Ondangwa weather by month & the best time to visit
Namibia · small town · semi-arid climate
The best time to visit Ondangwa is May — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 100/100), with June and July close behind. Ondangwa averages about 3,650 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 29°C / 84°F and roughly 2 mm of rain in May.
When is the best time to visit Ondangwa?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Ondangwa is May, then June and July. The dullest month is October (49/100, 12 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Ondangwa?
Ondangwa is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,650 hours of sunshine a year. 51 Sunshine Score points separate May (100) from October (49), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #4 of 8 destinations in Namibia for annual sunshine, above the national median of 3,626 hours. Rain is strongly seasonal here: roughly 68% of the year's 439 mm falls in the three months around February.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 74 | 33° / 91°F | 21° / 70°F | 100 mm | 13 |
| February | 79 | 32° / 90°F | 20° / 68°F | 114 mm | 13 |
| March | 84 | 32° / 90°F | 20° / 68°F | 86 mm | 12 |
| April | 96 | 31° / 88°F | 18° / 64°F | 23 mm | 11 |
| May | 100 | 29° / 84°F | 13° / 55°F | 2 mm | 9 |
| June | 100 | 27° / 81°F | 9° / 48°F | 0 mm | 7 |
| July | 100 | 27° / 81°F | 9° / 48°F | 0 mm | 7 |
| August | 100 | 30° / 86°F | 11° / 52°F | 0 mm | 8 |
| September | 80 | 34° / 93°F | 15° / 59°F | 2 mm | 9 |
| October | 49 | 37° / 99°F | 20° / 68°F | 12 mm | 11 |
| November | 65 | 35° / 95°F | 21° / 70°F | 38 mm | 12 |
| December | 71 | 34° / 93°F | 21° / 70°F | 62 mm | 13 |
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Ondangwa: questions and answers
What kind of destination is Ondangwa?
Ondangwa is a small town in Namibia at 1,095 m elevation with a semi-arid climate.
How many hours of sunshine does Ondangwa get a year?
Ondangwa gets about 3,650 hours of sunshine a year, at its best around May.
When is the best time to visit Ondangwa?
The sunniest time to visit Ondangwa is May, when the Sunshine Score peaks at 100/100 (with June and July close behind). Expect daytime highs around 29°C / 84°F.
What is the least sunny month in Ondangwa?
October is the least sunny month in Ondangwa, scoring 49/100 with about 12 mm of rain.
How strong is the sun in Ondangwa?
The typical midday UV index in Ondangwa peaks around 13 (extreme) in January, easing to about 7 (high) in June. Month-by-month midday UV values are in the UV column of the table on this page.
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