Rundu, Namibia climate

BSh Hot semi-arid

Rundu has a mildly seasonal warm-temperate climate (Hot semi-arid, Köppen BSh). The hottest month is October with an average daily high near 36°C, while the coldest is July averaging around 8°C at night. Precipitation totals about 461 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — January alone averages 136 mm while July barely receives 0 mm.

☀️ Summers

Very hot

Highs near 36°C in October.

❄️ Winters

Cool

Lows near 8°C in July.

🌧️ Rain

Fairly dry

About 461 mm of rain a year.

Wettest in January

⛅ Sky & trend

Fairly sunny

More sun than cloud through the year.

Temperature & precipitation

Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figures

Hours of sunshine per day

Estimated sunny hours each month — daylight length × clear-sky fraction · 1991–2020 monthly cloud cover (NASA POWER)

Rundu climate normals (1991–2020)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°C)	32	32	32	31	29	27	26	30	34	36	34	33
Avg temp (°C)	26	26	25	23	21	18	17	21	25	28	27	27
Avg low (°C)	20	20	19	16	12	8	8	11	16	20	20	20
Precipitation (mm)	136	99	68	15	3	0	0	0	1	11	46	82

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Avg high (°C)	32	32	32	31	29	27
Avg temp (°C)	26	26	25	23	21	18
Avg low (°C)	20	20	19	16	12	8
Precipitation (mm)	136	99	68	15	3	0

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°C)	26	30	34	36	34	33
Avg temp (°C)	17	21	25	28	27	27
Avg low (°C)	8	11	16	20	20	20
Precipitation (mm)	0	0	1	11	46	82

Sky & atmosphere

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	77	73	64	40	23	16	16	15	21	44	66	76
Relative humidity (%)	62	64	61	48	36	33	31	24	20	25	41	53
Wind speed (m/s)	2.4	2.2	2.3	2.4	2.3	2.4	2.7	2.7	3.1	3.1	2.7	2.4

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Cloud cover (%)	77	73	64	40	23	16
Relative humidity (%)	62	64	61	48	36	33
Wind speed (m/s)	2.4	2.2	2.3	2.4	2.3	2.4

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	16	15	21	44	66	76
Relative humidity (%)	31	24	20	25	41	53
Wind speed (m/s)	2.7	2.7	3.1	3.1	2.7	2.4

Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 26 years of daily observations at Rundu, a weather station, about 7 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.

Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.

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