When to go · Windhoek
Windhoek, month by month
The best months for Windhoek: May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct.
Month by month
- JanuaryMixedHot with afternoon storms.30 °C (86 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 8 rain days86 °F (30 °C) / 64 °F (18 °C), 8 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- FebruaryMixedHot, rainiest month; roads can flood.29 °C (84 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 8 rain days84 °F (29 °C) / 64 °F (18 °C), 8 rain daysCrowds: Low
- MarchMixedWarm, rain easing.28 °C (82 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 7 rain days82 °F (28 °C) / 61 °F (16 °C), 7 rain daysCrowds: Low · 2 festivals or holidays
- AprilGoodGreen and warm; Easter crowds.25 °C (77 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 4 rain days77 °F (25 °C) / 55 °F (13 °C), 4 rain daysCrowds: Low · 3 festivals or holidays
- MayGreatDry and mild.23 °C (73 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 1 rain days73 °F (23 °C) / 48 °F (9 °C), 1 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- JuneGreatDry, cool nights.20 °C (68 °F) / 6 °C (43 °F), 0 rain days68 °F (20 °C) / 43 °F (6 °C), 0 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- JulyGreatDry, cold early mornings.20 °C (68 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 0 rain days68 °F (20 °C) / 41 °F (5 °C), 0 rain daysCrowds: High
- AugustGreatDry; book lodges early.23 °C (73 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 0 rain days73 °F (23 °C) / 45 °F (7 °C), 0 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- SeptemberGreatWarming, still dry.27 °C (81 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 1 rain days81 °F (27 °C) / 52 °F (11 °C), 1 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- OctoberGreatHot afternoons, dry.29 °C (84 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 2 rain days84 °F (29 °C) / 57 °F (14 °C), 2 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- NovemberMixedHot; first storms.30 °C (86 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 4 rain days86 °F (30 °C) / 61 °F (16 °C), 4 rain daysCrowds: Low
- DecemberMixedHot; holiday season books out.30 °C (86 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 6 rain days86 °F (30 °C) / 64 °F (18 °C), 6 rain daysCrowds: High · 2 festivals or holidays
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Windhoek, side by side.
Verdict
May: Great
Jun: Great
Daytime high
May: 23 °C (73 °F)73 °F (23 °C)
Jun: 20 °C (68 °F)68 °F (20 °C)
Night low
May: 9 °C (48 °F)48 °F (9 °C)
Jun: 6 °C (43 °F)43 °F (6 °C)
Rain days
May: 1
Jun: 0 (better)
Crowds
May: Medium
Jun: Medium
Prices
May: Medium
Jun: Medium
Festivals listed
May: 1
Jun: 0
May: Dry and mild.
June: Dry, cool nights.
Windhoek: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
All twelve months in one grid — weather, crowds and prices, with gaps left as unknown.