Climate and average weather in Lüderitz
In Lüderitz, the weather is warm, dry, and clear and remarkably steady, with daytime highs holding near warm levels all year. The wettest stretch peaks around May.
Over the course of the year, the temperature in Lüderitz typically varies from 11°C to 27°C, and is rarely below 7°C or above 31°C. February is the hottest month of the year, while August is the coldest.
Based on the travel score, Lüderitz has no single best season — it scores well the whole year round, so any month is a good time to visit for warm-weather activities.
- Hottest
- Feb
- 27°
- Coldest
- Aug
- 11°
- Wettest
- May
- 6 mm
- Driest
- Dec
- 0 mm
- Rain / yr
- 30 mm
- 6 wet days
- Daylight
- 10.3–13.7 h
- shortest–longest
- Elevation
- 16 m
- 26.6°S
- Clearest
- Dec
- 11% cloud
Lüderitz is city in Namibia.
- Density
- 989/km²
- people per km²
- Founded
- 1883
Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.
Lüderitz weather by month, at a glance
The whole year in one picture — sky, rain, humidity, temperature and travel score. Click any band to jump to its full chart.
Each stripe is one measure across the whole year, stacked so a single day reads top to bottom. The sky band runs overcast grey on top down to clear blue at the base — more blue means sunnier — followed by the rainfall curve, the humidity band, a temperature strip that tints each stretch of the year by how warm its average high is, and the travel-score line at the foot. Scan straight down any date to read that day across every measure at once; the score holds near its peak the whole year round.
Temperature through the year
Daily average highs and lows in Lüderitz, from 1991–2020 of climate data. The shaded bands show the range most days fall in — 10th to 90th percentile.
Temperatures in Lüderitz stay fairly even through the year, without a distinct hot or cool season. The warmest month is February, with an average high of 27°C and low of 18°C; the coolest is August, with an average low of 11°C and high of 21°C.
Days typically run about 10°C warmer than nights year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 26 |
| Avg low (°C) | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 17 |
| Avg high (°C) | Avg low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 26 | 18 |
| Feb | 27 | 18 |
| Mar | 26 | 17 |
| Apr | 25 | 15 |
| May | 23 | 13 |
| Jun | 22 | 11 |
| Jul | 22 | 11 |
| Aug | 21 | 11 |
| Sep | 22 | 12 |
| Oct | 23 | 14 |
| Nov | 25 | 15 |
| Dec | 26 | 17 |
Average hourly temperature in Lüderitz
A compact picture of the whole year, hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled average temperature. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.
Read left to right for the day of the year and top to bottom for the hour of the day; the color is the modeled temperature, cool blues through to hot reds on the same scale as the other charts. A vertical slice is a single day's swing — coolest just before dawn, warmest in the mid-afternoon — while a horizontal slice follows one hour across the seasons. The darker overlay marks night and the lighter one the twilight around sunrise and sunset. Colors run warmest on February afternoons, near 27°C, and coldest before dawn in August, near 11°C.
Lüderitz weather by month
Every month at a glance. Click a month for its detailed page.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 26° / 18° | 2 | 0.2 | 13.5 | 9.1 |
| Feb | 27° / 18° | 2 | 0.4 | 12.9 | 9.0 |
| Mar | 26° / 17° | 2 | 0.5 | 12.2 | 9.1 |
| Apr | 25° / 15° | 4 | 0.8 | 11.4 | 9.2 |
| May | 23° / 13° | 6 | 0.7 | 10.7 | 9.3 |
| Jun | 22° / 11° | 3 | 0.6 | 10.4 | 9.0 |
| Jul | 22° / 11° | 3 | 0.8 | 10.5 | 8.9 |
| Aug | 21° / 11° | 3 | 0.7 | 11.1 | 8.7 |
| Sep | 22° / 12° | 2 | 0.5 | 11.8 | 9.0 |
| Oct | 23° / 14° | 1 | 0.2 | 12.6 | 9.4 |
| Nov | 25° / 15° | 2 | 0.4 | 13.3 | 9.4 |
| Dec | 26° / 17° | 0 | 0.1 | 13.6 | 9.3 |
Chance of rain
How likely it is to rain on a typical day, and how that shifts across the wetter and drier seasons.
Lüderitz gets about 30 mm of precipitation a year. On a typical day the chance of rain is mostly dry, and that barely changes with the seasons — rain is spread fairly evenly through the year.
May is the wettest month by volume, with 6 mm over about 1 wet days; December is the driest, with 0 mm.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rain on a day (%) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Rain days | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rain on a day (%) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1 | 0 |
| Feb | 1 | 0 |
| Mar | 1 | 1 |
| Apr | 3 | 1 |
| May | 2 | 1 |
| Jun | 2 | 1 |
| Jul | 2 | 1 |
| Aug | 2 | 1 |
| Sep | 2 | 1 |
| Oct | 1 | 0 |
| Nov | 1 | 0 |
| Dec | 0 | 0 |
Monthly rainfall
Over a full year, Lüderitz collects about 30 mm of rain across 6 wet days — roughly 2 mm in an average month.
It doesn’t fall evenly. May is the wettest month with 6 mm, while December is the driest at just 0 mm. The three wettest months alone bring about 43% of the year’s total.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainfall (mm) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Rain days | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rainfall (mm) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 2 | 0 |
| Feb | 2 | 0 |
| Mar | 2 | 1 |
| Apr | 4 | 1 |
| May | 6 | 1 |
| Jun | 3 | 1 |
| Jul | 3 | 1 |
| Aug | 3 | 1 |
| Sep | 2 | 1 |
| Oct | 1 | 0 |
| Nov | 2 | 0 |
| Dec | 0 | 0 |
Clouds and sunshine
How often the daytime sky is clear, partly cloudy or overcast.
In Lüderitz, the average share of the sky covered by clouds shows mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.
The clearer part of the year begins around November 29 and lasts for 4.5 months, ending around April 13. The clearest month is March, when the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 96% of the time on average.
The cloudier part of the year begins around May 7 and lasts for 5.7 months, ending around October 25. The cloudiest month is September, when it is overcast or mostly cloudy 10% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearer (%) | 95 | 96 | 96 | 94 | 91 | 91 | 92 | 92 | 90 | 92 | 93 | 96 |
| Cloudier (%) | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 4 |
| Clearer (%) | Cloudier (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 95 | 5 |
| Feb | 96 | 4 |
| Mar | 96 | 4 |
| Apr | 94 | 6 |
| May | 91 | 9 |
| Jun | 91 | 9 |
| Jul | 92 | 8 |
| Aug | 92 | 8 |
| Sep | 90 | 10 |
| Oct | 92 | 8 |
| Nov | 93 | 7 |
| Dec | 96 | 4 |
Daylight, sunrise and sunset
Hours of daylight through the year, with sunrise and sunset times.
The gold band is daylight — sunrise runs along its lower edge, sunset along the upper — so it widens toward summer and pinches toward winter, with night the dark area above and below. The longest day, around December 13, brings about 13 h 42 min of light; the shortest, around June 13, only 10 h 18 min — a swing of roughly 3 h 24 min.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 13.5 | 12.9 | 12.2 | 11.4 | 10.7 | 10.4 | 10.5 | 11.1 | 11.8 | 12.6 | 13.3 | 13.6 |
| Sunrise (AM) | 6:24 | 6:46 | 7:03 | 7:19 | 7:35 | 7:50 | 7:51 | 7:32 | 6:58 | 6:25 | 6:05 | 6:06 |
| Sunset (PM) | 7:54 | 7:42 | 7:15 | 6:41 | 6:16 | 6:10 | 6:19 | 6:35 | 6:49 | 7:04 | 7:25 | 7:46 |
| Daylight (h) | Sunrise (AM) | Sunset (PM) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 13.5 | 6:24 | 7:54 |
| Feb | 12.9 | 6:46 | 7:42 |
| Mar | 12.2 | 7:03 | 7:15 |
| Apr | 11.4 | 7:19 | 6:41 |
| May | 10.7 | 7:35 | 6:16 |
| Jun | 10.4 | 7:50 | 6:10 |
| Jul | 10.5 | 7:51 | 6:19 |
| Aug | 11.1 | 7:32 | 6:35 |
| Sep | 11.8 | 6:58 | 6:49 |
| Oct | 12.6 | 6:25 | 7:04 |
| Nov | 13.3 | 6:05 | 7:25 |
| Dec | 13.6 | 6:06 | 7:46 |
Sunny days
How many genuinely sunny days each month brings — days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — banded into plain-language zones.
Lüderitz averages about 27 sunny days a month — counting the days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — with a clear seasonal swing between 24 and 28 days.
The sunnier stretch runs 4.7 months, from around Nov 23 to Apr 14. The sunniest month is March, with roughly 28 sunny days (brilliant).
The greyest month is September, down near 25 sunny days — about 12% fewer than the March peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunny days | 28 | 26 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 29 |
| Sky | Brilliant | Brilliant | Brilliant | Brilliant | Brilliant | Brilliant | Brilliant | Brilliant | Brilliant | Brilliant | Brilliant | Brilliant |
| Sunny days | Sky | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28 | Brilliant |
| Feb | 26 | Brilliant |
| Mar | 29 | Brilliant |
| Apr | 26 | Brilliant |
| May | 26 | Brilliant |
| Jun | 25 | Brilliant |
| Jul | 27 | Brilliant |
| Aug | 26 | Brilliant |
| Sep | 25 | Brilliant |
| Oct | 26 | Brilliant |
| Nov | 26 | Brilliant |
| Dec | 29 | Brilliant |
Humidity comfort
Share of days at each humidity comfort level, based on the dew point — the measure that tracks how muggy it actually feels.
Humidity comfort is graded by the dew point — the temperature at which the air would be fully saturated — because it tracks how muggy it actually feels far better than relative humidity does. A low dew point feels dry and crisp; a high one feels sticky and oppressive no matter the reading on a humidity gauge.
In Lüderitz, how humid it feels changes noticeably over the year.
The more humid part of the year lasts 3.4 months, from around December 17 to March 31. The muggiest month is February, when the air feels humid, muggy or worse about 20% of the time.
The most comfortable stretch runs from around April 1 to December 16, and May is the most comfortable month — the air is dry or comfortable 100% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry (%) | 34 | 28 | 44 | 70 | 94 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 99 | 97 | 87 | 57 |
| Comfortable (%) | 52 | 52 | 46 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 39 |
| Humid (%) | 14 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Muggy (%) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dry (%) | Comfortable (%) | Humid (%) | Muggy (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34 | 52 | 14 | 0 |
| Feb | 28 | 52 | 19 | 1 |
| Mar | 44 | 46 | 10 | 0 |
| Apr | 70 | 28 | 2 | 0 |
| May | 94 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Jun | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jul | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep | 99 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct | 97 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov | 87 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec | 57 | 39 | 4 | 0 |
Wind
Average wind speed through the year, banded into plain-language speed zones so a number reads as 'breezy' or 'calm' without knowing the scale.
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.
Across the year, average wind speed in Lüderitz is typically light breeze, near 19 km/h, and varies a lot with the seasons.
The windier part of the year lasts 6.1 months, from around Sep 18 to Mar 21. The windiest month is December, averaging about 24 km/h (breezy).
The calmer part of the year runs from around Mar 22 to Sep 17, with May the calmest month at about 15 km/h.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind speed (km/h) | 24 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
| Feels | breezy | breezy | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | breezy | breezy | breezy |
| Wind speed (km/h) | Feels | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 24 | breezy |
| Feb | 22 | breezy |
| Mar | 20 | light breeze |
| Apr | 16 | light breeze |
| May | 15 | light breeze |
| Jun | 15 | light breeze |
| Jul | 16 | light breeze |
| Aug | 17 | light breeze |
| Sep | 19 | light breeze |
| Oct | 22 | breezy |
| Nov | 23 | breezy |
| Dec | 24 | breezy |
Best time to visit Lüderitz
To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Lüderitz throughout the year, we compute two travel scores — one for general sightseeing, one for beach and pool weather.
The travel score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 18°C and 28°C. In Lüderitz it holds close to 9.5 all year, so any month is about as good as another for general outdoor tourist activities.
The travel score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travel score (0–10) | 9.1 | 9.0 | 9.1 | 9.2 | 9.3 | 9.0 | 8.9 | 8.8 | 9.0 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 9.3 |
| Rating | ideal | ideal | ideal | ideal | ideal | ideal | ideal | ideal | ideal | ideal | ideal | ideal |
| Travel score (0–10) | Rating | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 9.1 | ideal |
| Feb | 9.0 | ideal |
| Mar | 9.1 | ideal |
| Apr | 9.2 | ideal |
| May | 9.3 | ideal |
| Jun | 9.0 | ideal |
| Jul | 8.9 | ideal |
| Aug | 8.8 | ideal |
| Sep | 9.0 | ideal |
| Oct | 9.4 | ideal |
| Nov | 9.4 | ideal |
| Dec | 9.3 | ideal |
The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 24°C and 34°C. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Lüderitz for hot-weather activities is from early October to late May, with a peak score in the first week of March.
The beach/pool score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).
What to pack for Lüderitz, by month
Month by month, what's worth putting in the bag — from the temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind. Tap a month for a quick packing note.
Lüderitz packs about the same all year — highs hold near 27°C. Across the year the things worth having are light clothes, sun protection and a windbreaker.
In February, Lüderitz sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 18°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and a windbreaker.
Sea temperature near Lüderitz
Average ocean temperature at the nearest coast, month by month, banded into swim-comfort zones — the other half of the beach question.
The sea offshore is warmest in February at about 16°C and coldest in August near 13°C.
The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea temperature (°C) | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
| Comfort | Cool | Cool | Cool | Bracing | Bracing | Bracing | Bracing | Bracing | Bracing | Bracing | Bracing | Cool |
| Sea temperature (°C) | Comfort | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 16 | Cool |
| Feb | 16 | Cool |
| Mar | 15 | Cool |
| Apr | 15 | Bracing |
| May | 14 | Bracing |
| Jun | 14 | Bracing |
| Jul | 13 | Bracing |
| Aug | 13 | Bracing |
| Sep | 13 | Bracing |
| Oct | 13 | Bracing |
| Nov | 14 | Bracing |
| Dec | 15 | Cool |
UV index (midday) in Lüderitz by month
Clear-sky midday UV index through the year, shaded by the WHO exposure levels — how much sun protection each month calls for.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Lüderitz peaks around January 18 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 17 at about 5 (moderate).
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) | 14 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 13 |
| Level | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Very high | High | Moderate | High | High | Very high | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 14 | Extreme |
| Feb | 13 | Extreme |
| Mar | 12 | Extreme |
| Apr | 8 | Very high |
| May | 6 | High |
| Jun | 5 | Moderate |
| Jul | 5 | High |
| Aug | 6 | High |
| Sep | 8 | Very high |
| Oct | 11 | Extreme |
| Nov | 13 | Extreme |
| Dec | 13 | Extreme |
Average hourly UV index in Lüderitz
Modeled clear-sky UV for every hour of every day — when in the day sun protection actually matters.
The whole year hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled clear-sky UV index — the midday peak scaled down as the sun sits lower in the sky. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.
UV falls off far faster than brightness as the sun drops, so even in January the burn window is concentrated in the middle of the day: about 9 hours a day reach index 3 (protection recommended), and 7 hours reach 6 or more. Mornings and late afternoons stay comparatively gentle year round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV ≥ 3 (h/day) | 9 | 8.5 | 8 | 6.5 | 5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
| UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | 7 | 6.5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6.5 | 7 |
| UV ≥ 3 (h/day) | UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 9 | 7 |
| Feb | 8.5 | 6.5 |
| Mar | 8 | 6 |
| Apr | 6.5 | 4 |
| May | 5 | 0 |
| Jun | 4.5 | 0 |
| Jul | 4.5 | 0 |
| Aug | 6 | 2 |
| Sep | 7 | 4 |
| Oct | 8 | 6 |
| Nov | 9 | 6.5 |
| Dec | 9 | 7 |
Air quality in Lüderitz by month
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see which months the air is worst, not just the yearly average.
Air quality in Lüderitz is worst in July — around 78 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 10.4× the cleanest month (February, 8 µg/m³).
Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 53 | 67 | 78 | 51 | 26 | 15 | 10 | 8 |
| Level | Good | Good | Good | Moderate | Poor | Unhealthy | Unhealthy | Poor | Moderate | Moderate | Good | Good |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 8 | Good |
| Feb | 8 | Good |
| Mar | 8 | Good |
| Apr | 20 | Moderate |
| May | 53 | Poor |
| Jun | 67 | Unhealthy |
| Jul | 78 | Unhealthy |
| Aug | 51 | Poor |
| Sep | 26 | Moderate |
| Oct | 15 | Moderate |
| Nov | 10 | Good |
| Dec | 8 | Good |
Growing season
Lüderitz is frost-free year round — even the coldest nights rarely reach freezing, so there is no start or end to the growing season.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frost-free chance (%) | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Frost nights | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frost-free chance (%) | Frost nights | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 100 | 0 |
| Feb | 100 | 0 |
| Mar | 100 | 0 |
| Apr | 100 | 0 |
| May | 100 | 0 |
| Jun | 100 | 0 |
| Jul | 100 | 0 |
| Aug | 100 | 0 |
| Sep | 100 | 0 |
| Oct | 100 | 0 |
| Nov | 100 | 0 |
| Dec | 100 | 0 |
Growing degree days
Growing degree days tally heat above 10°C: each day adds however many degrees its average temperature runs over that threshold, and cold days add nothing. Lüderitz banks about 3,296 degree days a year, and the running total — which growers use to time plantings and predict maturity — climbs fastest around February.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | 370 | 341 | 365 | 303 | 253 | 190 | 189 | 176 | 211 | 264 | 292 | 343 |
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | |
|---|---|
| Jan | 370 |
| Feb | 341 |
| Mar | 365 |
| Apr | 303 |
| May | 253 |
| Jun | 190 |
| Jul | 189 |
| Aug | 176 |
| Sep | 211 |
| Oct | 264 |
| Nov | 292 |
| Dec | 343 |
Solar energy
Average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground, banded into brightness zones so the number means something at a glance.
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.
Lüderitz receives about 6.4 kWh/m² a day of solar energy on average — intense — with a clear seasonal swing between 3.9 and 8.8 kWh/m².
The brighter stretch of the year lasts 6.2 months, from around Sep 19 to Mar 25. The brightest month is December, averaging about 8.8 kWh/m² (intense).
The dimmest month is June, down near 3.9 kWh/m² — roughly 55% less than the December peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | 8.5 | 7.8 | 6.8 | 5.5 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 5.0 | 6.3 | 7.6 | 8.5 | 8.8 |
| Level | Intense | Intense | Intense | Bright | Bright | Moderate | Bright | Bright | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense |
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 8.5 | Intense |
| Feb | 7.8 | Intense |
| Mar | 6.8 | Intense |
| Apr | 5.5 | Bright |
| May | 4.5 | Bright |
| Jun | 3.9 | Moderate |
| Jul | 4.1 | Bright |
| Aug | 5.0 | Bright |
| Sep | 6.3 | Intense |
| Oct | 7.6 | Intense |
| Nov | 8.5 | Intense |
| Dec | 8.8 | Intense |
Where is Lüderitz?
Lüderitz sits at 26.6°S, 15.2°E, 16 m above sea level, in Namibia. The nearest listed city is Keetmanshoop, 296 km away.
Topography around Lüderitz
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Lüderitz.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Lüderitz has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 122 m around an average of 19 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 389 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,238 m.
The land around Lüderitz is covered by bare terrain (57%) and water (39%) within 3 km, bare terrain (61%) and water (38%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (69%) and water (31%) within 80 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 Lüderitz (-26.6481°, 15.1538°, elevation 16 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).