Windhoek Weather in August
Windhoek in August
The short of it: Windhoek in August averages a high of 26 °C (78 °F) and a low of 8 °C (46 °F), with 0.0 mm (0.00 in) of rain and about 11 h 21 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 26° · low 8° · rain 0.0 mm · daylight 11 h 21 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: June & July
August in Windhoek brings afternoons near 26° and nights around 8°, with about 0.0 mm of rain over the month. Much like July: highs about 26°, nights near 8°. Easy travelling weather. Rain is scarce, about 0.0 mm, the 10th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 21 min in mid-August, 28 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening. The Almanac rates August 5 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and July.
Against its neighbours, Windhoek runs cooler than most and wetter than most in August. Katutura, 5 km to the NNW, sees much the same highs.
August in Windhoek, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 10th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 3° warmer, 0.0 mm more rain
- Versus September
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 18°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 21 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KatuturaKhomas Region | 5 km NNW | 26° | 8° | 0.0 mm |
| Groot AubKhomas Region | 44 km SSE | 25° | 6° | 0.0 mm |
| OkahandjaOtjozondjupa Region | 67 km NNW | 27° | 7° | 0.0 mm |
| RehobothHardap Region | 84 km S | 26° | 6° | 0.0 mm |
| OmitaraOmaheke Region | 100 km ENE | 26° | 5° | 0.0 mm |
| OtjimbingweErongo Region | 101 km WNW | 28° | 10° | 0.0 mm |
| KaribibErongo Region | 144 km WNW | 28° | 10° | 0.0 mm |
| WitvleiOmaheke Region | 146 km E | 27° | 6° | 0.0 mm |