Category: Extremes affecting Namibia

Cold spell occuring from April 15 2026 to May 28 2026 at -17.0°S 11.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

Countries affected (identified with ArcGIS Online; provided only for geographical reference):

  • Angola
  • Botswana
  • Lesotho
  • Namibia
  • South Africa
  • Zambia

Duration: 44 days

Time span: April 15 2026 to May 28 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -4.4 °C
  • Mean temperature: 15.7 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -10.8 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 0.2 °C

Event center: -17.0°S 11.5°E

Area affected: 2931247 km$^2$


Fig. 1: Map of most extreme temperature anomalies (standardized) experienced during the event. The purple star indicates the center of the extreme event. Green hatching illustrates all areas under the effect of extremes at some time during the event.



Fig. 2: Evolution of temperature at the center of the event. The climatological percentile distribution is illustrated with color shadings.



Fig. 3: Maps illustrating the evolution of standardized temperature anomalies during the event.

Event ID: Cold_spell_2026-Apr-15_to_2026-May-28_11.5_-17.0

Cold spell occuring from June 14 2026 to July 22 2026 at -17.0°S 11.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

Countries affected (identified with ArcGIS Online; provided only for geographical reference):

  • Angola
  • Namibia

Duration: 39 days

Time span: June 14 2026 to July 22 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -2.0 °C
  • Mean temperature: 17.3 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -10.2 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 4.9 °C

Event center: -17.0°S 11.5°E

Area affected: 2950426 km$^2$



Fig. 3: Maps illustrating the evolution of standardized temperature anomalies during the event.

Event ID: Cold_spell_2026-Jun-14_to_2026-Jul-22_11.5_-17.0

Heat wave occuring from June 08 2026 to July 11 2026 at -14.0°S 40.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

Countries affected (identified with ArcGIS Online; provided only for geographical reference):

  • Angola
  • Botswana
  • Eswatini
  • Lesotho
  • Madagascar
  • Malawi
  • Mozambique
  • Namibia
  • South Africa
  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe

Duration: 34 days

Time span: June 08 2026 to July 11 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 2.8 °C
  • Mean temperature: 20.2 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 8.0 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 27.6 °C

Event center: -14.0°S 40.5°E

Area affected: 4854838 km$^2$


Fig. 1: Map of most extreme temperature anomalies (standardized) experienced during the event. The purple star indicates the center of the extreme event. Green hatching illustrates all areas under the effect of extremes at some time during the event.



Fig. 2: Evolution of temperature at the center of the event. The climatological percentile distribution is illustrated with color shadings.



Fig. 3: Maps illustrating the evolution of standardized temperature anomalies during the event.

Event ID: Heat_wave_2026-Jun-08_to_2026-Jul-11_40.5_-14.0