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NamibiaSummit weather, forecast and climate
Aurus Mountain
1,050 m
Elevation1,050 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation63 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul21°average high
27.66° S, 16.32° EElevation 1,050 mUTC+0 · Coordinated Universal Time
From the valley to the top
- Summit1,050 m
- Mid-mountain530 m
- Valley0 m
Freezing level in October: above the summit
iThe mountain
Aurus Mountain in brief
Aurus Mountain rises to 1,050 m, Namibia.
At the summit, February is the mildest month with average highs of 30°, while nights rarely fall below freezing.
Facts
- Elevation
- 1,050 m · 3,445 ft
- Country
- Namibia
- Coordinates
- -27.6566, 16.3192
- Nearest airport
- Oranjemund Airport (OMD) · 104 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 Aurus Mountain 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 | 30° | 30° | 30° | 27° | 24° | 21° | 21° | 21° | 24° | 26° | 28° | 29° |
| Average low | 14° | 15° | 15° | 12° | 10° | 7° | 7° | 7° | 9° | 10° | 12° | 13° |
| Precipitation | 3 mm | 5 mm | 7 mm | 11 mm | 7 mm | 6 mm | 7 mm | 5 mm | 4 mm | 4 mm | 3 mm | 2 mm |
| Cloud cover | 10% | 9% | 9% | 12% | 12% | 12% | 11% | 14% | 16% | 16% | 13% | 10% |
| Daylight | 13h 42 | 13h 02 | 12h 17 | 11h 27 | 10h 46 | 10h 24 | 10h 33 | 11h 07 | 11h 54 | 12h 43 | 13h 29 | 13h 53 |
| Month score | 79 | 77 | 79 | 89 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 99 | 99 | 95 | 88 | 84 |
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 | 4,450 m | 4,550 m | 4,450 m | 4,050 m | 3,600 m | 3,150 m | 3,150 m | 3,250 m | 3,600 m | 3,850 m | 4,050 m | 4,250 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