Climate averages 1991–2020
Windhoek weather
in June.
A mild, very dry month: the 11th 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.
June is a mild month in Windhoek: daytime highs average 20.8°C and nights cool to about 6.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical June (the joint 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 46 min on an average June day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Walvis Bay (268 km away). In June its highs average 21.0°C, about as warm as Windhoek, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 3 cities listed in Namibia, Windhoek ranks 3rd of 3 for the warmest June highs and 3rd of 3 for the driest June (rainfall, lowest first). The mean June high of those 3 cities is 22.3°C; Windhoek is 1.5°C cooler than that mean.
From June to July, average highs fall by 0.2°C to 20.6°C, and monthly rainfall stays under 1 mm.
The annual picture
June 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
Windhoek climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29.2°C17.3°C | 17.3°C | 131 | 12.8 | 13.313 h |
| February | 28.1°C16.8°C | 16.8°C | 145 | 13.1 | 12.913 h |
| March | 27.0°C15.8°C | 15.8°C | 89 | 11.7 | 12.212 h |
| April | 25.4°C13.4°C | 13.4°C | 29 | 4.8 | 11.612 h |
| May | 23.3°C10.3°C | 10.3°C | 3.7 | 0.6 | 11.011 h |
| June, selected | 20.8°C6.9°C | 6.9°C | 0.4 | 0.1 | 10.811 h |
| July | 20.6°C6.0°C | 6.0°C | 0.4 | 0.1 | 10.911 h |
| August | 23.9°C8.2°C | 8.2°C | 0.3 | 0.1 | 11.311 h |
| September | 27.9°C11.6°C | 11.6°C | 5.2 | 1.1 | 11.912 h |
| October | 30.0°C14.5°C | 14.5°C | 13 | 3.4 | 12.613 h |
| November | 30.3°C15.5°C | 15.5°C | 34 | 5.8 | 13.213 h |
| December | 30.5°C16.7°C | 16.7°C | 64 | 7.9 | 13.513 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
June in nearby cities
- Walvis Bay in JuneNamibia · 268 kmHigh 21.0°C · Low 12.8°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Rundu in JuneNamibia · 587 kmHigh 25.0°C · Low 10.8°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Ondjiva in JuneAngola · 627 kmHigh 26.9°C · Low 12.3°C · 0 mm rain
- Maun in JuneBotswana · 716 kmHigh 24.8°C · Low 9.6°C · 2.5 mm rain
- Cahama in JuneAngola · 756 kmHigh 28.0°C · Low 11.9°C · 0 mm rain
- Upington in JuneSouth Africa · 777 kmHigh 20.2°C · Low 6.8°C · 5.2 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 Windhoek) is explained once on the Windhoek year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.