climigo

Somalia

Do not travel

The governments of Canada and the United States advise against all travel to the whole country.

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When to go?

No ideal month: the best months are January–February, the least hot. Avoid March–December (hot).

Climate zones

KenyaEthiopiaDjiboutiEritreaYemenMogadishuMogadishuMogadishuZeilaZeilaZeilaBerberaBerberaBerberaBosasoBosasoBosasoKismayoKismayoKismayo

Mean maximum and minimum temperature and mean monthly precipitation of the season (the mean of its three months), ERA5-Land 1996–2025, at about 9 km resolution: colours are in levels (the same as the city scale) and smaller details are not real.

What is the climate like?

Area mean indicative, over the whole territory

Temperature and rain

January 32°20°
February 33°20°
March 34°22°
April 33°24°
May 33°24°
June 33°24°
July 32°23°
August 33°23°
September 34°23°
October 32°22°
November 31°21°
December 31°20°

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

−5°0°5°10°15°20°25°30°35°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec19.8 · 31.5 °CJanuary: 19.8 · 31.5 °C20.2 · 32.7 °CFebruary: 20.2 · 32.7 °C22.0 · 34.0 °CMarch: 22.0 · 34.0 °C23.5 · 33.4 °CApril: 23.5 · 33.4 °C23.9 · 33.1 °CMay: 23.9 · 33.1 °C23.6 · 32.9 °CJune: 23.6 · 32.9 °C22.8 · 32.0 °CJuly: 22.8 · 32.0 °C22.6 · 32.6 °CAugust: 22.6 · 32.6 °C22.9 · 33.5 °CSeptember: 22.9 · 33.5 °C22.3 · 32.0 °COctober: 22.3 · 32.0 °C21.2 · 30.9 °CNovember: 21.2 · 30.9 °C20.3 · 31.2 °CDecember: 20.3 · 31.2 °C

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

Jan 19.8 – 31.5 °C
Feb 20.2 – 32.7 °C
Mar 22.0 – 34.0 °C
Apr 23.5 – 33.4 °C
May 23.9 – 33.1 °C
Jun 23.6 – 32.9 °C
Jul 22.8 – 32.0 °C
Aug 22.6 – 32.6 °C
Sep 22.9 – 33.5 °C
Oct 22.3 – 32.0 °C
Nov 21.2 – 30.9 °C
Dec 20.3 – 31.2 °C

How much it rains

January 4 mm1 d
February 2 mm0 d
March 12 mm2 d
April 65 mm9 d
May 49 mm8 d
June 9 mm2 d
July 8 mm1 d
August 8 mm1 d
September 9 mm2 d
October 52 mm8 d
November 50 mm7 d
December 13 mm2 d

Rain days and how much water

0102030 dJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec4 mm · 1 rain day · 4 mm a dayJanuary: 4 mm · 1 rain day · 4 mm a day2 mm · 0 rain daysFebruary: 2 mm · 0 rain days12 mm · 2 rain days · 6 mm a dayMarch: 12 mm · 2 rain days · 6 mm a day65 mm · 9 rain days · 7 mm a dayApril: 65 mm · 9 rain days · 7 mm a day49 mm · 8 rain days · 6 mm a dayMay: 49 mm · 8 rain days · 6 mm a day9 mm · 2 rain days · 5 mm a dayJune: 9 mm · 2 rain days · 5 mm a day8 mm · 1 rain day · 8 mm a dayJuly: 8 mm · 1 rain day · 8 mm a day8 mm · 1 rain day · 8 mm a dayAugust: 8 mm · 1 rain day · 8 mm a day9 mm · 2 rain days · 5 mm a daySeptember: 9 mm · 2 rain days · 5 mm a day52 mm · 8 rain days · 7 mm a dayOctober: 52 mm · 8 rain days · 7 mm a day50 mm · 7 rain days · 7 mm a dayNovember: 50 mm · 7 rain days · 7 mm a day13 mm · 2 rain days · 7 mm a dayDecember: 13 mm · 2 rain days · 7 mm a day

Rain days and how much water

Jan 4 mm1 d
Feb 2 mm0 d
Mar 12 mm2 d
Apr 65 mm9 d
May 49 mm8 d
Jun 9 mm2 d
Jul 8 mm1 d
Aug 8 mm1 d
Sep 9 mm2 d
Oct 52 mm8 d
Nov 50 mm7 d
Dec 13 mm2 d

Bars: length = rain days, thickness = mm on a rain day, area = the month's rain. 3 mm a day7 mm a day15 mm a day

Colour = the month's rain: 103060100160250400mm

Daylight hours

January 11 h 49
February 11 h 56
March 12 h 05
April 12 h 15
May 12 h 23
June 12 h 28
July 12 h 26
August 12 h 19
September 12 h 09
October 12 h 00
November 11 h 51
December 11 h 47

Mean daylight hours over the whole territory.

Spatial mean over the whole area, weighted by area (cosine of the latitude), not by population: indicative only, since the climate varies a lot within an area (coasts, plains, mountains). Look at the cities for the weather you will find.

Main cities

Mogadishu

Zeila

Berbera

Cities