Ongwediva climate — normals and trends
Ongwediva (Namibia) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.1 °C and it receives 485 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 October (26.7 °C on average) and the coldest is July (18.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Ongwediva averages 0 frost days, 170 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 65 rainy days per year.
Ongwediva has warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.17 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.1 °C (on 11 January 1949) and the coldest 1.7 °C (on 21 July 1979).
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
OngwedivaOshana Region
- coords
- -17.77°, 15.77°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
23.1°C
Average daily high
29.8°C
Average daily low
16.7°C
Annual rainfall
485mm
Sunshine / day
11.3h
Mean relative humidity
42%
Average peak wind
19.8km/h
Seasonal range
8.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
170 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
65 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
29.1 °C
Average feels-like low
14.7 °C
Average peak gust
33.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
86 d/yr
Solar radiation
23.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.5 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.30 · p = < 0.001
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
40.1 °C
11 January 1949
Coldest day
1.7 °C
21 July 1979
Wettest day
95 mm
28 February 2020
Windiest day
42.6 km/h
22 August 2011
Strongest gust
67.0 km/h
1 December 2008
Hottest feels-like
39.7 °C
4 January 1988
Coldest feels-like
-3.3 °C
21 July 1979
Sunniest day
13.1 h
25 December 1956
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31.5 °C | +1.6 °C | 83 mm | -34 mm |
| Feb | 29.1 °C | -0.3 °C | 219 mm | +110 mm |
| Mar | 28.7 °C | -0.5 °C | 149 mm | +58 mm |
| Apr | 29.5 °C | -0.2 °C | 51 mm | +28 mm |
| May | 28.6 °C | -0.1 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Jun | 26.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Jul | 27.9 °C | +1.8 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Aug | 30.1 °C | +1.0 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Sep | 34.3 °C | +1.7 °C | 1 mm | -0 mm |
| Oct | 35.4 °C | +1.7 °C | 1 mm | -12 mm |
| Nov | 33.4 °C | +1.4 °C | 28 mm | -22 mm |
| Dec | 29.4 °C | -1.9 °C | 176 mm | +95 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Ongwediva?
Ongwediva has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.1 °C and it receives 485 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ongwediva?
The hottest day measured in Ongwediva between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1949, reaching 40.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Ongwediva?
The coldest day measured in Ongwediva between 1940 and 2025 was 21 July 1979, at 1.7 °C.
Does it snow in Ongwediva?
Almost never: Ongwediva sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Ongwediva warmed?
Yes: Ongwediva warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Ongwediva?
The wettest day measured in Ongwediva between 1940 and 2025 was 28 February 2020, with 95 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Ongwediva?
The windiest day measured in Ongwediva between 1940 and 2025 was 22 August 2011, with winds reaching 42.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Ongwediva?
The warmest month in Ongwediva is October (26.7 °C on average); the coldest is July (18.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Ongwediva?
Ongwediva receives on average 485 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 65 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Ongwediva?
Ongwediva gets on average 11.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,125 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Ongwediva?
Yes: Ongwediva has on average 86 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ongwediva?
In Ongwediva, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.7 °C on 4 January 1988, and the lowest was -3.3 °C on 21 July 1979.
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