Lüderitz weather in September

In September, Lüderitz sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.5 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 7th-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 82% of the time in September, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 min at the start of September to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Lüderitz's 12th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lüderitz's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 22°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 12°; 4th coldest
Rainfall: 2 mm; 0.5 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 48 min; 6:58 AM – 6:49 PM
Cloud cover: 20%; 12th clearest
Wind: 19 km/h; 7th windiest
Solar energy: 6.33 kWh/m²
Travel score: 9.0; 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.

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Temperature in September

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

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

A typical September day in Lüderitz reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 1°C warmer than August and about 1°C cooler than October.

	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
Avg high (°C)	21	21	21	21	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23
Avg low (°C)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13

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

Lüderitz weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 9th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

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

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 82% of the time in September, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 10%.

	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
Clearer (%)	91	91	91	91	92	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	90	90	90	90	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	90	90	90	90
Cloudier (%)	9	9	9	9	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	91	9
2	91	9
3	91	9
4	91	9
5	92	8
6	91	9
7	91	9
8	91	9
9	91	9
10	91	9
11	91	9
12	91	9
13	90	10
14	90	10
15	90	10
16	90	10
17	89	11
18	89	11
19	89	11
20	89	11
21	89	11
22	89	11
23	89	11
24	89	11
25	89	11
26	89	11
27	90	10
28	90	10
29	90	10
30	90	10

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Lüderitz gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.5 wet days in September. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 2% and peaks near 2% 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
Rain chance (%)	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1

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

Humidity in September

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, September lands in the dry band about 99% 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
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99
Comfortable (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1

Wind in September

Winds average 19 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 18 km/h on the calmest days to 21 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
Wind speed (km/h)	18	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	21	21	21	21
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy

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

Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 min at the start of September to 12 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 48 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 7:16 AM to 6:42 AM, and sunset from 6:43 PM to 6:55 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
Daylight (h)	11.4	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.9	11.9	11.9	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.2	12.2	12.2
Sunrise (AM)	7:16	7:15	7:13	7:12	7:11	7:10	7:09	7:08	7:07	7:05	7:04	7:03	7:02	7:01	7:00	6:58	6:57	6:56	6:55	6:54	6:52	6:51	6:50	6:49	6:48	6:47	6:45	6:44	6:43	6:42
Sunset (PM)	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:44	6:44	6:45	6:45	6:46	6:46	6:46	6:47	6:47	6:48	6:48	6:49	6:49	6:49	6:50	6:50	6:51	6:51	6:52	6:52	6:53	6:53	6:53	6:54	6:54	6:55	6:55

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.4	7:16	6:43
2	11.5	7:15	6:43
3	11.5	7:13	6:43
4	11.5	7:12	6:44
5	11.6	7:11	6:44
6	11.6	7:10	6:45
7	11.6	7:09	6:45
8	11.6	7:08	6:46
9	11.7	7:07	6:46
10	11.7	7:05	6:46
11	11.7	7:04	6:47
12	11.7	7:03	6:47
13	11.8	7:02	6:48
14	11.8	7:01	6:48
15	11.8	7:00	6:49
16	11.8	6:58	6:49
17	11.9	6:57	6:49
18	11.9	6:56	6:50
19	11.9	6:55	6:50
20	12.0	6:54	6:51
21	12.0	6:52	6:51
22	12.0	6:51	6:52
23	12.0	6:50	6:52
24	12.1	6:49	6:53
25	12.1	6:48	6:53
26	12.1	6:47	6:53
27	12.1	6:45	6:54
28	12.2	6:44	6:54
29	12.2	6:43	6:55
30	12.2	6:42	6:55

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 6.33 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 — September's 6.33 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
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.9	5.9	5.9	6.0	6.0	6.1	6.1	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.3	6.3	6.4	6.4	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.6	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.8	6.8	6.9	6.9	7.0
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.7	Bright
2	5.7	Bright
3	5.8	Bright
4	5.8	Bright
5	5.9	Bright
6	5.9	Bright
7	5.9	Bright
8	6.0	Bright
9	6.0	Intense
10	6.1	Intense
11	6.1	Intense
12	6.2	Intense
13	6.2	Intense
14	6.2	Intense
15	6.3	Intense
16	6.3	Intense
17	6.4	Intense
18	6.4	Intense
19	6.5	Intense
20	6.5	Intense
21	6.5	Intense
22	6.6	Intense
23	6.7	Intense
24	6.7	Intense
25	6.7	Intense
26	6.8	Intense
27	6.8	Intense
28	6.9	Intense
29	6.9	Intense
30	7.0	Intense

Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Lüderitz?

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

9.0

Sightseeing

8th-best month of the year

6.2

Beach & pool

9th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Lüderitz in September

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

In September, Lüderitz sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 12°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes.

sun protectionlight clothes

Sea temperature near Lüderitz in September

The nearest coast averages about 13°C in September — 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.

	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 in Lüderitz in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). 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.

	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

Air quality in Lüderitz in September

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where September 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).

	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

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.

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

bare terrain 57%

16 km

389 m

bare terrain 61%

80 km

1,238 m

bare terrain 69%

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← August Lüderitz year-round climate October →Best places to visit in September

September 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

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).

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	91	9
2	91	9
3	91	9
4	91	9
5	92	8
6	91	9
7	91	9
8	91	9
9	91	9
10	91	9
11	91	9
12	91	9
13	90	10
14	90	10
15	90	10
16	90	10
17	89	11
18	89	11
19	89	11
20	89	11
21	89	11
22	89	11
23	89	11
24	89	11
25	89	11
26	89	11
27	90	10
28	90	10
29	90	10
30	90	10

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	91	9
2	91	9
3	91	9
4	91	9
5	92	8
6	91	9
7	91	9
8	91	9
9	91	9
10	91	9
11	91	9
12	91	9
13	90	10
14	90	10
15	90	10
16	90	10
17	89	11
18	89	11
19	89	11
20	89	11
21	89	11
22	89	11
23	89	11
24	89	11
25	89	11
26	89	11
27	90	10
28	90	10
29	90	10
30	90	10

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	91	9
2	91	9
3	91	9
4	91	9
5	92	8
6	91	9
7	91	9
8	91	9
9	91	9
10	91	9
11	91	9
12	91	9
13	90	10
14	90	10
15	90	10
16	90	10
17	89	11
18	89	11
19	89	11
20	89	11
21	89	11
22	89	11
23	89	11
24	89	11
25	89	11
26	89	11
27	90	10
28	90	10
29	90	10
30	90	10

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1