Namibia Climatic Classifications

Code Description Group Number of states/regions States/regions
Bsh Subtropical steppe Arid 10 Kavango East Kavango West Khomas Ohangwena Omaheke Omusati Oshana Oshikoto Otjozondjupa Zambezi
Bwh Subtropical desert Arid 3 Erongo Hardap Karas
Bwk Mid-latitude desert Arid 1 Kunene

Summary: Most regions (10) in Namibia lie in the Subtropical steppe climate zone (Köppen: Bsh). The mean average of annual temperatures range from a high of 26.67°C (80.01°F) in Omusati to a low of 19.93°C (67.87°F) in Erongo.

Climate Namibia: Weather By Month

Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Nov Oct Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 34.24(93.63) 33.49(92.28) 32.26(90.07) 30.27(86.49) 29.18(84.52) 26.92(80.46) 27.31(81.16) 31.13(88.03) 35.05(95.09) 36.85(98.33) 34.37(93.87) 33.94(93.09) 36.85(98.33)
Average high °C (°F) 30.79(87.42) 30.4(86.72) 29.54(85.17) 28.26(82.87) 26.82(80.28) 24.3(75.74) 24.42(75.96) 27.93(82.27) 31.64(88.95) 33.42(92.16) 32.07(89.73) 31.04(87.87) 29.22(84.6)
Daily mean °C (°F) 27.12(80.82) 26.5(79.7) 25.76(78.37) 24.1(75.38) 21.91(71.44) 18.66(65.59) 18.49(65.28) 21.6(70.88) 25.62(78.12) 28.27(82.89) 28.05(82.49) 27.43(81.37) 24.46(76.03)
Average low °C (°F) 21.42(70.56) 20.71(69.28) 20.08(68.14) 17.93(64.27) 14.72(58.5) 10.63(51.13) 9.98(49.96) 12.2(53.96) 15.57(60.03) 18.95(66.11) 20.98(69.76) 21.4(70.52) 17.05(62.69)
Record low °C (°F) 18.49(65.28) 17.49(63.48) 16.2(61.16) 13.42(56.16) 10.62(51.12) 6.93(44.47) 6.4(43.52) 9.15(48.47) 12.65(54.77) 14.82(58.68) 16.06(60.91) 17.06(62.71) 6.4(43.52)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 143.1(5.63) 137.44(5.41) 115.55(4.55) 38.23(1.51) 3.7(0.15) 0.52(0.02) 0.58(0.02) 0.35(0.01) 2.35(0.09) 15.38(0.61) 79.34(3.12) 141.97(5.59) 56.54(2.23)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 14.51 13.86 14.08 5.84 0.64 0.07 0.1 0.12 0.64 3.4 10.43 14.04 6.48
Average relative humidity (%) 49.91 52.75 54.43 48.31 36.76 35.44 33.31 25.96 22.14 24.03 35.49 45.15 38.64
Mean monthly sunshine hours 11.35 11.25 11.23 11.26 10.98 10.79 11.03 11.28 11.53 11.58 12.08 11.96 11.36

Namibia Climate Graph

Namibia’s Cities by Temperature

Namibia’s states/regions ranking by average yearly temperature:

Omusati
26.67°C | 80.01°F
Kunene
26.26°C | 79.27°F
Zambezi
26.04°C | 78.87°F
Kavango West
25.67°C | 78.21°F
Kavango East
25.67°C | 78.21°F
Oshana
25.38°C | 77.68°F
Oshikoto
25.38°C | 77.68°F
Ohangwena
25.38°C | 77.68°F
Karas
24.34°C | 75.81°F
Otjozondjupa
23.4°C | 74.12°F
Omaheke
23.35°C | 74.03°F
Hardap
23.12°C | 73.62°F
Khomas
21.87°C | 71.37°F
Erongo
19.93°C | 67.87°F

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