NamibiaSummit weather, forecast and climate
Grootberg
1,640 m
Elevation1,640 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation154 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul24°average high
19.83° S, 14.13° EElevation 1,640 mUTC+0 · Coordinated Universal Time
From the valley to the top
- Summit1,640 m
- Mid-mountain1,040 m
- Valley440 m
Freezing level in October: above the summit
iThe mountain
Grootberg in brief
Grootberg rises to 1,640 m, Namibia.
At the summit, October is the mildest month with average highs of 30°, while nights rarely fall below freezing.
Facts
- Elevation
- 1,640 m · 5,381 ft
- Country
- Namibia
- Coordinates
- -19.8333, 14.1333
iiForecast
Weather at three heights
Temperatures are adjusted to each height; summits are usually colder and windier than the valley forecast suggests.
Loading the latest forecast…
Loading the latest forecast…
Loading the latest forecast…
iiiSummit climate
The top of Grootberg 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 | 29° | 29° | 28° | 28° | 27° | 24° | 24° | 26° | 29° | 30° | 30° | 30° |
| Average low | 16° | 16° | 17° | 16° | 14° | 10° | 10° | 11° | 13° | 14° | 15° | 15° |
| Precipitation | 60 mm | 82 mm | 87 mm | 32 mm | 1 mm | 1 mm | 0 mm | 0 mm | 1 mm | 8 mm | 18 mm | 21 mm |
| Cloud cover | 35% | 39% | 27% | 13% | 5% | 3% | 4% | 4% | 7% | 9% | 16% | 21% |
| Daylight | 13h 12 | 12h 45 | 12h 13 | 11h 39 | 11h 11 | 10h 56 | 11h 02 | 11h 26 | 11h 58 | 12h 32 | 13h 03 | 13h 19 |
| Month score | 64 | 58 | 62 | 79 | 93 | 100 | 100 | 95 | 81 | 75 | 73 | 72 |
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 | 5,050 m | 5,100 m | 5,100 m | 5,000 m | 4,700 m | 4,250 m | 4,200 m | 4,500 m | 4,900 m | 5,100 m | 5,100 m | 5,150 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