Windhoek Weather in January
Windhoek in January
The short of it: Windhoek in January averages a high of 31 °C (87 °F) and a low of 17 °C (62 °F), with 101 mm (4.0 in) of rain and about 13 h 22 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 31° · low 17° · rain 101 mm · daylight 13 h 22 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & July
January in Windhoek brings afternoons near 31° and nights around 17°, with about 101 mm of rain over the month. Days run hot, near 31° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 101 mm.
The sun is up for about 13 h 22 min in mid-January.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates January 2 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 January. Katutura, 5 km to the NNW, sees much the same highs.
January in Windhoek, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus December
- 2° colder, 61 mm more rain
- Versus February
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 14°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 22 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
January averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KatuturaKhomas Region | 5 km NNW | 31° | 17° | 98 mm |
| Groot AubKhomas Region | 44 km SSE | 30° | 16° | 88 mm |
| OkahandjaOtjozondjupa Region | 67 km NNW | 33° | 17° | 87 mm |
| RehobothHardap Region | 84 km S | 32° | 16° | 67 mm |
| OmitaraOmaheke Region | 100 km ENE | 32° | 16° | 82 mm |
| OtjimbingweErongo Region | 101 km WNW | 33° | 19° | 44 mm |
| KaribibErongo Region | 144 km WNW | 33° | 18° | 55 mm |
| WitvleiOmaheke Region | 146 km E | 32° | 17° | 76 mm |