Oshakati weather in January

In January, Oshakati sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 116 mm of rain across 12.8 wet days and about 12.9 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 13 hours at the start of January to 12 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Oshakati's 11th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Oshakati's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
5th warmest
Overnight low
20°
10th coldest
Rainfall
116 mm
12.8 wet days
Daylight
13 hours
6:38 AM – 7:35 PM
Cloud cover
63%
11th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
7.07 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

Oshakati is city in Namibia.

Founded
1966

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

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical January day in Oshakati reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and on par with February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How January really feels in Oshakati

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January 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

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

Oshakati weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 5th-warmest and 1st-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 January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 59%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14456
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64654
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Oshakati gets around 116 mm of rain over 12.8 wet days in January, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 41% and peaks near 44% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
139
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338
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739
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Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the muggy band about 33% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 33% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1361317331
2361316331
3361316331
4361316331
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Wind in January

Winds average 11 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 11 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
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 hours at the start of January to 12 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:29 AM to 6:46 AM, and sunset from 7:32 PM to 7:35 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.06:297:32
213.06:297:32
313.06:307:32
413.06:317:33
513.06:317:33
613.06:327:33
713.06:327:34
813.06:337:34
913.06:347:34
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1113.06:357:34
1213.06:357:35
1313.06:367:35
1413.06:377:35
1513.06:377:35
1613.06:387:35
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1812.96:397:35
1912.96:407:35
2012.96:407:35
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2712.86:447:35
2812.86:457:35
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Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 7.07 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 — January's 7.07 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.2Intense
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47.2Intense
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67.2Intense
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137.1Intense
147.1Intense
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167.0Intense
177.0Intense
187.0Intense
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207.0Intense
217.0Intense
227.0Intense
237.0Intense
247.0Intense
256.9Intense
266.9Intense
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286.9Intense
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316.9Intense
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Oshakati

In seasonPeak

In January, Oshakati sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Oshakati'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 January a good time to visit Oshakati?

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

4.4
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
6.3
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Oshakati in January

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

In January, Oshakati sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Oshakati in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 16 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Oshakati 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 Oshakati in January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where January falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Oshakati 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 Oshakati?

Oshakati sits at 17.8°S, 15.7°E, 1,103 m above sea level, in Namibia. The nearest listed city is Ongwediva, 7.0 km away.

OndjivaXangongoHumbeOpuwoCahama

Topography around Oshakati

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Oshakati has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 9 m around an average of 1,094 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 15 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 43 m.

The land around Oshakati is covered by grassland (35%) and artificial surfaces (34%) within 3 km, grassland (60%) within 16 km, and grassland (54%) and shrubs (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
9 m
16 km
15 m
80 km
43 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
January weather nearby: Ongwediva 7.0 km · Ondangwa 32 km · Helao Nafidi 48 km · Ondjiva 80 km · Xangongo 140 km · Humbe 149 km · Opuwo 200 km · Cahama 223 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 Oshakati (-17.7883°, 15.7044°, elevation 1,103 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).