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NamibiaSummit weather, forecast and climate

Höchster

1,070 m
Elevation1,070 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation95 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul20°average high
27.31° S, 15.82° EElevation 1,070 mUTC+0 · Coordinated Universal Time
From the valley to the top
  • Summit1,070 m
  • Mid-mountain540 m
  • Valley0 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Höchster in brief

Höchster rises to 1,070 m, Namibia.

At the summit, February is the mildest month with average highs of 30°, while nights rarely fall below freezing.

Facts

Elevation
1,070 m · 3,510 ft
Country
Namibia
Coordinates
-27.3067, 15.8225
Nearest airport
Luderitz Airport (LUD) · 90 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 Höchster 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°29°15°Jan30°16°Feb29°15°Mar26°13°Apr23°10°May21°7°Jun20°7°Jul21°8°Aug24°10°Sep25°11°Oct27°13°Nov28°14°DecPrecipitation
Climate normals for Höchster by month
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high29°30°29°26°23°21°20°21°24°25°27°28°
Average low15°16°15°13°10°7°7°8°10°11°13°14°
Precipitation2 mm3 mm5 mm10 mm5 mm5 mm6 mm3 mm3 mm2 mm3 mm1 mm
Cloud cover8%8%7%11%12%11%10%12%14%14%11%7%
Daylight13h 4013h 0112h 1711h 2710h 4710h 2610h 3411h 0811h 5512h 4313h 2713h 51
Month score818083939999989999989186

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 level4,500 m4,550 m4,450 m4,050 m3,600 m3,200 m3,200 m3,250 m3,600 m3,900 m4,100 m4,300 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

Höchster in 3D