Luderitz weather by month & the best time to visit
🇳🇦 Namibia · seaside town · cold desert climate
The best time to visit Luderitz is December — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 100/100), with January and February close behind. Luderitz averages about 4,150 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 20°C / 68°F and roughly 2 mm of rain in December.
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- Sun hours / year
- 4,150
- Sunniest month
- December
- Peak score
- 100/100
- Rain / year
- 49 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 14 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 14°C / 57°F
- Population
- 15k
- Elevation
- 128 m
When is the best time to visit Luderitz?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Luderitz is December, then January and February. The dullest month is August (74/100, 5 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Luderitz?
Luderitz is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 4,150 hours of sunshine a year. December (100/100) is noticeably better than August (74). Luderitz is the sunniest of the 8 destinations tracked in Namibia. Rain is a non-event in Luderitz — about 49 mm in a typical year.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 99 | 20° / 68°F | 16° / 61°F | 3 mm | 14 | 14° / 57°F |
| February | 99 | 21° / 70°F | 16° / 61°F | 4 mm | 13 | 14° / 57°F |
| March | 99 | 20° / 68°F | 16° / 61°F | 4 mm | 11 | 13° / 55°F |
| April | 98 | 20° / 68°F | 15° / 59°F | 9 mm | 8 | 12° / 54°F |
| May | 91 | 19° / 66°F | 14° / 57°F | 5 mm | 6 | 12° / 54°F |
| June | 83 | 18° / 64°F | 12° / 54°F | 4 mm | 4 | 13° / 55°F |
| July | 83 | 18° / 64°F | 12° / 54°F | 4 mm | 5 | 12° / 54°F |
| August | 74 | 17° / 63°F | 11° / 52°F | 5 mm | 6 | 12° / 54°F |
| September | 83 | 18° / 64°F | 12° / 54°F | 3 mm | 8 | 11° / 52°F |
| October | 83 | 18° / 64°F | 13° / 55°F | 3 mm | 10 | 12° / 54°F |
| November | 91 | 19° / 66°F | 14° / 57°F | 3 mm | 12 | 13° / 55°F |
| December | 100 | 20° / 68°F | 15° / 59°F | 2 mm | 13 | 12° / 54°F |
Sea temperature in Luderitz by month
The sea off Luderitz is warmest in January at around 14°C / 57°F, and coolest in September at 11°C / 52°F. It never reaches comfortable swimming temperatures (21°C+). Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Windhoek Namibia · 519 km · best in Jun · 3,829 h sun/yr
- Cape Town South Africa · 872 km · best in Feb · 3,482 h sun/yr
- Gaborone Botswana · 1,096 km · best in Jul · 3,481 h sun/yr
- Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth) South Africa · 1,283 km · best in May · 2,989 h sun/yr
- Johannesburg South Africa · 1,296 km · best in Aug · 3,287 h sun/yr
- Durban South Africa · 1,589 km · best in Jun · 2,503 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Oranjemund Namibia · 242 km · 3,758 h sun/yr · best in Dec
- Walvis Bay(Rooikop) Namibia · 417 km · 3,355 h sun/yr · best in May
- Upington South Africa · 623 km · 3,988 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Sishen South Africa · 775 km · 3,897 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Halali Namibia · 861 km · 3,602 h sun/yr · best in May
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