	0 mm	0%	4m/s	8
We 15 Apr	29°C	15°C	0 mm	0%	4m/s	8
Th 16 Apr	28°C	16°C	0 mm	0%	2m/s	6
Fr 17 Apr	23°C	17°C	0.2 mm	20%	2m/s	2
Sa 18 Apr	27°C	17°C	0 mm	0%	3m/s	6
Su 19 Apr	27°C	17°C	0.2 mm	20%	3m/s	6
Mo 20 Apr	26°C	17°C	2.6 mm	45%	3m/s	6

Climate Namibia

Climate Namibia per Month

Namibia has 2 types of climates prevailing, namely the semi-arid climate and desert climate. The average annual temperature for Namibia is 26° degrees and there is about 262 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 265 days a year with an average humidity of 35% and an UV-index of 5.


Day
Night
Precip
Rain days
Dry days
Sun hours per day
Wind force in Bft
UV-index

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Day	29°C	28°C	26°C	24°C	23°C	20°C	20°C	24°C	27°C	29°C	29°C	30°C
Night	19°C	17°C	16°C	13°C	10°C	7°C	6°C	9°C	13°C	16°C	18°C	19°C
Precip	48 mm	69 mm	52 mm	18 mm	2 mm	0 mm	0 mm	0 mm	2 mm	11 mm	18 mm	41 mm
Rain days	14	15	15	10	2	0	0	0	2	3	6	12
Dry days	17	13	16	20	29	30	31	31	28	28	24	19
Sun hours per day	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	10
Wind force in Bft	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	3	3	2
UV-index	6	6	5	5	4	4	4	5	6	6	6	6

Climate Namibia january

On average, it is maximum 29° in january in Namibia and at least around 19° degrees. In january there are 14 days of rainfall with a total of 48 mm and the it will be dry 17 days this month in Namibia.

Climate Namibia february

On average, it is maximum 28° in february in Namibia and at least around 17° degrees. In february there are 15 days of rainfall with a total of 69 mm and the it will be dry 13 days this month in Namibia.

Climate Namibia march

On average, it is maximum 26° in march in Namibia and at least around 16° degrees. In march there are 15 days of rainfall with a total of 52 mm and the it will be dry 16 days this month in Namibia.

Climate Namibia april

On average, it is maximum 24° in april in Namibia and at least around 13° degrees. In april there are 10 days of rainfall with a total of 18 mm and the it will be dry 20 days this month in Namibia.

Climate Namibia may

On average, it is maximum 23° in may in Namibia and at least around 10° degrees. In may there are 2 days of rainfall with a total of 2 mm and the it will be dry 29 days this month in Namibia.

Climate Namibia june

On average, it is maximum 20° in june in Namibia and at least around 7° degrees. and the it will be dry 30 days this month in Namibia.

Climate Namibia july

On average, it is maximum 20° in july in Namibia and at least around 6° degrees. and the it will be dry 31 days this month in Namibia.

Climate Namibia august

On average, it is maximum 24° in august in Namibia and at least around 9° degrees. and the it will be dry 31 days this month in Namibia.

Climate Namibia september

On average, it is maximum 27° in september in Namibia and at least around 13° degrees. In september there are 2 days of rainfall with a total of 2 mm and the it will be dry 28 days this month in Namibia.

Climate Namibia october

On average, it is maximum 29° in october in Namibia and at least around 16° degrees. In october there are 3 days of rainfall with a total of 11 mm and the it will be dry 28 days this month in Namibia.

Climate Namibia november

On average, it is maximum 29° in november in Namibia and at least around 18° degrees. In november there are 6 days of rainfall with a total of 18 mm and the it will be dry 24 days this month in Namibia.

Climate Namibia december

On average, it is maximum 30° in december in Namibia and at least around 19° degrees. In december there are 12 days of rainfall with a total of 41 mm and the it will be dry 19 days this month in Namibia.

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Namibia has 7 airports which you can fly to:

Eros Airport
Windhoek
Hosea Kutako International Airport
Windhoek
Rundu Airport
Rundu
Luderitz Airport
Lüderitz
Oranjemund Airport
Oranjemund
Ondangwa Airport
Ondangwa
Walvis Bay Airport
Walvis Bay

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About Namibia

Namibia is in the continental part Africa and the capital is Windhoek. The total surface is 825.418 km² with 1.572 km of coastline and the population consists of 2.368.747 inhabitants. In terms of area, the country is somewhat smaller New Zealand. If you want to call Namibia you have to use +264 or 00264 before the phone number without the first 0 in the original phone number (if it occurs). If the normal number is 05012457809, for example, you can remove the first 0 and call +2645012457809 or 002645012457809.

Namibia is in a straight line at 1.220 km distance from Cape Town. From Cape Town International Airport the flight time is about 2 hours5.

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Time difference Namibia

In Namibia it is now 16:41 o’clock in the afternoon on tuesday 7 april 2020. That is equal to the time in New Zealand. The time zone of Namibia is Africa/Windhoek and the Greenwich time is UTC+02.

Currency Namibia

In Namibia the Namibian dollar and South African rand are used to pay.

Exchange rate Namibian dollar (NAD) 7 april 2020

1 Namibian dollar = 0,99 South African rand
100 Namibian dollar = 99,18 South African rand

1 South African rand = 1,01 Namibian dollar
100 South African rand = 100,82 Namibian dollar

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Vaccinations Namibia

Recommended vaccinations

DTP (Difterie, Tetanus en Polio)
Hepatitis A (besmettelijke geelzucht)

Person and travel related vaccinations

These vaccinations may differ per person and / or be advised on the basis of the stay in Namibia.

BMR (Bof, Mazelen en Rode hond)
Gele koorts
Hepatitis B
Meningitis of Meningokokkenziekte
Rabiës
Schistosomiasis
Tuberculose (TBC)

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