Namibia has a sub-tropical desert climate, characterised by low rainfall and large temperature fluctuations between day and night.
During the dry season, which runs broadly from April to October, the skies are blue with rarely a cloud in sight. In November the rains start to build but tend not to fall until early December. Then, through the rainy period there will typically be a downpour for around an hour on some days, before the skies clear again. The atmosphere is clear and the desert blooms.