Okahandja weather in May

In May, Okahandja sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 3 mm of rain across 0.4 wet days and about 11 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 27°C in the first days to 25°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 87% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 12 min at the start of May to 10 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Okahandja's 4th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Okahandja's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 26°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 11°; 4th coldest
Rainfall: 3 mm; 0.4 wet days
Daylight: 11 hours; 7:20 AM – 6:17 PM
Cloud cover: 13%; 4th clearest
Wind: 11 km/h; 6th windiest
Solar energy: 5.08 kWh/m²
Travel score: 9.1; out of 10

Okahandja is city in Namibia.

Founded: 1894

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

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Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 27°C in the first days to 25°C by the end.

A typical May day in Okahandja reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 2°C cooler than April and about 3°C warmer than June.

	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)	28	28	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	24
Avg low (°C)	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8

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

How May really feels in Okahandja

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May 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

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

Okahandja weather by month

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

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	32° / 19°	90	12.6	13.2	3.9
Feb	31° / 19°	78	12.1	12.8	4.2
Mar	30° / 18°	60	10.1	12.2	5.2
Apr	28° / 15°	23	4	11.5	7.3
May	26° / 11°	3	0.4	11	9.1
Jun	23° / 7°	0	0.1	10.7	9.7
Jul	23° / 7°	0	0.1	10.8	9.6
Aug	26° / 9°	0	0.1	11.2	9.1
Sep	30° / 13°	3	0.7	11.9	6.7
Oct	32° / 16°	10	2.4	12.5	5.0
Nov	32° / 18°	25	5	13.1	4.5
Dec	33° / 19°	48	8.2	13.3	3.9

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 87% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 5%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	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 (%)	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	96	96	96	95	95	95	94	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96
Cloudier (%)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	95	5
2	95	5
3	95	5
4	95	5
5	95	5
6	95	5
7	95	5
8	95	5
9	96	4
10	96	4
11	96	4
12	95	5
13	95	5
14	95	5
15	94	6
16	95	5
17	95	5
18	95	5
19	95	5
20	95	5
21	95	5
22	95	5
23	96	4
24	96	4
25	96	4
26	96	4
27	96	4
28	96	4
29	96	4
30	96	4
31	96	4

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Okahandja gets around 3 mm of rain over 0.4 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 1% and peaks near 4% 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 (%)	4	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

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

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May 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	31
Dry (%)	96	97	97	97	97	98	98	99	99	99	99	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100
Comfortable (%)	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	96	4
2	97	3
3	97	3
4	97	3
5	97	3
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0

Wind in May

Winds average 11 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 11 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)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	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	11	calm
2	11	calm
3	11	calm
4	11	calm
5	11	calm
6	11	calm
7	11	calm
8	11	calm
9	11	calm
10	11	calm
11	11	calm
12	11	calm
13	11	calm
14	11	calm
15	11	calm
16	11	calm
17	11	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 May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 12 min at the start of May to 10 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 7:14 AM to 7:27 AM, and sunset from 6:26 PM to 6:13 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)	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8
Sunrise (AM)	7:14	7:14	7:14	7:15	7:15	7:16	7:16	7:17	7:17	7:17	7:18	7:18	7:19	7:19	7:20	7:20	7:21	7:21	7:21	7:22	7:22	7:23	7:23	7:24	7:24	7:25	7:25	7:25	7:26	7:26	7:27
Sunset (PM)	6:26	6:25	6:24	6:24	6:23	6:22	6:22	6:21	6:21	6:20	6:20	6:19	6:19	6:18	6:18	6:17	6:17	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.2	7:14	6:26
2	11.2	7:14	6:25
3	11.2	7:14	6:24
4	11.1	7:15	6:24
5	11.1	7:15	6:23
6	11.1	7:16	6:22
7	11.1	7:16	6:22
8	11.1	7:17	6:21
9	11.1	7:17	6:21
10	11.0	7:17	6:20
11	11.0	7:18	6:20
12	11.0	7:18	6:19
13	11.0	7:19	6:19
14	11.0	7:19	6:18
15	11.0	7:20	6:18
16	11.0	7:20	6:17
17	10.9	7:21	6:17
18	10.9	7:21	6:16
19	10.9	7:21	6:16
20	10.9	7:22	6:16
21	10.9	7:22	6:15
22	10.9	7:23	6:15
23	10.9	7:23	6:15
24	10.8	7:24	6:14
25	10.8	7:24	6:14
26	10.8	7:25	6:14
27	10.8	7:25	6:14
28	10.8	7:25	6:13
29	10.8	7:26	6:13
30	10.8	7:26	6:13
31	10.8	7:27	6:13

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.08 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.68 kWh/m² to a high of 7.8 kWh/m² in November across the year — May's 5.08 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	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)	5.4	5.4	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.8	4.8	4.8
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.4	Bright
2	5.4	Bright
3	5.3	Bright
4	5.3	Bright
5	5.3	Bright
6	5.3	Bright
7	5.3	Bright
8	5.2	Bright
9	5.2	Bright
10	5.2	Bright
11	5.2	Bright
12	5.2	Bright
13	5.1	Bright
14	5.1	Bright
15	5.1	Bright
16	5.1	Bright
17	5.0	Bright
18	5.0	Bright
19	5.0	Bright
20	5.0	Bright
21	5.0	Bright
22	5.0	Bright
23	4.9	Bright
24	4.9	Bright
25	4.9	Bright
26	4.9	Bright
27	4.9	Bright
28	4.9	Bright
29	4.8	Bright
30	4.8	Bright
31	4.8	Bright

Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Okahandja?

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

9.1

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

8.6

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Okahandja in May

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

In May, Okahandja sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

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UV index in Okahandja in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Okahandja peaks around January 15 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 6 (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)	16	14	14	10	8	6	7	9	11	12	14	15
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	High	High	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	16	Extreme
Feb	14	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	10	Very high
May	8	Very high
Jun	6	High
Jul	7	High
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	14	Extreme
Dec	15	Extreme

Air quality in Okahandja in May

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Okahandja is worst in September — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× 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	9	9	10	11	15	16	13	14	10
Level	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	8	Good
Feb	8	Good
Mar	8	Good
Apr	9	Good
May	9	Good
Jun	10	Good
Jul	11	Good
Aug	15	Moderate
Sep	16	Moderate
Oct	13	Moderate
Nov	14	Moderate
Dec	10	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Okahandja?

Okahandja sits at 22.0°S, 16.9°E, 1,370 m above sea level, in Namibia. The nearest listed city is Katutura, 62 km away.

Topography around Okahandja

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Okahandja has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 100 m around an average of 1,342 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 499 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,553 m.

The land around Okahandja is covered by shrubs (62%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, shrubs (93%) within 16 km, and shrubs (89%) within 80 km.

3 km

100 m

shrubs 62%

16 km

499 m

shrubs 93%

80 km

1,553 m

shrubs 89%

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← April Okahandja year-round climate June →Best places to visit in May

May weather nearby: Katutura 62 km · Windhoek 67 km · Rehoboth 150 km · Otjiwarongo 171 km · Gobabis 219 km · Swakopmund 256 km · Walvis Bay 269 km · Grootfontein 295 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 Okahandja (-21.9814°, 16.9029°, elevation 1,370 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. 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	28	13
2	28	13
3	27	13
4	27	12
5	27	12
6	27	12
7	27	12
8	27	12
9	27	12
10	27	12
11	27	11
12	27	11
13	26	11
14	26	11
15	26	11
16	26	11
17	26	11
18	26	10
19	26	10
20	26	10
21	25	10
22	25	10
23	25	10
24	25	9
25	25	9
26	25	9
27	25	9
28	25	9
29	25	9
30	25	9
31	24	8

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	95	5
2	95	5
3	95	5
4	95	5
5	95	5
6	95	5
7	95	5
8	95	5
9	96	4
10	96	4
11	96	4
12	95	5
13	95	5
14	95	5
15	94	6
16	95	5
17	95	5
18	95	5
19	95	5
20	95	5
21	95	5
22	95	5
23	96	4
24	96	4
25	96	4
26	96	4
27	96	4
28	96	4
29	96	4
30	96	4
31	96	4

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	96	4
2	97	3
3	97	3
4	97	3
5	97	3
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	95	5
2	95	5
3	95	5
4	95	5
5	95	5
6	95	5
7	95	5
8	95	5
9	96	4
10	96	4
11	96	4
12	95	5
13	95	5
14	95	5
15	94	6
16	95	5
17	95	5
18	95	5
19	95	5
20	95	5
21	95	5
22	95	5
23	96	4
24	96	4
25	96	4
26	96	4
27	96	4
28	96	4
29	96	4
30	96	4
31	96	4

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	96	4
2	97	3
3	97	3
4	97	3
5	97	3
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	95	5
2	95	5
3	95	5
4	95	5
5	95	5
6	95	5
7	95	5
8	95	5
9	96	4
10	96	4
11	96	4
12	95	5
13	95	5
14	95	5
15	94	6
16	95	5
17	95	5
18	95	5
19	95	5
20	95	5
21	95	5
22	95	5
23	96	4
24	96	4
25	96	4
26	96	4
27	96	4
28	96	4
29	96	4
30	96	4
31	96	4

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	96	4
2	97	3
3	97	3
4	97	3
5	97	3
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0