Lüderitz weather in July

In July, Lüderitz sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 3 mm of rain across 0.8 wet days and about 10.5 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 22°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 88% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 18 min at the start of July to 10 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Lüderitz's 3rd-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lüderitz's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
11th warmest
Overnight low
11°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
3 mm
0.8 wet days
Daylight
10 h 30 min
7:51 AM – 6:19 PM
Cloud cover
13%
3rd clearest
Wind
16 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.14 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.9
out of 10

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.

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 22°C through the month.

A typical July day in Lüderitz reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and on par with August.

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Lüderitz weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 11th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 18°20.213.59.1
Feb27° / 18°20.412.99.0
Mar26° / 17°20.512.29.1
Apr25° / 15°40.811.49.2
May23° / 13°60.710.79.3
Jun22° / 11°30.610.49.0
Jul22° / 11°30.810.58.9
Aug21° / 11°30.711.18.7
Sep22° / 12°20.511.89.0
Oct23° / 14°10.212.69.4
Nov25° / 15°20.413.39.4
Dec26° / 17°00.113.69.3

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 88% 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 7%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1937
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Lüderitz gets around 3 mm of rain over 0.8 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 3% and peaks near 4% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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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Dry (%)
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Wind in July

Winds average 16 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 18 min at the start of July to 10 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 24 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 7:52 AM to 7:44 AM, and sunset from 6:13 PM to 6:27 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.37:526:13
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310.47:526:14
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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 4.14 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.89 kWh/m² to a high of 8.81 kWh/m² in December across the year — July's 4.14 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.9Moderate
23.9Moderate
33.9Moderate
44.0Moderate
54.0Moderate
64.0Moderate
74.0Moderate
84.0Bright
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104.0Bright
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Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Lüderitz?

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

8.9
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
5.7
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

July is one of the better times to visit Lüderitz for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Lüderitz in July

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

In July, Lüderitz sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 11°C. Little to plan around — just the basics.

Sea temperature near Lüderitz in July

The nearest coast averages about 13°C in July — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

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.

12°14°16°18°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan16Cool
Feb16Cool
Mar15Cool
Apr15Bracing
May14Bracing
Jun14Bracing
Jul13Bracing
Aug13Bracing
Sep13Bracing
Oct13Bracing
Nov14Bracing
Dec15Cool

UV index in Lüderitz in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 18UV 14Jun 17UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr8Very high
May6High
Jun5Moderate
Jul5High
Aug6High
Sep8Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Lüderitz in July

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where July falls, not just the annual 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).

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateUnhealthyModerateGoodJul 1376 µg/m³Feb 218 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb8Good
Mar8Good
Apr20Moderate
May53Poor
Jun67Unhealthy
Jul78Unhealthy
Aug51Poor
Sep26Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov10Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

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.

KeetmanshoopMarientalWalvis BayRehobothSwakopmundWindhoekKatuturaOkahandja

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.

3 km
122 m
16 km
389 m
80 km
1,238 m
artificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July weather nearby: Keetmanshoop 296 km · Mariental 360 km · Walvis Bay 416 km · Rehoboth 419 km · Swakopmund 446 km · Windhoek 495 km · Katutura 498 km · Okahandja 548 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 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).