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Erongomassiv · NamibiaSummit weather, forecast and climate

Spitzkoppe

1,728 m
Elevation1,728 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation94 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul23°average high
21.83° S, 15.20° EElevation 1,728 mUTC+0 · Coordinated Universal Time
From the valley to the top
  • Summit1,728 m
  • Mid-mountain1,130 m
  • Valley528 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Spitzkoppe in brief

Spitzkoppe rises to 1,728 m in the Erongomassiv, Namibia.

At the summit, March is the mildest month with average highs of 29°, while nights rarely fall below freezing.

Facts

Elevation
1,728 m · 5,669 ft
Range
Erongomassiv
Country
Namibia
Coordinates
-21.8256, 15.1951
Nearest airport
Walvis Bay International Airport (WVB) · 140 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 Spitzkoppe by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted
5°10°15°20°25°30°35°29°15°Jan29°16°Feb29°17°Mar28°16°Apr26°13°May24°10°Jun23°9°Jul25°10°Aug28°12°Sep29°13°Oct29°14°Nov29°14°DecPrecipitation
Climate normals for Spitzkoppe by month
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high29°29°29°28°26°24°23°25°28°29°29°29°
Average low15°16°17°16°13°10°9°10°12°13°14°14°
Precipitation31 mm39 mm38 mm13 mm1 mm1 mm0 mm0 mm1 mm2 mm8 mm10 mm
Cloud cover23%25%17%10%5%4%4%4%6%8%12%13%
Daylight13h 1912h 4912h 1411h 3611h 0510h 4810h 5511h 2111h 5712h 3513h 0913h 27
Month score777372839510010010087838180

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 level5,100 m5,150 m5,250 m5,100 m4,750 m4,300 m4,250 m4,400 m4,800 m4,950 m5,050 m5,050 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

Spitzkoppe in 3D