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Climate & when to visit

Best time to visit: January, June, July, August, September, October, November, December

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Typical weather in January

Great

25° (feels like 24°) · extremes 15°–27°
18° at night
3 rainy days
23 sunny days
10 hours of sunshine per day
Humid air
Light breeze
18°C · cool for a dip
UV index 14 · extreme

Typical weather in February

Great

26° (feels like 25°) · extremes 16°–28°
18° at night
4 rainy days
18 sunny days
10 hours of sunshine per day
Humid air
Light breeze
19°C · cool for a dip
UV index 13 · extreme

Typical weather in March

Great

26° (feels like 25°) · extremes 16°–30°
19° at night
3 rainy days
20 sunny days
9 hours of sunshine per day
Humid air
Light breeze
19°C · cool for a dip
UV index 12 · extreme

Typical weather in April

Great

27° (feels like 25°) · extremes 15°–33°
18° at night
1 rainy day
22 sunny days
9 hours of sunshine per day
Comfortable humidity
Light breeze
18°C · too cold to swim
UV index 9 · very high

Typical weather in May

Great

26° (feels like 23°) · extremes 13°–33°
17° at night
0 rainy days
25 sunny days
9 hours of sunshine per day
Dry air
Light breeze
16°C · too cold to swim
UV index 7 · high

Typical weather in June

Great

25° (feels like 21°) · extremes 11°–33°
15° at night
0 rainy days
23 sunny days
9 hours of sunshine per day
Dry air
Light breeze
15°C · too cold to swim
UV index 6 · high

Typical weather in July

Great

24° (feels like 20°) · extremes 10°–31°
14° at night
0 rainy days
21 sunny days
8 hours of sunshine per day
Dry air
Light breeze
15°C · too cold to swim
UV index 6 · high

Typical weather in August

Great

22° (feels like 18°) · extremes 10°–29°
13° at night
0 rainy days
18 sunny days
8 hours of sunshine per day
Dry air
Light breeze
14°C · too cold to swim
UV index 7 · high

Typical weather in September

Great

22° (feels like 19°) · extremes 11°–26°
13° at night
0 rainy days
16 sunny days
8 hours of sunshine per day
Dry air
Light breeze
14°C · too cold to swim
UV index 8 · very high

Typical weather in October

Great

23° (feels like 20°) · extremes 12°–26°
14° at night
0 rainy days
18 sunny days
9 hours of sunshine per day
Dry air
Light breeze
15°C · too cold to swim
UV index 10 · very high

Typical weather in November

Great

24° (feels like 21°) · extremes 13°–27°
15° at night
1 rainy day
22 sunny days
10 hours of sunshine per day
Comfortable humidity
Light breeze
16°C · too cold to swim
UV index 12 · extreme

Typical weather in December

Great

24° (feels like 23°) · extremes 14°–27°
16° at night
1 rainy day
23 sunny days
11 hours of sunshine per day
Comfortable humidity
Light breeze
17°C · too cold to swim
UV index 13 · extreme

Climate data: NASA POWER + Copernicus ERA5-Land and ERA5; NASA POWER (MERRA-2) · 1996–2025

Practical information

Currency: Namibian Dollar NAD · Card payments · Commonly accepted
Emergency numbers: 112
Electricity: Type D
220 V · 50 Hz

Languages: English
Tap water: Drink with caution
Driving side: Left
Calling code: +264

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Skeleton Coast Park

Skeleton Coast Park — Map

Climate & when to visit

Typical weather in January

Typical weather in February

Typical weather in March

Typical weather in April

Typical weather in May

Typical weather in June

Typical weather in July

Typical weather in August

Typical weather in September

Typical weather in October

Typical weather in November

Typical weather in December

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