With 300 days of sunshine on average per year, Namibia is truly a sunny place. Only during the summer months from November to February does precipitation occur, mostly as heavy thunderstorms. Then the usually dry riverbeds, called "Riviere", become saturated with torrents of muddy water in a very short time. It is during this time that the sun-scorched land comes to life and develops a colourful horizon to horizon floral carpet within a few days.

• Namibia has a dry climate typical of a semi-desert country, where droughts are a regular occurrence.
• Days are generally warm to very hot, while nights are generally cool.
• Midsummer temperature can rise to over 40ºC.
• Winter days are warm but dawn temperatures can drop to freezing.
• Along the coast the cold Benguela current is also the prime determinant of the climate of the Namib, as it reduces rainfall and causes the omnipresent fog typical of the coast.
• The rainy season lasts from October to April. The rest of the year is dry and cloudless.