Walvis Bay(Rooikop) weather by month & the best time to visit
🇳🇦 Namibia · seaside town · cold desert climate
The best time to visit Walvis Bay(Rooikop) is May — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 99/100), with June and July close behind. Walvis Bay(Rooikop) averages about 3,355 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 21°C / 70°F and roughly 1 mm of rain in May.
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- Sun hours / year
- 3,355
- Sunniest month
- May
- Peak score
- 99/100
- Rain / year
- 81 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 13 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 19°C / 66°F
- Population
- 74k
- Elevation
- 85 m
When is the best time to visit Walvis Bay(Rooikop)?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Walvis Bay(Rooikop) is May, then June and July. The dullest month is August (82/100, 1 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Walvis Bay(Rooikop)?
Walvis Bay(Rooikop) is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,355 hours of sunshine a year. May (99/100) is noticeably better than August (82). It ranks #7 of 8 destinations in Namibia for annual sunshine, below the national median of 3,626 hours. Rain is a non-event in Walvis Bay(Rooikop) — about 81 mm in a typical year.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 97 | 21° / 70°F | 17° / 63°F | 10 mm | 13 | 19° / 66°F |
| February | 97 | 22° / 72°F | 17° / 63°F | 11 mm | 13 | 19° / 66°F |
| March | 96 | 22° / 72°F | 16° / 61°F | 15 mm | 11 | 18° / 64°F |
| April | 95 | 21° / 70°F | 15° / 59°F | 20 mm | 9 | 17° / 63°F |
| May | 99 | 21° / 70°F | 14° / 57°F | 1 mm | 7 | 17° / 63°F |
| June | 99 | 20° / 68°F | 13° / 55°F | 2 mm | 5 | 16° / 61°F |
| July | 99 | 20° / 68°F | 12° / 54°F | 1 mm | 6 | 15° / 59°F |
| August | 82 | 18° / 64°F | 11° / 52°F | 1 mm | 7 | 15° / 59°F |
| September | 82 | 18° / 64°F | 12° / 54°F | 2 mm | 8 | 15° / 59°F |
| October | 82 | 18° / 64°F | 13° / 55°F | 4 mm | 10 | 16° / 61°F |
| November | 90 | 19° / 66°F | 14° / 57°F | 7 mm | 12 | 17° / 63°F |
| December | 98 | 20° / 68°F | 15° / 59°F | 7 mm | 13 | 19° / 66°F |
Sea temperature in Walvis Bay(Rooikop) by month
The sea off Walvis Bay(Rooikop) is warmest in January at around 19°C / 66°F, and coolest in July at 15°C / 59°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 · 295 km · best in Jun · 3,829 h sun/yr
- Gaborone Botswana · 1,160 km · best in Jul · 3,481 h sun/yr
- Cape Town South Africa · 1,282 km · best in Feb · 3,482 h sun/yr
- Johannesburg South Africa · 1,419 km · best in Aug · 3,287 h sun/yr
- Luanda (Ícolo e Bengo) Angola · 1,554 km · best in Jun · 2,165 h sun/yr
- Luanda Angola · 1,577 km · best in Jun · 2,101 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Luderitz Namibia · 417 km · 4,150 h sun/yr · best in Dec
- Halali Namibia · 478 km · 3,602 h sun/yr · best in May
- Ondangwa Namibia · 583 km · 3,650 h sun/yr · best in May
- Oranjemund Namibia · 649 km · 3,758 h sun/yr · best in Dec
- Ngiva Angola · 669 km · 3,651 h sun/yr · best in Jun
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