Otjiwarongo weather in July

In July, Otjiwarongo sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 10.9 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 25°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 92% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 48 min at the start of July to 11 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Otjiwarongo's 2nd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Otjiwarongo's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 24°; 12th warmest
Overnight low: 8°; 1st coldest
Rainfall: 0 mm; 0.1 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 54 min; 7:33 AM – 6:25 PM
Cloud cover: 8%; 2nd clearest
Wind: 13 km/h; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 5.04 kWh/m²
Travel score: 9.6; 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 July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 25°C by the end.

A typical July day in Otjiwarongo reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 16°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and about 3°C cooler than August.

	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	31
Avg high (°C)	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	25	25	25	25	25
Avg low (°C)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	23	8
2	23	8
3	23	8
4	23	8
5	23	8
6	23	8
7	23	8
8	23	8
9	23	8
10	23	8
11	23	8
12	23	8
13	23	8
14	23	8
15	23	8
16	23	8
17	24	8
18	24	8
19	24	8
20	24	8
21	24	8
22	24	8
23	24	8
24	24	8
25	24	8
26	24	8
27	25	8
28	25	8
29	25	9
30	25	9
31	25	9

How July really feels in Otjiwarongo

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July 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

July 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 July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 12th-warmest and 11th-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 July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 92% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 4% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 4%.

	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	31
Clearer (%)	95	95	95	95	94	94	94	95	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	97	97	97	97	97	96	96	96	96	96	96	96
Cloudier (%)	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	95	5
2	95	5
3	95	5
4	95	5
5	94	6
6	94	6
7	94	6
8	95	5
9	96	4
10	96	4
11	96	4
12	96	4
13	96	4
14	96	4
15	96	4
16	96	4
17	96	4
18	96	4
19	96	4
20	97	3
21	97	3
22	97	3
23	97	3
24	97	3
25	96	4
26	96	4
27	96	4
28	96	4
29	96	4
30	96	4
31	96	4

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Otjiwarongo gets around 0 mm of rain over 0.1 wet days in July. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 0% and peaks near 0% on the wettest days.

	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	31
Rain chance (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
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19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0
31	0

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the dry band about 100% 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	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

Wind in July

Winds average 13 km/h in July, the windiest month of the year.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 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	31
Wind speed (km/h)	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	12	light breeze
2	12	light breeze
3	12	light breeze
4	13	light breeze
5	13	light breeze
6	13	light breeze
7	13	light breeze
8	13	light breeze
9	13	light breeze
10	13	light breeze
11	13	light breeze
12	13	light breeze
13	13	light breeze
14	13	light breeze
15	13	light breeze
16	13	light breeze
17	12	light breeze
18	12	light breeze
19	12	light breeze
20	12	light breeze
21	12	light breeze
22	12	light breeze
23	12	light breeze
24	12	light breeze
25	12	light breeze
26	12	light breeze
27	12	calm
28	12	calm
29	12	calm
30	12	calm
31	12	calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 48 min at the start of July to 11 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 12 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 7:34 AM to 7:28 AM, and sunset from 6:20 PM to 6:31 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	31
Daylight (h)	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0
Sunrise (AM)	7:34	7:34	7:34	7:34	7:34	7:34	7:34	7:34	7:34	7:34	7:34	7:33	7:33	7:33	7:33	7:33	7:33	7:33	7:32	7:32	7:32	7:32	7:31	7:31	7:31	7:30	7:30	7:29	7:29	7:29	7:28
Sunset (PM)	6:20	6:20	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:25	6:25	6:26	6:26	6:26	6:27	6:27	6:27	6:28	6:28	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:31

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.8	7:34	6:20
2	10.8	7:34	6:20
3	10.8	7:34	6:21
4	10.8	7:34	6:21
5	10.8	7:34	6:21
6	10.8	7:34	6:22
7	10.8	7:34	6:22
8	10.8	7:34	6:22
9	10.8	7:34	6:23
10	10.8	7:34	6:23
11	10.8	7:34	6:23
12	10.8	7:33	6:24
13	10.8	7:33	6:24
14	10.9	7:33	6:24
15	10.9	7:33	6:25
16	10.9	7:33	6:25
17	10.9	7:33	6:26
18	10.9	7:33	6:26
19	10.9	7:32	6:26
20	10.9	7:32	6:27
21	10.9	7:32	6:27
22	10.9	7:32	6:27
23	10.9	7:31	6:28
24	11.0	7:31	6:28
25	11.0	7:31	6:29
26	11.0	7:30	6:29
27	11.0	7:30	6:29
28	11.0	7:29	6:30
29	11.0	7:29	6:30
30	11.0	7:29	6:30
31	11.0	7:28	6:31

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.04 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 — July's 5.04 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	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	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4
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	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.8	Bright
2	4.8	Bright
3	4.8	Bright
4	4.9	Bright
5	4.9	Bright
6	4.9	Bright
7	4.9	Bright
8	4.9	Bright
9	4.9	Bright
10	4.9	Bright
11	4.9	Bright
12	5.0	Bright
13	5.0	Bright
14	5.0	Bright
15	5.0	Bright
16	5.0	Bright
17	5.0	Bright
18	5.1	Bright
19	5.1	Bright
20	5.1	Bright
21	5.1	Bright
22	5.2	Bright
23	5.2	Bright
24	5.2	Bright
25	5.2	Bright
26	5.3	Bright
27	5.3	Bright
28	5.3	Bright
29	5.3	Bright
30	5.4	Bright
31	5.4	Bright

Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Otjiwarongo?

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

9.6

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

7.8

Beach & pool

6th-best month of the year

July 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 July

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

In July, Otjiwarongo sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: light clothes, a warm layer and sun protection.

light clothesa warm layersun protection

UV index in Otjiwarongo in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. 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 July

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where July 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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← June Otjiwarongo year-round climate August →Best places to visit in July

July 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	23	8
2	23	8
3	23	8
4	23	8
5	23	8
6	23	8
7	23	8
8	23	8
9	23	8
10	23	8
11	23	8
12	23	8
13	23	8
14	23	8
15	23	8
16	23	8
17	24	8
18	24	8
19	24	8
20	24	8
21	24	8
22	24	8
23	24	8
24	24	8
25	24	8
26	24	8
27	25	8
28	25	8
29	25	9
30	25	9
31	25	9

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	95	5
2	95	5
3	95	5
4	95	5
5	94	6
6	94	6
7	94	6
8	95	5
9	96	4
10	96	4
11	96	4
12	96	4
13	96	4
14	96	4
15	96	4
16	96	4
17	96	4
18	96	4
19	96	4
20	97	3
21	97	3
22	97	3
23	97	3
24	97	3
25	96	4
26	96	4
27	96	4
28	96	4
29	96	4
30	96	4
31	96	4

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0
31	0

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	23	8
2	23	8
3	23	8
4	23	8
5	23	8
6	23	8
7	23	8
8	23	8
9	23	8
10	23	8
11	23	8
12	23	8
13	23	8
14	23	8
15	23	8
16	23	8
17	24	8
18	24	8
19	24	8
20	24	8
21	24	8
22	24	8
23	24	8
24	24	8
25	24	8
26	24	8
27	25	8
28	25	8
29	25	9
30	25	9
31	25	9

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	95	5
2	95	5
3	95	5
4	95	5
5	94	6
6	94	6
7	94	6
8	95	5
9	96	4
10	96	4
11	96	4
12	96	4
13	96	4
14	96	4
15	96	4
16	96	4
17	96	4
18	96	4
19	96	4
20	97	3
21	97	3
22	97	3
23	97	3
24	97	3
25	96	4
26	96	4
27	96	4
28	96	4
29	96	4
30	96	4
31	96	4

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0
31	0

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	23	8
2	23	8
3	23	8
4	23	8
5	23	8
6	23	8
7	23	8
8	23	8
9	23	8
10	23	8
11	23	8
12	23	8
13	23	8
14	23	8
15	23	8
16	23	8
17	24	8
18	24	8
19	24	8
20	24	8
21	24	8
22	24	8
23	24	8
24	24	8
25	24	8
26	24	8
27	25	8
28	25	8
29	25	9
30	25	9
31	25	9

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	95	5
2	95	5
3	95	5
4	95	5
5	94	6
6	94	6
7	94	6
8	95	5
9	96	4
10	96	4
11	96	4
12	96	4
13	96	4
14	96	4
15	96	4
16	96	4
17	96	4
18	96	4
19	96	4
20	97	3
21	97	3
22	97	3
23	97	3
24	97	3
25	96	4
26	96	4
27	96	4
28	96	4
29	96	4
30	96	4
31	96	4

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0
31	0

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100