Otjiwarongo weather in November

In November, Otjiwarongo sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 42 mm of rain across 8.3 wet days and about 13 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% of the time in November, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 48 min at the start of November to 13 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Otjiwarongo's 8th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Otjiwarongo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
18°
9th coldest
Rainfall
42 mm
8.3 wet days
Daylight
13 hours
6:09 AM – 7:08 PM
Cloud cover
42%
8th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
7.42 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

Otjiwarongo is city in Namibia.

Founded
1906

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

Temperature in November

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month.

A typical November day in Otjiwarongo reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs on par with October and on par with December.

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How November really feels in Otjiwarongo

Once humidity and wind are folded in, November averages 19 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
19
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in November is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Otjiwarongo weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 2nd-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 18°12114.213.14.3
Feb30° / 18°11814.312.74.5
Mar29° / 17°8312.712.15.4
Apr28° / 15°285.611.57.5
May26° / 12°20.4119.1
Jun24° / 0010.89.7
Jul24° / 00.110.99.6
Aug27° / 10°00.111.38.8
Sep31° / 14°41.211.96.2
Oct32° / 17°184.412.54.6
Nov32° / 18°428.3134.3
Dec32° / 18°8211.813.24.0

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 25% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 28%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17921
27921
37822
47723
57723
67624
77525
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Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Otjiwarongo gets around 42 mm of rain over 8.3 wet days in November. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 28% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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223
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Humidity in November

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, November lands in the dry band about 82% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19091
289101
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588111
687112
787112
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987112
1086113
1186113
1284124
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2576159
26751510
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28741610
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Wind in November

Winds average 10 km/h in November.

Across November, 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
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Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 48 min at the start of November to 13 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 18 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 6:14 AM to 6:08 AM, and sunset from 7:00 PM to 7:17 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.86:147:00
212.86:147:00
312.86:137:01
412.86:137:01
512.86:127:02
612.86:127:03
712.96:117:03
812.96:117:04
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1012.96:107:05
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1413.06:097:07
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Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 7.42 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

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 — November's 7.42 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.3Intense
27.3Intense
37.3Intense
47.3Intense
57.4Intense
67.4Intense
77.4Intense
87.4Intense
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Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Otjiwarongo?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
6.8
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Otjiwarongo in November

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

In November, Otjiwarongo sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Otjiwarongo in November

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in November peaks around 14 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highVery highExtremeJan 15UV 16Jun 19UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr10Extreme
May8Very high
Jun7High
Jul7Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep10Very high
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Otjiwarongo in November

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where November 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).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateOct 1019 µg/m³May 154 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb10Good
Mar7Good
Apr4Good
May4Good
Jun5Good
Jul5Good
Aug11Good
Sep19Moderate
Oct19Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec13Moderate
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.

OkahandjaTsumebGrootfonteinKatuturaWindhoekOndangwaOngwedivaOshakati

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
16 km
402 m
80 km
1,016 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrain
November 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
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 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).