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Auas Mountains · Khomas Region · NamibiaSummit weather, forecast and climate
Auasende
2,344 m
Elevation2,344 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation3.7 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul16°average high
22.61° S, 17.28° EElevation 2,344 mUTC+2 · Central Africa Time
From the valley to the top
- Summit2,344 m
- Mid-mountain2,020 m
- Valley · Windhoek1,700 m
Freezing level in October: above the summit
iThe mountain
Auasende in brief
Auasende rises to 2,344 m in the Auas Mountains, Khomas Region, Namibia.
At the summit, December is the mildest month with average highs of 27°, while nights rarely fall below freezing.
The nearest town in the atlas is Windhoek, 21 km to the W at 1,700 m.
Facts
- Elevation
- 2,344 m · 7,690 ft
- Range
- Auas Mountains
- Region
- Khomas Region
- Country
- Namibia
- Coordinates
- -22.6103, 17.2828
- Nearest airport
- Eros Airport (ERS) · 21 km
iiForecast
Weather at three heights
Temperatures are adjusted to each height; summits are usually colder and windier than the valley forecast suggests.
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iiiSummit climate
The top of Auasende by month
Summit temperatures and precipitation
Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high | 25° | 24° | 23° | 22° | 19° | 17° | 16° | 20° | 23° | 25° | 26° | 27° |
| Average low | 14° | 13° | 12° | 10° | 6° | 3° | 2° | 4° | 8° | 10° | 12° | 13° |
| Precipitation | 98 mm | 121 mm | 73 mm | 37 mm | 5 mm | 1 mm | 0 mm | 0 mm | 2 mm | 13 mm | 26 mm | 37 mm |
| Cloud cover | 31% | 32% | 23% | 14% | 8% | 5% | 4% | 5% | 9% | 15% | 20% | 21% |
| Daylight | 13h 22 | 12h 51 | 12h 15 | 11h 35 | 11h 02 | 10h 45 | 10h 52 | 11h 19 | 11h 57 | 12h 36 | 13h 12 | 13h 30 |
| Month score | 71 | 66 | 80 | 90 | 99 | 92 | 92 | 100 | 99 | 96 | 89 | 82 |
Snow and freezing level
Average height of the 0 °C level from the summit normals (6.5 °C per km); snow months have a summit mean at or below +1 °C| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freezing level | 5,350 m | 5,200 m | 5,050 m | 4,750 m | 4,300 m | 3,850 m | 3,750 m | 4,150 m | 4,750 m | 5,050 m | 5,250 m | 5,400 m |
| Summit | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C |
ivTerrain
Auasende in 3D
vNeighbours
Mountains of NamibiaPeaks nearby
| Mountain | Elevation | Prominence | Distance | July summit high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moltkeblick | 2,479 m | – | 11 km SW | 16° |
| Oorlogstein | 2,392 m | – | 3.7 km W | 16° |
| Kamelberg | 2,194 m | – | 13 km W | 18° |
| Kempinskiberg | 2,187 m | – | 17 km SW | 18° |
| Ludwigkop | 2,133 m | – | 14 km N | 18° |
| Wachter | 2,120 m | – | 22 km NW | 18° |
| Neudammkuppe | 2,092 m | – | 19 km N | 18° |
| Humansberg | 2,026 m | – | 25 km SE | 19° |
viBase towns
Where to stay nearby
Around here
Windhoek and around
Mountains
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Bismarckfelsen
2,417 m
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Oorlogstein
2,392 m · Auas Mountains
Heritage
St. Mary's Cathedral, Windhoek
national monument of Namibia · 1906
Museums
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Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
National Museum of Namibia
1990