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AuasendeErosberge · Khomas Region · NamibiaSummit weather, forecast and climate
Wachter
2,120 m
Elevation2,120 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation13 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul18°average high
22.48° S, 17.13° EElevation 2,120 mUTC+2 · Central Africa Time
From the valley to the top
- Summit2,120 m
- Mid-mountain1,910 m
- Valley · Windhoek1,700 m
Freezing level in October: above the summit
iThe mountain
Wachter in brief
Wachter rises to 2,120 m in the Erosberge, Khomas Region, Namibia.
At the summit, December is the mildest month with average highs of 29°, while nights rarely fall below freezing.
The nearest town is Windhoek, 10 km to the SW at 1,700 m.
Facts
- Elevation
- 2,120 m · 6,955 ft
- Range
- Erosberge
- Region
- Khomas Region
- Country
- Namibia
- Coordinates
- -22.4767, 17.1272
- Nearest airport
- Eros Airport (ERS) · 15 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 Wachter 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 | 27° | 26° | 25° | 23° | 21° | 18° | 18° | 21° | 25° | 27° | 28° | 29° |
| Average low | 15° | 14° | 13° | 11° | 7° | 4° | 4° | 5° | 9° | 11° | 13° | 14° |
| Precipitation | 88 mm | 105 mm | 64 mm | 34 mm | 4 mm | 1 mm | 0 mm | 0 mm | 2 mm | 12 mm | 24 mm | 32 mm |
| Cloud cover | 28% | 28% | 21% | 13% | 7% | 4% | 4% | 5% | 8% | 13% | 18% | 20% |
| Daylight | 13h 22 | 12h 50 | 12h 15 | 11h 35 | 11h 03 | 10h 46 | 10h 53 | 11h 20 | 11h 57 | 12h 35 | 13h 11 | 13h 30 |
| Month score | 67 | 68 | 82 | 91 | 99 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 99 | 89 | 82 | 77 |
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 | 5,350 m | 5,200 m | 5,050 m | 4,700 m | 4,300 m | 3,850 m | 3,800 m | 4,150 m | 4,700 m | 5,050 m | 5,250 m | 5,400 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
Wachter in 3D
vNeighbours
Mountains of NamibiaPeaks nearby
| Mountain | Elevation | Prominence | Distance | July summit high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moltkeblick | 2,479 m | – | 20 km S | 16° |
| Oorlogstein | 2,392 m | – | 20 km SE | 16° |
| Auasende | 2,344 m | – | 22 km SE | 16° |
| Kamelberg | 2,194 m | – | 19 km S | 18° |
| Kempinskiberg | 2,187 m | – | 21 km S | 18° |
| Ludwigkop | 2,133 m | – | 13 km E | 18° |
| Neudammkuppe | 2,092 m | – | 19 km E | 18° |
| Döbra, Namibia | 2,023 m | – | 9.8 km NE | 19° |
viBase towns
Where to stay nearby
Around here
Windhoek and around
Mountains
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Bismarckfelsen
2,417 m
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Oorlogstein
2,392 m · Auas Mountains
Heritage
St. Mary's Cathedral, Windhoek
national monument of Namibia · 1906
Museums
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Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
National Museum of Namibia
1990