Grootfontein weather in August

In August, Grootfontein sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 28°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 89% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 06 min at the start of August to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Grootfontein's 3rd-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Grootfontein's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 27°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 11°; 3rd coldest
Rainfall: 0 mm; 0.1 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 18 min; 7:12 AM – 6:32 PM
Cloud cover: 11%; 3rd clearest
Wind: 12 km/h; 4th windiest
Solar energy: 5.87 kWh/m²
Travel score: 8.9; out of 10

Grootfontein is city in Namibia.

Founded: 1885

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

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Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 28°C by the end.

A typical August day in Grootfontein reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 16°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 4°C warmer than July and about 4°C cooler than September.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	27	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	29	29	29
Avg low (°C)	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	25	9
2	25	9
3	25	9
4	25	9
5	25	9
6	25	10
7	25	10
8	25	10
9	26	10
10	26	10
11	26	10
12	26	10
13	26	10
14	26	10
15	26	11
16	27	11
17	27	11
18	27	11
19	27	11
20	27	11
21	27	12
22	28	12
23	28	12
24	28	12
25	28	12
26	28	12
27	28	12
28	28	13
29	29	13
30	29	13
31	29	13

How August really feels in Grootfontein

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August 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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Grootfontein weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 9th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	29° / 19°	165	16.9	13	4.5
Feb	28° / 18°	147	15.9	12.7	4.8
Mar	28° / 18°	112	14.7	12.1	5.6
Apr	27° / 15°	33	5.8	11.6	7.6
May	25° / 12°	1	0.5	11.1	9.2
Jun	23° / 8°	0	0	10.8	9.6
Jul	23° / 8°	0	0	10.9	9.5
Aug	27° / 11°	0	0.1	11.3	8.9
Sep	30° / 15°	5	0.9	11.9	6.4
Oct	32° / 18°	23	4.7	12.5	4.6
Nov	31° / 19°	71	12.1	12.9	4.2
Dec	30° / 19°	117	15.7	13.2	4.2

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 89% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 4%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	97	97	97	97	97	96	96
Cloudier (%)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	4

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	97	3
2	97	3
3	97	3
4	97	3
5	97	3
6	97	3
7	97	3
8	97	3
9	97	3
10	96	4
11	96	4
12	96	4
13	96	4
14	96	4
15	96	4
16	96	4
17	96	4
18	96	4
19	96	4
20	96	4
21	96	4
22	96	4
23	96	4
24	96	4
25	97	3
26	97	3
27	97	3
28	97	3
29	97	3
30	96	4
31	96	4

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Grootfontein gets around 0 mm of rain over 0.1 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 0% and peaks near 1% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	1
22	1
23	1
24	1
25	1
26	1
27	1
28	1
29	1
30	1
31	1

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

Wind in August

Winds average 12 km/h in August.

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

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	12	calm
2	12	calm
3	12	calm
4	12	calm
5	12	calm
6	12	calm
7	12	calm
8	12	calm
9	12	calm
10	12	calm
11	12	calm
12	12	calm
13	12	calm
14	12	calm
15	12	calm
16	12	calm
17	12	calm
18	12	calm
19	12	calm
20	12	calm
21	12	calm
22	12	calm
23	12	calm
24	12	calm
25	12	calm
26	12	calm
27	12	calm
28	12	calm
29	12	calm
30	12	calm
31	12	calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 06 min at the start of August to 11 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 30 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 7:21 AM to 7:00 AM, and sunset from 6:27 PM to 6:35 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.6	11.6	11.6
Sunrise (AM)	7:21	7:20	7:20	7:19	7:19	7:18	7:18	7:17	7:16	7:16	7:15	7:15	7:14	7:13	7:13	7:12	7:11	7:10	7:10	7:09	7:08	7:07	7:07	7:06	7:05	7:04	7:03	7:03	7:02	7:01	7:00
Sunset (PM)	6:27	6:27	6:27	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.1	7:21	6:27
2	11.1	7:20	6:27
3	11.1	7:20	6:27
4	11.1	7:19	6:28
5	11.2	7:19	6:28
6	11.2	7:18	6:28
7	11.2	7:18	6:29
8	11.2	7:17	6:29
9	11.2	7:16	6:29
10	11.2	7:16	6:30
11	11.2	7:15	6:30
12	11.3	7:15	6:30
13	11.3	7:14	6:31
14	11.3	7:13	6:31
15	11.3	7:13	6:31
16	11.3	7:12	6:32
17	11.3	7:11	6:32
18	11.4	7:10	6:32
19	11.4	7:10	6:32
20	11.4	7:09	6:33
21	11.4	7:08	6:33
22	11.4	7:07	6:33
23	11.4	7:07	6:33
24	11.5	7:06	6:34
25	11.5	7:05	6:34
26	11.5	7:04	6:34
27	11.5	7:03	6:34
28	11.5	7:03	6:35
29	11.6	7:02	6:35
30	11.6	7:01	6:35
31	11.6	7:00	6:35

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.87 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.89 kWh/m² to a high of 7.28 kWh/m² in October across the year — August's 5.87 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.9	5.9	5.9	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.3	6.3	6.3
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.5	Bright
2	5.5	Bright
3	5.5	Bright
4	5.5	Bright
5	5.6	Bright
6	5.6	Bright
7	5.6	Bright
8	5.7	Bright
9	5.7	Bright
10	5.7	Bright
11	5.7	Bright
12	5.8	Bright
13	5.8	Bright
14	5.8	Bright
15	5.8	Bright
16	5.9	Bright
17	5.9	Bright
18	5.9	Bright
19	6.0	Bright
20	6.0	Bright
21	6.0	Intense
22	6.0	Intense
23	6.1	Intense
24	6.1	Intense
25	6.1	Intense
26	6.2	Intense
27	6.2	Intense
28	6.2	Intense
29	6.3	Intense
30	6.3	Intense
31	6.3	Intense

Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Grootfontein

In seasonPeak

None of Grootfontein's seasonal hazards are active in August. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Grootfontein's rainy season runs December–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is August a good time to visit Grootfontein?

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

8.9

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

8.8

Beach & pool

1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Grootfontein in August

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

In August, Grootfontein sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Grootfontein in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Grootfontein peaks around January 15 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 7 (very high).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	15	14	14	10	9	7	7	9	9	12	13	14
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	15	Extreme
Feb	14	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	10	Extreme
May	9	Very high
Jun	7	Very high
Jul	7	Very high
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	9	Very high
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Grootfontein?

Grootfontein sits at 19.6°S, 18.1°E, 1,432 m above sea level, in Namibia. The nearest listed city is Tsumeb, 54 km away.

Topography around Grootfontein

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Grootfontein has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 86 m around an average of 1,447 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 376 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 956 m.

The land around Grootfontein is covered by shrubs (64%) within 3 km, shrubs (82%) within 16 km, and shrubs (93%) within 80 km.

3 km

86 m

shrubs 64%

16 km

376 m

shrubs 82%

80 km

956 m

shrubs 93%

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← July Grootfontein year-round climate September →Best places to visit in August

August weather nearby: Tsumeb 54 km · Otjiwarongo 181 km · Rundu 255 km · Ondangwa 290 km · Okahandja 295 km · Ongwediva 317 km · Oshakati 321 km · Ndiyona 323 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

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 Grootfontein (-19.5733°, 18.1003°, elevation 1,432 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	25	9
2	25	9
3	25	9
4	25	9
5	25	9
6	25	10
7	25	10
8	25	10
9	26	10
10	26	10
11	26	10
12	26	10
13	26	10
14	26	10
15	26	11
16	27	11
17	27	11
18	27	11
19	27	11
20	27	11
21	27	12
22	28	12
23	28	12
24	28	12
25	28	12
26	28	12
27	28	12
28	28	13
29	29	13
30	29	13
31	29	13

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	97	3
2	97	3
3	97	3
4	97	3
5	97	3
6	97	3
7	97	3
8	97	3
9	97	3
10	96	4
11	96	4
12	96	4
13	96	4
14	96	4
15	96	4
16	96	4
17	96	4
18	96	4
19	96	4
20	96	4
21	96	4
22	96	4
23	96	4
24	96	4
25	97	3
26	97	3
27	97	3
28	97	3
29	97	3
30	96	4
31	96	4

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	1
22	1
23	1
24	1
25	1
26	1
27	1
28	1
29	1
30	1
31	1

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	25	9
2	25	9
3	25	9
4	25	9
5	25	9
6	25	10
7	25	10
8	25	10
9	26	10
10	26	10
11	26	10
12	26	10
13	26	10
14	26	10
15	26	11
16	27	11
17	27	11
18	27	11
19	27	11
20	27	11
21	27	12
22	28	12
23	28	12
24	28	12
25	28	12
26	28	12
27	28	12
28	28	13
29	29	13
30	29	13
31	29	13

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	97	3
2	97	3
3	97	3
4	97	3
5	97	3
6	97	3
7	97	3
8	97	3
9	97	3
10	96	4
11	96	4
12	96	4
13	96	4
14	96	4
15	96	4
16	96	4
17	96	4
18	96	4
19	96	4
20	96	4
21	96	4
22	96	4
23	96	4
24	96	4
25	97	3
26	97	3
27	97	3
28	97	3
29	97	3
30	96	4
31	96	4

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	1
22	1
23	1
24	1
25	1
26	1
27	1
28	1
29	1
30	1
31	1

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	25	9
2	25	9
3	25	9
4	25	9
5	25	9
6	25	10
7	25	10
8	25	10
9	26	10
10	26	10
11	26	10
12	26	10
13	26	10
14	26	10
15	26	11
16	27	11
17	27	11
18	27	11
19	27	11
20	27	11
21	27	12
22	28	12
23	28	12
24	28	12
25	28	12
26	28	12
27	28	12
28	28	13
29	29	13
30	29	13
31	29	13

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	97	3
2	97	3
3	97	3
4	97	3
5	97	3
6	97	3
7	97	3
8	97	3
9	97	3
10	96	4
11	96	4
12	96	4
13	96	4
14	96	4
15	96	4
16	96	4
17	96	4
18	96	4
19	96	4
20	96	4
21	96	4
22	96	4
23	96	4
24	96	4
25	97	3
26	97	3
27	97	3
28	97	3
29	97	3
30	96	4
31	96	4

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	1
22	1
23	1
24	1
25	1
26	1
27	1
28	1
29	1
30	1
31	1

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100