Rundu climate — normals and trends
Rundu has a hot semi-arid climate, averaging 22.3 °C annually with 636 mm of rain per year.
Climate normals · ERA5
RunduKavango East
- coords
- -17.92°, 19.77°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
The normals for this period
The average of every indicator across the whole window: temperature, water, sky, wind and notable days.
Mean daily temperature
22.3°C
Average daily high
29.4°C
Average daily low
16.0°C
Annual rainfall
636mm
Sunshine / day
11.0h
Mean relative humidity
50%
Average peak wind
14.9km/h
Seasonal range
10.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
153 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
91 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
29.6 °C
Average feels-like low
14.9 °C
Average peak gust
33.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
70 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
What the yearly averages say about warming here, and whether the slope is statistically solid.
+1.2 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.18 · 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).
Climate month by month
How an average year unfolds: when it rains, when it turns hot, when the sun is out.
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
The most extreme days ever measured here, then the year-by-year detail.
Hottest day
41.0 °C
11 January 1949
Coldest day
-1.1 °C
27 June 2011
Wettest day
113 mm
5 January 2017
Windiest day
35.3 km/h
21 February 2021
Strongest gust
68.4 km/h
21 February 2021
Hottest feels-like
41.4 °C
2 January 2016
Coldest feels-like
-5.5 °C
27 June 2011
Sunniest day
13.0 h
26 November 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
A specific year
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30.0 °C | +0.6 °C | 141 mm | -22 mm |
| Feb | 29.7 °C | +0.8 °C | 144 mm | +3 mm |
| Mar | 30.5 °C | +1.5 °C | 57 mm | -41 mm |
| Apr | 28.4 °C | -0.7 °C | 99 mm | +73 mm |
| May | 27.6 °C | -0.1 °C | 2 mm | +1 mm |
| Jun | 25.4 °C | +0.3 °C | 0 mm | +0 mm |
| Jul | 26.5 °C | +1.3 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Aug | 30.0 °C | +1.4 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Sep | 34.9 °C | +2.3 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Oct | 35.6 °C | +1.4 °C | 3 mm | -14 mm |
| Nov | 32.1 °C | +0.1 °C | 73 mm | +3 mm |
| Dec | 28.5 °C | -2.2 °C | 310 mm | +193 mm |
The year's extremes
What was the weather like that day?
The weather actually measured on a given date, anywhere in the covered window.
Climate at a glance
What these normals say about the place, in a few sentences, and the notions needed to read them.
Rundu (Namibia) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 22.3 °C and it receives 636 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 (26.8 °C on average) and the coldest is July (16.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Rundu averages 0 frost days, 153 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 91 rainy days per year.
Rundu has warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.14 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.0 °C (on 11 January 1949) and the coldest -1.1 °C (on 27 June 2011).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Rundu?
Rundu has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.3 °C and it receives 636 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Rundu?
The hottest day measured in Rundu between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1949, reaching 41.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Rundu?
The coldest day measured in Rundu between 1940 and 2025 was 27 June 2011, at -1.1 °C.
Does it snow in Rundu?
Almost never: Rundu sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Rundu warmed?
Yes: Rundu warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Rundu?
The wettest day measured in Rundu between 1940 and 2025 was 5 January 2017, with 113 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Rundu?
The windiest day measured in Rundu between 1940 and 2025 was 21 February 2021, with winds reaching 35.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Rundu?
The warmest month in Rundu is October (26.8 °C on average); the coldest is July (16.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Rundu?
Rundu receives on average 636 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 91 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Rundu?
Rundu gets on average 11.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,015 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Rundu?
Yes: Rundu has on average 70 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Rundu?
In Rundu, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.4 °C on 2 January 2016, and the lowest was -5.5 °C on 27 June 2011.
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