Riding weather · Namibia
Windhoek and central Namibia motorcycle weather by month
On our rules, the best months to ride in the Windhoek and central Namibia area are February to December.
The driest months are June to August; the wettest is January, with about 129 mm of rain over 12 rain days.
Days are warmest in November (average high 32 °C) and nights coldest in July (average low 6 °C).
Month by month
Windhoek and the Khomas Hochland, at about 1,700 m.
- JanMixed30°/18°129 mm
- FebGood29°/17°109 mm
- MarGood28°/16°73 mm
- AprGood26°/14°24 mm
- MayGood24°/11°1 mm
- JunGood21°/7°0 mm
- JulGood21°/6°0 mm
- AugGood25°/9°0 mm
- SeptGood29°/12°1 mm
- OctGood31°/15°7 mm
- NovGood32°/16°13 mm
- DecGood31°/17°56 mm
Average high/low in °C and monthly rain. How we rate months
Show the numbers
| Month | Riding | High | Low | Rain | Rain days | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | Mixed | 30 °C 86 °F | 18 °C 64 °F | 129 mm | 12 | wet |
| February | Good | 29 °C 84 °F | 17 °C 62 °F | 109 mm | 11 | |
| March | Good | 28 °C 82 °F | 16 °C 61 °F | 73 mm | 11 | |
| April | Good | 26 °C 79 °F | 14 °C 56 °F | 24 mm | 5 | |
| May | Good | 24 °C 75 °F | 11 °C 51 °F | 1 mm | 0 | |
| June | Good | 21 °C 70 °F | 7 °C 44 °F | 0 mm | 0 | |
| July | Good | 21 °C 70 °F | 6 °C 43 °F | 0 mm | 0 | |
| August | Good | 25 °C 77 °F | 9 °C 48 °F | 0 mm | 0 | |
| September | Good | 29 °C 84 °F | 12 °C 54 °F | 1 mm | 0 | |
| October | Good | 31 °C 88 °F | 15 °C 59 °F | 7 mm | 2 | |
| November | Good | 32 °C 89 °F | 16 °C 62 °F | 13 mm | 4 | |
| December | Good | 31 °C 88 °F | 17 °C 63 °F | 56 mm | 8 |
Rain days: days with at least 1 mm. Averages of daily values, 2015 to 2024, for Windhoek, corrected to riding elevation. Reanalysis smooths mountains and local showers, so read these as a regional picture rather than a forecast.
Climate data: Open-Meteo / ERA5, 2015 to 2024 (CC BY 4.0).
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