Thermograph

How unusual is the weather? Graded against ~45 years of local climate history.

Windhoek weather records

Record high and low temperatures for Windhoek, by month, by season, and all-time, with the dates they occurred, across 1980–2026 of daily climate history. Its hottest day on record reached 36°C on 2007-01-20; its coldest fell to -6°C on 2022-08-02.

Records by month

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have ever been in each calendar month, so each column shows its record high and its record low. Tap a month for its full averages and typical range.

MonthDaytime highOvernight low
January
36°C2007-01-20
18°C2011-01-22
24°C1988-01-04
4°C2014-01-07
February
36°C2013-02-02
18°C2012-02-02
22°C2020-02-03
9°C2015-02-04
March
36°C2019-03-03
18°C2014-03-24
23°C2019-03-05
6°C2009-03-20
April
31°C1998-04-07
16°C1994-04-02
18°C1987-04-04
2°C1993-04-12
May
29°C2024-05-11
9°C1997-05-25
17°C2024-05-09
-3°C1981-05-29
June
27°C2026-06-08
8°C1994-06-28
13°C2026-06-13
-5°C2024-06-03
July
26°C2019-07-07
7°C1982-07-01
14°C1999-07-20
-5°C1996-07-07
August
30°C2015-08-21
10°C1980-08-25
16°C2015-08-26
-6°C2022-08-02
September
33°C2017-09-20
13°C2000-09-16
20°C1994-09-25
-1°C2010-09-21
October
36°C2023-10-26
18°C1984-10-03
22°C2015-10-26
1°C2007-10-09
November
36°C2005-11-18
18°C1997-11-16
23°C2018-11-19
5°C1996-11-21
December
36°C2024-12-08
18°C1982-12-02
23°C2024-12-30
7°C2005-12-21

Records by season

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have reached in each meteorological season (Southern Hemisphere, each a three-month span).

SeasonDaytime highOvernight low
Summer (Dec–Feb)
36°C2007-01-20
18°C2011-01-22
24°C1988-01-04
4°C2014-01-07
Autumn (Mar–May)
36°C2019-03-03
9°C1997-05-25
23°C2019-03-05
-3°C1981-05-29
Winter (Jun–Aug)
30°C2015-08-21
7°C1982-07-01
16°C2015-08-26
-6°C2022-08-02
Spring (Sep–Nov)
36°C2023-10-26
13°C2000-09-16
23°C2018-11-19
-1°C2010-09-21

All-time records

The most extreme value Windhoek has recorded for each metric across its entire history.

High

Highest 36°C 2007-01-20
Lowest 7°C 1982-07-01

Low

Highest 24°C 1988-01-04
Lowest -6°C 2022-08-02

Feels-like

Highest 38°C 2016-01-17
Lowest -11°C 2022-08-02

Humidity

Highest 16.5 g/m³ 2026-02-22
Lowest 0.8 g/m³ 2016-07-27

Wind

Highest 41 km/h 1987-07-19
Lowest 6 km/h 2001-02-16

Gust

Highest 83 km/h 1987-07-18
Lowest 16 km/h 2006-05-28

Precip

Wettest 184 mm 2011-02-25
Driest 122-day dry spell 2024-05-15

For rainfall, the “driest” figure is the longest run of consecutive days without measurable rain, dated to when that dry spell began.

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