Oshakati
City in Namibia: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Oshakati street market: Joshdboz, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Oshakati is a city in Namibia, in Oshana Region. About 43,309 people live in the city proper, making it the 5th largest city of Namibia in our atlas.
It lies at 17.79° S, 15.70° E, about 1,103 m (3,619 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Africa/Windhoek time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Oshakati. Green dots: other major cities of Namibia. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Oshakati has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). The warmest month is usually Oct, with average highs near 36°C (97°F); the coolest nights come in Jul at about 8°C (47°F). Around 417 mm (16 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Feb.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
What to eat in NamibiaNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 3354021 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q985622 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Oshakati street market: Joshdboz, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)