Otjiwarongo weather in April

In April, Otjiwarongo sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 28 mm of rain across 5.6 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% 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 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Otjiwarongo's 6th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Otjiwarongo's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 28°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 15°; 6th coldest
Rainfall: 28 mm; 5.6 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 30 min; 7:08 AM – 6:40 PM
Cloud cover: 32%; 6th clearest
Wind: 10 km/h; 8th windiest
Solar energy: 5.62 kWh/m²
Travel score: 7.5; out of 10

Otjiwarongo is city in Namibia.

Founded: 1906

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

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Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical April day in Otjiwarongo reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 1°C cooler than March and about 2°C warmer than May.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Avg high (°C)	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	27
Avg low (°C)	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	16
2	28	16
3	28	16
4	28	16
5	28	16
6	28	16
7	28	16
8	28	16
9	28	16
10	28	15
11	28	15
12	28	15
13	28	15
14	28	15
15	28	15
16	28	15
17	28	15
18	28	15
19	28	15
20	28	15
21	28	15
22	28	14
23	28	14
24	28	14
25	28	14
26	28	14
27	28	14
28	28	14
29	28	14
30	27	14

How April really feels in Otjiwarongo

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

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.

Otjiwarongo weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 8th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	31° / 18°	121	14.2	13.1	4.3
Feb	30° / 18°	118	14.3	12.7	4.5
Mar	29° / 17°	83	12.7	12.1	5.4
Apr	28° / 15°	28	5.6	11.5	7.5
May	26° / 12°	2	0.4	11	9.1
Jun	24° / 8°	0	0	10.8	9.7
Jul	24° / 8°	0	0.1	10.9	9.6
Aug	27° / 10°	0	0.1	11.3	8.8
Sep	31° / 14°	4	1.2	11.9	6.2
Oct	32° / 17°	18	4.4	12.5	4.6
Nov	32° / 18°	42	8.3	13	4.3
Dec	32° / 18°	82	11.8	13.2	4.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 13%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Clearer (%)	74	76	78	79	80	81	83	83	85	86	86	87	87	88	88	88	89	89	89	89	90	90	90	90	91	91	91	92	93	93
Cloudier (%)	26	24	22	21	20	19	17	17	15	14	14	13	13	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	8	7	7

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	74	26
2	76	24
3	78	22
4	79	21
5	80	20
6	81	19
7	83	17
8	83	17
9	85	15
10	86	14
11	86	14
12	87	13
13	87	13
14	88	12
15	88	12
16	88	12
17	89	11
18	89	11
19	89	11
20	89	11
21	90	10
22	90	10
23	90	10
24	90	10
25	91	9
26	91	9
27	91	9
28	92	8
29	93	7
30	93	7

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Otjiwarongo gets around 28 mm of rain over 5.6 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 19% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Rain chance (%)	37	36	34	33	32	30	29	27	26	25	23	22	21	19	18	17	16	15	13	12	11	11	10	9	8	8	7	6	6	5

	Rain chance (%)
1	37
2	36
3	34
4	33
5	32
6	30
7	29
8	27
9	26
10	25
11	23
12	22
13	21
14	19
15	18
16	17
17	16
18	15
19	13
20	12
21	11
22	11
23	10
24	9
25	8
26	8
27	7
28	6
29	6
30	5

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 77% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Dry (%)	53	53	55	57	59	61	62	64	66	68	70	72	74	76	78	80	82	83	86	87	88	90	90	91	92	93	93	94	94	95
Comfortable (%)	21	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	21	21	20	19	18	17	16	15	14	12	11	10	9	9	8	7	6	6	5	5	4
Humid (%)	26	25	23	21	19	17	16	14	12	11	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	3	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	53	21	26
2	53	22	25
3	55	22	23
4	57	22	21
5	59	22	19
6	61	22	17
7	62	22	16
8	64	22	14
9	66	22	12
10	68	21	11
11	70	21	9
12	72	20	8
13	74	19	7
14	76	18	6
15	78	17	5
16	80	16	4
17	82	15	3
18	83	14	3
19	86	12	2
20	87	11	2
21	88	10	2
22	90	9	1
23	90	9	1
24	91	8	1
25	92	7	1
26	93	6	1
27	93	6	1
28	94	5	1
29	94	5	1
30	95	4	1

Wind in April

Winds average 10 km/h in April.

Across April, 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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Wind speed (km/h)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	10	calm
2	10	calm
3	10	calm
4	10	calm
5	10	calm
6	10	calm
7	10	calm
8	10	calm
9	10	calm
10	10	calm
11	10	calm
12	10	calm
13	10	calm
14	10	calm
15	10	calm
16	10	calm
17	10	calm
18	10	calm
19	10	calm
20	10	calm
21	10	calm
22	10	calm
23	10	calm
24	10	calm
25	10	calm
26	10	calm
27	10	calm
28	10	calm
29	10	calm
30	11	calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min at the start of April to 11 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 30 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 7:03 AM to 7:12 AM, and sunset from 6:53 PM to 6:29 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Daylight (h)	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3
Sunrise (AM)	7:03	7:04	7:04	7:04	7:04	7:05	7:05	7:05	7:06	7:06	7:06	7:06	7:07	7:07	7:07	7:08	7:08	7:08	7:09	7:09	7:09	7:10	7:10	7:10	7:11	7:11	7:11	7:12	7:12	7:12
Sunset (PM)	6:53	6:52	6:51	6:50	6:49	6:48	6:47	6:46	6:46	6:45	6:44	6:43	6:42	6:41	6:40	6:40	6:39	6:38	6:37	6:36	6:36	6:35	6:34	6:33	6:33	6:32	6:31	6:30	6:30	6:29

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.8	7:03	6:53
2	11.8	7:04	6:52
3	11.8	7:04	6:51
4	11.8	7:04	6:50
5	11.7	7:04	6:49
6	11.7	7:05	6:48
7	11.7	7:05	6:47
8	11.7	7:05	6:46
9	11.7	7:06	6:46
10	11.6	7:06	6:45
11	11.6	7:06	6:44
12	11.6	7:06	6:43
13	11.6	7:07	6:42
14	11.6	7:07	6:41
15	11.6	7:07	6:40
16	11.5	7:08	6:40
17	11.5	7:08	6:39
18	11.5	7:08	6:38
19	11.5	7:09	6:37
20	11.5	7:09	6:36
21	11.4	7:09	6:36
22	11.4	7:10	6:35
23	11.4	7:10	6:34
24	11.4	7:10	6:33
25	11.4	7:11	6:33
26	11.3	7:11	6:32
27	11.3	7:11	6:31
28	11.3	7:12	6:30
29	11.3	7:12	6:30
30	11.3	7:12	6:29

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.62 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.85 kWh/m² to a high of 7.42 kWh/m² in November across the year — April's 5.62 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.8	Bright
2	5.8	Bright
3	5.8	Bright
4	5.8	Bright
5	5.8	Bright
6	5.8	Bright
7	5.7	Bright
8	5.7	Bright
9	5.7	Bright
10	5.7	Bright
11	5.7	Bright
12	5.7	Bright
13	5.6	Bright
14	5.6	Bright
15	5.6	Bright
16	5.6	Bright
17	5.6	Bright
18	5.6	Bright
19	5.6	Bright
20	5.5	Bright
21	5.5	Bright
22	5.5	Bright
23	5.5	Bright
24	5.5	Bright
25	5.5	Bright
26	5.5	Bright
27	5.5	Bright
28	5.5	Bright
29	5.5	Bright
30	5.5	Bright

Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Otjiwarongo?

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

7.5

Sightseeing

5th-best month of the year

7.9

Beach & pool

5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Otjiwarongo in April

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

In April, Otjiwarongo sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 15°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

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UV index in Otjiwarongo in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Otjiwarongo peaks around January 15 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 7 (high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	16	14	14	10	8	7	7	9	10	12	14	14
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	16	Extreme
Feb	14	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	10	Extreme
May	8	Very high
Jun	7	High
Jul	7	Very high
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	10	Very high
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	14	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

Air quality in Otjiwarongo in April

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Otjiwarongo is worst in October — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.7× the cleanest month (May, 4 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	13	10	7	4	4	5	5	11	19	19	16	13
Level	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	13	Moderate
Feb	10	Good
Mar	7	Good
Apr	4	Good
May	4	Good
Jun	5	Good
Jul	5	Good
Aug	11	Good
Sep	19	Moderate
Oct	19	Moderate
Nov	16	Moderate
Dec	13	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Otjiwarongo?

Otjiwarongo sits at 20.5°S, 16.6°E, 1,475 m above sea level, in Namibia. The nearest listed city is Okahandja, 171 km away.

Topography around Otjiwarongo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Otjiwarongo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 59 m around an average of 1,466 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 402 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,016 m.

The land around Otjiwarongo is covered by shrubs (61%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, shrubs (84%) within 16 km, and shrubs (92%) within 80 km.

3 km

59 m

shrubs 61%

16 km

402 m

shrubs 84%

80 km

1,016 m

shrubs 92%

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← March Otjiwarongo year-round climate May →Best places to visit in April

April weather nearby: Okahandja 171 km · Tsumeb 175 km · Grootfontein 181 km · Katutura 233 km · Windhoek 237 km · Ondangwa 293 km · Ongwediva 313 km · Oshakati 314 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

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 Otjiwarongo (-20.4637°, 16.6477°, elevation 1,475 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	16
2	28	16
3	28	16
4	28	16
5	28	16
6	28	16
7	28	16
8	28	16
9	28	16
10	28	15
11	28	15
12	28	15
13	28	15
14	28	15
15	28	15
16	28	15
17	28	15
18	28	15
19	28	15
20	28	15
21	28	15
22	28	14
23	28	14
24	28	14
25	28	14
26	28	14
27	28	14
28	28	14
29	28	14
30	27	14

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	74	26
2	76	24
3	78	22
4	79	21
5	80	20
6	81	19
7	83	17
8	83	17
9	85	15
10	86	14
11	86	14
12	87	13
13	87	13
14	88	12
15	88	12
16	88	12
17	89	11
18	89	11
19	89	11
20	89	11
21	90	10
22	90	10
23	90	10
24	90	10
25	91	9
26	91	9
27	91	9
28	92	8
29	93	7
30	93	7

	Rain chance (%)
1	37
2	36
3	34
4	33
5	32
6	30
7	29
8	27
9	26
10	25
11	23
12	22
13	21
14	19
15	18
16	17
17	16
18	15
19	13
20	12
21	11
22	11
23	10
24	9
25	8
26	8
27	7
28	6
29	6
30	5

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	53	21	26
2	53	22	25
3	55	22	23
4	57	22	21
5	59	22	19
6	61	22	17
7	62	22	16
8	64	22	14
9	66	22	12
10	68	21	11
11	70	21	9
12	72	20	8
13	74	19	7
14	76	18	6
15	78	17	5
16	80	16	4
17	82	15	3
18	83	14	3
19	86	12	2
20	87	11	2
21	88	10	2
22	90	9	1
23	90	9	1
24	91	8	1
25	92	7	1
26	93	6	1
27	93	6	1
28	94	5	1
29	94	5	1
30	95	4	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	16
2	28	16
3	28	16
4	28	16
5	28	16
6	28	16
7	28	16
8	28	16
9	28	16
10	28	15
11	28	15
12	28	15
13	28	15
14	28	15
15	28	15
16	28	15
17	28	15
18	28	15
19	28	15
20	28	15
21	28	15
22	28	14
23	28	14
24	28	14
25	28	14
26	28	14
27	28	14
28	28	14
29	28	14
30	27	14

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	74	26
2	76	24
3	78	22
4	79	21
5	80	20
6	81	19
7	83	17
8	83	17
9	85	15
10	86	14
11	86	14
12	87	13
13	87	13
14	88	12
15	88	12
16	88	12
17	89	11
18	89	11
19	89	11
20	89	11
21	90	10
22	90	10
23	90	10
24	90	10
25	91	9
26	91	9
27	91	9
28	92	8
29	93	7
30	93	7

	Rain chance (%)
1	37
2	36
3	34
4	33
5	32
6	30
7	29
8	27
9	26
10	25
11	23
12	22
13	21
14	19
15	18
16	17
17	16
18	15
19	13
20	12
21	11
22	11
23	10
24	9
25	8
26	8
27	7
28	6
29	6
30	5

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	53	21	26
2	53	22	25
3	55	22	23
4	57	22	21
5	59	22	19
6	61	22	17
7	62	22	16
8	64	22	14
9	66	22	12
10	68	21	11
11	70	21	9
12	72	20	8
13	74	19	7
14	76	18	6
15	78	17	5
16	80	16	4
17	82	15	3
18	83	14	3
19	86	12	2
20	87	11	2
21	88	10	2
22	90	9	1
23	90	9	1
24	91	8	1
25	92	7	1
26	93	6	1
27	93	6	1
28	94	5	1
29	94	5	1
30	95	4	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	16
2	28	16
3	28	16
4	28	16
5	28	16
6	28	16
7	28	16
8	28	16
9	28	16
10	28	15
11	28	15
12	28	15
13	28	15
14	28	15
15	28	15
16	28	15
17	28	15
18	28	15
19	28	15
20	28	15
21	28	15
22	28	14
23	28	14
24	28	14
25	28	14
26	28	14
27	28	14
28	28	14
29	28	14
30	27	14

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	74	26
2	76	24
3	78	22
4	79	21
5	80	20
6	81	19
7	83	17
8	83	17
9	85	15
10	86	14
11	86	14
12	87	13
13	87	13
14	88	12
15	88	12
16	88	12
17	89	11
18	89	11
19	89	11
20	89	11
21	90	10
22	90	10
23	90	10
24	90	10
25	91	9
26	91	9
27	91	9
28	92	8
29	93	7
30	93	7

	Rain chance (%)
1	37
2	36
3	34
4	33
5	32
6	30
7	29
8	27
9	26
10	25
11	23
12	22
13	21
14	19
15	18
16	17
17	16
18	15
19	13
20	12
21	11
22	11
23	10
24	9
25	8
26	8
27	7
28	6
29	6
30	5

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	53	21	26
2	53	22	25
3	55	22	23
4	57	22	21
5	59	22	19
6	61	22	17
7	62	22	16
8	64	22	14
9	66	22	12
10	68	21	11
11	70	21	9
12	72	20	8
13	74	19	7
14	76	18	6
15	78	17	5
16	80	16	4
17	82	15	3
18	83	14	3
19	86	12	2
20	87	11	2
21	88	10	2
22	90	9	1
23	90	9	1
24	91	8	1
25	92	7	1
26	93	6	1
27	93	6	1
28	94	5	1
29	94	5	1
30	95	4	1