Climate averages 1991–2020

Rundu weather
in July.

A warm, very dry month: the coolest and the driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule

Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.

Average high 24.8°C Daytime mean, July

Average low 10.3°C Night-time mean, July

Rainfall <1 mm Almost no rain

Daylight 11 h Sunrise to sunset, per day

July is a warm month in Rundu: daytime highs average 24.8°C and nights cool to about 10.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the coolest month of the year.

Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical July (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 10 min on an average July day.

The nearest other city in this atlas is Menongue (425 km away). In July its highs average 26.5°C, 1.7°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 July highs and 1st of 3 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 3 cities is 22.1°C; Rundu is 2.7°C warmer than that mean.

From July to August, average highs rise by 3.9°C to 28.7°C, and monthly rainfall stays under 1 mm.

The annual picture

July in context

30-year average

Average highAverage low°C

Monthly rainfall

Average total · mm

Averages 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

1991–2020

Monthly climate averages for Rundu, 1991–2020
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, selected	24.8°C10.3°C	10.3°C	0	0.0	11.211 h
August	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

July in nearby cities

Distance from Rundu

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 limits

How 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.