| 🎒 Nomad Score™ |
3.06/5 (Rank #704)
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| 👍 Quality of life score |
Okay |
| 👶 Family score |
Okay |
| 🎒 Community score |
Okay |
| 🤯 Overcrowding score |
0% is nomad here
|
| 💵 Cost |
🙂 Okay: $2,713 / mo
|
| 📡 Internet |
🤬 Unusably slow: 4 Mbps (avg)
|
| 😝 Fun |
Okay |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥵 Too hot: 31°C88°F (feels 29°C84°F)
|
| 💦 Humidity (now) |
🌵 Too dry: 20%
|
| 💨 Air quality (now) |
😐 Moderate: 58 US AQI
|
| 👌 Safety |
Good
|
| 👩 Safe for women |
Okay |
| 🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+ |
Bad |
| 🤮 Food safety* |
Good
|
| 👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Bad
|
| 🎓 Education level* |
Low |
| ⚡️ Power grid |
Great
|
| 🌊 Resilience to climate change |
Okay
|
| 💰 Income level* |
Very poor:
$406 / mo
|
| 🙊 English speaking* |
Okay |
| 🚶 Walkability |
Great |
| 🚦 Traffic safety* |
Bad |
| ✈️ Airline scores* |
Great |
| 🧳 Lost luggage* |
Great |
| 😄 Happiness* |
Bad |
| 🍸 Nightlife |
Bad |
| 📶 Free WiFi in city |
Bad |
| 🖥 Places to work from |
Great |
| ❄️ A/C or heating |
Bad |
| 😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Okay |
| 🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Great |
| 🎅 Startup Score |
Bad |
| 🌍 Continent | Africa |
| 🚩 Country | Namibia |
| 🗓️ Average trip length | 8 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 4 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
☀️ 31°C 88°F + 🌵 Too dry (20%) = feels 29°C 84°F
|
| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 58 US AQI 🍃 OK |
| 🔌 Power | 230V 50Hz |
| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
|
| 💸 100 NAD in USD | USD 6.03 |
| 🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | NAD 1,000 = USD 60 |
| 💻 Best coworking space | Regus |
| ☕️ Best coffee place | The Joy of Food Windhoek |
| 🚰 Tap water | 🚫 No, not drinkable |
| 🦷 Fluoride added | 🚫 No fluoride added |
| ♻️ Return rate | 7% of visitors return |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 410,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $4,876 / 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 | $2,713 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $1,569 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $2,564 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $733 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $1,559 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $2,418 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $502 / month |
| 🏠 Median home price | $78,451 |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $73 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $79 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $244 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $11 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $2 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $2 |
| 👩🏫 International school | $5,351 / year |
| 🚕 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
✅ Easy to do business
✅ 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
❌ Expensive
❌ Very slow internet
❌ Not much to do
❌ Very dry air now
❌ Quality of education is low
❌ Hospitals are bad
❌ Roads can be dangerous
❌ Not family friendly
❌ Hostile towards LGBTQ+
❌ Marijuana is illegal
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels (median) |
2577° warm |
2577° warm |
2679° warm |
2373° mild |
2170° mild |
2068° mild |
1966° mild |
2272° mild |
2475° warm |
2577° warm |
2781° warm |
2781° warm |
| Real (median) |
2577°
warm |
2577°
warm |
2678°
warm |
2373°
mild |
2068°
mild |
1966°
mild |
1965°
mild |
2271°
mild |
2679°
warm |
2780°
warm |
2983°
very warm |
2882°
very warm |
| Humidity |
nice 60% |
nice 50% |
nice 52% |
nice 46% |
nice 38% |
nice 35% |
nice 30% |
too dry 23% |
too dry 18% |
too dry 20% |
too dry 22% |
too dry 28% |
| Most common | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear |
| Rain |
rainy 135mm |
dry 43mm |
rainy 62mm |
dry 3mm |
dry 4mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 14mm |
dry 4mm |
dry 5mm |
| Cloud |
cloudy 59% |
pockets 43% |
pockets 36% |
pockets 35% |
pockets 12% |
clear 6% |
clear 7% |
clear 5% |
pockets 12% |
clear 4% |
pockets 17% |
pockets 24% |
| Sun |
avoid sun 11 UVI |
avoid sun 12 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 11 UVI |
avoid sun 13 UVI |
avoid sun 13 UVI |
| Remote workers | 750 people | 686 people | 1,200 people | 1,080 people | 1,200 people | 800 people | 600 people | 1,050 people | 600 people | 600 people | 600 people | 1,200 people |
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