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Windhoek Weather Records (WA007401540)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Windhoek (WA007401540), Namibia, with 113 years of record.

Key Facts for Windhoek

  • Windhoek (WA007401540) is a weather station in Namibia at -22.57 latitude and 17.10 longitude, 1,700 m (5,577 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1913 to 2025, 113 years of record.
  • 1,464 records set at Windhoek still stand.
  • Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Windhoek set a daily record high maximum temperature of 29.8 C (85.6 F) on 23 August 2025.

About the Station

  • Location: Namibia, -22.57 latitude, 17.10 longitude.
  • Elevation: 1,700 m (5,577 ft).
  • Period of record: 1913 to 2025, 113 years.
  • Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

6 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Windhoek, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Windhoek. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 6 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. -1001020304050 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Windhoek. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 6 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Windhoek, with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan39.5 C (103.1 F)5.1 C (41.2 F)35.1 C (95.2 F)13.8 C (56.8 F)
Feb38.2 C (100.8 F)8.1 C (46.6 F)32.7 C (90.9 F)12.9 C (55.2 F)
Mar37.5 C (99.5 F)7.0 C (44.6 F)31.9 C (89.4 F)14.4 C (57.9 F)
Apr35.0 C (95.0 F)3.7 C (38.7 F)28.7 C (83.7 F)10.4 C (50.7 F)
May33.0 C (91.4 F)0.4 C (32.7 F)27.7 C (81.9 F)4.3 C (39.7 F)
Jun29.9 C (85.8 F)-4.2 C (24.4 F)25.3 C (77.5 F)-0.4 C (31.3 F)
Jul32.9 C (91.2 F)-4.9 C (23.2 F)25.5 C (77.9 F)4.4 C (39.9 F)
Aug33.0 C (91.4 F)-3.9 C (25.0 F)30.1 C (86.2 F)-0.1 C (31.8 F)
Sep41.2 C (106.2 F)-1.1 C (30.0 F)n/an/a
Oct38.1 C (100.6 F)0.9 C (33.6 F)n/an/a
Nov38.7 C (101.7 F)4.3 C (39.7 F)n/an/a
Dec40.7 C (105.3 F)5.4 C (41.7 F)n/an/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at Windhoek by the year they were set 1,464 records at Windhoek still stand. 1987 holds the most, with 75. 0204060801957: 81958: 181960: 171961: 141962: 191963: 211964: 271965: 221966: 161967: 181968: 161969: 131970: 181971: 111972: 211973: 161974: 221975: 101976: 231977: 151978: 111979: 101980: 131981: 171982: 221983: 271984: 161985: 201986: 131987: 751988: 111989: 231990: 141991: 121992: 151993: 101994: 221995: 181996: 321997: 351998: 231999: 302000: 92001: 162002: 272003: 292004: 152005: 132006: 92007: 332008: 122009: 82010: 122011: 172012: 502013: 642014: 262015: 332016: 442017: 122018: 112019: 572020: 72021: 82022: 302023: 432024: 592025: 61957196519721979198619932000200720142021
1,464 records at Windhoek still stand. 1987 holds the most, with 75.
Standing records at Windhoek by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
19578
195818
196017
196114
196219
196321
196427
196522
196616
196718
196816
196913
197018
197111
197221
197316
197422
197510
197623
197715
197811
197910
198013
198117
198222
198327
198416
198520
198613
198775
198811
198923
199014
199112
199215
199310
199422
199518
199632
199735
199823
199930
20009
200116
200227
200329
200415
200513
20069
200733
200812
20098
201012
201117
201250
201364
201426
201533
201644
201712
201811
201957
20207
20218
202230
202343
202459
20256

All-Time Record Progression

8 new records
When Windhoek set new all-time records 8 all-time records were set at Windhoek between 19 July 1989 and 10 September 2013. Each dot is a new record. Record low minimum temperatureRecord high minimum temperatureRecord low maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature19 July 1989: Record low minimum temperature -3.0 C (26.6 F)23 June 1992: Record low minimum temperature -4.2 C (24.4 F)2 January 1993: Record high minimum temperature 25.0 C (77.0 F)28 June 1994: Record low maximum temperature 9.4 C (48.9 F)19 July 2001: Record low minimum temperature -4.9 C (23.2 F)26 December 2012: Record high maximum temperature 40.6 C (105.1 F)27 December 2012: Record high maximum temperature 40.7 C (105.3 F)10 September 2013: Record high maximum temperature 41.2 C (106.2 F)19901995200020052010
8 all-time records were set at Windhoek between 19 July 1989 and 10 September 2013. Each dot is a new record.
When Windhoek set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1989-07-19Record low minimum temperatureRecord low minimum temperature -3.0 C (26.6 F)
1992-06-23Record low minimum temperatureRecord low minimum temperature -4.2 C (24.4 F)
1993-01-02Record high minimum temperatureRecord high minimum temperature 25.0 C (77.0 F)
1994-06-28Record low maximum temperatureRecord low maximum temperature 9.4 C (48.9 F)
2001-07-19Record low minimum temperatureRecord low minimum temperature -4.9 C (23.2 F)
2012-12-26Record high maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature 40.6 C (105.1 F)
2012-12-27Record high maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature 40.7 C (105.3 F)
2013-09-10Record high maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature 41.2 C (106.2 F)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jan: 86.0 mm (3.4 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Windhoek The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Windhoek. The most was 86.0 mm (3.4 in) on 26 January 1937. 0255075100 Jan: 86.0 mm (3.4 in), 26 January 1937 Jan Feb: 84.0 mm (3.3 in), 9 February 1918 Feb Mar: 84.0 mm (3.3 in), 17 March 1923 Mar Apr: 76.0 mm (3.0 in), 5 April 1943 Apr May: 59.0 mm (2.3 in), 22 May 1921 May Jun: 20.0 mm (0.8 in), 12 June 1955 Jun Jul: 11.0 mm (0.4 in), 2 July 1956 Jul Aug: 9.0 mm (0.35 in), 7 August 1962 Aug Sep: 43.0 mm (1.7 in), 19 September 1966 Sep Oct: 50.0 mm (2.0 in), 15 October 2006 Oct Nov: 62.0 mm (2.4 in), 8 November 1938 Nov Dec: 44.0 mm (1.7 in), 15 December 1939 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Windhoek. The most was 86.0 mm (3.4 in) on 26 January 1937.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Windhoek
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan86.0 mm (3.4 in)26 January 1937
Feb84.0 mm (3.3 in)9 February 1918
Mar84.0 mm (3.3 in)17 March 1923
Apr76.0 mm (3.0 in)5 April 1943
May59.0 mm (2.3 in)22 May 1921
Jun20.0 mm (0.8 in)12 June 1955
Jul11.0 mm (0.4 in)2 July 1956
Aug9.0 mm (0.35 in)7 August 1962
Sep43.0 mm (1.7 in)19 September 1966
Oct50.0 mm (2.0 in)15 October 2006
Nov62.0 mm (2.4 in)8 November 1938
Dec44.0 mm (1.7 in)15 December 1939

Period of Record Coverage

1957 to 2025
Days with data per year at Windhoek 68 years of record at Windhoek, 1957 to 2025. 7 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1957, 2004, 2010, 2011, 2018, 2020, 2025. 1957: 184 of 365 days1958: 365 of 365 days1960: 335 of 366 days1961: 365 of 365 days1962: 365 of 365 days1963: 364 of 365 days1964: 366 of 366 days1965: 365 of 365 days1966: 365 of 365 days1967: 365 of 365 days1968: 366 of 366 days1969: 365 of 365 days1970: 364 of 365 days1971: 365 of 365 days1972: 366 of 366 days1973: 365 of 365 days1974: 365 of 365 days1975: 365 of 365 days1976: 366 of 366 days1977: 365 of 365 days1978: 365 of 365 days1979: 365 of 365 days1980: 365 of 366 days1981: 365 of 365 days1982: 365 of 365 days1983: 364 of 365 days1984: 335 of 366 days1985: 350 of 365 days1986: 365 of 365 days1987: 342 of 365 days1988: 364 of 366 days1989: 363 of 365 days1990: 360 of 365 days1991: 363 of 365 days1992: 366 of 366 days1993: 357 of 365 days1994: 336 of 365 days1995: 363 of 365 days1996: 360 of 366 days1997: 354 of 365 days1998: 363 of 365 days1999: 360 of 365 days2000: 366 of 366 days2001: 360 of 365 days2002: 360 of 365 days2003: 365 of 365 days2004: 313 of 366 days2005: 356 of 365 days2006: 358 of 365 days2007: 344 of 365 days2008: 360 of 366 days2009: 331 of 365 days2010: 325 of 365 days2011: 302 of 365 days2012: 352 of 366 days2013: 358 of 365 days2014: 348 of 365 days2015: 342 of 365 days2016: 341 of 366 days2017: 339 of 365 days2018: 270 of 365 days2019: 331 of 365 days2020: 325 of 366 days2021: 332 of 365 days2022: 348 of 365 days2023: 346 of 365 days2024: 336 of 366 days2025: 183 of 365 days1960197019801990200020102020
68 years of record at Windhoek, 1957 to 2025. 7 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1957, 2004, 2010, 2011, 2018, 2020, 2025.
Days with data per year at Windhoek
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
195718450%No
1958365100%Yes
196033592%Yes
1961365100%Yes
1962365100%Yes
1963364100%Yes
1964366100%Yes
1965365100%Yes
1966365100%Yes
1967365100%Yes
1968366100%Yes
1969365100%Yes
1970364100%Yes
1971365100%Yes
1972366100%Yes
1973365100%Yes
1974365100%Yes
1975365100%Yes
1976366100%Yes
1977365100%Yes
1978365100%Yes
1979365100%Yes
1980365100%Yes
1981365100%Yes
1982365100%Yes
1983364100%Yes
198433592%Yes
198535096%Yes
1986365100%Yes
198734294%Yes
198836499%Yes
198936399%Yes
199036099%Yes
199136399%Yes
1992366100%Yes
199335798%Yes
199433692%Yes
199536399%Yes
199636098%Yes
199735497%Yes
199836399%Yes
199936099%Yes
2000366100%Yes
200136099%Yes
200236099%Yes
2003365100%Yes
200431386%No
200535698%Yes
200635898%Yes
200734494%Yes
200836098%Yes
200933191%Yes
201032589%No
201130283%No
201235296%Yes
201335898%Yes
201434895%Yes
201534294%Yes
201634193%Yes
201733993%Yes
201827074%No
201933191%Yes
202032589%No
202133291%Yes
202234895%Yes
202334695%Yes
202433692%Yes
202518350%No

Latest Records

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Latest records at Windhoek
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
23 August 2025Windhoek, NAdaily high max29.8 C (85.6 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)2 years7 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 2025Windhoek, NAdaily high max30.1 C (86.2 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)20 years15 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 2025Windhoek, NAdaily low min-0.1 C (31.8 F)1.8 C (3.2 F)30 years20 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 2025Windhoek, NAdaily low max17.7 C (63.9 F)0.9 C (1.6 F)30 years18 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 2025Windhoek, NAdaily rain0.3 mm (0.01 in)0.3 mm (0.01 in)112 years20 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 2025Windhoek, NAdaily rain0.5 mm (0.02 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)112 years20 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 2025Windhoek, NAdaily rain2.0 mm (0.08 in)2.0 mm (0.08 in)112 years20 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 2025Windhoek, NAdaily rain0.5 mm (0.02 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)112 years20 of 100 (Routine)
10 June 2025Windhoek, NAdaily low min0.9 C (33.6 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)64 years26 of 100 (Routine)
9 June 2025Windhoek, NAdaily low min-0.4 C (31.3 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)34 years20 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 2025Windhoek, NAdaily rain74.9 mm (2.9 in)28.9 mm (1.1 in)91 years66 of 100 (Major)
15 January 2025Windhoek, NAdaily low min (Tie)13.8 C (56.8 F)tie57 years5 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 2024Windhoek, NAdaily high min22.4 C (72.3 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)35 years17 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 2024Windhoek, NAdaily high min23.3 C (73.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)41 years22 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 2024Windhoek, NAdaily high min22.7 C (72.9 F)0.7 C (1.3 F)54 years24 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 2024Windhoek, NAdaily high min22.0 C (71.6 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)44 years20 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 2024Windhoek, NAdaily high max37.8 C (100.0 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)12 years10 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 2024Windhoek, NAdaily high min24.0 C (75.2 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)52 years24 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 2024Windhoek, NAdaily high max36.7 C (98.1 F)0.9 C (1.6 F)12 years12 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 2024Windhoek, NAdaily high min22.4 C (72.3 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)64 years26 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

44 complete years, 1958 to 2024
Annual mean temperature at Windhoek as warming stripes, 1958 to 2024 One stripe for each of 44 complete years at Windhoek, 1958 to 2024. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 20.3 C (68.5 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1974, at 18.4 C (65.0 F), and the warmest was 2019, at 22.9 C (73.1 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.6 C (4.7 F). 1958: 20.0 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1961: 20.1 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1962: 20.3 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1963: 18.9 C, -1.4 C from the station mean1964: 19.8 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1965: 19.4 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1966: 19.8 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1967: 19.2 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1968: 19.7 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1969: 20.3 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1970: 20.5 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1971: 19.7 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1972: 19.9 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1973: 20.1 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1974: 18.4 C, -1.9 C from the station mean1975: 19.6 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1976: 18.8 C, -1.5 C from the station mean1977: 19.9 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1978: 19.4 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1979: 20.3 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1980: 20.1 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1981: 20.3 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1982: 20.4 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1983: 20.5 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1986: 20.1 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1988: 19.7 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1989: 19.7 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1991: 19.7 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1992: 20.6 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1993: 20.6 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1995: 20.6 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1996: 20.5 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1997: 20.2 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1998: 21.7 C, +1.5 C from the station mean1999: 20.5 C, +0.2 C from the station mean2001: 20.2 C, 0.0 C from the station mean2002: 21.2 C, +0.9 C from the station mean2003: 21.4 C, +1.1 C from the station mean2007: 21.4 C, +1.1 C from the station mean2009: 20.4 C, +0.2 C from the station mean2019: 22.9 C, +2.6 C from the station mean2022: 21.0 C, +0.7 C from the station mean2023: 22.0 C, +1.8 C from the station mean2024: 22.6 C, +2.3 C from the station mean1958197019801990200020102020
One stripe for each of 44 complete years at Windhoek, 1958 to 2024. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 20.3 C (68.5 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1974, at 18.4 C (65.0 F), and the warmest was 2019, at 22.9 C (73.1 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.6 C (4.7 F).
Annual mean temperature at Windhoek as warming stripes, 1958 to 2024
YearAnnual mean temperatureDifference from the station mean
195820.0 C-0.30 C
196120.1 C-0.18 C
196220.3 C+0.01 C
196318.9 C-1.42 C
196419.8 C-0.50 C
196519.4 C-0.83 C
196619.8 C-0.51 C
196719.2 C-1.07 C
196819.7 C-0.55 C
196920.3 C0.00 C
197020.5 C+0.21 C
197119.7 C-0.58 C
197219.9 C-0.34 C
197320.1 C-0.15 C
197418.4 C-1.91 C
197519.6 C-0.68 C
197618.8 C-1.52 C
197719.9 C-0.40 C
197819.4 C-0.86 C
197920.3 C-0.01 C
198020.1 C-0.21 C
198120.3 C-0.01 C
198220.4 C+0.09 C
198320.5 C+0.26 C
198620.1 C-0.15 C
198819.7 C-0.54 C
198919.7 C-0.58 C
199119.7 C-0.59 C
199220.6 C+0.34 C
199320.6 C+0.35 C
199520.6 C+0.36 C
199620.5 C+0.23 C
199720.2 C-0.10 C
199821.7 C+1.46 C
199920.5 C+0.24 C
200120.2 C-0.03 C
200221.2 C+0.89 C
200321.4 C+1.11 C
200721.4 C+1.10 C
200920.4 C+0.16 C
201922.9 C+2.59 C
202221.0 C+0.71 C
202322.0 C+1.76 C
202422.6 C+2.33 C

The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.4 C (0.3 to 0.5) per decade over 1958 to 2024. In Fahrenheit: 0.7 F (0.5 to 0.9) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 44 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Windhoek
MeasurePer decade (C)Per decade (F)PeriodComplete yearsReading
Annual mean temperature0.4 C (0.3 to 0.5) per decade0.7 F (0.5 to 0.9) per decade1958 to 202444Rise
Mean daily maximum0.6 C (0.4 to 0.7) per decade1.0 F (0.8 to 1.2) per decade1958 to 202444Rise
Mean daily minimum0.2 C (0.1 to 0.3) per decade0.4 F (0.2 to 0.6) per decade1958 to 202444Rise

A year is complete when all 12 months have at least 20 days of both daily maximum and daily minimum readings. The annual mean is the mean of the monthly means. The trend describes this one station over this period; it does not say what caused the change.

Extremes by Year

1913 to 2025
Yearly extremes at Windhoek: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Hottest day (TXx)41.2 C (106.2 F)201336.0 C (96.8 F)68
Coldest night (TNn)-4.9 C (23.2 F)2001-0.3 C (31.5 F)68
Wettest day (Rx1day)86.0 mm (3.4 in)193739.0 mm (1.5 in)113
Wettest five days (Rx5day)194.0 mm (7.6 in)192365.8 mm (2.6 in)113
Longest dry spell (CDD)227 days1937121 days113

Hottest day (TXx)

Hottest day (TXx) at Windhoek by year The hottest day of the year at Windhoek, 1913 to 2025. The record is 41.2 C (106.2 F) in 2013, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.0 C (96.8 F). 323436384042192019401960198020002020Record: 41.2 C (106.2 F) in 2013
The hottest day of the year at Windhoek, 1913 to 2025. The record is 41.2 C (106.2 F) in 2013, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.0 C (96.8 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Windhoek by year
YearHottest day (TXx)
1913n/a
1914n/a
1915n/a
1916n/a
1917n/a
1918n/a
1919n/a
1920n/a
1921n/a
1922n/a
1923n/a
1924n/a
1925n/a
1926n/a
1927n/a
1928n/a
1929n/a
1930n/a
1931n/a
1932n/a
1933n/a
1934n/a
1935n/a
1936n/a
1937n/a
1938n/a
1939n/a
1940n/a
1941n/a
1942n/a
1943n/a
1944n/a
1945n/a
1946n/a
1947n/a
1948n/a
1949n/a
1950n/a
1951n/a
1952n/a
1953n/a
1954n/a
1955n/a
1956n/a
195733.9 C (93.0 F)
195835.0 C (95.0 F)
1959n/a
196034.3 C (93.7 F)
196134.7 C (94.5 F)
196235.5 C (95.9 F)
196333.3 C (91.9 F)
196434.8 C (94.6 F)
196535.1 C (95.2 F)
196635.6 C (96.1 F)
196733.8 C (92.8 F)
196835.4 C (95.7 F)
196936.0 C (96.8 F)
197035.5 C (95.9 F)
197134.1 C (93.4 F)
197235.7 C (96.3 F)
197335.8 C (96.4 F)
197433.3 C (91.9 F)
197534.4 C (93.9 F)
197635.0 C (95.0 F)
197736.5 C (97.7 F)
197834.8 C (94.6 F)
197935.4 C (95.7 F)
198035.4 C (95.7 F)
198136.4 C (97.5 F)
198236.6 C (97.9 F)
198335.8 C (96.4 F)
198435.7 C (96.3 F)
198535.0 C (95.0 F)
198639.7 C (103.5 F)
198736.1 C (97.0 F)
198837.4 C (99.3 F)
198934.8 C (94.6 F)
199035.9 C (96.6 F)
199134.3 C (93.7 F)
199235.9 C (96.6 F)
199336.3 C (97.3 F)
199436.0 C (96.8 F)
199536.3 C (97.3 F)
199636.4 C (97.5 F)
199737.3 C (99.1 F)
199836.9 C (98.4 F)
199935.3 C (95.5 F)
200034.7 C (94.5 F)
200137.6 C (99.7 F)
200236.6 C (97.9 F)
200337.2 C (99.0 F)
200437.4 C (99.3 F)
200537.2 C (99.0 F)
200637.2 C (99.0 F)
200738.2 C (100.8 F)
200836.0 C (96.8 F)
200937.8 C (100.0 F)
201035.9 C (96.6 F)
201136.5 C (97.7 F)
201240.7 C (105.3 F)
201341.2 C (106.2 F)
201436.3 C (97.3 F)
201539.7 C (103.5 F)
201638.7 C (101.7 F)
201735.6 C (96.1 F)
201837.4 C (99.3 F)
201937.5 C (99.5 F)
202036.9 C (98.4 F)
202136.3 C (97.3 F)
202236.7 C (98.1 F)
202338.1 C (100.6 F)
202437.8 C (100.0 F)
202535.1 C (95.2 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

Coldest night (TNn) at Windhoek by year The coldest night of the year at Windhoek, 1913 to 2025. The record is -4.9 C (23.2 F) in 2001, marked on the chart; the median year is -0.3 C (31.5 F). -5-2.502.55192019401960198020002020Record: -4.9 C (23.2 F) in 2001
The coldest night of the year at Windhoek, 1913 to 2025. The record is -4.9 C (23.2 F) in 2001, marked on the chart; the median year is -0.3 C (31.5 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Windhoek by year
YearColdest night (TNn)
1913n/a
1914n/a
1915n/a
1916n/a
1917n/a
1918n/a
1919n/a
1920n/a
1921n/a
1922n/a
1923n/a
1924n/a
1925n/a
1926n/a
1927n/a
1928n/a
1929n/a
1930n/a
1931n/a
1932n/a
1933n/a
1934n/a
1935n/a
1936n/a
1937n/a
1938n/a
1939n/a
1940n/a
1941n/a
1942n/a
1943n/a
1944n/a
1945n/a
1946n/a
1947n/a
1948n/a
1949n/a
1950n/a
1951n/a
1952n/a
1953n/a
1954n/a
1955n/a
1956n/a
1957-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1958-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1959n/a
1960-0.2 C (31.6 F)
19610.4 C (32.7 F)
19620.5 C (32.9 F)
1963-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1964-2.1 C (28.2 F)
1965-2.2 C (28.0 F)
19662.8 C (37.0 F)
19671.2 C (34.2 F)
19680.2 C (32.4 F)
19690.9 C (33.6 F)
1970-0.5 C (31.1 F)
1971-0.3 C (31.5 F)
19720.3 C (32.5 F)
19730.6 C (33.1 F)
1974-0.6 C (30.9 F)
1975-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1976-2.0 C (28.4 F)
1977-2.0 C (28.4 F)
1978-1.0 C (30.2 F)
1979-0.3 C (31.5 F)
1980-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1981-0.9 C (30.4 F)
1982-1.4 C (29.5 F)
19830.5 C (32.9 F)
19843.0 C (37.4 F)
19853.7 C (38.7 F)
19860.5 C (32.9 F)
1987-1.8 C (28.8 F)
1988-1.2 C (29.8 F)
1989-3.0 C (26.6 F)
1990-0.7 C (30.7 F)
1991-0.5 C (31.1 F)
1992-4.2 C (24.4 F)
19933.4 C (38.1 F)
1994-1.0 C (30.2 F)
19951.7 C (35.1 F)
1996-2.1 C (28.2 F)
19970.0 C (32.0 F)
19982.0 C (35.6 F)
19990.7 C (33.3 F)
20002.1 C (35.8 F)
2001-4.9 C (23.2 F)
20020.4 C (32.7 F)
20031.0 C (33.8 F)
20041.4 C (34.5 F)
20053.0 C (37.4 F)
2006-1.2 C (29.8 F)
2007-0.1 C (31.8 F)
2008-1.1 C (30.0 F)
20090.3 C (32.5 F)
2010-0.9 C (30.4 F)
2011-3.0 C (26.6 F)
20120.6 C (33.1 F)
20132.9 C (37.2 F)
20141.6 C (34.9 F)
2015-1.9 C (28.6 F)
2016-0.7 C (30.7 F)
20173.2 C (37.8 F)
20180.6 C (33.1 F)
20191.7 C (35.1 F)
20200.9 C (33.6 F)
20210.0 C (32.0 F)
2022-3.9 C (25.0 F)
2023-2.9 C (26.8 F)
2024-0.8 C (30.6 F)
2025-0.4 C (31.3 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Windhoek by year The wettest day of the year at Windhoek, 1913 to 2025. The record is 86.0 mm (3.4 in) in 1937, marked on the chart; the median year is 39.0 mm (1.5 in). 020406080100192019401960198020002020Record: 86.0 mm (3.4 in) in 1937
The wettest day of the year at Windhoek, 1913 to 2025. The record is 86.0 mm (3.4 in) in 1937, marked on the chart; the median year is 39.0 mm (1.5 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Windhoek by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
191330.0 mm (1.2 in)
191450.0 mm (2.0 in)
191555.0 mm (2.2 in)
191624.0 mm (0.9 in)
191727.0 mm (1.1 in)
191884.0 mm (3.3 in)
191934.0 mm (1.3 in)
192039.0 mm (1.5 in)
192159.0 mm (2.3 in)
192225.0 mm (1.0 in)
192384.0 mm (3.3 in)
192432.0 mm (1.3 in)
192542.0 mm (1.7 in)
192662.0 mm (2.4 in)
192734.0 mm (1.3 in)
192850.0 mm (2.0 in)
192941.0 mm (1.6 in)
193028.0 mm (1.1 in)
193132.0 mm (1.3 in)
193226.0 mm (1.0 in)
193324.0 mm (0.9 in)
193446.0 mm (1.8 in)
193520.0 mm (0.8 in)
193630.0 mm (1.2 in)
193786.0 mm (3.4 in)
193862.0 mm (2.4 in)
193963.0 mm (2.5 in)
194039.0 mm (1.5 in)
194121.0 mm (0.8 in)
194246.0 mm (1.8 in)
194376.0 mm (3.0 in)
194432.0 mm (1.3 in)
194533.0 mm (1.3 in)
194613.0 mm (0.5 in)
194732.0 mm (1.3 in)
194846.0 mm (1.8 in)
194938.0 mm (1.5 in)
195048.0 mm (1.9 in)
195131.0 mm (1.2 in)
195228.0 mm (1.1 in)
195341.0 mm (1.6 in)
195478.0 mm (3.1 in)
195528.0 mm (1.1 in)
195640.0 mm (1.6 in)
195742.0 mm (1.7 in)
195849.0 mm (1.9 in)
195928.0 mm (1.1 in)
196046.0 mm (1.8 in)
196132.0 mm (1.3 in)
196244.0 mm (1.7 in)
196346.0 mm (1.8 in)
196420.0 mm (0.8 in)
196535.0 mm (1.4 in)
196643.0 mm (1.7 in)
196740.0 mm (1.6 in)
196884.0 mm (3.3 in)
196939.0 mm (1.5 in)
197076.0 mm (3.0 in)
197129.0 mm (1.1 in)
197246.0 mm (1.8 in)
197338.0 mm (1.5 in)
197465.0 mm (2.6 in)
197557.0 mm (2.2 in)
197645.0 mm (1.8 in)
197740.0 mm (1.6 in)
197827.0 mm (1.1 in)
197927.0 mm (1.1 in)
198045.0 mm (1.8 in)
198124.0 mm (0.9 in)
198220.0 mm (0.8 in)
198328.0 mm (1.1 in)
198444.0 mm (1.7 in)
198533.0 mm (1.3 in)
198640.0 mm (1.6 in)
198755.0 mm (2.2 in)
198852.0 mm (2.0 in)
198932.0 mm (1.3 in)
199024.0 mm (0.9 in)
199123.0 mm (0.9 in)
199244.0 mm (1.7 in)
199335.0 mm (1.4 in)
199429.0 mm (1.1 in)
199523.0 mm (0.9 in)
199626.0 mm (1.0 in)
199756.0 mm (2.2 in)
199842.0 mm (1.7 in)
199944.0 mm (1.7 in)
200053.0 mm (2.1 in)
200157.0 mm (2.2 in)
200283.0 mm (3.3 in)
200342.0 mm (1.7 in)
200455.4 mm (2.2 in)
200539.9 mm (1.6 in)
200658.9 mm (2.3 in)
200716.3 mm (0.6 in)
200845.7 mm (1.8 in)
200935.6 mm (1.4 in)
201034.5 mm (1.4 in)
201129.7 mm (1.2 in)
201218.5 mm (0.7 in)
201332.0 mm (1.3 in)
201446.0 mm (1.8 in)
201525.9 mm (1.0 in)
201623.1 mm (0.9 in)
201754.1 mm (2.1 in)
201836.1 mm (1.4 in)
201911.9 mm (0.5 in)
202041.9 mm (1.6 in)
202161.0 mm (2.4 in)
202237.1 mm (1.5 in)
202317.0 mm (0.7 in)
202435.1 mm (1.4 in)
202574.9 mm (2.9 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Windhoek by year The wettest five days of the year at Windhoek, 1913 to 2025. The record is 194.0 mm (7.6 in) in 1923, marked on the chart; the median year is 65.8 mm (2.6 in). 050100150200192019401960198020002020Record: 194.0 mm (7.6 in) in 1923
The wettest five days of the year at Windhoek, 1913 to 2025. The record is 194.0 mm (7.6 in) in 1923, marked on the chart; the median year is 65.8 mm (2.6 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Windhoek by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
191335.0 mm (1.4 in)
191466.0 mm (2.6 in)
1915119.0 mm (4.7 in)
191668.0 mm (2.7 in)
191781.0 mm (3.2 in)
191898.0 mm (3.9 in)
191945.0 mm (1.8 in)
192061.0 mm (2.4 in)
1921108.0 mm (4.3 in)
192259.0 mm (2.3 in)
1923194.0 mm (7.6 in)
192467.0 mm (2.6 in)
192581.0 mm (3.2 in)
192664.0 mm (2.5 in)
192774.0 mm (2.9 in)
192875.0 mm (3.0 in)
192957.0 mm (2.2 in)
193029.0 mm (1.1 in)
193178.0 mm (3.1 in)
193237.0 mm (1.5 in)
193370.0 mm (2.8 in)
1934108.0 mm (4.3 in)
193536.0 mm (1.4 in)
193649.0 mm (1.9 in)
1937183.0 mm (7.2 in)
193887.0 mm (3.4 in)
1939106.0 mm (4.2 in)
194052.0 mm (2.0 in)
194137.0 mm (1.5 in)
194295.0 mm (3.7 in)
1943157.0 mm (6.2 in)
194457.0 mm (2.2 in)
194560.0 mm (2.4 in)
194618.0 mm (0.7 in)
194759.0 mm (2.3 in)
194884.0 mm (3.3 in)
194962.0 mm (2.4 in)
1950100.0 mm (3.9 in)
195157.0 mm (2.2 in)
195282.0 mm (3.2 in)
195361.0 mm (2.4 in)
1954185.0 mm (7.3 in)
195562.0 mm (2.4 in)
195699.0 mm (3.9 in)
195782.0 mm (3.2 in)
195888.0 mm (3.5 in)
195939.0 mm (1.5 in)
196055.0 mm (2.2 in)
196147.0 mm (1.9 in)
196265.0 mm (2.6 in)
1963110.0 mm (4.3 in)
196432.0 mm (1.3 in)
196554.0 mm (2.1 in)
196673.0 mm (2.9 in)
196753.0 mm (2.1 in)
1968113.0 mm (4.4 in)
196967.0 mm (2.6 in)
1970101.0 mm (4.0 in)
197145.0 mm (1.8 in)
197286.0 mm (3.4 in)
197347.0 mm (1.9 in)
1974105.0 mm (4.1 in)
197579.0 mm (3.1 in)
197688.0 mm (3.5 in)
197770.0 mm (2.8 in)
197860.0 mm (2.4 in)
197975.0 mm (3.0 in)
198070.0 mm (2.8 in)
198153.0 mm (2.1 in)
198243.0 mm (1.7 in)
198351.0 mm (2.0 in)
198481.0 mm (3.2 in)
198562.0 mm (2.4 in)
1986102.0 mm (4.0 in)
198787.0 mm (3.4 in)
1988146.0 mm (5.7 in)
198958.0 mm (2.3 in)
199065.0 mm (2.6 in)
199154.0 mm (2.1 in)
199255.0 mm (2.2 in)
199351.0 mm (2.0 in)
199472.0 mm (2.8 in)
199547.0 mm (1.9 in)
199647.0 mm (1.9 in)
199774.0 mm (2.9 in)
199884.0 mm (3.3 in)
199957.0 mm (2.2 in)
200099.0 mm (3.9 in)
200186.0 mm (3.4 in)
2002112.0 mm (4.4 in)
2003117.0 mm (4.6 in)
2004121.4 mm (4.8 in)
200546.0 mm (1.8 in)
200696.2 mm (3.8 in)
200726.7 mm (1.1 in)
2008100.0 mm (3.9 in)
200959.4 mm (2.3 in)
201056.2 mm (2.2 in)
201165.8 mm (2.6 in)
201244.2 mm (1.7 in)
201361.5 mm (2.4 in)
201480.7 mm (3.2 in)
201548.3 mm (1.9 in)
201626.4 mm (1.0 in)
201756.2 mm (2.2 in)
201848.0 mm (1.9 in)
201927.2 mm (1.1 in)
202046.5 mm (1.8 in)
2021145.2 mm (5.7 in)
202281.1 mm (3.2 in)
202341.8 mm (1.6 in)
202445.8 mm (1.8 in)
2025100.8 mm (4.0 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Windhoek by year The longest dry spell of the year at Windhoek, 1913 to 2025. The record is 227 days in 1937, marked on the chart; the median year is 121 days. 0100200300192019401960198020002020Record: 227 days in 1937
The longest dry spell of the year at Windhoek, 1913 to 2025. The record is 227 days in 1937, marked on the chart; the median year is 121 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Windhoek by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
1913139 days
1914111 days
1915103 days
1916171 days
1917199 days
1918159 days
1919131 days
192096 days
1921151 days
1922194 days
1923155 days
1924165 days
192584 days
1926108 days
1927194 days
1928169 days
192989 days
1930165 days
1931218 days
1932129 days
193399 days
1934160 days
1935135 days
1936192 days
1937227 days
1938118 days
193999 days
194094 days
1941157 days
1942162 days
1943124 days
1944110 days
1945168 days
1946168 days
1947110 days
194888 days
1949175 days
1950100 days
1951151 days
1952120 days
1953139 days
1954124 days
1955120 days
195673 days
195763 days
1958108 days
1959155 days
1960141 days
196188 days
1962153 days
1963126 days
1964142 days
1965167 days
1966106 days
196799 days
1968131 days
1969114 days
1970172 days
1971184 days
1972181 days
1973107 days
1974149 days
1975121 days
1976150 days
1977141 days
1978113 days
197938 days
1980115 days
1981215 days
1982152 days
1983112 days
1984156 days
1985185 days
1986108 days
1987146 days
1988170 days
1989212 days
1990197 days
1991176 days
1992161 days
1993128 days
1994138 days
1995113 days
1996102 days
1997103 days
1998118 days
1999125 days
2000199 days
200171 days
2002184 days
2003152 days
200412 days
200521 days
20062 days
20072 days
20083 days
20092 days
20103 days
20113 days
20123 days
20133 days
20146 days
20154 days
20164 days
20173 days
20183 days
20193 days
20203 days
20212 days
20223 days
20235 days
20244 days
20253 days

Each chart shows one value per year; the dot marks the record year. TXx is the hottest daily maximum, TNn the coldest daily minimum, Rx1day and Rx5day the largest one-day and five-day rain totals, and CDD the longest run of days with less than 1 mm of rain. A year with missing days can understate an extreme.

Rainfall Return Levels

91 years, 1913 to 2003

A day with at least 38.6 mm (1.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 99.2 mm (3.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Windhoek: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years38.6 mm (1.5 in)
5 years53.5 mm (2.1 in)
10 years63.8 mm (2.5 in)
25 years77.6 mm (3.1 in)
50 years88.2 mm (3.5 in)
100 years99.2 mm (3.9 in)Longer than the 91 years of record

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 91 years of values from 1913 to 2003.

A return level is an estimate. It is least reliable for the long periods, 50 and 100 years, and for any period longer than the record behind the fit, where the fit has to reach past the largest day actually observed. It is not a forecast.

The largest wettest-day totals in the fit: 86.0 mm (3.4 in) in 1937; 84.0 mm (3.3 in) in 1918; 84.0 mm (3.3 in) in 1923.

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Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2025-12-31).