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| ⭐️ Total score | 71 reviews |
| 👍 Quality of life score | |
| 👶 Family score | |
| 🎒 Community score | |
| 💵 Cost | |
| 📡 Internet | |
| 😝 Fun | |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) | |
| 💦 Humidity (now) | |
| 👌 Safety | |
| 👩 Safe for women | |
| 🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+ | |
| 🤮 Food safety* | |
| 👮♀️ Lack of crime* | |
| 🎓 Education level* | |
| ⚡️ Power grid | |
| 🌊 Vulnerability to climate change | |
| 💰 Income level* | |
| 🙊 English speaking* | |
| 🚶 Walkability | |
| 🚦 Traffic safety* | |
| ✈️ Airline scores* | |
| 🧳 Lost luggage* | |
| 😄 Happiness* | |
| 🍸 Nightlife | |
| 📶 Free WiFi in city | |
| 🖥 Places to work from | |
| ❄️ A/C or heating | |
| 😁 Friendly to foreigners | |
| 🗯 Freedom of speech* | |
| 🎅 Startup Score |
| 🌍 Continent | Africa |
| 🚩 Country | Namibia |
| 🗓️ Average trip length | 8 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 3 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
☀️ 26°C 79°F + 🌵 Too dry (13%) = feels 24°C 75°F
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| 🔌 Power | 230V 50Hz |
| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
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| 💸 100 NAD in USD | USD 5.69 |
| 🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | NAD 10,000 = USD 569 |
| 💻 Best coworking space | Regus |
| ☕️ Best coffee place | The Joy of Food Windhoek |
| 🚰 Tap water | 🚫 No, not drinkable |
| ♻️ Return rate | 6% of visitors return |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 330,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $4,415 / year |
| 👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 48% 👱♀️ 52% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 49% 👱♀️ 51% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 71% 👱♀️ 29% |
| 🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | Airbnb |
| ✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Air Namibia |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Air Namibia |
| 🏥 Best hospital | Rhino Park Private Hospital |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $2,282 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $1,168 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $2,006 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $573 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $1,642 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $1,617 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $359 / month |
| 🏠 Median home price | $73,997 |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $77 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $53 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $235 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $9 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $2 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $2 |
| 👩🏫 International school | $3,855 / year |
| 📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $12 / month |
| 🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $3 / trip |
✅ Quiet city
✅ Some nightlife options
✅ Good day trip destinations nearby
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Warm now
✅ Warm all year round
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Great freedom of speech
✅ Democratic
✅ People can speak basic English
✅ Safe for women
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
❌ Unreliable internet
❌ Few things to do
❌ Feels unsafe in some areas
❌ Uncomfortable atmosphere on weekends
❌ Very slow internet
❌ Not much to do
❌ Very dry air now
❌ Difficult to do business
❌ Quality of education is low
❌ Hospitals are bad
❌ Roads can be dangerous
❌ Not family friendly
❌ Hostile towards LGBTQ+
❌ High alcohol consumption
❌ Marijuana is illegal
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels (median) | 25°C / 77°F warm | 25°C / 77°F warm | 26°C / 79°F warm | 23°C / 73°F mild | 21°C / 70°F mild | 19°C / 66°F mild | 19°C / 66°F mild | 22°C / 72°F mild | 24°C / 75°F warm | 25°C / 77°F warm | 26°C / 79°F warm | 26°C / 79°F warm |
| Real (median) |
25°C / 77°F
warm |
25°C / 77°F
warm |
26°C / 78°F
warm |
23°C / 73°F
mild |
20°C / 68°F
mild |
19°C / 65°F
mild |
19°C / 65°F
mild |
22°C / 71°F
mild |
26°C / 79°F
warm |
27°C / 80°F
warm |
29°C / 83°F
very warm |
28°C / 82°F
very warm |
| Humidity |
nice 76% |
nice 49% |
nice 51% |
nice 41% |
nice 35% |
nice 34% |
too dry 28% |
too dry 22% |
too dry 16% |
too dry 16% |
too dry 15% |
too dry 22% |
| Most common | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear |
| Rain |
rainy 135mm |
dry 42mm |
rainy 62mm |
dry 3mm |
dry 4mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 13mm |
dry 4mm |
dry 5mm |
| Cloud |
cloudy 53% |
pockets 28% |
pockets 24% |
pockets 19% |
clear 9% |
clear 6% |
clear 4% |
clear 5% |
clear 9% |
clear 4% |
pockets 10% |
pockets 15% |
| Sun |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 12 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 12 UVI |
avoid sun 13 UVI |
avoid sun 13 UVI |
| Remote workers | 250 people | 240 people | 367 people | 250 people | 400 people | 300 people | 200 people | 350 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 400 people |
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