Rehoboth

City in Namibia: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.

Rehoboth Bird´s-eye view

Rehoboth Bird´s-eye view: Olga Ernst & Hp.Baumeler, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)

Overview

Rehoboth is a city in Namibia, in Hardap Region. About 34,185 people live in the city proper, making it the 6th largest city of Namibia in our atlas.

It lies at 23.32° S, 17.09° E, about 1,391 m (4,564 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Africa/Windhoek time zone. It sits inside the tropics.

Location

Red dot: Rehoboth. Green dots: other major cities of Namibia. Map data: Natural Earth.

Climate

Rehoboth has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). The warmest month is usually Dec, with average highs near 34°C (92°F); the coolest nights come in Jul at about 4°C (39°F). Around 265 mm (10 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Feb.

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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.

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Sources

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Photo credits
  • Rehoboth Bird´s-eye view: Olga Ernst & Hp.Baumeler, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)