When to go · Swakopmund
Swakopmund in March
Great month. Inside Swakopmund's best window: All year; May–Sep for cooler days, Oct–Apr for warm beach weather.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 22°C (72°F)72°F (22°C) / 16°C (61°F)61°F (16°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 6
- Crowds
- Low
- Namibia overall
- Prices
- Low
- Namibia overall
Verdict
Inside Swakopmund's best window: All year; May–Sep for cooler days, Oct–Apr for warm beach weather.
Is another month better than March?
No other month rates higher than March for Swakopmund in this guide.
Weather in March
- SwakopmundHighs around 22 °C (72 °F), lows around 16 °C (61 °F), rain on about 6 daysHighs around 72 °F (22 °C), lows around 61 °F (16 °C), rain on about 6 days
- Skeleton and central coast, Namibia · Swakopmund, Walvis Bay, Cape Crossbest weather
Cool fog most mornings all year; east-wind sandstorms can blow in winter.
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
Good Friday and Easter Monday big impact
Mar–Apr (moves yearly — check) · Namibia
Campsites and lodges full with regional visitors.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Namibia overall
- Low
- Prices · Namibia overall
- Low
Namibia overall: Green landscapes and birdlife; Etosha animals dispersed.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Swakopmund, side by side.
Verdict
Mar: Great
Jan: Great
Daytime high
Mar: 22 °C (72 °F)72 °F (22 °C)
Jan: 22 °C (72 °F)72 °F (22 °C)
Night low
Mar: 16 °C (61 °F)61 °F (16 °C)
Jan: 16 °C (61 °F)61 °F (16 °C)
Rain days
Mar: 6
Jan: 1 (better)
Crowds
Mar: Low
Jan: Medium
Prices
Mar: Low
Jan: Medium
Festivals listed
Mar: 1
Jan: 0
March: Inside Swakopmund's best window: All year; May–Sep for cooler days, Oct–Apr for warm beach weather.
January: Inside Swakopmund's best window: All year; May–Sep for cooler days, Oct–Apr for warm beach weather.
Swakopmund: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
Nothing unusual for the weather this month.