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When to go · Swakopmund

Swakopmund in January

Great month. Inside Swakopmund's best window: All year; May–Sep for cooler days, Oct–Apr for warm beach weather.

Key facts

Verdict
Great
Temperature
22°C (72°F) / 16°C (61°F)
average high / low
Rain days
1
Crowds
Medium
Namibia overall
Prices
Medium
Namibia overall

Verdict

GreatBest and avoid months for Swakopmund

Inside Swakopmund's best window: All year; May–Sep for cooler days, Oct–Apr for warm beach weather.

Is another month better than January?

No other month rates higher than January for Swakopmund in this guide.

Weather in January

Long-term averages
  • SwakopmundHighs around 22 °C (72 °F), lows around 16 °C (61 °F), rain on about 1 day
  • Skeleton and central coast, Namibia · Swakopmund, Walvis Bay, Cape Crossbest weather

    Cool fog most mornings all year; east-wind sandstorms can blow in winter.

Crowds and prices

Crowds · Namibia overall
Medium
Prices · Namibia overall
Medium

Namibia overall: Hot, first big storms; South African holidaymakers till mid-month.

Compare two months

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Swakopmund, side by side.

  • Verdict

    Jan: Great

    Feb: Great

  • Daytime high

    Jan: 22 °C (72 °F)

    Feb: 23 °C (73 °F)

  • Night low

    Jan: 16 °C (61 °F)

    Feb: 16 °C (61 °F)

  • Rain days

    Jan: 1 (better)

    Feb: 2

  • Crowds

    Jan: Medium

    Feb: Low

  • Prices

    Jan: Medium

    Feb: Low

  • Festivals listed

    Jan: 0

    Feb: 0

January: Inside Swakopmund's best window: All year; May–Sep for cooler days, Oct–Apr for warm beach weather.

February: Inside Swakopmund's best window: All year; May–Sep for cooler days, Oct–Apr for warm beach weather.

Swakopmund: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.

What to pack

Nothing unusual for the weather this month.

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