Oranjemund weather by month & the best time to visit
🇳🇦 Namibia · seaside town · cold desert climate
The best time to visit Oranjemund is December — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 100/100), with January and February close behind. Oranjemund averages about 3,758 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 23°C / 73°F and roughly 2 mm of rain in December.
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- Sun hours / year
- 3,758
- Sunniest month
- December
- Peak score
- 100/100
- Rain / year
- 68 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 13 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 18°C / 64°F
- Population
- 8k
- Elevation
- Sea level
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When is the best time to visit Oranjemund?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Oranjemund is December, then January and February. The dullest month is August (82/100, 8 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Oranjemund?
Oranjemund is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,758 hours of sunshine a year. December (100/100) is noticeably better than August (82). It ranks #3 of 8 destinations in Namibia for annual sunshine, above the national median of 3,626 hours. Rain is a non-event in Oranjemund — about 68 mm in a typical year.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 99 | 23° / 73°F | 17° / 63°F | 5 mm | 13 | 17° / 63°F |
| February | 99 | 24° / 75°F | 17° / 63°F | 6 mm | 12 | 18° / 64°F |
| March | 99 | 23° / 73°F | 16° / 61°F | 4 mm | 10 | 16° / 61°F |
| April | 99 | 23° / 73°F | 15° / 59°F | 8 mm | 7 | 15° / 59°F |
| May | 99 | 21° / 70°F | 13° / 55°F | 5 mm | 5 | 14° / 57°F |
| June | 90 | 19° / 66°F | 12° / 54°F | 7 mm | 4 | 14° / 57°F |
| July | 90 | 19° / 66°F | 11° / 52°F | 7 mm | 4 | 14° / 57°F |
| August | 82 | 18° / 64°F | 11° / 52°F | 8 mm | 5 | 13° / 55°F |
| September | 99 | 20° / 68°F | 12° / 54°F | 3 mm | 7 | 12° / 54°F |
| October | 99 | 21° / 70°F | 13° / 55°F | 5 mm | 10 | 14° / 57°F |
| November | 99 | 22° / 72°F | 14° / 57°F | 8 mm | 12 | 13° / 55°F |
| December | 100 | 23° / 73°F | 16° / 61°F | 2 mm | 13 | 14° / 57°F |
Sea temperature in Oranjemund by month
The sea off Oranjemund is warmest in February at around 18°C / 64°F, and coolest in September at 12°C / 54°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
- Cape Town South Africa · 633 km · best in Feb · 3,482 h sun/yr
- Windhoek Namibia · 687 km · best in Jun · 3,829 h sun/yr
- Gaborone Botswana · 1,043 km · best in Jul · 3,481 h sun/yr
- Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth) South Africa · 1,058 km · best in May · 2,989 h sun/yr
- Johannesburg South Africa · 1,196 km · best in Aug · 3,287 h sun/yr
- Durban South Africa · 1,429 km · best in Jun · 2,503 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Luderitz Namibia · 242 km · 4,150 h sun/yr · best in Dec
- Upington South Africa · 471 km · 3,988 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Walvis Bay(Rooikop) Namibia · 649 km · 3,355 h sun/yr · best in May
- Sishen South Africa · 651 km · 3,897 h sun/yr · best in Aug
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