Destination guide — Namibia

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NAMIBIA IS PART OF THE COOL COASTAL DESERT ALONG THE
ATLANTIC COAST OF SOUTHWESTERN AFRICA CALLED THE NAMIB. THE
COASTAL AREA OF NAMIBIA IS ALMOST TOTALLY RAINLESS, YET ITS
AIR IS PRACTICALLY ALWAYS NEAR THE SATURATION POINT. ON THE
COAST THERE IS LITTLE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DAY AND NIGHT OR
SUMMER AND WINTER TEMPERATURES RANGING FROM 10C TO 16C
DEGREES. INLAND SUMMER TEMPERATURES REACH 31 TO 37C
DEGREES. FREEZING TEMPERATURES OCCUR OCCASIONALLY ALONG THE
INNER EDGE OF THE DESERT. THE RARE RAINS OCCUR IN SPRING AND
FALL IN THE FORM OF SHORT-LIVED TORRENTIAL THUNDERSTORMS.
ANNUAL PRECIPITATION IS AROUND 50MM.
CLOTHING: SUITABLE LIGHT - MEDIUM WEIGHT DESERT ATTIRE.


WALVIS BAY ALT 7M
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JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
TEMP MAX C 23 23 23 24 23 23 21 20 19 19 22 22
MIN C 15 16 15 13 11 9 8 8 9 11 12 14
RAIN MM 2 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
HUMIDITY AM 91 92 95 89 88 78 83 89 90 91 90 90
% PM 73 73 74 66 68 64 65 73 69 72 71 72


WINDHOCK ALT 1728M
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JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
TEMP MAX C 28 27 26 25 22 20 20 22 26 27 29 30
MIN C 20 18 17 15 11 8 7 10 15 17 20 21
RAIN MM 76 74 79 41 8 0 0 0 3 10 23 48
HUMIDITY AM 64 72 69 67 55 50 42 39 34 38 44 51
% PM 39 47 41 34 26 23 19 16 15 19 21 27
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