Editing Grootfontein (section)

== Climate ==
Grootfontein receives an annual average rainfall of {{convert|557|mm}}, with a high of {{convert|956|mm|abbr=on}} in the 2010/2011 rainy season,<ref name="Nam2011">{{cite news
 |url=http://www.namibian.com.na/news/full-story/archive/2011/may/article/rainy-season-was-one-for-the-record-books/ 
 |title=Rainy season was one for the record books 
 |last=Menges 
 |first=Werner 
 |date=26 May 2011 
 |newspaper=[[The Namibian]] 
 |url-status=dead 
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111215044804/http://www.namibian.com.na/news/full-story/archive/2011/may/article/rainy-season-was-one-for-the-record-books/ 
 |archive-date=15 December 2011 
}}</ref> and a low of {{convert|230|mm|abbr=on}} during the 2010s drought in 2018/19.<ref>{{Cite news | title=Khomas faces worst drought in 90 years | last1=Menges | first1=Werner | last2=Oliveira | first2=Yokany | newspaper=[[The Namibian]] | date=23 May 2019 | page=1 | url=https://www.namibian.com.na/78826/read/Khomas-faces-worst-drought-in-90-years}}</ref>

The town has a hot [[semi arid]] climate (Koppen:BSh). 

{{Weather box
|location = Grootfontein, Namibia
|metric first = Yes
|single line = Yes
| Jan high C = 30.9
| Feb high C = 29.8
| Mar high C = 29.4
| Apr high C = 28.5
| May high C = 26.5
| Jun high C = 24.0
| Jul high C = 23.8
| Aug high C = 26.8
| Sep high C = 30.6
| Oct high C = 32.1
| Nov high C = 31.9
| Dec high C = 31.3
|year high C = 28.8
| Jan low C = 18.5
| Feb low C = 18.0
| Mar low C = 17.1
| Apr low C = 14.4
| May low C = 10.4
| Jun low C = 7.1
| Jul low C = 6.8
| Aug low C = 9.6
| Sep low C = 13.8
| Oct low C = 16.9
| Nov low C = 18.0
| Dec low C = 18.4
|year low C = 14.1
| Jan humidity = 58
| Feb humidity = 66
| Mar humidity = 66
| Apr humidity = 70
| May humidity = 51
| Jun humidity = 48
| Jul humidity = 43
| Aug humidity = 34
| Sep humidity = 28
| Oct humidity = 33
| Nov humidity = 42
| Dec humidity = 46
|year humidity = 49
| Jan precipitation mm = 141.7
| Feb precipitation mm = 127.0
| Mar precipitation mm = 99.6
| Apr precipitation mm = 30.1
| May precipitation mm = 4.3
| Jun precipitation mm = 0.4
| Jul precipitation mm = 0
| Aug precipitation mm = 1.3
| Sep precipitation mm = 4.9
| Oct precipitation mm = 21.5
| Nov precipitation mm = 51.6
| Dec precipitation mm = 70.7
|year precipitation mm = 553.1
|source = Ministry of Works and Transport (Meteorological Service Division)
{{cite web
|url =http://www.meteona.com/attachments/035_Namibia_Long-term_Climate_Statistics_for_Specified_Places[1].pdf |title =Ministry of Works & Transport: Tabulation of Climate Statistics for Selected Stations in Namibia 
|year=2012}}
|date=April 2012}}