How warm does Namibia get?

Typical daytime highs in Namibia are Mar–May 26°C (79°F), Jun–Aug 22°C (71°F), Sep–Nov 30°C (85°F), Dec–Feb 29°C (84°F).

Is Namibia expensive?

On the ground, Namibia is high-end.

Africa & Middle East / Namibia

Namibia

Q: What sort of trip is Namibia good for?

Namibia is good for sunshine and salt water, moving about and doing things, landscape doing the heavy lifting, the once-in-a-lifetime sort of thing.

Namibia · Namibia · Windhoek

Orange dunes eight hundred feet high, a dead forest standing in a white clay pan, and desert elephants that shouldn’t exist but do.

The best time to visit Namibia is May–Oct, when typical daytime highs reach about 30°C (85°F). Local time there is 08:00 (UTC+2).

Best time to go

May–Oct

Budget on the ground

$$$ · high-end

Nearest airport

WDH · Windhoek

Good for

sunshine and salt water moving about and doing things landscape doing the heavy lifting the once-in-a-lifetime sort of thing

In season

May June July August September October

The year at a glance

Light0 to 24h High16 to 36°C61 to 97°F Rain0 to 100mm0 to 3.9in

May · high 74°F · rain 0.0in · 11.0h of daylight · in the recommended window

shaded columns are the recommended window

Measured at Windhoek, this page’s gateway

Namibia month by month, the same numbers the figure draws
Month	High °CHigh °F	Rain mmRain in	Light	Notes
January	29°C84°F	94mm3.7in	13.4h13.4h
February	28°C82°F	70mm2.8in	12.9h12.9h
March	28°C82°F	25mm1.0in	12.3h12.3h
April	27°C80°F	5mm0.2in	11.6h11.6h
May	24°C74°F	0mm0.0in	11.0h11.0h	in the recommended window
June	20°C69°F	0mm0.0in	10.8h10.8h	in the recommended window
July	20°C69°F	0mm0.0in	10.9h10.9h	in the recommended window
August	24°C75°F	2mm0.1in	11.3h11.3h	in the recommended window
September	28°C82°F	1mm0.0in	12.0h12.0h	in the recommended window
October	30°C86°F	11mm0.4in	12.7h12.7h	in the recommended window
November	31°C88°F	9mm0.4in	13.2h13.2h
December	30°C86°F	40mm1.6in	13.5h13.5h

Good to know

Currency: NAD · Namibian dollar
Language: English
Plug: D, G
Driving: on the left

United States: Type A, B at home, you will need an adapter. 220 V there, 120 V at home — check your charger says 100-240 V.

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