When to go · Swakopmund
Swakopmund in May
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
- 21°C (70°F)70°F (21°C) / 12°C (54°F)54°F (12°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 1
- Crowds
- Medium
- Namibia overall
- Prices
- Medium
- 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 May?
No other month rates higher than May for Swakopmund in this guide.
Weather in May
- SwakopmundHighs around 21 °C (70 °F), lows around 12 °C (54 °F), rain on about 1 dayHighs around 70 °F (21 °C), lows around 54 °F (12 °C), rain on about 1 day
- Skeleton and central coast, Namibia · Swakopmund, Walvis Bay, Cape Crossfine
Cool fog most mornings all year; east-wind sandstorms can blow in winter.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Namibia overall
- Medium
- Prices · Namibia overall
- Medium
Namibia overall: Start of the dry season: pleasant days, cool nights, green still around.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Swakopmund, side by side.
Verdict
May: Great
Jan: Great
Daytime high
May: 21 °C (70 °F)70 °F (21 °C)
Jan: 22 °C (72 °F)72 °F (22 °C)
Night low
May: 12 °C (54 °F)54 °F (12 °C)
Jan: 16 °C (61 °F)61 °F (16 °C)
Rain days
May: 1
Jan: 1
Crowds
May: Medium
Jan: Medium
Prices
May: Medium
Jan: Medium
Festivals listed
May: 0
Jan: 0
May: 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
- A warm layer for the evenings