Gobabis weather in July

In July, Gobabis sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.2 wet days and about 10.8 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 23°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 92% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 36 min at the start of July to 10 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Gobabis's 2nd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gobabis's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.2 wet days
Daylight
10 h 42 min
7:27 AM – 6:12 PM
Cloud cover
9%
2nd clearest
Wind
13 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
4.77 kWh/m²
Travel score
9.4
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 July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 23°C by the end.

A typical July day in Gobabis reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 17°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and about 3°C cooler than August.

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How July really feels in Gobabis

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July 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

July 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 July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 12th-warmest and 11th-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 July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 92% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 4% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 4%.

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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Gobabis gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.2 wet days in July. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 1% and peaks near 1% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in July

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

By dew point, July lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Wind in July

Winds average 13 km/h in July, the windiest month of the year.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 36 min at the start of July to 10 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 18 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 7:28 AM to 7:22 AM, and sunset from 6:07 PM to 6:18 PM.

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Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 4.77 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 — July's 4.77 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Gobabis?

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

9.4
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
6.7
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

July 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 July

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

In July, Gobabis sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: light clothes, a warm layer and sun protection.

light clothesa warm layersun protection

UV index in Gobabis in July

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Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. 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.

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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
July 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).