Annual mean 18°C · wettest around March · prevailing wind NW
Warmest
25.8 °C
Coldest
19.1 °C
Wettest
100%
Windiest
4.9 m/s
Prevailing
NW
4.0 m/s average
When this place is good five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
never good
never good
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Every reading
bars actual · line feels-like, °Cchance of rain, %wind speed, m/ssky covered, %
The average temperature in Walvisbaai over the whole year is 18°C. May is the hottest month, with highs of about 26°C; September is the coldest, with lows of about 11°C. The rainy (wet) season in Walvisbaai runs from November to April, peaking in March with a 47% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is May to October; July is the driest month, at 0%. Winds in Walvisbaai are highest in November, averaging 3.7 m/s (13 km/h), and lightest in April, at 2.8 m/s (10 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the NW. The clearest skies in Walvisbaai come in June, when the sky is typically 28% covered; February is the cloudiest month, at 56%.
Month by month Walvisbaai 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
24°C
17°C
22°C
25%
53%
3.5 m/s
85
22
57
February
24°C
17°C
23°C
43%
56%
3.3 m/s
84
28
52
March
25°C
17°C
23°C
47%
45%
3.2 m/s
79
29
49
April
25°C
15°C
23°C
35%
36%
2.8 m/s
75
28
52
May
26°C
14°C
23°C
22%
29%
2.9 m/s
70
31
51
June
24°C
13°C
20°C
17%
28%
3.6 m/s
73
18
64
July
23°C
12°C
19°C
0%
31%
3.5 m/s
67
18
66
August
21°C
11°C
18°C
5%
35%
3.1 m/s
62
13
72
September
20°C
11°C
17°C
16%
40%
3.4 m/s
70
4
81
October
21°C
13°C
19°C
18%
46%
3.6 m/s
81
6
78
November
23°C
14°C
20°C
26%
39%
3.7 m/s
85
9
73
December
23°C
16°C
21°C
32%
42%
3.7 m/s
88
10
69
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 Walvisbaai weather by season
Year round, Walvisbaai 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 17°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.
Walvisbaai weather in winterJune to August
High 22°CLow 12°CRain 7%
Winter in Walvisbaai has typical daily highs of about 22°C and lows of about 12°C, with a 7% chance of rain on a given day.
Walvisbaai weather in springSeptember to November
High 21°CLow 13°CRain 20%
Spring in Walvisbaai has typical daily highs of about 21°C and lows of about 13°C, with a 20% chance of rain on a given day.
Walvisbaai weather in summerDecember to February
High 24°CLow 17°CRain 33%
Summer in Walvisbaai has typical daily highs of about 24°C and lows of about 17°C, with a 33% chance of rain on a given day.
Walvisbaai weather in autumnMarch to May
High 25°CLow 15°CRain 35%
Autumn in Walvisbaai has typical daily highs of about 25°C and lows of about 15°C, with a 35% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Walvisbaai?
The rainy (wet) season in Walvisbaai runs from November to April, peaking in March with a 47% 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 Walvisbaai windiest?
Winds in Walvisbaai are highest in November, averaging 3.7 m/s (13 km/h), and lightest in April, at 2.8 m/s (10 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the NW.
What is the average temperature in Walvisbaai year round?
The average temperature in Walvisbaai over the whole year is 18°C. May is the hottest month, with highs of about 26°C; September is the coldest, with lows of about 11°C.