Rundu weather by month & the best time to visit

🇳🇦 Namibia · small town · semi-arid climate

The best time to visit Rundu is May — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 99/100), with June and July close behind. Rundu averages about 3,376 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 29°C / 84°F and roughly 2 mm of rain in May.

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Sun hours / year

3,376

Sunniest month

May

Peak score

99/100

Rain / year

580 mm

Midday UV at peak

12 (extreme)

Population

75k

Elevation

1,101 m

When is the best time to visit Rundu?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Rundu is May, then June and July. The dullest month is October (49/100, 8 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Rundu?

Rundu is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,376 hours of sunshine a year. 50 Sunshine Score points separate May (99) from October (49), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #6 of 8 destinations in Namibia for annual sunshine, below the national median of 3,626 hours. Rain is strongly seasonal here: roughly 67% of the year's 580 mm falls in the three months around January.

Sunshine Score by month

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Nearby places for sunshine

• Windhoek Namibia · 555 km · best in Jun · 3,829 h sun/yr
• Gaborone Botswana · 975 km · best in Jul · 3,481 h sun/yr
• Lusaka Zambia · 975 km · best in Jun · 3,066 h sun/yr
• Lubumbashi Congo - Kinshasa · 1,098 km · best in May · 2,978 h sun/yr
• Luanda (Ícolo e Bengo) Angola · 1,197 km · best in Jun · 2,165 h sun/yr
• Harare Zimbabwe · 1,203 km · best in Aug · 3,184 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Shakawe Botswana · 228 km · 3,377 h sun/yr · best in May
• Halali Namibia · 364 km · 3,602 h sun/yr · best in May
• Ondangwa Namibia · 399 km · 3,650 h sun/yr · best in May
• Menongue Angola · 424 km · 3,103 h sun/yr · best in May
• Ngiva Angola · 440 km · 3,651 h sun/yr · best in Jun