Namibia weather by month

In Windhoek, the average share of the sky covered by clouds shows significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year begins around April 7 and lasts for 6.7 months, ending around October 26. The clearest month is June, when the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 98% of the time on average.

The cloudier part of the year begins around October 27 and lasts for 5.3 months, ending around April 6. The cloudiest month is February, when it is overcast or mostly cloudy 39% of the time.

This is the average sustained wind speed at the standard 10 metres above open ground — the steady flow a weather station reports, not the sharper gusts that come and go, which can run half again as fast. It's the number that says whether a place is generally breezy or calm.

Wind in Windhoek is steady company: average speeds sit near 10 km/h — calm — in every month of the year, with no meaningful windy or calm season.

Solar energy is how much sunlight actually reaches the ground each day, measured in kilowatt-hours per square metre (kWh/m²) — the combined effect of how long the sun is up, how high it climbs, and how much cloud gets in the way. It's the raw fuel a solar panel has to work with: for scale, 1 kWh/m² a day is dim and wintry, while 7+ is desert-bright.

Windhoek receives about 6.4 kWh/m² a day of solar energy on average — intense — with a clear seasonal swing between 4.6 and 8.0 kWh/m².

The brighter stretch of the year lasts 6.2 months, from around Sep 4 to Mar 12. The brightest month is December, averaging about 7.9 kWh/m² (intense).

The dimmest month is June, down near 4.7 kWh/m² — roughly 41% less than the December peak.