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Namibia : Climate and geography

Prepare your travel to Namibia

I. When to go to namibia ?
II.Situation Geographical of Namibia
III.Situation climate of Namibia
IV. Vegetation and climate in Namibia
V. Temperature and rainfall in major cities in Namibia
VI. Administrative map of Namibia




I. When to go to namibia ?

From October to December: Hot dry season of short rains are saying. The rains are increasing with the days.

From December to April:
Rainy season and was very hot in southern interior (cool nights) and more pleasant temperatures on the coast.
The hydrometer is higher in the north. Many tracks impassable in the north, particularly in the Kaokoland.

From May to September:
This is the period of winter and the dry season.
More pleasant temperatures and even colder nights always cool (-10 ° C in the desert).
Sea also fallen this year in the southern part of the country and frequent fogs on the coast.

From May to October is the best time to visit, to enjoy the national parks.


II. Geographical location of Namibia.

Location of Namibia

Where is namibia ?


Topographic map (relief) Namibia
 topographic map, relief Namibia

The area of Namibia is one and half times that of France (824,790 sq km).

It is situated south-west Africa, southern Africa.
Namibia is crossed exactly in the center by the Tropic of Capricorn.

To the west it to 1572 km of coastline with the South Atlantic Ocean.

It is bordered to the south by the South Africa 855 km.
To the west by the Botswana (1360 km).

In the northwest, with Angola (1376 km), its longest border.

North-east, with Zambia (233 km), the shorter its border.

In what is called the Caprivi Strip, the tip of the north-east of the country echoed the tip of the extreme northwest of Zimbabwe .

The tip of Caprivi is a strip of land 105 km wide protruding 480 km northeast of the country.

The structure of Namibia consists of three major geographical:

- The Namib desert, coastal area bathed by the cold Benguela current, covers a fifth of the territory.

- The central plateau, whose altitude is between 1000 and 2000 meters, occupies half of the country.

- The eastern part merges with the western belt of the Kalahari Desert.


III. Climatic situation in Namibia.

Map of temperature
temperature in namibia
Map of rainfall
Namibia season:
In summer (October to April), temperatures in the interior range from 20 ° C and 34 ° C during the day.
Temperatures above 40 ° C are frequently recorded in extreme north and south.
The coast, under the influence of the cold Benguela current, enjoys temperatures between 15 ° C and 25 ° C.
Strong mists are also quite frequent at night.
Humidity is generally very low throughout Namibia, but can reach 80% in the summer in the north of Namibia.

The rainy season is between October and April.
Curve annual rainfall varies from less than 50 mm along the coast to 350mm in the interior and 700mm in the Caprivi.
The sporadic rains do not have strong impact on road transport.
By cons, during the rainy season, flash floods are common and can be violent.

Winter (May to September), temperatures in the interior range from -18 ° C to 25 ° C during the day.
But they often reach the level of ground frost and are below freezing at night.

There are significant regional variations in annual rainfall, which ranges from less than 20 mm in the western Namib and coastal areas, over 700 mm in the east end of the Caprivi Strip.

But only 5% of the area receives over 500 mm of rain.

Rainfall (mm) Climate Type % Of area
100 Desert 22
101-300 Arid 33
301-500 Semi-arid 37
501-700 Subhumid 8


IV. Vegetation and climate in Namibia.

Climate map of Namibia
climat in namibia climate in Namibia

Arid and semi-arid Namibia:


Virtually nonexistent on the coast, shows dense vegetation to the north and tropical arid or semi-desert, in the rest of the country, with thorny.
The highest point is Mount Koenigstein (2636 m) in the massive Brandberg.
The Namibia has three types of climate: desert, semi-desert and subtropical.

Water in namibia

Namibia is a country with natural fresh water resources very limited.
The main rivers are the Orange to the south, Cunene, the Kavango and Zambezi in the north and northeast.
They serve as natural frontiers with neighboring countries.
With the exception of those which mark the northern and southern borders, the rivers are mostly dry.
There are only two natural lakes.

Center north is Etosha, with its center, a dry lake of 5000km2 who sometimes filled in the most violent of the southern summer.
The Namib Desert in the west, along the coast and the Kalahari Desert to the east cover two thirds of the country.
They are separated by a central plateau whose altitude is between 1000 and 2000m.
Although there are vast expanses of brown sand, no rivers or permanent lake in the Kalahari desert, it rains often.
There it develops a bushy vegetation, which houses some rare species of the animal world as sable.

North west is arid plains and valleys Kaokoland dominated by rugged mountain ranges, inhabited almost exclusively by the semi-nomadic Himba tribe of.
It is a semi-desert region.


V. Temperature and rainfall in major cities in Namibia

January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Temperature max
30
29
27
26
23
20
21
23
27
29
30
31
Temperature min
17
17
16
13
10
7
7
9
12
15
16
17
Rainfall (mm)
75
80
76
36
7
1
1
1
3
11
25
42


January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Temperature max
31
31
31
31
29
27
26
30
33
35
34
33
Temperature min
19
19
18
15
11
7
7
10
15
19
20
20
Rainfall (mm)
152
138
85
29
2
0
0
0
3
21
53
81


January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Temperature max
20
19
20
19
20
19
18
17
16
17
18
20
Temperature min
15
14
15
13
12
11
11
10
10
12
12
14
Rainfall (mm)
1
1
4
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0


January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Temperature max
31
31
30
29
27
25
25
29
34
33
30
30
Temperature min
19
19
19
15
10
6
5
8
14
18
19
19
Rainfall (mm)
169
161
89
18
2
1
0
0
3
19
70
152


January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Temperature max
32
31
31
31
29
27
27
30
33
35
33
33
Temperature min
19
19
19
17
12
9
8
10
13
17
19
19
Rainfall (mm)
109
118
92
34
3
1
0
0
2
13
47
72


January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Temperature max
31
30
29
29
27
24
24
27
31
32
32
31
Temperature min
19
18
17
14
10
7
7
10
14
17
18
18
Rainfall (mm)
142
127
100
30
4
0
0
1
5
22
52
71


January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Temperature max
31
31
30
28
26
22
22
25
39
31
32
32
Temperature min
19
18
16
12
8
4
3
6
10
14
16
18
Rainfall (mm)
81
87
54
37
6
3
0
1
8
16
37
41


January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Temperature max
35
34
32
29
25
22
21
24
27
30
32
35
Temperature min
19
19
18
14
10
7
6
8
11
14
16
18
Rainfall (mm)
24
42
36
15
5
2
1
1
3
6
11
13


Okaukuejo
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Temperature max
35
33
32
29
28
26
26
28
33
34
36
35
Temperature min
17
20
17
16
11
7
7
10
12
18
17
18
Rainfall (mm)
105
70
36
35
1
0
0
0
0
10
19
38


January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Temperature max
20
20
22
19
19
18
17
16
16
16
18
19
Temperature min
15
15
14
12
12
12
11
11
11
12
13
14
Rainfall (mm)
0
1
1
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
1
0


January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Temperature max
30
29
27
26
23
20
21
23
37
29
30
31
Temperature min
17
17
15
13
9
7
6
9
12
15
16
17
Rainfall (mm)
8
9
8
4
1
0
0
0
0
2
4
5


January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Temperature max
18
19
19
18
19
18
17
16
16
15
17
17
Tempperature min
15
16
16
14
13
13
11
11
11
12
12
14
Rainfall (mm)
2
2
6
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0


January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Temperature moy
19
19
17,5
14,8
11,2
8,9
8
9,7
11,6
14,4
16,5
18,3
Rainfall (mm)
12
15
19
10
15
14
21
11
11
3
1
3


January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Temperature moy
24,7
24,4
22,7
19,4
14,5
11,7
10,9
12,8
15,6
19,2
21,8
24,4
Rainfall (mm)
20
35
32
17
7
5
5
2
7
6
7
10


January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Rainfall (mm)
45
54
46
16
1
0
0
0
1
4
5
14


January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Rainfall (mm)
27
35
44
10
3
0
0
0
1
3
10
3


January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Temperature moy
24,5
24,2
22,5
19,8
15,9
13,2
12,6
14,9
17,4
20,5
22,4
24
Rainfall (mm)
41
60
43
17
7
6
2
3
4
9
13
13


January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Rainfall (mm)
88
94
63
23
6
3
0
2
3
9
25
29


January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Rainfall (mm)
69
81
66
23
8
17
2
18
5
6
15
17


January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Rainfall (mm)
109
94
59
17
0
0
0
0
3
16
27
45


January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Temperature moy
23,8
23,2
22,4
21,2
18,1
15,4
15,1
17,6
21,1
23
23,8
23,8
Rainfall (mm)
76
89
69
20
0
0
0
0
2
17
25
31


January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Rainfall (mm)
88
92
115
28
1
0
0
1
0
12
40
58


January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Temperature moy
24,9
24,2
23,3
21,9
18,7
16,3
16,3
19,1
23,5
24,4
25,5
25,3
Rainfall (mm)
130
113
89
31
2
1
0
0
2
17
59
60


January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Rainfall (mm)
22
29
29
11
0
0
0
0
0
1
4
5


January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Temperature max
18
19
19
18
19
18
17
16
16
15
17
17
Temperature min
15
16
16
14
13
13
11
11
11
12
12
14
Rainfall (by day)
1
0
2
1
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0


January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Temperature max
30
29
27
26
23
20
21
23
27
29
30
31
Temperature min
17
17
15
13
9
7
6
9
12
15
16
17
Rainfall (by day)
8
9
8
4
1
0
0
0
0
2
4
5


January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Temperature max
30
29
27
26
23
20
21
23
27
29
30
31
Temperature min
17
17
15
13
9
7
6
9
12
15
16
17
Rainfall (by day)
8
9
8
4
1
0
0
0
0
2
4
5


January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Rainfall (by day)
15
14
12
6
2
0
0
0
2
6
11
15


January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Temperature max
28
27
27
26
25
22
22
25
29
30
30
30
Temperature min
20
19
17
15
10
7
6
10
15
18
19
20
Rainfall (by day)
15
14
12
6
2
0
0
0
2
6
11
15


January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Rainfall (by day)
1
0
2
1
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0


January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Temperature max
30
29
32
21
29
27
25
23
35
37
30
29
Temperature min
13
15
16
14
13
12
9
7
8
10
12
13
Rainfall (mm)
0
21
6
6
0
6
0
0
0
0
0
0


January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Temperature max
34
32
31
28
25
21
21
24
37
30
32
33
Temperature min
19
18
16
12
8
3
3
4
8
12
15
17
Rainfall (mm)
33
48
45
15
0
0
0
0
0
6
9
21


January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Temperature max
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Temperature min
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Rainfall (mm)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-


January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Temperature max
28
27
27
26
25
22
22
25
29
30
30
30
Temperature min
20
19
17
15
10
7
6
10
15
18
19
20
Rainfall (mm)
15
14
12
6
2
0
0
0
2
6
11
15


January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Temperature max
24
26
22
23
22
15
15
21
17
26
28
21
Temperature min
17
16
13
10
8
4
2
5
9
20
18
18
Rainfall (mm)
42
117
63
42
1
12
0
0
0
9
12
48


January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Temperature max
20
22
21
20
19
16
17
17
18
23
21
19
Temperature min
16
17
16
14
10
7
7
8
11
15
16
17
Rainfall (mm)
84
81
57
12
0
0
0
0
0
3
24
63


January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Temperature max
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Temperature min
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Rainfall (mm)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-


January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Temperature max
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Temperature min
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Rainfall (mm)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-


January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Temperature max
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Temperature min
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Rainfall (mm)
104
111
42
2
0
0
0
0
1
15
18
49



IV. Administrative Map of Namibia



1 = Caprivi Strip | 2 = Erongo | 3 = Hardap | 4 = Karas | 5 = Khomas | 6 = Kunene | 7 = Ohangwena | 8 = kavango | 9 = Omaheke |
10 = Omusati | 11 = Oshana | 12 = Oshikoto | 13 = Otjozondjura

For more information, clicked on the Region of your choice


Source : 2011




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