Gobabis weather in April

In April, Gobabis sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 27 mm of rain across 5 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% of the time in April, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of April to 11 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Gobabis's 6th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gobabis's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
8th warmest
Overnight low
14°
6th coldest
Rainfall
27 mm
5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
7:00 AM – 6:29 PM
Cloud cover
30%
6th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.55 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.5
out of 10

Gobabis is city in eastern Namibia.

Density
66/km²
people per km²
Founded
1856

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical April day in Gobabis reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 2°C cooler than March and about 2°C warmer than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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22816
32816
42816
52816
62816
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282713
292713
302713

How April really feels in Gobabis

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

April sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Gobabis weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 8th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 20°951313.24.1
Feb31° / 19°8812.912.84.5
Mar30° / 18°6410.512.25.4
Apr28° / 14°27511.57.5
May25° / 10°30.910.99.1
Jun23° / 00.110.79.5
Jul22° / 10.210.89.4
Aug26° / 10.211.29.3
Sep30° / 13°51.411.96.9
Oct32° / 17°224.512.55.0
Nov32° / 18°367.513.14.4
Dec32° / 19°6811.113.33.9

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 13%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17822
27822
38020
48020
58218
68218
78416
88416
98614
108713
118713
128812
138812
148911
158911
169010
179010
189010
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219010
229010
23919
249010
259010
269010
27919
28928
29928
30928

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Gobabis gets around 27 mm of rain over 5 wet days in April. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 17% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
130
229
328
427
526
625
724
823
922
1021
1120
1219
1319
1418
1517
1617
1716
1815
1914
2014
2113
2212
2311
2410
259
268
278
287
296
306

Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of April feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, April lands in the dry band about 81% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1612217
2622216
3632215
4642214
5672112
6682111
7692110
870219
973207
1074206
1176195
1277185
1379174
1481163
1583152
1684142
1786131
1887121
1988111
2089110
2190100
229190
239280
249280
259370
269460
279460
289550
299550
309550

Wind in April

Winds average 11 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
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Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min at the start of April to 11 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 36 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:55 AM to 7:05 AM, and sunset from 6:43 PM to 6:17 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:556:43
211.86:556:42
311.86:556:41
411.76:566:40
511.76:566:39
611.76:566:38
711.76:576:37
811.76:576:36
911.66:576:35
1011.66:586:34
1111.66:586:33
1211.66:586:32
1311.56:596:31
1411.56:596:31
1511.57:006:30
1611.57:006:29
1711.57:006:28
1811.47:016:27
1911.47:016:26
2011.47:016:25
2111.47:026:24
2211.47:026:24
2311.37:036:23
2411.37:036:22
2511.37:036:21
2611.37:046:20
2711.37:046:20
2811.27:056:19
2911.27:056:18
3011.27:056:17

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.55 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.55 kWh/m² to a high of 7.59 kWh/m² in November across the year — April's 5.55 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
25.8Bright
35.8Bright
45.8Bright
55.7Bright
65.7Bright
75.7Bright
85.7Bright
95.7Bright
105.7Bright
115.6Bright
125.6Bright
135.6Bright
145.6Bright
155.5Bright
165.5Bright
175.5Bright
185.5Bright
195.5Bright
205.5Bright
215.4Bright
225.4Bright
235.4Bright
245.4Bright
255.4Bright
265.4Bright
275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Gobabis?

Our two travel scores rate April for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

7.5
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
8.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

April is one of the better times to visit Gobabis for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Gobabis in April

From April's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In April, Gobabis sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 14°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Gobabis in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Gobabis peaks around January 16 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 6 (high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 16UV 16Jun 18UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr10Very high
May8Very high
Jun6High
Jul7High
Aug8Very high
Sep10Very high
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Gobabis?

Gobabis sits at 22.5°S, 19.0°E, 1,442 m above sea level, in Namibia. The nearest listed city is Windhoek, 194 km away.

WindhoekKatuturaRehobothOkahandjaMarientalGhanziOtjiwarongoGrootfontein

Topography around Gobabis

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Gobabis.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gobabis has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 99 m around an average of 1,448 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 144 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 412 m.

The land around Gobabis is covered by shrubs (64%) within 3 km, shrubs (75%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and shrubs (74%) and grassland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
99 m
16 km
144 m
80 km
412 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
April weather nearby: Windhoek 194 km · Katutura 197 km · Rehoboth 215 km · Okahandja 219 km · Mariental 263 km · Ghanzi 288 km · Otjiwarongo 327 km · Grootfontein 333 km

Namibia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type D / M
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 41% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$4,876
2025
Happiness
4.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
11.2
per 100k, 2021
Road deaths
34.8
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
Religion
Christian 98%unaffiliated 2%other 1%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Gobabis (-22.4534°, 18.9716°, elevation 1,442 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).