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Best Time for the Namibia Desert Loop
Sweet spot: January, February, March — computed from NASA POWER climate normals across the route's overnight towns, balancing temperature, rainfall and daylight.
Dry winter: waterholes concentrate Etosha's game and dune mornings are crisp — the photographic season.
Rainy season greens the desert and cuts game viewing — but it's calving time and the light turns dramatic.
| Month | Temp | Rain | Daylight | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10.6–38.1°C | 41 mm | 13.2 h | |
| February | 11.7–38.0°C | 46 mm | 12.8 h | |
| March | 10.2–38.3°C | 40 mm | 12.2 h | |
| April | 8.6–35.9°C | 27 mm | 11.5 h | |
| May | 6.2–33.7°C | 2 mm | 10.9 h | |
| June | 3.5–31.0°C | 1 mm | 10.7 h | |
| July | 3.2–31.3°C | 1 mm | 10.8 h | |
| August | 3.5–34.0°C | 0 mm | 11.2 h | |
| September | 4.8–36.8°C | 2 mm | 11.9 h | |
| October | 6.7–38.2°C | 8 mm | 12.5 h | ❄ |
| November | 8.9–37.4°C | 16 mm | 13.1 h | |
| December | 10.4–36.3°C | 24 mm | 13.3 h |