Climate averages 1991–2020
Windhoek weather
in October.
A hot, very dry month: the 3rd warmest and the 6th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a hot month in Windhoek: daytime highs average 30.0°C and nights cool to about 14.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the 3rd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 13 mm of rain on roughly 3 days, which makes October a very dry month (the 6th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 36 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Walvis Bay (268 km away). In October its highs average 18.7°C, 11.4°C cooler than Windhoek, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 3 cities listed in Namibia, Windhoek ranks 2nd of 3 for the warmest October highs and joint 2nd of 3 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 3 cities is 27.8°C; Windhoek is 2.3°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs rise by 0.2°C to 30.3°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 13 mm to 34 mm.
The annual picture
October 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 | 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, selected | 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
October in nearby cities
- Walvis Bay in OctoberNamibia · 268 kmHigh 18.7°C · Low 12.0°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Rundu in OctoberNamibia · 587 kmHigh 34.6°C · Low 20.4°C · 13 mm rain
- Ondjiva in OctoberAngola · 627 kmHigh 34.8°C · Low 19.6°C · 19 mm rain
- Maun in OctoberBotswana · 716 kmHigh 35.1°C · Low 19.6°C · 10 mm rain
- Cahama in OctoberAngola · 756 kmHigh 34.8°C · Low 17.8°C · 20 mm rain
- Upington in OctoberSouth Africa · 777 kmHigh 30.5°C · Low 14.9°C · 14 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.