Okahandja climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Okahandja?

Okahandja has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.8 °C and it receives 331 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Okahandja between 1940 and 2025 was 1 February 2013, reaching 38.8 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Okahandja?

The coldest day measured in Okahandja between 1940 and 2025 was 3 June 2024, at -4.1 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Okahandja?

Almost never: Okahandja sees virtually no snow, with about 1 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Okahandja warmed?

Yes: Okahandja warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Okahandja?

The wettest day measured in Okahandja between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 1994, with 61 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Okahandja?

The windiest day measured in Okahandja between 1940 and 2025 was 2 July 1994, with winds reaching 39.7 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Okahandja?

The warmest month in Okahandja is December (25.0 °C on average); the coldest is July (14.2 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Okahandja?

Okahandja receives on average 331 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 56 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Okahandja?

Okahandja gets on average 11.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,161 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Okahandja (Namibia) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 20.8 °C and it receives 331 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 December (25.0 °C on average) and the coldest is July (14.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.

Okahandja averages 1 frost days, 148 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 56 rainy days per year.

Okahandja has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.21 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 38.8 °C (on 1 February 2013) and the coldest -4.1 °C (on 3 June 2024).

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

OkahandjaOtjozondjupa Region

coords: -21.98°, 16.90°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

BWhHot desertWarmest monthDecemberColdest monthJulyWettest monthJanuaryDriest monthJuly

Mean daily temperature

20.8°C

Average daily high

28.5°C

Average daily low

13.6°C

Annual rainfall

331mm

Sunshine / day

11.4h

Mean relative humidity

37%

Average peak wind

19.1km/h

Seasonal range

10.8°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

1 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

148 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

56 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

26.8 °C

Average feels-like low

11.0 °C

Average peak gust

37.0 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

27 d/yr

Solar radiation

23.1 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.8 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.35 · 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

38.8 °C

1 February 2013

Coldest day

-4.1 °C

3 June 2024

Wettest day

61 mm

7 January 1994

Windiest day

39.7 km/h

2 July 1994

Strongest gust

70.2 km/h

30 October 1998

Hottest feels-like

39.6 °C

21 December 2015

Coldest feels-like

-7.7 °C

3 June 2024

Sunniest day

13.3 h

1 January 2024

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	37.1 °C2 December 2025	-0.7 °C9 June 2025	21.3 °C	503 mm	183	1
2024	38.5 °C18 February 2024	-4.1 °C3 June 2024	23.0 °C	155 mm	252	1
2023	38.0 °C26 October 2023	-2.4 °C28 June 2023	22.3 °C	222 mm	216	2
2022	37.0 °C3 December 2022	-2.8 °C2 August 2022	21.3 °C	352 mm	186	2
2021	36.9 °C5 November 2021	1.4 °C26 June 2021	20.9 °C	487 mm	158	0
2020	37.8 °C26 December 2020	0.6 °C27 June 2020	21.9 °C	327 mm	185	0
2019	37.9 °C14 December 2019	1.5 °C1 July 2019	23.2 °C	185 mm	231	0
2018	37.7 °C19 November 2018	-0.5 °C10 August 2018	22.3 °C	230 mm	195	1
2017	36.8 °C26 December 2017	3.9 °C21 July 2017	21.6 °C	352 mm	176	0
2016	38.0 °C2 December 2016	-1.5 °C26 July 2016	22.7 °C	202 mm	223	2
2015	38.4 °C21 December 2015	-1.6 °C27 June 2015	21.8 °C	298 mm	183	5
2014	37.2 °C24 December 2014	1.0 °C9 August 2014	21.1 °C	296 mm	150	0
2013	38.8 °C1 February 2013	2.6 °C24 July 2013	22.0 °C	207 mm	196	0
2012	37.2 °C3 January 2012	-0.7 °C24 June 2012	20.8 °C	476 mm	151	1
2011	37.1 °C24 October 2011	-2.1 °C8 June 2011	19.5 °C	760 mm	118	4
2010	36.8 °C31 October 2010	-0.2 °C21 September 2010	21.2 °C	430 mm	158	1
2009	37.9 °C18 December 2009	-0.6 °C14 July 2009	21.0 °C	388 mm	142	2
2008	37.0 °C5 November 2008	1.3 °C5 July 2008	20.8 °C	355 mm	137	0
2007	38.4 °C9 January 2007	-0.7 °C8 June 2007	21.5 °C	181 mm	193	2
2006	37.1 °C6 December 2006	0.2 °C2 August 2006	20.0 °C	669 mm	96	0
2005	37.6 °C18 November 2005	2.5 °C11 August 2005	21.9 °C	294 mm	188	0
2004	37.9 °C28 December 2004	1.2 °C28 July 2004	21.2 °C	441 mm	150	0
2003	38.3 °C15 January 2003	0.8 °C20 August 2003	21.3 °C	241 mm	181	0
2002	36.5 °C3 February 2002	0.4 °C13 June 2002	20.6 °C	337 mm	150	0
2001	37.4 °C8 January 2001	-0.6 °C20 August 2001	20.2 °C	464 mm	147	5
2000	35.3 °C15 November 2000	1.6 °C28 May 2000	20.3 °C	354 mm	114	0
1999	35.3 °C5 January 1999	1.1 °C21 May 1999	21.1 °C	353 mm	143	0
1998	38.0 °C6 February 1998	3.4 °C23 August 1998	22.4 °C	170 mm	199	0
1997	36.7 °C9 December 1997	1.2 °C30 June 1997	20.8 °C	427 mm	120	0
1996	36.5 °C9 December 1996	-2.5 °C5 August 1996	20.9 °C	227 mm	164	5
1995	37.3 °C8 January 1995	1.5 °C6 August 1995	21.4 °C	173 mm	168	0
1994	37.1 °C20 December 1994	-1.3 °C29 June 1994	21.1 °C	347 mm	143	1
1993	36.3 °C8 December 1993	2.8 °C16 June 1993	21.2 °C	344 mm	138	0
1992	37.0 °C9 March 1992	0.6 °C23 July 1992	21.5 °C	192 mm	179	0
1991	35.3 °C1 January 1991	-1.8 °C6 July 1991	20.5 °C	464 mm	105	2
1990	36.1 °C4 November 1990	0.7 °C28 June 1990	21.4 °C	352 mm	143	0
1989	36.4 °C23 December 1989	-0.5 °C18 July 1989	21.0 °C	334 mm	144	1
1988	38.3 °C4 January 1988	0.1 °C29 August 1988	21.1 °C	415 mm	155	0
1987	38.1 °C21 November 1987	1.0 °C20 July 1987	21.4 °C	363 mm	156	0
1986	37.5 °C26 December 1986	0.5 °C17 July 1986	21.1 °C	457 mm	130	0
1985	36.4 °C8 January 1985	1.8 °C13 July 1985	20.2 °C	441 mm	120	0
1984	36.9 °C19 November 1984	0.6 °C22 July 1984	21.2 °C	248 mm	166	0
1983	37.7 °C25 February 1983	1.5 °C25 July 1983	21.0 °C	208 mm	182	0
1982	38.0 °C21 December 1982	-2.6 °C25 July 1982	20.7 °C	217 mm	164	2
1981	37.5 °C26 December 1981	-2.3 °C29 May 1981	20.4 °C	116 mm	169	3
1980	36.1 °C5 December 1980	-0.1 °C30 June 1980	20.1 °C	283 mm	135	1
1979	36.7 °C1 January 1979	-2.8 °C21 July 1979	20.0 °C	373 mm	141	1
1978	35.6 °C16 November 1978	-1.1 °C4 August 1978	19.5 °C	318 mm	108	3
1977	36.0 °C5 January 1977	0.4 °C30 June 1977	19.9 °C	420 mm	122	0
1976	35.6 °C22 December 1976	-2.2 °C9 July 1976	19.1 °C	355 mm	79	1
1975	34.3 °C2 January 1975	1.6 °C9 July 1975	19.7 °C	255 mm	130	0
1974	34.2 °C7 December 1974	-2.6 °C20 August 1974	18.3 °C	580 mm	70	4
1973	36.6 °C11 February 1973	0.2 °C6 August 1973	20.6 °C	242 mm	156	0
1972	36.8 °C27 November 1972	0.1 °C2 August 1972	20.2 °C	314 mm	138	0
1971	35.1 °C22 December 1971	-1.5 °C3 August 1971	20.0 °C	357 mm	134	1
1970	36.9 °C3 January 1970	-1.7 °C17 July 1970	20.8 °C	294 mm	164	1
1969	35.7 °C13 January 1969	1.8 °C17 June 1969	20.2 °C	319 mm	138	0
1968	35.4 °C28 October 1968	1.2 °C4 July 1968	20.1 °C	235 mm	157	0
1967	35.8 °C20 October 1967	2.3 °C6 June 1967	19.7 °C	494 mm	105	0
1966	36.2 °C23 November 1966	3.9 °C6 June 1966	20.4 °C	463 mm	124	0
1965	36.0 °C25 December 1965	0.1 °C17 July 1965	20.1 °C	276 mm	127	0
1964	35.9 °C17 January 1964	-0.4 °C18 June 1964	20.4 °C	220 mm	173	1
1963	35.1 °C19 December 1963	-0.6 °C9 August 1963	19.7 °C	557 mm	111	1
1962	36.8 °C20 December 1962	0.7 °C25 July 1962	20.8 °C	234 mm	165	0
1961	35.9 °C17 October 1961	-1.3 °C9 June 1961	20.8 °C	207 mm	165	1
1960	36.3 °C29 October 1960	-0.1 °C19 July 1960	20.4 °C	300 mm	141	1
1959	36.9 °C29 December 1959	-1.0 °C14 July 1959	20.5 °C	108 mm	150	1
1958	37.1 °C21 November 1958	2.4 °C14 June 1958	20.9 °C	297 mm	171	0
1957	36.1 °C12 November 1957	0.3 °C14 July 1957	20.1 °C	501 mm	96	0
1956	36.4 °C29 December 1956	-0.8 °C21 July 1956	20.5 °C	155 mm	153	1
1955	35.2 °C2 January 1955	-1.9 °C6 July 1955	19.8 °C	367 mm	100	1
1954	35.8 °C22 December 1954	-1.5 °C9 July 1954	20.8 °C	55 mm	185	1
1953	37.2 °C20 January 1953	-0.3 °C28 July 1953	20.0 °C	367 mm	95	1
1952	35.5 °C14 January 1952	-0.2 °C15 July 1952	20.0 °C	363 mm	100	1
1951	35.7 °C2 December 1951	0.5 °C8 June 1951	19.2 °C	676 mm	70	0
1950	34.1 °C17 October 1950	0.0 °C4 July 1950	18.8 °C	705 mm	52	0
1949	38.7 °C16 January 1949	1.7 °C23 August 1949	20.9 °C	151 mm	163	0
1948	35.4 °C30 December 1948	3.1 °C2 June 1948	20.5 °C	297 mm	143	0
1947	36.0 °C21 November 1947	-0.6 °C7 June 1947	21.0 °C	192 mm	191	2
1946	36.3 °C3 December 1946	0.3 °C17 July 1946	20.6 °C	209 mm	153	0
1945	35.8 °C10 January 1945	0.5 °C8 July 1945	20.8 °C	299 mm	125	0
1944	35.8 °C13 December 1944	1.2 °C28 June 1944	20.2 °C	366 mm	122	0
1943	35.8 °C8 December 1943	1.3 °C5 July 1943	20.5 °C	204 mm	143	0
1942	36.2 °C11 January 1942	-0.4 °C11 June 1942	20.3 °C	337 mm	127	1
1941	36.7 °C15 October 1941	1.7 °C28 July 1941	20.8 °C	218 mm	158	0
1940	35.9 °C28 December 1940	0.4 °C17 June 1940	20.0 °C	401 mm	118	0

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

29.4 °C

+0.9 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

183 d/yr

+35

Frost days (< 0 °C)

1 d/yr

Annual rainfall

503 mm

+172 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	33.3 °C	+1.9 °C	92 mm	+4 mm
Feb	32.0 °C	+1.6 °C	85 mm	+5 mm
Mar	29.0 °C	-0.5 °C	93 mm	+37 mm
Apr	27.8 °C	0.0 °C	53 mm	+29 mm
May	25.9 °C	+0.4 °C	1 mm	-2 mm
Jun	23.1 °C	+0.4 °C	0 mm	-1 mm
Jul	24.5 °C	+1.8 °C	0 mm	0 mm
Aug	27.1 °C	+1.3 °C	0 mm	-0 mm
Sep	32.1 °C	+2.5 °C	0 mm	-2 mm
Oct	33.7 °C	+2.0 °C	6 mm	-5 mm
Nov	32.7 °C	+0.8 °C	29 mm	+2 mm
Dec	31.3 °C	-1.2 °C	144 mm	+103 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

37.1 °C

2 Dec 2025

Coldest day

-0.7 °C

9 Jun 2025

Wettest day

28.5 mm

3 Jan 2025

Windiest day

33.4 km/h

29 Jul 2025

Strongest gust

58.0 km/h

29 Jul 2025

Hottest feels-like

37.6 °C

12 Jan 2025

Coldest feels-like

-4.9 °C

9 Jun 2025

Sunniest day

13.2 h

14 Jan 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Okahandja?

Okahandja has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.8 °C and it receives 331 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Okahandja?

The hottest day measured in Okahandja between 1940 and 2025 was 1 February 2013, reaching 38.8 °C.

What is the coldest day in Okahandja?

The coldest day measured in Okahandja between 1940 and 2025 was 3 June 2024, at -4.1 °C.

Does it snow in Okahandja?

Almost never: Okahandja sees virtually no snow, with about 1 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Okahandja warmed?

Yes: Okahandja warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Okahandja?

The wettest day measured in Okahandja between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 1994, with 61 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Okahandja?

The windiest day measured in Okahandja between 1940 and 2025 was 2 July 1994, with winds reaching 39.7 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Okahandja?

The warmest month in Okahandja is December (25.0 °C on average); the coldest is July (14.2 °C).

How much does it rain in Okahandja?

Okahandja receives on average 331 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 56 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Okahandja?

Okahandja gets on average 11.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,161 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Okahandja?

Yes: Okahandja has on average 27 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Okahandja?

In Okahandja, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.6 °C on 21 December 2015, and the lowest was -7.7 °C on 3 June 2024.

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