Ongwediva weather in May

In May, Ongwediva sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.3 wet days and about 11.2 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 30°C in the first days to 28°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 90% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 min at the start of May to 11 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Ongwediva's 4th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ongwediva's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
10th warmest
Overnight low
15°
4th coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 12 min
7:18 AM – 6:28 PM
Cloud cover
12%
4th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.53 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.5
out of 10

Ongwediva is town in Namibia.

Founded
1992

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

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 30°C in the first days to 28°C by the end.

A typical May day in Ongwediva reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 1°C cooler than April and about 3°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How May really feels in Ongwediva

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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
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.

Ongwediva 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 20°11612.812.94.4
Feb30° / 20°11613.412.64.6
Mar29° / 20°9613.412.14.9
Apr30° / 18°224.211.66.1
May29° / 15°10.311.27.5
Jun27° / 11°00119.2
Jul27° / 11°00119.2
Aug30° / 14°0011.47.2
Sep33° / 17°20.411.94.7
Oct34° / 20°132.912.43.6
Nov33° / 21°467.812.84.0
Dec32° / 21°9311.4134.1

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 90% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 6% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 4%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1937
2937
3937
4937
5946
6955
7955
8955
9955
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11955
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31991

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Ongwediva gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.3 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 3% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 97% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
189641
289641
391531
492431
593421
695320
795320
896310
996310
1097210
1197210
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Wind in May

Winds average 13 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
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813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

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

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 7:13 AM to 7:24 AM, and sunset from 6:35 PM to 6:25 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.47:136:35
211.47:136:35
311.37:146:34
411.37:146:33
511.37:146:33
611.37:156:32
711.37:156:32
811.37:156:31
911.37:166:31
1011.27:166:31
1111.27:166:30
1211.27:176:30
1311.27:176:29
1411.27:176:29
1511.27:186:29
1611.27:186:28
1711.27:186:28
1811.17:196:28
1911.17:196:27
2011.17:206:27
2111.17:206:27
2211.17:206:26
2311.17:216:26
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2511.17:216:26
2611.17:226:26
2711.17:226:26
2811.07:236:25
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3011.07:236:25
3111.07:246:25

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.53 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.14 kWh/m² to a high of 7.7 kWh/m² in November across the year — May's 5.53 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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285.3Bright
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Ongwediva

In seasonPeak

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

Ongwediva'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 May a good time to visit Ongwediva?

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

7.5
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
9.3
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Ongwediva in May

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

In May, Ongwediva sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 15°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Ongwediva in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

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

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeJan 17UV 15Jul 11UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May10Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep10Very high
Oct13Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec15Extreme

Air quality in Ongwediva 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 Ongwediva 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).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateOct 1026 µg/m³Apr 1310 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb12Good
Mar10Good
Apr10Good
May11Good
Jun13Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep25Moderate
Oct26Moderate
Nov19Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Ongwediva?

Ongwediva sits at 17.8°S, 15.8°E, 1,088 m above sea level, in Namibia. The nearest listed city is Oshakati, 7.0 km away.

OndjivaXangongoHumbeOpuwoCahama

Topography around Ongwediva

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ongwediva has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 9 m around an average of 1,096 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 17 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 57 m.

The land around Ongwediva is covered by grassland (40%), artificial surfaces (22%) and shrubs (21%) within 3 km, grassland (56%) and cropland (21%) within 16 km, and grassland (53%) and shrubs (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
9 m
16 km
17 m
80 km
57 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
May weather nearby: Oshakati 7.0 km · Ondangwa 27 km · Helao Nafidi 44 km · Ondjiva 79 km · Xangongo 142 km · Humbe 152 km · Opuwo 206 km · Cahama 226 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 Ongwediva (-17.772°, 15.7656°, elevation 1,088 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).