Thermograph

How unusual is the weather? Graded against ~45 years of local climate history.

Windhoek, Khomas Region, Namibia weather records

Record high and low temperatures for Windhoek, Khomas Region, Namibia, by month, by season, and all-time, with the dates they occurred, across 1981–2026 of daily climate history. Its hottest day on record reached 38°C on 1981-12-27; its coldest fell to -4°C on 1996-07-07.

Records by month

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have ever been in each calendar month, so each column shows its record high and its record low. Tap a month for its full averages and typical range.

MonthDaytime highOvernight low
January
38°C2003-01-15
22°C2022-01-20
24°C2002-01-04
5°C2014-01-06
February
38°C1998-02-06
21°C2000-02-29
22°C1998-02-07
8°C2023-02-20
March
37°C2019-03-03
21°C2006-03-18
21°C2003-03-17
6°C1997-03-30
April
34°C1998-04-06
17°C2003-04-15
19°C1998-04-03
3°C1982-04-29
May
30°C1998-05-02
12°C2006-05-21
16°C2024-05-09
-1°C2022-05-21
June
27°C2026-06-08
9°C2011-06-07
13°C2026-06-13
-4°C2011-06-08
July
28°C2024-07-24
9°C1982-07-01
12°C2002-07-25
-4°C1996-07-07
August
31°C2015-08-29
13°C1995-08-05
15°C2015-08-29
-3°C1981-08-29
September
35°C1997-09-27
15°C2000-09-16
19°C1997-09-27
-2°C1999-09-10
October
38°C2023-10-26
21°C1984-10-03
20°C1990-10-28
1°C2007-10-09
November
38°C2016-11-01
21°C1997-11-16
22°C2018-11-18
3°C1996-11-21
December
38°C1981-12-27
22°C1997-12-30
23°C1989-12-26
7°C1982-12-13

Records by season

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have reached in each meteorological season (Southern Hemisphere, each a three-month span).

SeasonDaytime highOvernight low
Summer (Dec–Feb)
38°C1981-12-27
21°C2000-02-29
24°C2002-01-04
5°C2014-01-06
Autumn (Mar–May)
37°C2019-03-03
12°C2006-05-21
21°C2003-03-17
-1°C2022-05-21
Winter (Jun–Aug)
31°C2015-08-29
9°C2011-06-07
15°C2015-08-29
-4°C1996-07-07
Spring (Sep–Nov)
38°C2023-10-26
15°C2000-09-16
22°C2018-11-18
-2°C1999-09-10

All-time records

The most extreme value Windhoek has recorded for each metric across its entire history.

High

Highest 38°C 1981-12-27
Lowest 9°C 2011-06-07

Low

Highest 24°C 2002-01-04
Lowest -4°C 1996-07-07

Feels-like

Highest 41°C 1982-12-29
Lowest -13°C 1996-07-07

Humidity

Highest 15.7 g/m³ 2025-03-04
Lowest 0.7 g/m³ 1991-07-05

Wind

Highest 54 km/h 2001-07-07
Lowest 7 km/h 1990-03-14

Precip

Wettest 99 mm 1984-02-06
Driest 177-day dry spell 1991-03-30

For rainfall, the “driest” figure is the longest run of consecutive days without measurable rain, dated to when that dry spell began.

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