Okahandja weather in October

In October, Okahandja sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 10 mm of rain across 2.4 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 72% 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 12 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Okahandja's 6th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Okahandja's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
16°
7th coldest
Rainfall
10 mm
2.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
6:22 AM – 6:53 PM
Cloud cover
26%
6th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
7.51 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.0
out of 10

Okahandja is city in Namibia.

Founded
1894

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

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month.

A typical October day in Okahandja reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 16°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 2°C warmer than September and on par with November.

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How October really feels in Okahandja

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 23 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
23
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in October is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Okahandja weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 3rd-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 19°9012.613.23.9
Feb31° / 19°7812.112.84.2
Mar30° / 18°6010.112.25.2
Apr28° / 15°23411.57.3
May26° / 11°30.4119.1
Jun23° / 00.110.79.7
Jul23° / 00.110.89.6
Aug26° / 00.111.29.1
Sep30° / 13°30.711.96.7
Oct32° / 16°102.412.55.0
Nov32° / 18°25513.14.5
Dec33° / 19°488.213.33.9

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 72% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 10%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1946
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Okahandja gets around 10 mm of rain over 2.4 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 8% and peaks near 13% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
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Wind in October

Winds average 12 km/h in October.

Across October, 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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 36 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:35 AM to 6:12 AM, and sunset from 6:47 PM to 7:00 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:356:47
212.26:346:48
312.26:336:48
412.36:326:48
512.36:326:49
612.36:316:49
712.36:306:49
812.36:296:50
912.46:286:50
1012.46:276:51
1112.46:266:51
1212.46:256:51
1312.56:246:52
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1812.66:206:54
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Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 7.51 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 — October's 7.51 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.2Intense
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Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Okahandja?

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

5.0
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
8.1
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Okahandja in October

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

In October, Okahandja sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 16°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Okahandja 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 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 15UV 16Jun 18UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr10Very high
May8Very high
Jun6High
Jul7High
Aug9Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec15Extreme

Air quality in Okahandja in October

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1416 µg/m³Feb 118 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb8Good
Mar8Good
Apr9Good
May9Good
Jun10Good
Jul11Good
Aug15Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec10Good
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.

RehobothOtjiwarongoGobabisSwakopmundWalvis BayGrootfontein

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.

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100 m
16 km
499 m
80 km
1,553 m
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October 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
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 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).