Swakopmund
City in Namibia: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Swakopmund (Namibia): Brian McMorrow, CC BY-SA 2.5 (Wikimedia Commons)
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Overview
Swakopmund is a city in Namibia, in Erongo Region. About 53,009 people live in the city proper, making it the 4th largest city of Namibia in our atlas.
It lies at 22.68° S, 14.53° E, about 18 m (59 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Africa/Windhoek time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Swakopmund. Green dots: other major cities of Namibia. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Swakopmund has a cold desert climate (Köppen BWk). The warmest month is usually Mar, with average highs near 22°C (72°F); the coolest nights come in Aug at about 12°C (53°F). Around 113 mm (4 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 3352844 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q59698 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Swakopmund (Namibia): Brian McMorrow, CC BY-SA 2.5 (Wikimedia Commons)