Annual mean 20°C · wettest around January · prevailing wind N
Warmest
31.3 °C
Coldest
20.2 °C
Wettest
61%
Windiest
4.3 m/s
Prevailing
N
3.6 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 Windhoek over the whole year is 20°C. November is the hottest month, with highs of about 30°C; June is the coldest, with lows of about 6°C. The rainy (wet) season in Windhoek runs from October to April, peaking in January with a 48% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is May to September; September is the driest month, at 4%. Winds in Windhoek are highest in October, averaging 3.0 m/s (11 km/h), and lightest in March, at 2.4 m/s (9 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the N. The clearest skies in Windhoek come in August, when the sky is typically 8% covered; February is the cloudiest month, at 51%.
Month by month Windhoek 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
29°C
19°C
27°C
48%
48%
2.7 m/s
63
68
16
February
28°C
18°C
26°C
46%
51%
2.5 m/s
64
65
19
March
27°C
16°C
25°C
46%
44%
2.4 m/s
75
55
28
April
26°C
14°C
23°C
40%
34%
2.4 m/s
86
31
50
May
24°C
10°C
20°C
25%
19%
2.4 m/s
86
6
76
June
21°C
6°C
16°C
16%
9%
2.5 m/s
68
0
85
July
21°C
6°C
16°C
6%
10%
2.7 m/s
66
0
85
August
24°C
9°C
18°C
5%
8%
2.8 m/s
78
2
80
September
28°C
13°C
22°C
4%
13%
2.8 m/s
82
29
52
October
30°C
17°C
25°C
32%
27%
3.0 m/s
74
52
32
November
30°C
19°C
26°C
40%
34%
2.9 m/s
62
65
20
December
30°C
20°C
26°C
43%
42%
2.8 m/s
59
69
16
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 Windhoek weather by season
Year round, Windhoek has days of about 21°C at their warmest in July, its coolest month, and 30°C in November, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 6°C to 20°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 20°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around January and least likely around September. 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.
Windhoek weather in winterJune to August
High 22°CLow 7°CRain 9%
Winter in Windhoek has typical daily highs of about 22°C and lows of about 7°C, with a 9% chance of rain on a given day.
Windhoek weather in springSeptember to November
High 29°CLow 16°CRain 25%
Spring in Windhoek has typical daily highs of about 29°C and lows of about 16°C, with a 25% chance of rain on a given day.
Windhoek weather in summerDecember to February
High 29°CLow 19°CRain 45%
Summer in Windhoek has typical daily highs of about 29°C and lows of about 19°C, with a 45% chance of rain on a given day.
Windhoek weather in autumnMarch to May
High 26°CLow 13°CRain 37%
Autumn in Windhoek has typical daily highs of about 26°C and lows of about 13°C, with a 37% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Windhoek?
The rainy (wet) season in Windhoek runs from October to April, peaking in January with a 48% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is May to September; September is the driest month, at 4%.
What time of year is Windhoek windiest?
Winds in Windhoek are highest in October, averaging 3.0 m/s (11 km/h), and lightest in March, at 2.4 m/s (9 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the N.
What is the average temperature in Windhoek year round?
The average temperature in Windhoek over the whole year is 20°C. November is the hottest month, with highs of about 30°C; June is the coldest, with lows of about 6°C.