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Otaviberge · Otjozondjupa Region · NamibiaSummit weather, forecast and climate

Elefantenberg

1,665 m
Elevation1,665 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation72 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul23°average high
19.72° S, 17.32° EElevation 1,665 mUTC+2 · Central Africa Time
From the valley to the top
  • Summit1,665 m
  • Mid-mountain1,070 m
  • Valley465 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Elefantenberg in brief

Elefantenberg rises to 1,665 m in the Otaviberge, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia.

At the summit, October is the mildest month with average highs of 31°, while nights rarely fall below freezing.

The nearest town in the atlas is Otavi, 9.1 km to the N at 1,411 m.

Facts

Elevation
1,665 m · 5,463 ft
Range
Otaviberge
Region
Otjozondjupa Region
Country
Namibia
Coordinates
-19.7183, 17.3242
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 Elefantenberg by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted
0°5°10°15°20°25°30°35°40°29°18°Jan28°17°Feb27°17°Mar27°15°Apr25°12°May23°9°Jun23°9°Jul26°11°Aug30°15°Sep31°17°Oct31°17°Nov30°18°DecPrecipitation
Climate normals for Elefantenberg by month
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high29°28°27°27°25°23°23°26°30°31°31°30°
Average low18°17°17°15°12°9°9°11°15°17°17°18°
Precipitation122 mm115 mm76 mm30 mm2 mm1 mm0 mm0 mm3 mm20 mm49 mm69 mm
Cloud cover44%40%29%15%7%3%5%5%8%17%26%35%
Daylight13h 1112h 4412h 1311h 3911h 1110h 5711h 0311h 2611h 5812h 3213h 0213h 19
Month score45536985991001009679696356

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
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Freezing level5,250 m5,100 m5,050 m4,850 m4,550 m4,100 m4,050 m4,500 m5,050 m5,350 m5,350 m5,350 m
Summitabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °C
ivTerrain

Elefantenberg in 3D

viBase towns

Where to stay nearby

Otavi
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Otavi

Otjozondjupa Region · 9.1 km N
32°Oct high
2wet days
67score
Otavi
Around here

Otavi and around

Otavi
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Otavi

Otjozondjupa Region · Namibia
May–Julbest months
23°July high
1,411 maltitude
Otavi

Heritage

Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
5.1 km NE

Khorab Memorial

national monument of Namibia
Khorab Memorial