Editing Walvis Bay (section)

=== Climate ===
Despite its location within the [[tropics]], Walvis Bay features the very rare mild variation of the [[cold desert climate]] (''BWk'') according to the [[Köppen climate classification]]. It is caused by the rain shadow of the [[Naukluft Mountains]] and the cooling effect of the coastal sea temperature by the [[Benguela Current]]. Walvis Bay receives only {{convert|13.2|mm}} average precipitation per year, making it one of the driest cities on Earth. Despite its dry climate, the city is relatively humid. Average relative humidity throughout the year remains above 80%. The warmest month is February with an average temperature {{convert|17.9|C}}, while the coolest months are August and September with average temperature {{convert|13.2|C}}. The diurnal temperature range is also low, averaging only {{convert|5.7|C-change|F-change}}.

A weather station operated on the Pelican Point headland from 1958 to 1984. Unusually, the highest temperatures are not recorded during the summer; autumn, spring, and even winter have all seen higher temperatures than the hottest days in summer. These record highs occur when offshore winds blow downwards from the high plateau inland and are nonetheless mild by comparison to many other cities in the tropics at the same latitude. Higher temperatures have been recorded, even just slightly inland, such as a report of {{convert|42.8|C}} at the airport on 15 April 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wunderground.com/blog/weatherhistorian/extraordinary-heat-wave-sweeps-southeast-asia-and-points-beyond.html|title = Extraordinary Heat Wave Sweeps Southeast Asia and Points Beyond &#124; Weather Extremes}}</ref>

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{{Weather box
| location = Pelican Point, Walvis Bay (7 m), Namibia (1958–1984)
| metric first = yes
| single line = yes

| Jan record high C = 25.3
| Feb record high C = 26.4
| Mar record high C = 34.5
| Apr record high C = 35.0
| May record high C = 36.0
| Jun record high C = 32.5
| Jul record high C = 32.9
| Aug record high C = 33.4
| Sep record high C = 31.3
| Oct record high C = 27.5
| Nov record high C = 28.3
| Dec record high C = 25.5

| Jan high C = 20.0
| Feb high C = 20.3
| Mar high C = 19.6
| Apr high C = 18.6
| May high C = 19.0
| Jun high C = 18.8
| Jul high C = 17.8
| Aug high C = 16.4
| Sep high C = 15.8
| Oct high C = 16.6
| Nov high C = 17.7
| Dec high C = 19.0
| year high C = 18.3

| Jan mean C = 17.6
| Feb mean C = 17.9
| Mar mean C = 17.2
| Apr mean C = 15.7
| May mean C = 15.6
| Jun mean C = 15.2
| Jul mean C = 14.1
| Aug mean C = 13.2
| Sep mean C = 13.2
| Oct mean C = 14.0
| Nov mean C = 15.3
| Dec mean C = 16.6
| year mean C = 15.5

| Jan low C = 15.2
| Feb low C = 15.5
| Mar low C = 14.7
| Apr low C = 12.9
| May low C = 12.1
| Jun low C = 11.4
| Jul low C = 10.3
| Aug low C = 10.1
| Sep low C = 10.7
| Oct low C = 11.5
| Nov low C = 12.9
| Dec low C = 14.2
| year low C = 12.6

| Jan record low C = 10.5
| Feb record low C = 9.2
| Mar record low C = 10.5
| Apr record low C = 8.5
| May record low C = 7.0
| Jun record low C = 5.0
| Jul record low C = 3.4
| Aug record low C = 4.4
| Sep record low C = 6.1
| Oct record low C = 5.0
| Nov record low C = 8.5
| Dec record low C = 9.6

| Jan precipitation mm = 1.0
| Feb precipitation mm = 2.0
| Mar precipitation mm = 5.0
| Apr precipitation mm = 1.0
| May precipitation mm = 1.0
| Jun precipitation mm = 2.0
| Jul precipitation mm = 0.0
| Aug precipitation mm = 0.2
| Sep precipitation mm = 0.1
| Oct precipitation mm = 0.1
| Nov precipitation mm = 0.7
| Dec precipitation mm = 0.1

| unit precipitation days = 0.1 mm
| Jan precipitation days = 0.6
| Feb precipitation days = 0.8
| Mar precipitation days = 1.1
| Apr precipitation days = 0.5
| May precipitation days = 0.4
| Jun precipitation days = 0.5
| Jul precipitation days = 0.0
| Aug precipitation days = 0.4
| Sep precipitation days = 0.5
| Oct precipitation days = 0.4
| Nov precipitation days = 0.6
| Dec precipitation days = 0.4

| Jan humidity = 87
| Feb humidity = 87
| Mar humidity = 89
| Apr humidity = 89
| May humidity = 86
| Jun humidity = 81
| Jul humidity = 82
| Aug humidity = 86
| Sep humidity = 89
| Oct humidity = 88
| Nov humidity = 88
| Dec humidity = 88

| Jan sun = 232
| Feb sun = 189
| Mar sun = 211
| Apr sun = 237
| May sun = 251
| Jun sun = 231
| Jul sun = 236
| Aug sun = 220
| Sep sun = 189
| Oct sun = 226
| Nov sun = 210
| Dec sun = 214
| source 1 = [[Deutscher Wetterdienst]]<ref>
{{cite web
| url = http://www.dwd.de/DWD/klima/beratung/ak/ak_681040_kt.pdf
| title = Klimatafel von Pelican Point / Walfisch-Bucht / Namibia
| publisher = Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure
| access-date = 4 November 2016}}
</ref>
| source 2 = [[Danish Meteorological Institute]]<ref>
{{cite web
 |url         = http://www.dmi.dk/dmi/tr01-17.pdf
 |title       = STATIONSNUMMER 68104
 |publisher   = Ministry of Energy, Utilities and Climate
 |access-date  = 4 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
}}
</ref>
}}