Opuwo weather in April

In April, Opuwo sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 27 mm of rain across 5.3 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 71% of the time in April, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of April to 11 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Opuwo's 7th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Opuwo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
7th warmest
Overnight low
17°
6th coldest
Rainfall
27 mm
5.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
7:17 AM – 6:53 PM
Cloud cover
30%
7th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.88 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.5
out of 10

Opuwo is city in Namibia.

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

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month.

A typical April day in Opuwo reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs on par with March and about 1°C warmer than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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52918
62918
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112918
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How April really feels in Opuwo

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April 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

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

Opuwo weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 18°8810.7134.6
Feb30° / 18°10811.912.64.7
Mar29° / 18°9914.412.15.0
Apr29° / 17°275.311.66.5
May28° / 15°10.111.28.3
Jun26° / 12°0010.99.4
Jul26° / 11°00119.4
Aug29° / 13°0011.47.7
Sep32° / 15°20.611.95.3
Oct33° / 17°113.112.44.1
Nov33° / 18°386.512.84.2
Dec32° / 18°648.713.14.3

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 71% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 14%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16733
26931
37129
47426
57525
67723
77822
88020
98218
108317
118515
128515
138614
148812
158911
169010
17919
18919
19928
20928
21937
22946
23946
24946
25946
26955
27964
28964
29964
30964

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Opuwo gets around 27 mm of rain over 5.3 wet days in April. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 18% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
138
236
335
433
532
630
729
828
926
1025
1123
1222
1321
1419
1518
1617
1715
1814
1912
2011
2110
229
237
246
255
264
274
283
292
302

Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, April lands in the dry band about 62% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
13517399
23717379
33917368
44018348
54218337
64319317
74519306
84719295
94919275
105119264
115219254
125419243
135619223
145819212
156019192
166119182
176419161
186618151
196917131
207116121
217415110
227614100
23791290
24811180
25831070
2684970
2786860
2888750
2989650
3091540

Wind in April

Winds average 10 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
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Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min at the start of April to 11 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 7:14 AM to 7:21 AM, and sunset from 7:05 PM to 6:43 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.87:147:05
211.87:147:04
311.87:147:03
411.87:157:02
511.87:157:01
611.87:157:01
711.77:157:00
811.77:156:59
911.77:166:58
1011.77:166:57
1111.77:166:56
1211.77:166:56
1311.67:166:55
1411.67:176:54
1511.67:176:53
1611.67:176:53
1711.67:176:52
1811.67:186:51
1911.57:186:50
2011.57:186:50
2111.57:186:49
2211.57:196:48
2311.57:196:48
2411.57:196:47
2511.47:196:46
2611.47:206:46
2711.47:206:45
2811.47:206:44
2911.47:216:44
3011.47:216:43

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.88 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.13 kWh/m² to a high of 7.58 kWh/m² in November across the year — April's 5.88 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.9Bright
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305.8Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Opuwo?

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

6.5
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
8.2
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Opuwo in April

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

In April, Opuwo sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Opuwo in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Opuwo peaks around January 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 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 15Jun 23UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep10Very high
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Opuwo?

Opuwo sits at 18.1°S, 13.8°E, 0 m above sea level, in Namibia. The nearest listed city is Xangongo, 190 km away.

XangongoHumbeOshakatiCahamaOngwedivaOndangwaOndjivaHelao Nafidi

Topography around Opuwo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Opuwo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 144 m around an average of 1,158 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 620 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,208 m.

The land around Opuwo is covered by shrubs (41%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, shrubs (84%) within 16 km, and shrubs (92%) within 80 km.

3 km
144 m
16 km
620 m
80 km
1,208 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
April weather nearby: Xangongo 190 km · Humbe 190 km · Oshakati 200 km · Cahama 204 km · Ongwediva 206 km · Ondangwa 227 km · Ondjiva 229 km · Helao Nafidi 230 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 Opuwo (-18.0607°, 13.84°, elevation 0 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).