Sydney (Australia) vs Windhoek (Namibia): Temperature, Rainfall and Sunshine

Reference period: Sydney 2013–2023 · Windhoek 2013–2023

Windhoek (Namibia) has a higher monthly mean temperature than Sydney (Australia) in every month of the year.

Key monthly differences

Warmest month

Sydney
January · 22.63 °C
Windhoek
November · 23.95 °C

Coolest month

Sydney
July · 12.13 °C
Windhoek
July · 13.65 °C

Driest month

Sydney
September · 1.46 mm/day
Windhoek
June · 0.00 mm/day

Sunniest month

Sydney
December · 11.22 hours/day
Windhoek
November · 12.01 hours/day
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Climate comparison questions

When are the temperatures most similar and most different?

The smallest difference in monthly mean temperature is 0.68 °C (March); the largest is 5.28 °C (October).

How much do temperatures vary across the year?

The difference between the warmest and coolest monthly means is 10.49 °C in Sydney (Australia) and 10.30 °C in Windhoek (Namibia). This describes seasonal variation, not the range between daytime highs and nighttime lows.

Which location has more rainfall?

Sydney (Australia) has a higher daily rainfall average in 12 months and Windhoek (Namibia) in 0; 0 months are equal at the displayed precision. Rainfall amounts do not tell us how many days it rains.

Which location has more sunshine?

Sydney (Australia) has more average sunshine hours per day in 0 months and Windhoek (Namibia) in 12; 0 months are equal at the displayed precision. Sunshine duration is different from daylight duration.

Climate data notes

Show data and calculation

Daily values are averaged separately for each calendar month over the saved reference period. Temperatures are daily means, not daytime highs. Rainfall is an average daily amount, not a monthly total; sunshine is average hours per day. These historical averages are not a weather forecast. Each location’s reference period is listed below and may differ.

Mean of the 12 monthly averages

Monthly climate data

Difference: Windhoek (Namibia) minus Sydney (Australia)

Temperature °C

Month Sydney Windhoek +/-
Jan 22.63 23.87 +1.24
Feb 22.13 23.13 +1.00
Mar 21.09 21.77 +0.68
Apr 18.25 19.54 +1.29
May 15.06 17.16 +2.10
Jun 12.76 13.87 +1.11
Jul 12.13 13.65 +1.52
Aug 12.86 16.48 +3.62
Sep 15.39 20.41 +5.02
Oct 17.83 23.11 +5.28
Nov 19.23 23.95 +4.71
Dec 21.29 23.90 +2.61
Annual mean 17.55 20.07 +2.51

Average sunshine (hours/day)

Month Sydney Windhoek +/-
Jan 10.35 11.38 +1.03
Feb 10.28 11.04 +0.76
Mar 9.17 10.95 +1.78
Apr 8.99 10.48 +1.49
May 8.45 10.06 +1.62
Jun 7.60 9.86 +2.26
Jul 8.31 9.95 +1.64
Aug 9.03 10.36 +1.33
Sep 9.92 10.99 +1.06
Oct 10.22 11.29 +1.07
Nov 10.87 12.01 +1.14
Dec 11.22 11.84 +0.62
Annual mean 9.54 10.85 +1.32

Average daily rainfall (mm/day)

Month Sydney Windhoek +/-
Jan 3.08 2.47 −0.61
Feb 3.78 1.89 −1.89
Mar 4.71 1.70 −3.01
Apr 2.65 0.49 −2.15
May 1.56 0.03 −1.53
Jun 2.33 0.00 −2.32
Jul 1.89 0.01 −1.88
Aug 1.66 0.01 −1.65
Sep 1.46 0.09 −1.37
Oct 2.33 0.19 −2.14
Nov 2.68 0.27 −2.41
Dec 2.23 1.57 −0.66
Annual mean 2.53 0.73 −1.80

Snow (mm)

Month Sydney Windhoek +/-
Jan 0.00 0.00 0.00
Feb 0.00 0.00 0.00
Mar 0.00 0.00 0.00
Apr 0.00 0.00 0.00
May 0.00 0.00 0.00
Jun 0.00 0.00 0.00
Jul 0.00 0.00 0.00
Aug 0.00 0.00 0.00
Sep 0.00 0.00 0.00
Oct 0.00 0.00 0.00
Nov 0.00 0.00 0.00
Dec 0.00 0.00 0.00
Annual mean 0.00 0.00 0.00