Your films in Windhoek. Even on 1 Mbps.
Windhoek at a glance
- Where
- Capital of Namibia
- Population
- about 386,000
- Time zone
- Africa/Windhoek (UTC+2)
- Evening viewing hours
- 19:00–23:00 local = 17:00–21:00 UTC
- Daylight
- about 10 h 45 min in mid-winter, 13 h 31 min in mid-summer
- Elevation
- about 1,656 m
- Nearest cities
- Swakopmund 263 km · Walvis Bay 268 km
- Subtitle languages
- English, Afrikaans
Windhoek, and the connections it runs on
As the capital of Namibia, Windhoek has its own mix of connections. For a city of about 386,000 like Windhoek, home upload speed — not download — decides how well films play remotely.
Windhoek sits at roughly 1,656 m; in mountain terrain the signal comes and goes, and adaptive streaming keeps the film going.
Mobile data in Windhoek
Same picture, less data: about 1.0 GB per HD hour, compared with 2.5–2.7 GB for Jellyfin and Plex in our live tests. That's the difference between a film finishing on mobile data in Windhoek or not.
On the move from Windhoek
From Windhoek it's about 263 km to Swakopmund. Wherever you are on the journey, your films stream from your own server at home.
Crossing into Botswana? Maun is about 716 km away — the app works abroad too, and on roaming data the low data use counts double.
Evenings in Windhoek
Local time in Windhoek is UTC+2, with no clock change. Between 19:00 and 23:00 local (17:00–21:00 UTC) shared networks are at their fullest, which is when Silux Media's lower data use matters most.
Windhoek gets about 10 h 45 min of daylight in mid-winter and 13 h 31 min in mid-summer.
Questions from Windhoek
Does it work on slower connections around Windhoek?
Yes. Silux Media plays HD from about 0.7 Mbps and keeps going below 0.3 Mbps at lower quality — built for fixed-wireless, satellite and rural mobile links.
What does Silux Media cost in Namibia?
Free. Running the server at home in Windhoek costs nothing, and the apps are free; paid plans only add managed extras.
Can I watch my films in Botswana?
Yes. Over the border in Maun (around 716 km), your library streams from home exactly as it does in Windhoek.
Does it support English and Afrikaans subtitles?
Every subtitle and audio track your files carry is offered in the player, in English and Afrikaans or any other language.
Can I watch my own films in Windhoek?
Yes. Install the free Silux Media server on a computer at home and watch on your phone, tablet, laptop or TV — in Windhoek, elsewhere in Khomas Region, or abroad.
How much mobile data does a film use in Windhoek?
Roughly 0.6 GB for an hour of 720p and 1.0 GB in 1080p, so a two-hour film in HD fits in about 2.0 GB of your plan.
Sources: GeoNames and our measurements.