Rehoboth climate — normals and trends
Rehoboth (Namibia) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 20.0 °C and it receives 276 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 (24.7 °C on average) and the coldest is July (13.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in February.
Rehoboth averages 3 frost days, 122 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 43 rainy days per year.
Rehoboth has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.3 °C (on 20 December 2009) and the coldest -3.7 °C (on 7 July 1996).
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
RehobothHardap Region
- coords
- -23.32°, 17.09°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
20.0°C
Average daily high
27.4°C
Average daily low
13.2°C
Annual rainfall
276mm
Sunshine / day
11.5h
Mean relative humidity
34%
Average peak wind
22.5km/h
Seasonal range
11.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
3 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
122 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
43 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
25.0 °C
Average feels-like low
9.9 °C
Average peak gust
38.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
30 d/yr
Solar radiation
23.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.39 · 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
38.3 °C
20 December 2009
Coldest day
-3.7 °C
7 July 1996
Wettest day
52 mm
15 January 1997
Windiest day
64.4 km/h
19 July 1987
Strongest gust
102.2 km/h
19 July 1987
Hottest feels-like
39.3 °C
1 January 2002
Coldest feels-like
-8.8 °C
7 July 1996
Sunniest day
13.4 h
28 December 2024
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 | 32.7 °C | +1.9 °C | 45 mm | -20 mm |
| Feb | 32.2 °C | +2.4 °C | 20 mm | -50 mm |
| Mar | 28.4 °C | -0.3 °C | 114 mm | +58 mm |
| Apr | 27.1 °C | +0.2 °C | 42 mm | +19 mm |
| May | 24.9 °C | +0.4 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Jun | 21.9 °C | +0.3 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Jul | 23.3 °C | +1.8 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Aug | 25.5 °C | +1.3 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Sep | 30.3 °C | +2.5 °C | 1 mm | -1 mm |
| Oct | 32.3 °C | +2.2 °C | 9 mm | -0 mm |
| Nov | 31.1 °C | +0.2 °C | 57 mm | +37 mm |
| Dec | 31.4 °C | -0.3 °C | 51 mm | +25 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Rehoboth?
Rehoboth has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.0 °C and it receives 276 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Rehoboth?
The hottest day measured in Rehoboth between 1940 and 2025 was 20 December 2009, reaching 38.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Rehoboth?
The coldest day measured in Rehoboth between 1940 and 2025 was 7 July 1996, at -3.7 °C.
Does it snow in Rehoboth?
Almost never: Rehoboth sees virtually no snow, with about 3 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Rehoboth warmed?
Yes: Rehoboth warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Rehoboth?
The wettest day measured in Rehoboth between 1940 and 2025 was 15 January 1997, with 52 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Rehoboth?
The windiest day measured in Rehoboth between 1940 and 2025 was 19 July 1987, with winds reaching 64.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Rehoboth?
The warmest month in Rehoboth is December (24.7 °C on average); the coldest is July (13.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Rehoboth?
Rehoboth receives on average 276 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 43 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Rehoboth?
Rehoboth gets on average 11.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,198 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Rehoboth?
Yes: Rehoboth has on average 30 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Rehoboth?
In Rehoboth, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.3 °C on 1 January 2002, and the lowest was -8.8 °C on 7 July 1996.
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