Sossusvlei, Namibia
desert climate · desert · medium crowds · mid prices
Set in a desert climate, Sossusvlei (Namibia) is best understood through its weather data: our 2015–2024 climate record puts its peak at a 97/100 sun score in January, exactly the kind of reliability you want for a dose of dry heat and big skies.
The year runs from average lows of 11°C in July to highs of 32°C in March. Rain is most likely in March, when about 3% of days see meaningful rainfall, and least likely in May (0%). The genuinely warm window — average highs of 24°C or better — covers January–December.
Season by season (on the northern calendar), spring brings 31°C highs with 1% rain-day odds, summer 26°C at 1%, autumn 31°C at 1%, and winter 32°C at 2%. That makes summer the statistical sweet spot (season score 96), with autumn a workable second; spring is where the odds thin out. If your dates are flexible, January buys you 31°C warmth at the quiet end of the season.
Best months to visit Sossusvlei
Our month-by-month scoring puts January first (97/100), with May (97) and August (97) close behind. Anything in January–December clears our 70-point reliability bar. Skip March if sunshine is the point — it bottoms out at 90/100.
Put against its 44 desert peers in January, it lands in the sunnier half of the group, ahead of 77% of them.
Month-by-month breakdown for Sossusvlei → · More destinations for January →
Right now the 15-day outlook shows 12 mostly-clear days (under 40% cloud) and none with real rain risk, with temperatures between 12°C and 41°C — which is how Sossusvlei earns its current 81/100 sun score.
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Flights from Europe
Nearest airport with flights: Hosea Kutako International Airport (WDH), 335 km
| From | Distance | Estimated non-stop time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brussels (BRU) | 8,473 km | ~11 h | Find flights → |
| Amsterdam (AMS) | 8,632 km | ~11 h 15 | Find flights → |
| London (LON) | 8,611 km | ~11 h 15 | Find flights → |
| Paris (PAR) | 8,283 km | ~10 h 45 | Find flights → |
| Frankfurt (FRA) | 8,347 km | ~11 h | Find flights → |
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Next 16 days
Live forecast, refreshed twice daily. Forecasts updated 29 Oct, 06:35 CET.
| Date | High / low | Cloud | Rain odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 29 Oct | 30° / 17° | 0% | 0% |
| Fri 30 Oct | 30° / 13° | 42% | 0% |
| Sat 31 Oct | 33° / 19° | 85% | 5% |
| Sun 1 Nov | 35° / 22° | 27% | 3% |
| Mon 2 Nov | 38° / 21° | 1% | 0% |
| Tue 3 Nov | 39° / 19° | 4% | 0% |
| Wed 4 Nov | 41° / 21° | 0% | 1% |
| Thu 5 Nov | 39° / 21° | 5% | 1% |
| Fri 6 Nov | 39° / 21° | 0% | 1% |
| Sat 7 Nov | 33° / 16° | 3% | 0% |
| Sun 8 Nov | 32° / 13° | 31% | 1% |
| Mon 9 Nov | 33° / 16° | 23% | 1% |
| Tue 10 Nov | 30° / 14° | 8% | 2% |
| Wed 11 Nov | 30° / 14° | 0% | 1% |
| Thu 12 Nov | 28° / 12° | 42% | 1% |
Sossusvlei climate, month by month
2015–2024 averages (January highlighted as the best month).
| Month | Day / night °C | Cloud | Rain-day odds | Sun score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31.3° / 16.4° | 20.6% | 1.9% | 97 |
| February | 32° / 17.2° | 20.3% | 2.4% | 92 |
| March | 32.4° / 17.6° | 12.4% | 2.8% | 90 |
| April | 31.7° / 17° | 11.4% | 1.3% | 94 |
| May | 29.9° / 15.2° | 9.4% | 0.3% | 97 |
| June | 26.2° / 11.8° | 9.7% | 1.3% | 96 |
| July | 26° / 11° | 6.6% | 1% | 96 |
| August | 26.9° / 10.7° | 9.4% | 0.3% | 97 |
| September | 29.4° / 12.3° | 12.2% | 0.3% | 97 |
| October | 31.3° / 14.6° | 16.3% | 0.7% | 96 |
| November | 31.7° / 15.2° | 16.3% | 1.7% | 94 |
| December | 31.5° / 15.5° | 15.1% | 0.3% | 95 |
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