Ondangwa weather in August

In August, Ondangwa sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 28°C in the first days to 31°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 91% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 12 min at the start of August to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Ondangwa's 3rd-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ondangwa's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 30°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 13°; 3rd coldest
Rainfall: 0 mm; 0 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 24 min; 7:18 AM – 6:42 PM
Cloud cover: 10%; 3rd clearest
Wind: 14 km/h; 4th windiest
Solar energy: 6.06 kWh/m²
Travel score: 7.2; out of 10

Ondangwa is town in Oshana Region, Namibia.

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

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Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 28°C in the first days to 31°C by the end.

A typical August day in Ondangwa reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 16°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 3°C warmer than July and about 4°C cooler than September.

	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	28	28	28	28	28	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	32	32
Avg low (°C)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	12
2	28	12
3	28	12
4	28	12
5	28	12
6	28	12
7	28	12
8	29	12
9	29	12
10	29	13
11	29	13
12	29	13
13	29	13
14	29	13
15	29	13
16	30	13
17	30	13
18	30	14
19	30	14
20	30	14
21	30	14
22	30	14
23	31	14
24	31	14
25	31	15
26	31	15
27	31	15
28	31	15
29	31	15
30	32	15
31	32	15

How August really feels in Ondangwa

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August 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

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

Ondangwa weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 8th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	31° / 20°	118	13.4	13	4.3
Feb	30° / 20°	120	13.5	12.6	4.5
Mar	30° / 20°	93	13.3	12.1	4.9
Apr	30° / 18°	20	4	11.6	6.0
May	29° / 15°	1	0.2	11.2	7.5
Jun	27° / 11°	0	0	10.9	9.2
Jul	26° / 11°	0	0	11	9.2
Aug	30° / 13°	0	0	11.4	7.2
Sep	33° / 17°	2	0.5	11.9	4.7
Oct	34° / 20°	13	2.6	12.4	3.6
Nov	33° / 21°	46	8.1	12.8	3.9
Dec	32° / 21°	91	11.5	13.1	4.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 91% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 3% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 5%.

	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 (%)	97	97	96	96	96	96	96	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	93	93	93	93	93	94	94	95	95	95	96	96	96	97	97	97
Cloudier (%)	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	3	3	3

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	97	3
2	97	3
3	96	4
4	96	4
5	96	4
6	96	4
7	96	4
8	94	6
9	94	6
10	94	6
11	94	6
12	94	6
13	94	6
14	94	6
15	94	6
16	93	7
17	93	7
18	93	7
19	93	7
20	93	7
21	94	6
22	94	6
23	95	5
24	95	5
25	95	5
26	96	4
27	96	4
28	96	4
29	97	3
30	97	3
31	97	3

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Ondangwa gets around 0 mm of rain over 0 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 0% and peaks near 1% 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 (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0
31	1

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the dry band about 100% 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 (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

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

Wind in August

Winds average 14 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 14 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)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
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	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	14	light breeze
2	14	light breeze
3	14	light breeze
4	14	light breeze
5	14	light breeze
6	14	light breeze
7	14	light breeze
8	14	light breeze
9	14	light breeze
10	14	light breeze
11	14	light breeze
12	14	light breeze
13	14	light breeze
14	14	light breeze
15	14	light breeze
16	14	light breeze
17	14	light breeze
18	14	light breeze
19	14	light breeze
20	14	light breeze
21	14	light breeze
22	14	light breeze
23	14	light breeze
24	14	light breeze
25	14	light breeze
26	14	light breeze
27	14	light breeze
28	14	light breeze
29	14	light breeze
30	14	light breeze
31	14	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 12 min at the start of August to 11 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 24 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 7:27 AM to 7:07 AM, and sunset from 6:38 PM to 6:45 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	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6
Sunrise (AM)	7:27	7:26	7:26	7:25	7:25	7:24	7:24	7:23	7:23	7:22	7:22	7:21	7:20	7:20	7:19	7:18	7:18	7:17	7:16	7:16	7:15	7:14	7:14	7:13	7:12	7:11	7:11	7:10	7:09	7:08	7:07
Sunset (PM)	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:44	6:44	6:44	6:44	6:44	6:45	6:45	6:45

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.2	7:27	6:38
2	11.2	7:26	6:38
3	11.2	7:26	6:38
4	11.2	7:25	6:39
5	11.2	7:25	6:39
6	11.2	7:24	6:39
7	11.3	7:24	6:40
8	11.3	7:23	6:40
9	11.3	7:23	6:40
10	11.3	7:22	6:40
11	11.3	7:22	6:41
12	11.3	7:21	6:41
13	11.3	7:20	6:41
14	11.4	7:20	6:41
15	11.4	7:19	6:42
16	11.4	7:18	6:42
17	11.4	7:18	6:42
18	11.4	7:17	6:42
19	11.4	7:16	6:43
20	11.5	7:16	6:43
21	11.5	7:15	6:43
22	11.5	7:14	6:43
23	11.5	7:14	6:43
24	11.5	7:13	6:44
25	11.5	7:12	6:44
26	11.5	7:11	6:44
27	11.6	7:11	6:44
28	11.6	7:10	6:44
29	11.6	7:09	6:45
30	11.6	7:08	6:45
31	11.6	7:07	6:45

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.06 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.12 kWh/m² to a high of 7.72 kWh/m² in November across the year — August's 6.06 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	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.9	5.9	5.9	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.5	6.5	6.5
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	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

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.7	Bright
2	5.7	Bright
3	5.7	Bright
4	5.7	Bright
5	5.8	Bright
6	5.8	Bright
7	5.8	Bright
8	5.8	Bright
9	5.9	Bright
10	5.9	Bright
11	5.9	Bright
12	6.0	Bright
13	6.0	Bright
14	6.0	Intense
15	6.0	Intense
16	6.1	Intense
17	6.1	Intense
18	6.1	Intense
19	6.1	Intense
20	6.2	Intense
21	6.2	Intense
22	6.2	Intense
23	6.3	Intense
24	6.3	Intense
25	6.3	Intense
26	6.4	Intense
27	6.4	Intense
28	6.4	Intense
29	6.5	Intense
30	6.5	Intense
31	6.5	Intense

Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Ondangwa

In seasonPeak

None of Ondangwa's seasonal hazards are active in August. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Ondangwa's rainy season runs December–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is August a good time to visit Ondangwa?

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

7.2

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

9.2

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Ondangwa in August

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

In August, Ondangwa sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 13°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Ondangwa in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ondangwa peaks around January 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 at about 8 (very 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	15	14	11	9	8	8	9	10	13	14	15
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	16	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	11	Extreme
May	9	Very high
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	10	Very high
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	14	Extreme
Dec	15	Extreme

Air quality in Ondangwa in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Ondangwa is worst in October — around 26 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.7× the cleanest month (April, 10 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)	15	12	10	10	11	13	15	18	25	26	19	15
Level	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	15	Moderate
Feb	12	Good
Mar	10	Good
Apr	10	Good
May	11	Good
Jun	13	Moderate
Jul	15	Moderate
Aug	18	Moderate
Sep	25	Moderate
Oct	26	Moderate
Nov	19	Moderate
Dec	15	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Ondangwa?

Ondangwa sits at 17.9°S, 16.0°E, 1,081 m above sea level, in Namibia. The nearest listed city is Ongwediva, 27 km away.

Topography around Ondangwa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ondangwa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 6 m around an average of 1,095 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 15 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 60 m.

The land around Ondangwa is covered by grassland (30%), artificial surfaces (26%) and cropland (24%) within 3 km, grassland (49%) and cropland (29%) within 16 km, and grassland (48%) and shrubs (43%) within 80 km.

3 km

6 m

grassland 30%

16 km

15 m

grassland 49%

80 km

60 m

grassland 48%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwetland

← July Ondangwa year-round climate September →Best places to visit in August

August weather nearby: Ongwediva 27 km · Oshakati 32 km · Helao Nafidi 58 km · Ondjiva 97 km · Xangongo 168 km · Humbe 178 km · Opuwo 227 km · Tsumeb 236 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 Ondangwa (-17.9082°, 15.9804°, elevation 1,081 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	12
2	28	12
3	28	12
4	28	12
5	28	12
6	28	12
7	28	12
8	29	12
9	29	12
10	29	13
11	29	13
12	29	13
13	29	13
14	29	13
15	29	13
16	30	13
17	30	13
18	30	14
19	30	14
20	30	14
21	30	14
22	30	14
23	31	14
24	31	14
25	31	15
26	31	15
27	31	15
28	31	15
29	31	15
30	32	15
31	32	15

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	97	3
2	97	3
3	96	4
4	96	4
5	96	4
6	96	4
7	96	4
8	94	6
9	94	6
10	94	6
11	94	6
12	94	6
13	94	6
14	94	6
15	94	6
16	93	7
17	93	7
18	93	7
19	93	7
20	93	7
21	94	6
22	94	6
23	95	5
24	95	5
25	95	5
26	96	4
27	96	4
28	96	4
29	97	3
30	97	3
31	97	3

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0
31	1

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

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	12
2	28	12
3	28	12
4	28	12
5	28	12
6	28	12
7	28	12
8	29	12
9	29	12
10	29	13
11	29	13
12	29	13
13	29	13
14	29	13
15	29	13
16	30	13
17	30	13
18	30	14
19	30	14
20	30	14
21	30	14
22	30	14
23	31	14
24	31	14
25	31	15
26	31	15
27	31	15
28	31	15
29	31	15
30	32	15
31	32	15

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	97	3
2	97	3
3	96	4
4	96	4
5	96	4
6	96	4
7	96	4
8	94	6
9	94	6
10	94	6
11	94	6
12	94	6
13	94	6
14	94	6
15	94	6
16	93	7
17	93	7
18	93	7
19	93	7
20	93	7
21	94	6
22	94	6
23	95	5
24	95	5
25	95	5
26	96	4
27	96	4
28	96	4
29	97	3
30	97	3
31	97	3

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0
31	1

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

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	12
2	28	12
3	28	12
4	28	12
5	28	12
6	28	12
7	28	12
8	29	12
9	29	12
10	29	13
11	29	13
12	29	13
13	29	13
14	29	13
15	29	13
16	30	13
17	30	13
18	30	14
19	30	14
20	30	14
21	30	14
22	30	14
23	31	14
24	31	14
25	31	15
26	31	15
27	31	15
28	31	15
29	31	15
30	32	15
31	32	15

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	97	3
2	97	3
3	96	4
4	96	4
5	96	4
6	96	4
7	96	4
8	94	6
9	94	6
10	94	6
11	94	6
12	94	6
13	94	6
14	94	6
15	94	6
16	93	7
17	93	7
18	93	7
19	93	7
20	93	7
21	94	6
22	94	6
23	95	5
24	95	5
25	95	5
26	96	4
27	96	4
28	96	4
29	97	3
30	97	3
31	97	3

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0
31	1

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