Rundu
City in Namibia: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Overview
Rundu is a city in Namibia, in Kavango East. About 75,180 people live in the city proper, making it the 2nd largest city of Namibia in our atlas.
It lies at 17.92° S, 19.77° E, about 1,114 m (3,655 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Africa/Windhoek time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Rundu. Green dots: other major cities of Namibia. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Rundu has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). The warmest month is usually Oct, with average highs near 37°C (98°F); the coolest nights come in Jul at about 8°C (47°F). Around 579 mm (23 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Jan.
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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- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 3353383 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q662291 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.