Climate averages 1991–2020
Rundu weather
in August.
A hot, very dry month: the 6th warmest and the joint 2nd driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a hot month in Rundu: daytime highs average 28.7°C and nights cool to about 13.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical August (the joint 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 31 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Menongue (425 km away). In August its highs average 29.9°C, 1.2°C warmer than Rundu, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 3 cities listed in Namibia, Rundu ranks 1st of 3 for the warmest August highs and 1st of 3 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 3 cities is 23.7°C; Rundu is 5.0°C warmer than that mean.
From August to September, average highs rise by 4.1°C to 32.8°C, and monthly rainfall rises from under 1 mm to 1.1 mm.
The annual picture
August in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Rundu climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29.0°C19.6°C | 19.6°C | 165 | 18.6 | 13.113 h |
| February | 28.6°C19.1°C | 19.1°C | 134 | 16.4 | 12.713 h |
| March | 28.5°C18.7°C | 18.7°C | 105 | 14.5 | 12.212 h |
| April | 28.6°C16.8°C | 16.8°C | 20 | 4.2 | 11.712 h |
| May | 27.5°C13.8°C | 13.8°C | 0.6 | 0.1 | 11.311 h |
| June | 25.0°C10.8°C | 10.8°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 11.111 h |
| July | 24.8°C10.3°C | 10.3°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.211 h |
| August, selected | 28.7°C13.0°C | 13.0°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 11.512 h |
| September | 32.8°C17.2°C | 17.2°C | 1.1 | 0.4 | 12.012 h |
| October | 34.6°C20.4°C | 20.4°C | 13 | 3.4 | 12.512 h |
| November | 32.3°C20.1°C | 20.1°C | 65 | 11.7 | 12.913 h |
| December | 30.4°C19.8°C | 19.8°C | 122 | 16.8 | 13.213 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
August in nearby cities
- Menongue in AugustAngola · 425 kmHigh 29.9°C · Low 11.8°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Ondjiva in AugustAngola · 439 kmHigh 30.2°C · Low 14.4°C · 0 mm rain
- Maun in AugustBotswana · 447 kmHigh 28.3°C · Low 11.6°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Mongu in AugustZambia · 465 kmHigh 30.0°C · Low 14.2°C · 0 mm rain
- Windhoek in AugustNamibia · 587 kmHigh 23.9°C · Low 8.2°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Cahama in AugustAngola · 608 kmHigh 31.0°C · Low 13.8°C · 0 mm rain
- Matala in AugustAngola · 617 kmHigh 30.7°C · Low 13.7°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Livingstone in AugustZambia · 644 kmHigh 27.9°C · Low 13.1°C · 0 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Rundu) is explained once on the Rundu year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.