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Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Keetmanshoop Namibia

In Keetmanshoop, the summers are long and hot; the winters are short, cool, and windy; and it is dry and mostly clear year round. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 46°F to 95°F and is rarely below 38°F or above 102°F.

Based on the beach/pool score, the best time of year to visit Keetmanshoop for hot-weather activities is from late October to early April.

Climate in Keetmanshoop

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Keetmanshoop weather by month. Click on each chart for more information.

The hot season lasts for 4.3 months, from November 10 to March 20, with an average daily high temperature above 90°F. The hottest month of the year in Keetmanshoop is January, with an average high of 95°F and low of 69°F.

The cool season lasts for 2.8 months, from May 24 to August 17, with an average daily high temperature below 76°F. The coldest month of the year in Keetmanshoop is July, with an average low of 47°F and high of 71°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in Keetmanshoop

Average High and Low Temperature in KeetmanshoophothotcoolJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F10°F10°F20°F20°F30°F30°F40°F40°F50°F50°F60°F60°F70°F70°F80°F80°F90°F90°F100°F100°F110°F110°FJul 771°FJul 771°FDec 2695°FDec 2695°F46°F46°F68°F68°FNov 1090°FNov 1090°FMar 2090°FMar 2090°FMay 2476°FMay 2476°FAug 1776°FAug 1776°F63°F63°F67°F67°F52°F52°F49°F49°FNowNow
The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.
AverageJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
High 95°F94°F91°F84°F78°F72°F71°F76°F82°F87°F91°F94°F
Temp. 83°F82°F79°F73°F66°F59°F58°F62°F68°F74°F78°F81°F
Low 69°F70°F68°F61°F54°F48°F47°F50°F55°F60°F64°F67°F

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the entire year of hourly average temperatures. The horizontal axis is the day of the year, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Average Hourly Temperature in Keetmanshoop

Average Hourly Temperature in KeetmanshoopJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMNowNowcoldcoolcoolcomfortablewarmwarmwarmwarmhothot
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

Santa Catarina, Mexico (8,675 miles away) and Biloela, Australia (7,702 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Keetmanshoop (view comparison).

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The clearest month of the year in Keetmanshoop is July, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 88% of the time.

The cloudiest month of the year in Keetmanshoop is October, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 19% of the time.

Cloud Cover Categories in Keetmanshoop

Cloud Cover Categories in KeetmanshoopJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%Jul 1989%Jul 1989%Oct 880%Oct 880%NowNowclearmostly clearovercastpartly cloudymostly cloudy
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.
FractionJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Cloudier 17%18%16%16%14%13%12%12%16%19%18%14%
Clearer 83%82%84%84%86%87%88%88%84%81%82%86%

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. The chance of wet days in Keetmanshoop varies throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 3.3 months, from January 2 to April 11, with a greater than 9% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Keetmanshoop is February, with an average of 4.7 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 8.7 months, from April 11 to January 2. The month with the fewest wet days in Keetmanshoop is August, with an average of 0.1 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

Among wet days, we distinguish between those that experience rain alone, snow alone, or a mixture of the two. The month with the most days of rain alone in Keetmanshoop is February, with an average of 4.7 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 18% on January 31.

Daily Chance of Precipitation in Keetmanshoop

Daily Chance of Precipitation in KeetmanshoopwetdryJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Jan 3118%Jan 3118%Jul 30%Jul 30%Apr 119%Apr 119%NowNowrain
The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).
Days ofJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Rain 4.2d4.7d4.1d2.4d0.6d0.2d0.2d0.1d0.3d0.8d1.3d2.3d

To show variation within the months and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Keetmanshoop experiences some seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 4.9 months, from November 28 to April 24, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The month with the most rain in Keetmanshoop is February, with an average rainfall of 1.3 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 7.1 months, from April 24 to November 28. The month with the least rain in Keetmanshoop is August, with an average rainfall of 0.0 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in Keetmanshoop

Average Monthly Rainfall in KeetmanshooprainrainJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 in0 in1 in1 in2 in2 in3 in3 in4 in4 inFeb 101.3 inFeb 101.3 inAug 150.0 inAug 150.0 inNov 280.5 inNov 280.5 inApr 240.5 inApr 240.5 inNowNow
The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Rainfall 1.1″1.3″1.0″0.7″0.2″0.0″0.0″0.0″0.1″0.2″0.4″0.6″

The length of the day in Keetmanshoop varies over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is June 20, with 10 hours, 28 minutes of daylight; the longest day is December 21, with 13 hours, 49 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in Keetmanshoop

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in KeetmanshoopJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hr12 hr, 7 minSep 2212 hr, 7 minSep 2213 hr, 49 minDec 2113 hr, 49 minDec 2112 hr, 8 minMar 2012 hr, 8 minMar 2010 hr, 28 minJun 2010 hr, 28 minJun 20daydaynightNowNow
The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.
Hours ofJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight 13.6h13.0h12.2h11.4h10.8h10.5h10.7h11.2h12.0h12.7h13.4h13.8h

The earliest sunrise is at 5:46 AM on December 1, and the latest sunrise is 1 hour, 50 minutes later at 7:36 AM on July 2. The earliest sunset is at 6:01 PM on June 9, and the latest sunset is 1 hour, 44 minutes later at 7:45 PM on January 12.

Daylight saving time (DST) is not observed in Keetmanshoop during 2024.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in Keetmanshoop

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in KeetmanshoopJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMDec 15:46 AMDec 15:46 AM7:45 PMJan 127:45 PMJan 12Jun 96:01 PMJun 96:01 PM7:36 AMJul 27:36 AMJul 2daynightSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunsetNowNow
The solar day over the course of the year 2024. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in Keetmanshoop

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in KeetmanshoopJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AM000010101010202020203030303040404040505050606070708000001010101020202020303030304040404050505060606070708040NowNow
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Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of the year 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in Keetmanshoop

The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The perceived humidity level in Keetmanshoop, as measured by the percentage of time in which the humidity comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable, does not vary significantly over the course of the year, staying within 2% of 2% throughout.

Humidity Comfort Levels in Keetmanshoop

Humidity Comfort Levels in KeetmanshoopJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Jul 250%Jul 250%Jan 283%Jan 283%NowNowdrydryhumidhumid
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Muggy days 0.8d0.9d0.6d0.1d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.2d

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Keetmanshoop experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 8.0 months, from May 24 to January 25, with average wind speeds of more than 9.1 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Keetmanshoop is November, with an average hourly wind speed of 10.0 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 4.0 months, from January 25 to May 24. The calmest month of the year in Keetmanshoop is March, with an average hourly wind speed of 8.1 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in Keetmanshoop

Average Wind Speed in KeetmanshoopwindyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 mph0 mph2 mph2 mph4 mph4 mph6 mph6 mph8 mph8 mph10 mph10 mph12 mph12 mph14 mph14 mph16 mph16 mphNov 1210.1 mphNov 1210.1 mphMar 148.1 mphMar 148.1 mphMay 249.1 mphMay 249.1 mphJan 259.1 mphJan 259.1 mphNowNow
The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Wind Speed (mph) 9.38.68.18.58.99.49.99.89.79.910.09.9

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Keetmanshoop varies throughout the year.

The wind is most often from the north for 5.6 months, from March 19 to September 8, with a peak percentage of 51% on July 2. The wind is most often from the south for 6.4 months, from September 8 to March 19, with a peak percentage of 56% on January 1.

Wind Direction in Keetmanshoop

Wind Direction in KeetmanshoopSNSJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%NowNowsouthnorthwesteast
northeastsouthwest
The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Keetmanshoop throughout the year, we compute two travel scores.

The tourism score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 65°F and 80°F. Based on this score, the best times of year to visit Keetmanshoop for general outdoor tourist activities are from early April to early June and from early August to mid October, with a peak score in the first week of May.

Tourism Score in Keetmanshoop

Tourism Score in Keetmanshoopbest timebest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810108.58.55.55.58.28.27.17.1NowNowtemperaturetemperature cloudscloudsprecipitationprecipitationtourism score
The tourism score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 75°F and 90°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Keetmanshoop for hot-weather activities is from late October to early April, with a peak score in the second week of December.

Beach/Pool Score in Keetmanshoop

Beach/Pool Score in Keetmanshoopbest timebest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810108.68.62.32.38.58.5NowNowtemperaturetemperature cloudscloudsprecipitationprecipitationbeach/pool score
The beach/pool score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

Methodology

For each hour between 8:00 AM and 9:00 PM of each day in the analysis period (1980 to 2016), independent scores are computed for perceived temperature, cloud cover, and total precipitation. Those scores are combined into a single hourly composite score, which is then aggregated into days, averaged over all the years in the analysis period, and smoothed.

Our cloud cover score is 10 for fully clear skies, falling linearly to 9 for mostly clear skies, and to 1 for fully overcast skies.

Our precipitation score, which is based on the three-hour precipitation centered on the hour in question, is 10 for no precipitation, falling linearly to 9 for trace precipitation, and to 0 for 0.04 inches of precipitation or more.

Our tourism temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 50°F, rising linearly to 9 for 65°F, to 10 for 75°F, falling linearly to 9 for 80°F, and to 1 for 90°F or hotter.

Our beach/pool temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 65°F, rising linearly to 9 for 75°F, to 10 for 82°F, falling linearly to 9 for 90°F, and to 1 for 100°F or hotter.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

Temperatures in Keetmanshoop are sufficiently warm year round that it is not entirely meaningful to discuss the growing season in these terms. We nevertheless include the chart below as an illustration of the distribution of temperatures experienced throughout the year.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in Keetmanshoop

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in Keetmanshoopgrowing seasonJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%90%Jul 2890%Jul 2890%Jun 2490%Jun 24Jan 16100%Jan 16100%NowNowcoldcoolcomfortablewarmhotvery coldsweltering
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

Growing Degree Days in Keetmanshoop

Growing Degree Days in KeetmanshoopJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F1,000°F1,000°F2,000°F2,000°F3,000°F3,000°F4,000°F4,000°F5,000°F5,000°F6,000°F6,000°F7,000°F7,000°F8,000°F8,000°FJul 1190°FJul 1190°FSep 13900°FSep 13900°FOct 251,800°FOct 251,800°FJun 307,697°FJun 307,697°FNowNow
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of the year, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 3.3 months, from October 26 to February 6, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 8.1 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Keetmanshoop is December, with an average of 9.0 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 3.2 months, from May 1 to August 9, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 5.2 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Keetmanshoop is June, with an average of 4.3 kWh.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in Keetmanshoop

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in KeetmanshoopbrightbrightdarkJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWh9 kWh9 kWh10 kWh10 kWhDec 179.1 kWhDec 179.1 kWhJun 224.2 kWhJun 224.2 kWhOct 268.1 kWhOct 268.1 kWhFeb 68.1 kWhFeb 68.1 kWhMay 15.2 kWhMay 15.2 kWhAug 95.2 kWhAug 95.2 kWhNowNow
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Solar Energy (kWh) 8.67.96.95.74.74.34.55.56.67.88.69.0

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Keetmanshoop are -26.583 deg latitude, 18.133 deg longitude, and 3,219 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Keetmanshoop contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 423 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 3,243 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (1,122 feet). Within 50 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (4,009 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Keetmanshoop is covered by sparse vegetation (97%), within 10 miles by sparse vegetation (95%), and within 50 miles by sparse vegetation (58%) and grassland (38%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Keetmanshoop, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Temperature and Dew Point

There is only a single weather station, Keetmanshoop Airport, in our network suitable to be used as a proxy for the historical temperature and dew point records of Keetmanshoop.

At a distance of 5 kilometers from Keetmanshoop, closer than our threshold of 150 kilometers, this station is deemed sufficiently nearby to be relied upon as our primary source for temperature and dew point records.

The station records are corrected for the elevation difference between the station and Keetmanshoop according to the International Standard Atmosphere , and by the relative change present in the MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis between the two locations.

Please note that the station records themselves may additionally have been back-filled using other nearby stations or the MERRA-2 reanalysis.

Other Data

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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We draw particular cautious attention to our reliance on the MERRA-2 model-based reconstructions for a number of important data series. While having the tremendous advantages of temporal and spatial completeness, these reconstructions: (1) are based on computer models that may have model-based errors, (2) are coarsely sampled on a 50 km grid and are therefore unable to reconstruct the local variations of many microclimates, and (3) have particular difficulty with the weather in some coastal areas, especially small islands.

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