Opuwo weather in May

In May, Opuwo sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.1 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 29°C in the first days to 27°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 Opuwo's 4th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Opuwo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
10th warmest
Overnight low
15°
4th coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 12 min
7:26 AM – 6:36 PM
Cloud cover
11%
4th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.5 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.3
out of 10

Opuwo is city in Namibia.

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 29°C in the first days to 27°C by the end.

A typical May day in Opuwo reaches about 28°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 26°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 1°C cooler than April and about 2°C warmer than June.

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How May really feels in Opuwo

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.

Opuwo 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
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 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 8% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 3%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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2973
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Opuwo gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.1 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 2% on the wettest days.

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

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19154
29343
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49532
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79721
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Wind in May

Winds average 11 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
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511calm
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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 7:21 AM to 7:32 AM, and sunset from 6:42 PM to 6:32 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.47:216:42
211.37:226:42
311.37:226:41
411.37:226:41
511.37:226:40
611.37:236:40
711.37:236:39
811.37:236:39
911.27:246:38
1011.27:246:38
1111.27:246:37
1211.27:256:37
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1411.27:266:36
1511.27:266:36
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1711.17:276:35
1811.17:276:35
1911.17:276:35
2011.17:286:34
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2211.17:286:34
2311.17:296:33
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2511.17:306:33
2611.07:306:33
2711.07:306:33
2811.07:316:33
2911.07:316:32
3011.07:316:32
3111.07:326:32

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.5 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 — May's 5.5 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
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45.7Bright
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Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Opuwo?

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

8.3
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
9.2
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Opuwo in May

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

In May, Opuwo sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 15°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Opuwo in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May 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 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
May 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).