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Namibia travel guide

Best time to visit from the UK, weather, festivals, flights from London and FCDO travel advice.

Deadvlei
Deadvlei. Photo: Ikiwaner, GFDL 1.2, via Wikimedia Commons
10h 45mflight from London
Namibian dollarcurrency
On arrivalfor UK passports
Type D, Mplugs

Red dunes, dead trees and desert-adapted elephants

Don't miss

  1. Sossusvlei
  2. Etosha National Park
  3. Skeleton Coast
Good forDesertsWildlife & safariAdventure

Best time to visit Namibia from the UK

Best value: Oct–Apr. May–Oct: dry, best for wildlife. Busiest and priciest: May–Sep.

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Best valueBusy and pricierQuietAverage temperature in Windhoek, °C, 2001–2025 (NASA POWER).

Each bar is the average temperature in Windhoek for that month, and its colour shows the season for visitors: best value (good weather, fewer crowds and lower prices), busiest and priciest, or quiet (off-peak, sometimes because the weather is poorer).

  • Our pick: January and DecemberThe warmest of the best-value months (24°C), with fewer crowds than peak season.
  • Peak season: May–SepUsually 12–20°C. The busiest time, so book flights and rooms early and expect higher prices.
  • Warmest: December (24°C) · coolest: July (12°C)A 12°C swing between the warmest and coolest months.
Temperatures as a table
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
242321.618.915.612.412.315.319.522.523.424.1

Festivals and events

  • Windhoek Karneval Apr · Windhoek
  • Herero Day Aug · Okahandja
  • Oktoberfest Oct · Windhoek

Festival dates move from year to year: check before you book.

Getting there from the UK

Flight time
About 10h 45m
Distance
8,409 km
Main airport
WDH

Flight times are straight-line estimates for a direct flight from Heathrow; journeys with a change take longer.

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Practical info and travel guidance

Namibian dollarCapital: Windhoek
Type D, M · 220VBring a UK adapter
Drive on the leftSame as the UK
10111
EmergencyPolice, fire, ambulance
Safe in citiesBottled elsewhere
  • VisaVisa on arrivalVisa on arrival or eVisa
  • HealthcareNo free healthcareYou pay for treatment, so travel insurance with medical cover is essential.
  • LGBT+ travellersLegal, but attitudes can be conservativePublic affection may draw attention.
  • Women travellersNo specific FCDO warningTake the usual precautions.

For British passport holders, summarised from the FCDO's advice for Namibia, checked October 2026. FCDO page last updated 10 December 2025. Rules change: read the official FCDO travel advice for Namibia before you book and again before you go.

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