Walvis Bay
City in Namibia: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
NA WalvisBay Aeroview: Digr, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Walvis Bay is a city in Namibia, in Erongo Region. About 73,598 people live in the city proper, making it the 3rd largest city of Namibia in our atlas.
It lies at 22.96° S, 14.51° E, about 6 m (20 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Africa/Windhoek time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Walvis Bay. Green dots: other major cities of Namibia. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Walvis Bay 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 81 mm (3 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Apr.
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 3359638 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q220843 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- NA WalvisBay Aeroview: Digr, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)