Ongwediva weather in October

In October, Ongwediva sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 13 mm of rain across 2.9 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 34°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 77% 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 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Ongwediva's 6th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ongwediva's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
1st warmest
Overnight low
20°
9th coldest
Rainfall
13 mm
2.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
6:30 AM – 6:54 PM
Cloud cover
24%
6th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
7.63 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.6
out of 10

Ongwediva is town in Namibia.

Founded
1992

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 34°C through the month.

A typical October day in Ongwediva reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 37°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 1°C warmer than September and about 2°C warmer than November.

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How October really feels in Ongwediva

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 31 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
31
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.

Ongwediva weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 1st-warmest and 7th-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 October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 77% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% 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 (%)
1955
2955
3955
4955
5955
6955
7946
8946
9946
10946
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12946
13937
14937
15928
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Ongwediva gets around 13 mm of rain over 2.9 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 9% and peaks near 17% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
13
23
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54
64
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105
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2010
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3017
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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 87% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
196310
295320
395320
495320
595320
695320
793430
893430
993430
1093430
1192440
1291540
1391540
1490550
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2085771
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2482981
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2780992
287710103
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Wind in October

Winds average 13 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 12 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
114light breeze
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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 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 24 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:41 AM to 6:21 AM, and sunset from 6:51 PM to 7:00 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:416:51
212.26:406:51
312.26:396:51
412.26:396:51
512.26:386:51
612.26:376:52
712.36:366:52
812.36:356:52
912.36:356:52
1012.36:346:53
1112.36:336:53
1212.36:326:53
1312.46:326:53
1412.46:316:54
1512.46:306:54
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1712.46:296:55
1812.46:286:55
1912.56:286:55
2012.56:276:56
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3112.66:217:00

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 7.63 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 — October's 7.63 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.4Intense
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37.5Intense
47.5Intense
57.5Intense
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Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Ongwediva

In seasonPeak

None of Ongwediva's seasonal hazards are active in October. 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
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Is October a good time to visit Ongwediva?

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

3.6
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
7.4
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ongwediva. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Ongwediva in October

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

In October, Ongwediva sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Ongwediva in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 13 (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 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 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
October 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).