January in Windhoek — reliably good (11th best month)
Good · 7.6/10January averages 24°C (74°F) — warm for the outdoors: start trails early, use shaded routes at midday, and carry more water than you think you need.
Monthly rainfall reaches 155 mm — wet for this destination — but about 31 days with 6+ hours of sunshine still break through, so keep one indoor fallback in the plan.
It scores 7.6/10 here, 11th of 12 months, against 9.7/10 in the destination's best month.
Figure on low-season pricing, with crowds are light for this destination.
Pack light clothing, a hat and real sun protection, a proper rain shell rather than an umbrella, footwear you can get muddy.
Flexible dates? April scores 2.1 points higher here — enough to change the trip.
February holds up well in Windhoek — 9th best month
Good · 8.4/10February averages 22°C (72°F) — warm for the outdoors: start trails early, use shaded routes at midday, and carry more water than you think you need.
Monthly rainfall reaches 143 mm — wet for this destination — but about 28 days with 6+ hours of sunshine still break through, so keep one indoor fallback in the plan.
It scores 8.4/10 here, 9th of 12 months, against 9.7/10 in the destination's best month.
Figure on mid-season pricing, with crowds are moderate.
Pack light clothing, a hat and real sun protection, a proper rain shell rather than an umbrella, footwear you can get muddy.
March is one of the strongest months in Windhoek (5th)
Best window · 9/10Trail conditions at 22°C (72°F) favour early starts and shaded routes in March; midday is for water breaks, not for exposed climbs.
Budget for roughly 83 mm of rain this month — a flexible day or two helps — with about 30 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 12.2 hours of daylight to work around it.
On our climate-comfort scale this is one of the strongest months of the year for Windhoek at 9/10 (5th of 12), just behind April at 9.7/10.
Expect mid-season pricing, and crowds are moderate.
Pack light clothing, a hat and real sun protection, a packable rain layer, footwear you can get muddy.
April in Windhoek — the year's strongest window
Best window · 9.7/10April averages 20°C (67°F) — warm for the outdoors: start trails early, use shaded routes at midday, and carry more water than you think you need.
Expect 21 mm of rain — occasional showers rather than washed-out days — alongside about 25 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 11.5 daylight hours.
On our climate-comfort scale this is the top-ranked month of the year for Windhoek at 9.7/10 — the reference point every other month on this page is measured against.
Plan for peak pricing, with this is one of the busiest months here. You are paying the year's highest rates for the year's best conditions — book early or shift a few weeks either side.
Pack light clothing, a hat and real sun protection, footwear you can get muddy.
May in Windhoek — one of the year's strongest windows (2nd)
Best window · 9.4/10Temperatures hover around 17°C (62°F) — the kind of month where neither heat nor cold forces the schedule.
At just 5 mm for the month, rain will not shape your plans; you get about 21 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 10.9 hours of daylight.
On our climate-comfort scale this is one of the strongest months of the year for Windhoek at 9.4/10 (2nd of 12), just behind April at 9.7/10.
Budget for mid-season pricing, and crowds are moderate.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, footwear you can get muddy.
June ranks 6th of 12 for Windhoek — one of the best windows
Best window · 9/10June averages 12°C (54°F), the range most people find easiest for walking a city all day without either overheating or losing daylight to weather.
Rain is a non-issue at 0 mm for the month, with about 18 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 10.6 hours of daylight to work with.
A 9/10 puts this among the year's best months in Windhoek (6th of 12); only April scores higher, at 9.7/10.
Plan for mid-season pricing, with crowds are moderate.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, footwear you can get muddy.
July is one of the strongest months in Windhoek (7th)
Best window · 9/10July averages 13°C (56°F), the range most people find easiest for walking a city all day without either overheating or losing daylight to weather.
Rain is a non-issue at 0 mm for the month, with about 20 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 10.7 hours of daylight to work with.
A 9/10 puts this among the year's best months in Windhoek (7th of 12); only April scores higher, at 9.7/10.
Figure on mid-season pricing, with this is one of the busiest months here.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, footwear you can get muddy.
August ranks 3rd of 12 for Windhoek — one of the best windows
Best window · 9.1/10Temperatures hover around 17°C (63°F) — the kind of month where neither heat nor cold forces the schedule.
At just 0 mm for the month, rain will not shape your plans; you get about 26 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 11.2 hours of daylight.
On our climate-comfort scale this is one of the strongest months of the year for Windhoek at 9.1/10 (3rd of 12), just behind April at 9.7/10.
Budget for peak pricing, and this is one of the busiest months here. You are paying the year's highest rates for the year's best conditions — book early or shift a few weeks either side.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, footwear you can get muddy.
September ranks 4th of 12 for Windhoek — one of the best windows
Best window · 9.1/10Trail conditions at 20°C (68°F) favour early starts and shaded routes in September; midday is for water breaks, not for exposed climbs.
At just 2 mm for the month, rain will not shape your plans; you get about 30 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 11.9 hours of daylight.
On our climate-comfort scale this is one of the strongest months of the year for Windhoek at 9.1/10 (4th of 12), just behind April at 9.7/10.
Expect mid-season pricing, and crowds are moderate.
Pack light clothing, a hat and real sun protection, footwear you can get muddy.
October holds up well in Windhoek — 10th best month
Good · 8.4/10October averages 24°C (75°F) — warm for the outdoors: start trails early, use shaded routes at midday, and carry more water than you think you need.
Expect 20 mm of rain — occasional showers rather than washed-out days — alongside about 31 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 12.5 daylight hours.
It scores 8.4/10 here, 10th of 12 months, against 9.7/10 in the destination's best month.
Plan for mid-season pricing, with crowds are light for this destination.
Pack light clothing, a hat and real sun protection, footwear you can get muddy.
November ranks 8th of 12 for Windhoek — one of the best windows
Best window · 8.5/10November averages 24°C (76°F) — warm for the outdoors: start trails early, use shaded routes at midday, and carry more water than you think you need.
Expect 22 mm of rain — occasional showers rather than washed-out days — alongside about 30 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 13.1 daylight hours.
A 8.5/10 puts this among the year's best months in Windhoek (8th of 12); only April scores higher, at 9.7/10.
Figure on mid-season pricing, with crowds are moderate.
Pack light clothing, a hat and real sun protection, footwear you can get muddy.
December in Windhoek: strong conditions, 12th of 12
Good · 7.4/10Trail conditions at 25°C (76°F) favour early starts and shaded routes in December; midday is for water breaks, not for exposed climbs.
Budget for roughly 97 mm of rain this month — a flexible day or two helps — with about 31 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 13.4 hours of daylight to work around it.
That is 7.4/10 on the same scale — 12th of 12 months, versus 9.7/10 for the best month here.
Expect low-season pricing, and crowds are light for this destination.
Pack light clothing, a hat and real sun protection, a packable rain layer, footwear you can get muddy.
If your dates are flexible, April is materially better in Windhoek — 2.3 points higher on the same scale.
