Annual mean 18°C · wettest around March · prevailing wind NW
Warmest
25.8 °C
Coldest
18.3 °C
Wettest
98%
Windiest
4.7 m/s
Prevailing
NW
3.9 m/s average
When this place is good five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
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The average temperature in Swakopmund over the whole year is 18°C. May is the hottest month, with highs of about 26°C; August is the coldest, with lows of about 11°C. The rainy (wet) season in Swakopmund runs from November to April, peaking in March with a 49% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is May to October; July is the driest month, at 0%. Winds in Swakopmund are highest in November, averaging 3.5 m/s (13 km/h), and lightest in April, at 2.7 m/s (10 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the NW. The clearest skies in Swakopmund come in June, when the sky is typically 27% covered; February is the cloudiest month, at 56%.
Month by month Swakopmund climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
Month
High
Low
Feels like
Chance of rain
Cloud
Wind
Being outside
Sun
Walking
January
25°C
18°C
23°C
27%
52%
3.4 m/s
81
26
53
February
25°C
17°C
23°C
44%
56%
3.1 m/s
80
31
48
March
25°C
17°C
24°C
49%
45%
3.1 m/s
76
32
46
April
25°C
15°C
23°C
37%
36%
2.7 m/s
73
30
50
May
26°C
14°C
23°C
24%
28%
2.8 m/s
71
31
51
June
24°C
12°C
20°C
17%
27%
3.4 m/s
73
17
65
July
23°C
11°C
19°C
0%
29%
3.3 m/s
67
17
66
August
22°C
11°C
18°C
5%
34%
3.0 m/s
64
14
71
September
20°C
11°C
17°C
17%
39%
3.4 m/s
63
8
74
October
23°C
14°C
20°C
18%
45%
3.4 m/s
79
11
73
November
24°C
15°C
21°C
27%
39%
3.5 m/s
81
14
68
December
24°C
16°C
22°C
34%
42%
3.5 m/s
83
15
64
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Seasons, and the year in short Swakopmund weather by season
Year round, Swakopmund has days of about 20°C at their warmest in September, its coolest month, and 26°C in May, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 11°C to 18°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 18°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around March and least likely around July. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Swakopmund weather in winterJune to August
High 23°CLow 11°CRain 7%
Winter in Swakopmund has typical daily highs of about 23°C and lows of about 11°C, with a 7% chance of rain on a given day.
Swakopmund weather in springSeptember to November
High 22°CLow 13°CRain 21%
Spring in Swakopmund has typical daily highs of about 22°C and lows of about 13°C, with a 21% chance of rain on a given day.
Swakopmund weather in summerDecember to February
High 24°CLow 17°CRain 35%
Summer in Swakopmund has typical daily highs of about 24°C and lows of about 17°C, with a 35% chance of rain on a given day.
Swakopmund weather in autumnMarch to May
High 25°CLow 15°CRain 36%
Autumn in Swakopmund has typical daily highs of about 25°C and lows of about 15°C, with a 36% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Swakopmund?
The rainy (wet) season in Swakopmund runs from November to April, peaking in March with a 49% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is May to October; July is the driest month, at 0%.
What time of year is Swakopmund windiest?
Winds in Swakopmund are highest in November, averaging 3.5 m/s (13 km/h), and lightest in April, at 2.7 m/s (10 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the NW.
What is the average temperature in Swakopmund year round?
The average temperature in Swakopmund over the whole year is 18°C. May is the hottest month, with highs of about 26°C; August is the coldest, with lows of about 11°C.