Country guide

Namibia

Sossusvlei's red dunes, Etosha's waterhole game and the eerie Skeleton Coast, made for self-drive.

Currency

NAD

Language

English

+ Afrikaans, German

English

Everywhere

Payment

Cards & cash mixed

Power

Type C / M / N

230 V, 50 Hz

Dialing

+264

Destinations

Namibia

Sossusvlei (Sesriem)

The oldest desert on the planet puts its tallest, reddest dunes and its most surreal pan in one dawn drive.

✓ best Apr-Nov, Jan

Namibia

Windhoek

Namibia's highland capital puts a German sandstone church, game-meat grills and township kapana stalls at the start of nearly every desert road trip in the country.

✓ best all year

Climate zones, month by month

Namibia has 2 distinct climate zones. The right month depends on where in the country you're going.

Sossusvlei (Sesriem) Namib Desert →

Jan

33°

17°

15mm

4d rain

Feb

35°

19°

16mm

5d rain

Mar

34°

20°

40mm

3d rain

Apr

31°

15°

9mm

2d rain

May

29°

12°

13mm

0d rain

Jun

26°

8°

1mm

0d rain

Jul

25°

8°

0mm

0d rain

Aug

28°

9°

1mm

0d rain

Sep

31°

12°

3mm

0d rain

Oct

33°

14°

1mm

0d rain

Nov

34°

16°

1mm

0d rain

Dec

34°

16°

4mm

1d rain

✓ Best Apr-Nov, Jan

Cards tinted by calculated verdict · big number = typical daily high, small = low · hover for conditions

Windhoek →

Jan

31°

18°

87mm

14d rain

Feb

30°

17°

96mm

14d rain

Mar

29°

16°

75mm

12d rain

Apr

27°

14°

37mm

7d rain

May

25°

11°

7mm

1d rain

Jun

22°

7°

0mm

0d rain

Jul

22°

7°

1mm

0d rain

Aug

25°

10°

0mm

0d rain

Sep

29°

13°

3mm

1d rain

Oct

31°

16°

12mm

4d rain

Nov

32°

17°

20mm

6d rain

Dec

33°

18°

45mm

9d rain

✓ Best all year

Cards tinted by calculated verdict · big number = typical daily high, small = low · hover for conditions