Water temperature in Swakopmund in January

Is it warm enough to swim in Swakopmund in January? Average water temperature in Swakopmund in January is 18.1°C and therefore is not suitable for comfortable swimming. The warmest sea in Swakopmund in January is 22.6°C, and the coldest is 14.5°C. To find out the sea temperature today and in the coming days, go to Current sea temperature in Swakopmund

Changes water temperature in Swakopmund in January 2025, 2024

To get an accurate forecast for the water temperature in Swakopmund for any chosen month, compare two years within a 10 year range using the chart below. In addition to the sea water temperature in Swakopmund, the selected years in the table also show the values of the maximum and minimum temperatures on each of the days of January.

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Day	2025	2024	Min	Max
1 January	15°C	18.7°C	14.6°C	18.7°C
2 January	15.3°C	18.6°C	15°C	19.4°C
3 January	16.2°C	18°C	15.1°C	19.4°C
4 January	16.1°C	18°C	15.9°C	19.2°C
5 January	16.6°C	17.6°C	15.9°C	20.2°C
6 January	16.1°C	17°C	15.4°C	19.6°C
7 January	16.6°C	17.1°C	14.5°C	19.9°C
8 January	16.6°C	16.2°C	16°C	19.6°C
9 January	16.6°C	16.2°C	16°C	19°C
10 January	16.3°C	16.2°C	16.1°C	18.9°C
11 January	16.8°C	16.4°C	16.2°C	18.9°C
12 January	16.1°C	17.2°C	16.1°C	18.8°C
13 January	16.6°C	17.1°C	16.2°C	18.6°C
14 January	16.7°C	16.8°C	16.2°C	18.8°C
15 January	16.6°C	16.5°C	16.5°C	18.8°C

Day	2025	2024	Min	Max
16 January	16.3°C	16.3°C	16.3°C	19.1°C
17 January	16.8°C	16.6°C	16.6°C	20.5°C
18 January	16.7°C	17.5°C	16.7°C	21°C
19 January	16.9°C	19.3°C	16.9°C	20°C
20 January	16.7°C	20.4°C	16.7°C	20.4°C
21 January	17°C	19.7°C	17°C	20.1°C
22 January	18°C	19.5°C	17.4°C	20.4°C
23 January	18.4°C	19.4°C	17.5°C	21.9°C
24 January	18°C	19.6°C	17.2°C	22.3°C
25 January	18.1°C	19.8°C	16.8°C	22.4°C
26 January	17.6°C	19.8°C	16.4°C	21.7°C
27 January	18.3°C	19.1°C	16.1°C	22°C
28 January	16.5°C	20.1°C	16.1°C	22.6°C
29 January	17.8°C	18.1°C	17°C	21.7°C
30 January	19.3°C	17.6°C	16.9°C	22.3°C
31 January	19.1°C	17.5°C	16.9°C	21.1°C

Average water temperature in Swakopmund in January over a decade

2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
19.6°C	18.2°C	18°C	17.7°C	17.9°C

2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
19.3°C	18.3°C	18.1°C	18°C	16.9°C

Swakopmund sea state in January

Chart comparing the height of waves in Swakopmund in January over the past years. The red line indicates the height of the waves when swimming in the sea is prohibited. To view the current sea conditions, click on the graph.

Swakopmund water temperature during other months:

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Temperature in neighboring cities

The nearest locations with the average water temperature in January. In addition, the maximum and minimum water temperatures for that month, recorded over the last decade, are shown

	Avr	Min	Max
Walvis Bay	17.8°C	14.6°C	21.6°C
Henties Bay	18.7°C	15.7°C	23.4°C
Skeleton Bay	15.5°C	11.4°C	19.8°C
Luderitz	15.3°C	12°C	19.6°C
Alexander Bay	16.5°C	11.5°C	20.9°C
Port Nolloth	15.7°C	10.2°C	20.8°C
Tombua	23.4°C	19.7°C	27.6°C
Namibe	23.4°C	19.1°C	27.7°C
Hondeklip Bay	15.8°C	10.9°C	20.1°C
Strandfontein	16.8°C	12.6°C	20.3°C

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Our report for Swakopmund is compiled using satellite data together with in-situ observations to get the most reliable daily data of sea surface temperatures, surf forecasts, current temperatures and weather forecasts.

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