Lüderitz climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Lüderitz?

Lüderitz has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.1 °C and it receives 26 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Lüderitz?

The hottest day measured in Lüderitz between 1940 and 2025 was 9 March 1946, reaching 38.2 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Lüderitz?

The coldest day measured in Lüderitz between 1940 and 2025 was 3 July 1943, at 2.3 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Lüderitz?

Almost never: Lüderitz sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Lüderitz warmed?

Yes: Lüderitz warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Lüderitz?

The wettest day measured in Lüderitz between 1940 and 2025 was 5 May 2011, with 42 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Lüderitz?

The windiest day measured in Lüderitz between 1940 and 2025 was 18 November 1941, with winds reaching 58.2 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Lüderitz?

The warmest month in Lüderitz is January (21.2 °C on average); the coldest is July (14.7 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Lüderitz?

Lüderitz receives on average 26 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 6 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Lüderitz?

Lüderitz gets on average 11.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,234 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Lüderitz (Namibia) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 18.1 °C and it receives 26 mm of precipitation per year.

These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.

The warmest month is January (21.2 °C on average) and the coldest is July (14.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.

Lüderitz averages 0 frost days, 19 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 6 rainy days per year.

Lüderitz has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.17 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 38.2 °C (on 9 March 1946) and the coldest 2.3 °C (on 3 July 1943).

Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.

Climate normals · ERA5

LüderitzKaras Region

coords: -26.65°, 15.15°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

BWhHot desertWarmest monthJanuaryColdest monthJulyWettest monthAprilDriest monthDecember

Mean daily temperature

18.1°C

Average daily high

23.6°C

Average daily low

13.6°C

Annual rainfall

26mm

Sunshine / day

11.6h

Mean relative humidity

61%

Average peak wind

28.5km/h

Seasonal range

6.5°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

19 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

6 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

21.6 °C

Average feels-like low

11.1 °C

Average peak gust

46.3 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

11 d/yr

Solar radiation

23.3 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.4 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.55 · p = < 0.001

19402025

Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).

A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.

Records for the period

Hottest day

38.2 °C

9 March 1946

Coldest day

2.3 °C

3 July 1943

Wettest day

42 mm

5 May 2011

Windiest day

58.2 km/h

18 November 1941

Strongest gust

89.6 km/h

9 October 2019

Hottest feels-like

39.3 °C

23 January 2022

Coldest feels-like

-1.9 °C

3 July 1943

Sunniest day

13.7 h

11 December 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	36.8 °C4 September 2025	7.5 °C20 June 2025	18.5 °C	67 mm	12
2024	35.4 °C5 October 2024	7.0 °C9 July 2024	18.6 °C	14 mm	22
2023	33.9 °C28 August 2023	6.9 °C27 July 2023	17.9 °C	54 mm	9
2022	36.2 °C23 January 2022	7.6 °C15 August 2022	18.7 °C	18 mm	30
2021	37.2 °C14 April 2021	6.2 °C14 July 2021	18.7 °C	13 mm	24
2020	32.8 °C24 February 2020	6.2 °C2 September 2020	18.9 °C	10 mm	22
2019	36.3 °C25 September 2019	7.1 °C26 June 2019	19.0 °C	5 mm	33
2018	34.8 °C26 October 2018	6.5 °C3 July 2018	18.5 °C	33 mm	19
2017	37.1 °C20 March 2017	5.4 °C1 July 2017	18.6 °C	4 mm	22
2016	36.0 °C2 January 2016	6.4 °C26 July 2016	18.9 °C	11 mm	23
2015	33.8 °C23 November 2015	5.2 °C16 July 2015	18.0 °C	15 mm	11
2014	34.2 °C10 April 2014	5.8 °C10 June 2014	18.2 °C	26 mm	24
2013	35.1 °C24 April 2013	7.2 °C17 July 2013	18.6 °C	17 mm	34
2012	34.5 °C12 April 2012	6.5 °C20 August 2012	17.9 °C	31 mm	16
2011	34.0 °C10 April 2011	6.3 °C25 June 2011	18.3 °C	80 mm	19
2010	35.9 °C7 March 2010	5.7 °C16 July 2010	18.5 °C	4 mm	18
2009	35.4 °C6 March 2009	6.4 °C15 July 2009	18.5 °C	41 mm	28
2008	33.7 °C31 January 2008	6.0 °C11 July 2008	18.7 °C	15 mm	31
2007	35.3 °C12 May 2007	6.1 °C27 June 2007	18.3 °C	37 mm	25
2006	37.6 °C6 November 2006	6.3 °C25 July 2006	18.8 °C	123 mm	34
2005	36.8 °C5 February 2005	7.6 °C19 June 2005	18.4 °C	9 mm	19
2004	37.1 °C27 April 2004	6.2 °C7 August 2004	18.8 °C	47 mm	24
2003	34.1 °C6 February 2003	6.4 °C20 August 2003	18.6 °C	11 mm	22
2002	34.1 °C7 November 2002	5.1 °C29 June 2002	18.5 °C	62 mm	33
2001	36.7 °C13 October 2001	6.0 °C10 July 2001	18.1 °C	37 mm	25
2000	32.6 °C22 September 2000	6.5 °C25 July 2000	18.5 °C	17 mm	19
1999	36.9 °C27 March 1999	5.1 °C30 July 1999	18.8 °C	12 mm	37
1998	35.8 °C19 April 1998	5.6 °C4 July 1998	18.3 °C	3 mm	17
1997	35.1 °C21 February 1997	5.3 °C15 June 1997	18.2 °C	31 mm	22
1996	34.2 °C21 March 1996	3.7 °C2 August 1996	17.4 °C	80 mm	21
1995	35.9 °C11 April 1995	4.7 °C6 August 1995	18.0 °C	30 mm	27
1994	34.0 °C25 February 1994	4.6 °C29 June 1994	18.3 °C	31 mm	22
1993	35.9 °C19 September 1993	4.1 °C5 August 1993	18.8 °C	28 mm	32
1992	34.5 °C4 October 1992	5.6 °C11 July 1992	18.2 °C	5 mm	21
1991	33.3 °C8 April 1991	4.2 °C5 July 1991	18.4 °C	34 mm	26
1990	33.7 °C4 January 1990	5.2 °C5 July 1990	18.2 °C	29 mm	14
1989	35.3 °C16 December 1989	5.1 °C28 June 1989	18.3 °C	54 mm	14
1988	34.9 °C1 May 1988	5.6 °C11 July 1988	18.7 °C	26 mm	23
1987	34.2 °C2 May 1987	6.7 °C21 July 1987	18.6 °C	79 mm	20
1986	34.1 °C3 September 1986	6.8 °C9 July 1986	18.6 °C	30 mm	17
1985	33.2 °C26 August 1985	5.5 °C6 August 1985	18.3 °C	59 mm	11
1984	36.7 °C1 April 1984	7.8 °C30 July 1984	19.0 °C	11 mm	35
1983	36.5 °C20 February 1983	7.2 °C6 July 1983	18.2 °C	27 mm	30
1982	35.6 °C1 October 1982	6.2 °C15 June 1982	17.8 °C	68 mm	9
1981	34.6 °C30 March 1981	6.2 °C5 August 1981	17.7 °C	22 mm	19
1980	33.2 °C30 October 1980	5.3 °C29 June 1980	18.2 °C	19 mm	14
1979	37.1 °C9 March 1979	5.3 °C21 July 1979	18.1 °C	30 mm	19
1978	33.9 °C20 November 1978	5.6 °C31 July 1978	18.0 °C	41 mm	17
1977	32.7 °C10 January 1977	6.1 °C27 June 1977	17.9 °C	39 mm	12
1976	34.3 °C16 March 1976	4.6 °C20 June 1976	18.1 °C	50 mm	27
1975	33.1 °C6 April 1975	5.1 °C1 September 1975	17.8 °C	21 mm	20
1974	33.4 °C12 March 1974	4.6 °C22 August 1974	18.0 °C	65 mm	16
1973	33.1 °C13 December 1973	6.1 °C1 June 1973	18.2 °C	8 mm	19
1972	36.1 °C5 December 1972	5.1 °C13 August 1972	18.7 °C	24 mm	36
1971	32.3 °C30 December 1971	4.6 °C20 August 1971	17.5 °C	12 mm	13
1970	32.9 °C28 February 1970	4.5 °C3 August 1970	17.4 °C	6 mm	11
1969	36.5 °C22 March 1969	4.3 °C17 June 1969	17.9 °C	24 mm	17
1968	32.3 °C2 January 1968	4.4 °C3 July 1968	17.5 °C	12 mm	15
1967	33.1 °C12 December 1967	6.3 °C12 June 1967	18.0 °C	37 mm	21
1966	32.2 °C30 March 1966	6.2 °C19 July 1966	17.9 °C	8 mm	12
1965	34.0 °C5 March 1965	5.6 °C21 June 1965	17.4 °C	9 mm	13
1964	34.2 °C19 March 1964	5.3 °C18 June 1964	17.5 °C	7 mm	17
1963	33.2 °C12 January 1963	6.1 °C25 July 1963	18.0 °C	43 mm	16
1962	32.9 °C3 March 1962	6.7 °C16 June 1962	17.5 °C	15 mm	10
1961	35.3 °C19 February 1961	6.1 °C31 July 1961	17.5 °C	14 mm	10
1960	32.7 °C18 November 1960	5.4 °C20 August 1960	17.5 °C	24 mm	13
1959	33.5 °C14 October 1959	5.2 °C25 July 1959	17.5 °C	14 mm	9
1958	31.6 °C25 November 1958	3.9 °C19 July 1958	17.2 °C	8 mm	7
1957	31.7 °C1 February 1957	3.3 °C3 August 1957	17.0 °C	24 mm	6
1956	31.0 °C14 April 1956	4.7 °C17 July 1956	16.4 °C	15 mm	4
1955	34.3 °C10 March 1955	3.1 °C3 July 1955	17.1 °C	8 mm	15
1954	32.8 °C10 November 1954	3.0 °C19 July 1954	17.0 °C	26 mm	11
1953	33.9 °C15 March 1953	4.2 °C1 July 1953	17.3 °C	6 mm	15
1952	29.8 °C24 October 1952	3.1 °C13 July 1952	17.0 °C	10 mm	0
1951	33.1 °C29 November 1951	4.6 °C5 July 1951	17.7 °C	17 mm	11
1950	35.8 °C6 October 1950	4.5 °C8 August 1950	18.3 °C	21 mm	19
1949	34.5 °C23 March 1949	4.5 °C22 July 1949	17.9 °C	7 mm	22
1948	32.9 °C16 January 1948	3.7 °C12 July 1948	17.5 °C	7 mm	8
1947	37.2 °C13 November 1947	4.1 °C2 July 1947	17.2 °C	6 mm	10
1946	38.2 °C9 March 1946	3.1 °C1 August 1946	17.5 °C	4 mm	28
1945	35.7 °C18 September 1945	4.5 °C8 July 1945	17.5 °C	13 mm	15
1944	31.6 °C16 December 1944	2.8 °C5 August 1944	16.9 °C	13 mm	7
1943	33.7 °C19 March 1943	2.3 °C3 July 1943	17.2 °C	16 mm	10
1942	35.9 °C7 April 1942	3.2 °C12 August 1942	17.7 °C	5 mm	18
1941	33.4 °C15 January 1941	4.2 °C8 July 1941	17.5 °C	6 mm	13
1940	33.5 °C10 April 1940	4.1 °C17 June 1940	18.1 °C	26 mm	28

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

23.5 °C

-0.1 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

12 d/yr

-7

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

67 mm

+41 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	25.7 °C	-0.6 °C	0 mm	-1 mm
Feb	25.6 °C	-0.5 °C	0 mm	-1 mm
Mar	24.9 °C	-1.1 °C	36 mm	+33 mm
Apr	24.1 °C	-0.5 °C	0 mm	-4 mm
May	25.6 °C	+2.7 °C	6 mm	+2 mm
Jun	20.8 °C	-0.5 °C	8 mm	+4 mm
Jul	20.1 °C	-0.6 °C	4 mm	+1 mm
Aug	19.7 °C	-0.9 °C	10 mm	+8 mm
Sep	22.5 °C	+0.6 °C	1 mm	-0 mm
Oct	22.5 °C	-0.5 °C	0 mm	-1 mm
Nov	24.4 °C	-0.1 °C	2 mm	+1 mm
Dec	26.3 °C	+0.8 °C	1 mm	0 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

36.8 °C

4 Sep 2025

Coldest day

7.5 °C

20 Jun 2025

Wettest day

33.8 mm

20 Mar 2025

Windiest day

50.0 km/h

26 Oct 2025

Strongest gust

80.3 km/h

26 Oct 2025

Hottest feels-like

33.7 °C

4 Sep 2025

Coldest feels-like

3.6 °C

20 Jun 2025

Sunniest day

13.7 h

13 Dec 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Lüderitz?

Lüderitz has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.1 °C and it receives 26 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Lüderitz?

The hottest day measured in Lüderitz between 1940 and 2025 was 9 March 1946, reaching 38.2 °C.

What is the coldest day in Lüderitz?

The coldest day measured in Lüderitz between 1940 and 2025 was 3 July 1943, at 2.3 °C.

Does it snow in Lüderitz?

Almost never: Lüderitz sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Lüderitz warmed?

Yes: Lüderitz warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Lüderitz?

The wettest day measured in Lüderitz between 1940 and 2025 was 5 May 2011, with 42 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Lüderitz?

The windiest day measured in Lüderitz between 1940 and 2025 was 18 November 1941, with winds reaching 58.2 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Lüderitz?

The warmest month in Lüderitz is January (21.2 °C on average); the coldest is July (14.7 °C).

How much does it rain in Lüderitz?

Lüderitz receives on average 26 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 6 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Lüderitz?

Lüderitz gets on average 11.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,234 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Lüderitz?

Yes: Lüderitz has on average 11 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Lüderitz?

In Lüderitz, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.3 °C on 23 January 2022, and the lowest was -1.9 °C on 3 July 1943.

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