Keetmanshoop weather in October

In October, Keetmanshoop sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 6 mm of rain across 1.5 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 30°C in the first days to 32°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 78% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of October to 13 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Keetmanshoop's 6th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Keetmanshoop's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
6th warmest
Overnight low
16°
7th coldest
Rainfall
6 mm
1.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
6:13 AM – 6:52 PM
Cloud cover
20%
6th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
7.69 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.0
out of 10

Keetmanshoop is a city of Namibia.

Density
44/km²
people per km²
Founded
1866

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

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 30°C in the first days to 32°C by the end.

A typical October day in Keetmanshoop reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 3°C warmer than September and about 2°C cooler than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How October really feels in Keetmanshoop

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October 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

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

Keetmanshoop weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan35° / 21°476.813.53.2
Feb34° / 21°547.512.93.5
Mar32° / 20°436.212.24.5
Apr29° / 16°213.411.47.1
May26° / 12°50.910.79.0
Jun22° / 20.410.49.1
Jul22° / 30.410.59.1
Aug24° / 10.211.19.4
Sep28° / 12°40.611.88.3
Oct31° / 16°61.512.66.0
Nov33° / 18°122.313.34.8
Dec35° / 20°223.813.63.4

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 78% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 10%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1928
2928
3928
4928
5928
6919
7919
8919
99010
109010
119010
128911
138812
148812
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29919
30919
31919

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Keetmanshoop gets around 6 mm of rain over 1.5 wet days in October. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 5% and peaks near 6% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
13
23
33
43
53
63
73
83
94
104
114
125
135
145
155
165
176
186
196
206
216
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246
256
266
276
286
296
306
316

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the dry band about 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
11991
12991
13991
14991
15991
16991
17991
18982
19982
20982
21982
22982
23982
24973
25973
26973
27973
28973
29973
30973
31973

Wind in October

Winds average 15 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 min at the start of October to 13 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 48 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:29 AM to 6:01 AM, and sunset from 6:44 PM to 7:01 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:296:44
212.36:286:44
312.36:276:45
412.36:266:45
512.46:256:46
612.46:236:46
712.46:226:47
812.46:216:47
912.56:206:48
1012.56:196:48
1112.56:186:49
1212.56:176:49
1312.66:166:50
1412.66:156:51
1512.66:146:51
1612.66:136:52
1712.76:126:52
1812.76:116:53
1912.76:106:53
2012.76:106:54
2112.86:096:55
2212.86:086:55
2312.86:076:56
2412.86:066:57
2512.96:056:57
2612.96:056:58
2712.96:046:58
2812.96:036:59
2913.06:027:00
3013.06:027:00
3113.06:017:01

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 7.69 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.03 kWh/m² to a high of 8.7 kWh/m² in December across the year — October's 7.69 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.2Intense
27.2Intense
37.3Intense
47.3Intense
57.3Intense
67.4Intense
77.4Intense
87.4Intense
97.5Intense
107.5Intense
117.5Intense
127.6Intense
137.6Intense
147.6Intense
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247.9Intense
257.9Intense
268.0Intense
278.0Intense
288.0Intense
298.0Intense
308.1Intense
318.1Intense
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Keetmanshoop?

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

6.0
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
8.6
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Keetmanshoop for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Keetmanshoop in October

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

In October, Keetmanshoop sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 16°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Keetmanshoop in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Keetmanshoop peaks around January 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 5 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighHighVery highExtremeJan 16UV 15Jun 18UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr9Very high
May6High
Jun5Moderate
Jul6High
Aug7High
Sep10Very high
Oct12Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Keetmanshoop?

Keetmanshoop sits at 26.6°S, 18.1°E, 998 m above sea level, in Namibia. The nearest listed city is Mariental, 217 km away.

MarientalLüderitzUpingtonRehobothTsabongWindhoekKatuturaGobabis

Topography around Keetmanshoop

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Keetmanshoop has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 123 m around an average of 998 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 341 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,206 m.

The land around Keetmanshoop is covered by bare terrain (69%) within 3 km, bare terrain (80%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (56%) and grassland (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
123 m
16 km
341 m
80 km
1,206 m
shrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrain
October weather nearby: Mariental 217 km · Lüderitz 296 km · Upington 372 km · Rehoboth 377 km · Tsabong 434 km · Windhoek 459 km · Katutura 464 km · Gobabis 466 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 Keetmanshoop (-26.5765°, 18.1336°, elevation 998 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).