Opuwo weather in October

In October, Opuwo sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 11 mm of rain across 3.1 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 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 75% 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 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Opuwo's 6th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Opuwo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
1st warmest
Overnight low
17°
7th coldest
Rainfall
11 mm
3.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
6:37 AM – 7:02 PM
Cloud cover
25%
6th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
7.49 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

Opuwo is city in Namibia.

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 33°C through the month.

A typical October day in Opuwo reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 16°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 1°C warmer than September and about 1°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How October really feels in Opuwo

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.

Opuwo 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
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 October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 75% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 8%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1973
2973
3973
4973
5973
6973
7964
8964
9964
10964
11955
12955
13955
14937
15937
16928
17928
18919
199010
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218911
228812
238812
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258614
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278614
288614
298416
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318416

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Opuwo gets around 11 mm of rain over 3.1 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 10% and peaks near 17% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
14
24
34
45
55
65
75
86
96
106
117
127
138
148
159
1610
1710
1811
1912
2012
2113
2213
2314
2415
2515
2616
2716
2816
2917
3017
3117

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 93% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19910
29910
39910
49910
59910
69820
79820
89820
99721
109631
119631
129541
139541
149451
159352
169352
179262
189262
199172
209073
219073
228983
238983
248884
258884
268884
278884
288884
298884
308884
318884

Wind in October

Winds average 10 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 10 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
110calm
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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 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 30 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:49 AM to 6:29 AM, and sunset from 6:58 PM to 7:08 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:496:58
212.26:486:59
312.26:476:59
412.26:466:59
512.26:456:59
612.26:457:00
712.36:447:00
812.36:437:00
912.36:427:00
1012.36:427:01
1112.36:417:01
1212.46:407:01
1312.46:397:01
1412.46:397:02
1512.46:387:02
1612.46:377:02
1712.46:367:02
1812.56:367:03
1912.56:357:03
2012.56:357:03
2112.56:347:04
2212.56:337:04
2312.56:337:05
2412.56:327:05
2512.66:327:05
2612.66:317:06
2712.66:317:06
2812.66:307:06
2912.66:307:07
3012.66:297:07
3112.76:297:08

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 7.49 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 — October's 7.49 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.3Intense
27.3Intense
37.4Intense
47.4Intense
57.4Intense
67.4Intense
77.4Intense
87.5Intense
97.5Intense
107.5Intense
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297.5Intense
307.5Intense
317.5Intense
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Opuwo?

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

4.1
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
7.6
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

October 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 October

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

In October, Opuwo sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 3 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Opuwo 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 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
October 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).