Windhoek weather in August

In August, Windhoek sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 11.2 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 25°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 91% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 hours at the start of August to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Windhoek's 3rd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Windhoek's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 23°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 7°; 3rd coldest
Rainfall: 0 mm; 0.1 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 12 min; 7:19 AM – 6:32 PM
Cloud cover: 10%; 3rd clearest
Wind: 11 km/h; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 5.74 kWh/m²
Travel score: 9.5; out of 10

Windhoek is capital of the Republic of Namibia.

Founded: 1840

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

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Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 25°C by the end.

A typical August day in Windhoek reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 17°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 3°C warmer than July and about 4°C cooler than September.

	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)	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	25	25	25	25	25	25	26
Avg low (°C)	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9

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

Windhoek weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 9th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	29° / 17°	131	12.8	13.2	5.2
Feb	28° / 16°	143	13	12.8	5.7
Mar	27° / 15°	89	11.8	12.2	6.5
Apr	25° / 12°	29	4.8	11.5	8.2
May	23° / 8°	4	0.6	10.9	9.3
Jun	21° / 5°	0	0.1	10.6	9.0
Jul	21° / 5°	0	0.1	10.8	8.9
Aug	23° / 7°	0	0.1	11.2	9.5
Sep	27° / 11°	5	1.1	11.9	8.6
Oct	29° / 14°	13	3.5	12.5	6.7
Nov	30° / 15°	34	5.8	13.1	6.0
Dec	30° / 16°	64	7.9	13.4	5.3

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 91% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 5% of August, 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 (%)	97	97	97	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	95	95	96	96	96
Cloudier (%)	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	97	3
2	97	3
3	97	3
4	96	4
5	96	4
6	96	4
7	96	4
8	96	4
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	96	4
21	96	4
22	96	4
23	96	4
24	96	4
25	96	4
26	96	4
27	95	5
28	95	5
29	96	4
30	96	4
31	96	4

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Windhoek gets around 0 mm of rain over 0.1 wet days in August, the driest month. 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 1% 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	1	1	1	1	1

	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	1
28	1
29	1
30	1
31	1

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August 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 August

Winds average 11 km/h in August, the windiest month of the year.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 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)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	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	calm

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

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 hours at the start of August to 11 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 30 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 7:29 AM to 7:06 AM, and sunset from 6:26 PM to 6:37 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)	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5
Sunrise (AM)	7:29	7:29	7:28	7:28	7:27	7:26	7:26	7:25	7:24	7:24	7:23	7:22	7:22	7:21	7:20	7:19	7:19	7:18	7:17	7:16	7:15	7:14	7:13	7:13	7:12	7:11	7:10	7:09	7:08	7:07	7:06
Sunset (PM)	6:26	6:27	6:27	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:29	6:29	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:32	6:32	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:37	6:37	6:37

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.0	7:29	6:26
2	11.0	7:29	6:27
3	11.0	7:28	6:27
4	11.0	7:28	6:28
5	11.0	7:27	6:28
6	11.0	7:26	6:28
7	11.1	7:26	6:29
8	11.1	7:25	6:29
9	11.1	7:24	6:30
10	11.1	7:24	6:30
11	11.1	7:23	6:30
12	11.1	7:22	6:31
13	11.2	7:22	6:31
14	11.2	7:21	6:31
15	11.2	7:20	6:32
16	11.2	7:19	6:32
17	11.2	7:19	6:33
18	11.3	7:18	6:33
19	11.3	7:17	6:33
20	11.3	7:16	6:34
21	11.3	7:15	6:34
22	11.3	7:14	6:34
23	11.4	7:13	6:35
24	11.4	7:13	6:35
25	11.4	7:12	6:35
26	11.4	7:11	6:36
27	11.4	7:10	6:36
28	11.5	7:09	6:36
29	11.5	7:08	6:37
30	11.5	7:07	6:37
31	11.5	7:06	6:37

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.74 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.67 kWh/m² to a high of 7.9 kWh/m² in December across the year — August's 5.74 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	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.9	5.9	5.9	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.1	6.1	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.3
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.3	Bright
2	5.3	Bright
3	5.3	Bright
4	5.3	Bright
5	5.4	Bright
6	5.4	Bright
7	5.5	Bright
8	5.5	Bright
9	5.5	Bright
10	5.5	Bright
11	5.6	Bright
12	5.6	Bright
13	5.6	Bright
14	5.7	Bright
15	5.7	Bright
16	5.7	Bright
17	5.8	Bright
18	5.8	Bright
19	5.8	Bright
20	5.9	Bright
21	5.9	Bright
22	5.9	Bright
23	6.0	Bright
24	6.0	Intense
25	6.0	Intense
26	6.1	Intense
27	6.1	Intense
28	6.2	Intense
29	6.2	Intense
30	6.2	Intense
31	6.3	Intense

Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Windhoek

In seasonPeak

None of Windhoek's seasonal hazards are active in August. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Windhoek's rainy season runs January–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is August a good time to visit Windhoek?

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

9.5

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

7.4

Beach & pool

4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Windhoek in August

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

In August, Windhoek sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: light clothes, a warm layer and sun protection.

light clothesa warm layersun protection

UV index in Windhoek in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Windhoek peaks around January 14 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 6 (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	6	7	9	11	12	14	15
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	High	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	16	Extreme
Feb	14	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	10	Extreme
May	8	Very high
Jun	6	High
Jul	7	High
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	14	Extreme
Dec	15	Extreme

Air quality in Windhoek in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Windhoek is worst in August — around 31 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.0× the cleanest month (January, 11 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)	11	12	16	21	25	26	28	31	28	22	18	13
Level	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	11	Good
Feb	12	Moderate
Mar	16	Moderate
Apr	21	Moderate
May	25	Moderate
Jun	26	Moderate
Jul	28	Moderate
Aug	31	Moderate
Sep	28	Moderate
Oct	22	Moderate
Nov	18	Moderate
Dec	13	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Windhoek?

Windhoek sits at 22.6°S, 17.1°E, 1,700 m above sea level, in Namibia. The nearest listed city is Katutura, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Windhoek

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Windhoek has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 206 m around an average of 1,673 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,012 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,502 m.

The land around Windhoek is covered by artificial surfaces (61%) and shrubs (28%) within 3 km, shrubs (82%) within 16 km, and shrubs (83%) within 80 km.

3 km

206 m

artificial surfaces 61%

16 km

1,012 m

shrubs 82%

80 km

1,502 m

shrubs 83%

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← July Windhoek year-round climate September →Best places to visit in August

August weather nearby: Katutura 5.0 km · Okahandja 67 km · Rehoboth 84 km · Gobabis 194 km · Otjiwarongo 237 km · Mariental 247 km · Swakopmund 263 km · Walvis Bay 268 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 Windhoek (-22.5594°, 17.0832°, elevation 1,700 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	22	5
2	22	5
3	22	6
4	22	6
5	22	6
6	22	6
7	22	6
8	22	6
9	23	6
10	23	6
11	23	6
12	23	6
13	23	6
14	23	6
15	23	7
16	23	7
17	23	7
18	24	7
19	24	7
20	24	7
21	24	7
22	24	7
23	24	8
24	24	8
25	25	8
26	25	8
27	25	8
28	25	8
29	25	8
30	25	9
31	26	9

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	97	3
2	97	3
3	97	3
4	96	4
5	96	4
6	96	4
7	96	4
8	96	4
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	96	4
21	96	4
22	96	4
23	96	4
24	96	4
25	96	4
26	96	4
27	95	5
28	95	5
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	1
28	1
29	1
30	1
31	1

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	97	3
2	97	3
3	97	3
4	96	4
5	96	4
6	96	4
7	96	4
8	96	4
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	96	4
21	96	4
22	96	4
23	96	4
24	96	4
25	96	4
26	96	4
27	95	5
28	95	5
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	1
28	1
29	1
30	1
31	1

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	97	3
2	97	3
3	97	3
4	96	4
5	96	4
6	96	4
7	96	4
8	96	4
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	96	4
21	96	4
22	96	4
23	96	4
24	96	4
25	96	4
26	96	4
27	95	5
28	95	5
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	1
28	1
29	1
30	1
31	1

	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