Swakopmund climate

Swakopmund Weather in April

NASA POWER reanalysis for the half-degree grid cell around Swakopmund, 1991-2020; a grid cell is an area average and can differ from a thermometer in town by several degrees

Average highs run from 23°C on April 1 to 23°C on April 30, and lows from 17°C to 16°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 14 mm over about 2 wet days.

April day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °C.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Swakopmund, in °C, with the record for each date.01020304050151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

April at a glance

Average high
23°C
Average low
17°C
Precipitation
14 mm
Record high
43°CApr 16, 2016
Record low
7°CApr 15, 1990
Daylight
11 h 51 min to 11 h 16 min
Cloud cover
37%
Humidity
75%
Dew point
14°C
Wind
12.2 km/h

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
Apr 123°C17°C36°C 200911°C 20168%
Apr 223°C17°C40°C 200710°C 20148%
Apr 323°C17°C39°C 200812°C 20168%
Apr 423°C17°C40°C 200813°C 20058%
Apr 523°C17°C36°C 200612°C 20117%
Apr 623°C17°C36°C 200610°C 20227%
Apr 723°C17°C37°C 201410°C 20058%
Apr 823°C17°C37°C 20149°C 20249%
Apr 923°C17°C41°C 20219°C 201210%
Apr 1023°C17°C39°C 20148°C 202210%
Apr 1123°C17°C41°C 200912°C 200311%
Apr 1223°C17°C41°C 202112°C 200811%
Apr 1323°C17°C41°C 20219°C 199011%
Apr 1423°C17°C41°C 20218°C 199010%
Apr 1523°C17°C41°C 20167°C 199010%
Apr 1623°C17°C43°C 20169°C 20249%
Apr 1722°C17°C39°C 20219°C 20199%
Apr 1822°C16°C39°C 202110°C 20199%
Apr 1922°C16°C39°C 20229°C 20158%
Apr 2022°C16°C40°C 20228°C 20108%
Apr 2122°C16°C40°C 20228°C 20108%
Apr 2222°C16°C38°C 20089°C 20126%
Apr 2322°C16°C38°C 200810°C 20036%
Apr 2422°C16°C38°C 20088°C 20254%
Apr 2522°C16°C38°C 20088°C 20224%
Apr 2622°C16°C39°C 20068°C 20053%
Apr 2722°C16°C39°C 20068°C 19903%
Apr 2822°C16°C39°C 20069°C 20122%
Apr 2922°C16°C39°C 20068°C 20122%
Apr 3023°C16°C37°C 20069°C 20121%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Swakopmund, in percent.02.557.51012.51102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (GMT+2).

April 1
sunrise 7:10 AM, sunset 7:01 PM
April 30
sunrise 7:21 AM, sunset 6:37 PM

Every day of April: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station WAM00068098, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine, and temperature and precipitation: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-26. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.