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===Climate=== Windhoek has over 300 sunny days per year.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://weather-and-climate.com/average-monthly-Rainfall-Temperature-Sunshine-in-Namibia |title=Climate and average monthly weather in Namibia |website=weather-and-climate.com |access-date=20 July 2017 |archive-date=3 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170403145019/https://weather-and-climate.com/average-monthly-Rainfall-Temperature-Sunshine-in-Namibia |url-status=live}}</ref> It experiences a hot [[semi-arid climate]] (''BSh'') according to [[Köppen climate classification]] as the annual average temperature is above {{cvt|18|C}}. The temperature throughout the year would be called mild, due to altitude influence. The annual average high and low temperature range is {{cvt|13.4|C-change}}. The coldest month is July, with an average temperature of {{cvt|13.1|C}}, while the hottest month is December, with average temperature {{cvt|23.5|C}}. Due to its location near the [[Kalahari Desert]], the city receives 3,605 hours of sunshine. Precipitation is abundant during the summer season, and minimal during the winter season. The average annual precipitation is {{cvt|367.4|mm}}, with lows of {{cvt|106.7|mm}} in the 2018/19 rainy season, and {{cvt|97|mm}} in 1929/30.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Khomas faces worst drought in 90 years |last1=Menges |first1=Werner |last2=Oliveira |first2=Yokany |newspaper=[[The Namibian]] |date=23 May 2019 |page=1 |url=https://www.namibian.com.na/78826/read/Khomas-faces-worst-drought-in-90-years |access-date=25 May 2019 |archive-date=25 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190525090528/https://www.namibian.com.na/78826/read/Khomas-faces-worst-drought-in-90-years |url-status=live}}</ref> {{Weather box |location = Windhoek (1728 m), Namibia |metric first = yes |single line = yes |Jan record high C = 36.0 |Feb record high C = 35.8 |Mar record high C = 34.9 |Apr record high C = 31.3 |May record high C = 31.8 |Jun record high C = 26.1 |Jul record high C = 25.7 |Aug record high C = 30.0 |Sep record high C = 33.2 |Oct record high C = 35.1 |Nov record high C = 36.5 |Dec record high C = 36.6 |Jan high C = 30.0 |Feb high C = 28.6 |Mar high C = 27.2 |Apr high C = 25.6 |May high C = 22.7 |Jun high C = 20.2 |Jul high C = 20.5 |Aug high C = 23.4 |Sep high C = 26.5 |Oct high C = 29.1 |Nov high C = 29.6 |Dec high C = 30.7 |year high C = 26.1 |Jan mean C = 23.3 |Feb mean C = 22.1 |Mar mean C = 21.0 |Apr mean C = 18.9 |May mean C = 15.8 |Jun mean C = 13.2 |Jul mean C = 13.1 |Aug mean C = 15.8 |Sep mean C = 19.3 |Oct mean C = 21.7 |Nov mean C = 22.5 |Dec mean C = 23.5 |year mean C = 19.1 |Jan low C = 17.2 |Feb low C = 16.5 |Mar low C = 15.4 |Apr low C = 12.8 |May low C = 9.2 |Jun low C = 6.7 |Jul low C = 6.3 |Aug low C = 8.6 |Sep low C = 11.9 |Oct low C = 14.6 |Nov low C = 15.6 |Dec low C = 16.9 |year low C = 12.7 |Jan record low C = 7.5 |Feb record low C = 6.8 |Mar record low C = 3.7 |Apr record low C = 2.4 |May record low C = -1.6 |Jun record low C = -2.8 |Jul record low C = -2.6 |Aug record low C = -3.9 |Sep record low C = -1.1 |Oct record low C = 1.6 |Nov record low C = 0.4 |Dec record low C = 3.3 |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = 78.1 |Feb precipitation mm = 80.3 |Mar precipitation mm = 78.7 |Apr precipitation mm = 37.7 |May precipitation mm = 6.6 |Jun precipitation mm = 1.2 |Jul precipitation mm = 0.7 |Aug precipitation mm = 0.9 |Sep precipitation mm = 2.8 |Oct precipitation mm = 11.8 |Nov precipitation mm = 26.9 |Dec precipitation mm = 41.7 |unit precipitation days = 0.1 mm |Jan precipitation days = 11.1 |Feb precipitation days = 10.7 |Mar precipitation days = 10.5 |Apr precipitation days = 5.5 |May precipitation days = 1.9 |Jun precipitation days = 0.7 |Jul precipitation days = 0.5 |Aug precipitation days = 0.3 |Sep precipitation days = 0.9 |Oct precipitation days = 2.8 |Nov precipitation days = 5.3 |Dec precipitation days = 7.5 |Jan humidity = 42 |Feb humidity = 56 |Mar humidity = 51 |Apr humidity = 44 |May humidity = 37 |Jun humidity = 32 |Jul humidity = 27 |Aug humidity = 19 |Sep humidity = 17 |Oct humidity = 22 |Nov humidity = 30 |Dec humidity = 34 |Jan sun = 288 |Feb sun = 254 |Mar sun = 282 |Apr sun = 273 |May sun = 310 |Jun sun = 309 |Jul sun = 326 |Aug sun = 341 |Sep sun = 321 |Oct sun = 319 |Nov sun = 297 |Dec sun = 285 | source 1 = [[Deutscher Wetterdienst]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dwd.de/DWD/klima/beratung/ak/ak_681100_kt.pdf |title=Klimatafel von Windhuk (Windhoek) / Namibia |publisher=Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure |access-date=2 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190512035512/https://www.dwd.de/DWD/klima/beratung/ak/ak_681100_kt.pdf |archive-date=12 May 2019 |url-status=dead}}</ref> | source 2 = [[Danish Meteorological Institute]] (sun only)<ref> {{cite web |url=http://www.dmi.dk/dmi/tr01-17.pdf |title=Stationsnummer 68110 |publisher=Ministry of Energy, Utilities and Climate |access-date=2 November 2016 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130116071752/http://www.dmi.dk/dmi/tr01-17.pdf |archive-date=16 January 2013 |df=dmy-all}} </ref> }}
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