April fifth wettest in 45 years
Record-breaking month
The full rainy season from October 2024 to April 2025 saw near-to-above-normal rainfall overall.
This past April ranked as the fifth wettest on record in the last 45 years and recorded the lowest April temperatures since 2011.
The Namibia Meteorological Services (NMS) reported in its latest rainfall bulletin that most parts of the country received above-normal rainfall during the month.
“Taking the full season into account, from October 2024 to April 2025, Namibia overall received near-to-above-normal rainfall.”
It added: “Notably, April 2025 ranked as the fifth wettest April in the past 45 years."
However, some areas still received below normal rainfall, particularly in the extreme north-east of the country.
The report also noted that despite a dry start, improved rainfall in the latter part of the rainy season, especially in March, helped offset earlier deficits in many areas.
Exceptions were observed in the south-west, most of the Erongo region and the far north-west parts of the Kunene region, which received below-normal rainfall.
Only a few locations in the interior received rainfall within the normal range.
Rainfall across Namibia showed significant spatial variation, ranging from 0.0 mm in the south-west to 164 mm in the north-east.
“However, much of the country's interior experienced moderate rainfall, between 20 mm and 164 mm.”
The highest rainfall was recorded at Ndonga-Linena in Kavango West, with a total of 164 mm.
Summer to winter
April recorded some of its lowest temperatures in more than a decade.
“This was the coolest April since 2011, with minus 1.6 degrees Celsius below the average of the 14 years analysed. Before this, April 2011 was the coolest, at minus 1.2 degrees Celsius below the 14-year average,” the report noted.
he majority of the country experienced average temperatures ranging between 20 degrees Celsius and 24 degrees Celsius.
The north-western and extreme north-eastern parts of the country recorded the highest temperatures.
The Namibia Meteorological Services (NMS) reported in its latest rainfall bulletin that most parts of the country received above-normal rainfall during the month.
“Taking the full season into account, from October 2024 to April 2025, Namibia overall received near-to-above-normal rainfall.”
It added: “Notably, April 2025 ranked as the fifth wettest April in the past 45 years."
However, some areas still received below normal rainfall, particularly in the extreme north-east of the country.
The report also noted that despite a dry start, improved rainfall in the latter part of the rainy season, especially in March, helped offset earlier deficits in many areas.
Exceptions were observed in the south-west, most of the Erongo region and the far north-west parts of the Kunene region, which received below-normal rainfall.
Only a few locations in the interior received rainfall within the normal range.
Rainfall across Namibia showed significant spatial variation, ranging from 0.0 mm in the south-west to 164 mm in the north-east.
“However, much of the country's interior experienced moderate rainfall, between 20 mm and 164 mm.”
The highest rainfall was recorded at Ndonga-Linena in Kavango West, with a total of 164 mm.
Summer to winter
April recorded some of its lowest temperatures in more than a decade.
“This was the coolest April since 2011, with minus 1.6 degrees Celsius below the average of the 14 years analysed. Before this, April 2011 was the coolest, at minus 1.2 degrees Celsius below the 14-year average,” the report noted.
he majority of the country experienced average temperatures ranging between 20 degrees Celsius and 24 degrees Celsius.
The north-western and extreme north-eastern parts of the country recorded the highest temperatures.
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