What are the temperature differences between Mogadishu, Kismaayo, Baidoa, Hargeysa, Baardheere, 5 more?

The temperatures in Somali cities generally fall within a comfortable range, with most locations consistently above 18°C However, Boosaaso frequently experiences discomfort temperatures exceeding 30°C, especially from May to September Hargeysa stands out as the coolest location, with minimum temperatures dropping to 13.2°C in January and maximums below 27°C throughout the year Cities like Baardheere often experience maximum temperatures above 35°C, indicating hotter conditions compared to coastal cities like Mogadishu.

What are the differences in sun/precipitation levels between Mogadishu, Kismaayo, Baidoa, Hargeysa, Baardheere, 5 more?

Boosaaso generally has the highest sun hours throughout the year, with values consistently above 9 hours, peaking in the early months. Cities like Kismaayo, Marka and Mogadishu experience significantly lower sun hours, especially during the middle of the year. Precipitation is generally low across all cities, but Kismaayo, Baidoa, Baardheere, and Mogadishu see more pronounced rainfall peaks in April and May. Gaalkacyo, Cadaado and Garoowe demonstrates similar condition. Hargeysa and Boosaaso remains relatively dry, though Hargeysa experiences higher precipitation compared to the conditions in Boosaaso.

What are the differences in astronomy conditions (sunrise, sunset) between Mogadishu, Kismaayo, Baidoa, Hargeysa, Baardheere, 5 more?

Sunrise occurs earliest in May for cities like Hargeysa, Gaalkacyo, Boosaaso, Garoowe and Cadaado, while October and November see the earliest sunrises in more southern cities The shortest days are in December for most cities, with Kismaayo being an exception with the shortest day in May Boosaaso experiences the longest days, while Kismaayo has the shortest difference between its longest and shortest days.

Somalia: Weather & Climate Comparison

Yearly weather

Calculations are based on the last 8 years of historical weather data.

Temperatures

The temperatures in Somali cities generally fall within a comfortable range, with most locations consistently above 18°C
However, Boosaaso frequently experiences discomfort temperatures exceeding 30°C, especially from May to September
Hargeysa stands out as the coolest location, with minimum temperatures dropping to 13.2°C in January and maximums below 27°C throughout the year
Cities like Baardheere often experience maximum temperatures above 35°C, indicating hotter conditions compared to coastal cities like Mogadishu.

Maximum Temperatures

Period	Mogadishu	Kismaayo	Baidoa	Hargeysa	Baardheere	Gaalkacyo	Marka	Boosaaso	Cadaado	Garoowe
Jan	29.6°C	31.3°C	34.8°C	23.9°C	36.9°C	33.5°C	30.8°C	26.2°C	33.5°C	29.6°C
Feb	29.7°C	31.7°C	36.1°C	27.0°C	38.0°C	34.7°C	30.9°C	27.2°C	34.7°C	31.5°C
Mar	30.3°C	32.7°C	36.3°C	29.5°C	37.7°C	35.9°C	31.5°C	29.8°C	35.9°C	33.2°C
Apr	30.8°C	31.0°C	33.0°C	29.7°C	34.4°C	35.0°C	31.6°C	32.6°C	35.0°C	32.8°C
May	29.8°C	28.7°C	31.2°C	30.7°C	32.9°C	34.4°C	30.3°C	34.1°C	34.4°C	32.0°C
Jun	28.3°C	28.2°C	30.6°C	31.1°C	32.4°C	34.6°C	28.9°C	36.4°C	34.6°C	32.2°C
Jul	27.1°C	27.7°C	29.7°C	29.1°C	31.6°C	33.4°C	27.9°C	36.3°C	33.4°C	31.2°C
Aug	27.0°C	27.8°C	30.8°C	29.8°C	32.6°C	34.5°C	27.9°C	36.2°C	34.5°C	32.2°C
Sep	27.7°C	28.6°C	32.5°C	30.6°C	34.0°C	35.3°C	28.6°C	35.3°C	35.3°C	32.8°C
Oct	28.5°C	29.6°C	31.7°C	28.7°C	33.9°C	33.0°C	29.4°C	31.4°C	33.0°C	30.7°C
Nov	29.2°C	30.1°C	30.9°C	25.7°C	33.3°C	32.9°C	29.8°C	28.6°C	32.9°C	30.3°C
Dec	29.9°C	30.7°C	33.3°C	23.6°C	35.5°C	33.4°C	30.6°C	26.9°C	33.4°C	29.6°C
Average	34.4°C	32.6°C	31.8°C	34.2°C	34.2°C	31.5°C	28.3°C	29.8°C	29.9°C	29.0°C

Minimum Temperatures

Period	Mogadishu	Kismaayo	Baidoa	Hargeysa	Baardheere	Gaalkacyo	Marka	Boosaaso	Cadaado	Garoowe
Jan	24.4°C	24.3°C	21.1°C	13.3°C	23.9°C	19.8°C	24.0°C	20.7°C	19.8°C	16.9°C
Feb	24.8°C	24.6°C	21.5°C	14.8°C	24.5°C	19.8°C	24.6°C	21.4°C	19.8°C	17.1°C
Mar	26.3°C	25.6°C	22.9°C	17.6°C	25.6°C	21.7°C	26.1°C	23.3°C	21.7°C	19.1°C
Apr	27.5°C	26.2°C	23.6°C	20.2°C	25.7°C	24.7°C	27.1°C	26.2°C	24.7°C	21.8°C
May	26.8°C	25.3°C	22.1°C	20.6°C	24.0°C	25.8°C	26.0°C	28.2°C	25.8°C	23.6°C
Jun	25.7°C	24.7°C	20.9°C	20.3°C	22.9°C	24.8°C	24.9°C	30.1°C	24.8°C	22.7°C
Jul	24.8°C	24.1°C	20.7°C	19.9°C	22.8°C	23.6°C	24.3°C	30.0°C	23.6°C	21.5°C
Aug	24.6°C	23.6°C	20.9°C	20.5°C	22.9°C	23.5°C	24.1°C	30.1°C	23.5°C	21.3°C
Sep	25.1°C	23.9°C	21.5°C	21.2°C	23.5°C	24.0°C	24.6°C	29.1°C	24.0°C	21.6°C
Oct	25.8°C	24.4°C	22.0°C	18.9°C	24.4°C	24.5°C	25.3°C	25.3°C	24.5°C	21.8°C
Nov	26.1°C	25.0°C	21.5°C	16.2°C	24.3°C	23.0°C	25.4°C	23.3°C	23.0°C	20.4°C
Dec	25.5°C	25.0°C	21.2°C	13.8°C	23.9°C	21.2°C	24.9°C	21.4°C	21.2°C	18.3°C
Average	24.0°C	21.7°C	25.8°C	23.0°C	23.0°C	20.5°C	18.1°C	24.7°C	25.1°C	25.6°C

Maximum/minimum temperature averages are computed by averaging the max/min temperature of each day for a given period.

Conditions

Boosaaso generally has the highest sun hours throughout the year, with values consistently above 9 hours, peaking in the early months. Cities like Kismaayo, Marka and Mogadishu experience significantly lower sun hours, especially during the middle of the year.
Precipitation is generally low across all cities, but Kismaayo, Baidoa, Baardheere, and Mogadishu see more pronounced rainfall peaks in April and May. Gaalkacyo, Cadaado and Garoowe demonstrates similar condition. Hargeysa and Boosaaso remains relatively dry, though Hargeysa experiences higher precipitation compared to the conditions in Boosaaso.

Sunny Weather

Period	Mogadishu	Kismaayo	Baidoa	Hargeysa	Baardheere	Gaalkacyo	Marka	Boosaaso	Cadaado	Garoowe
Jan	9.5 hours/day	5.1 hours/day	10.8 hours/day	10.0 hours/day	10.4 hours/day	10.3 hours/day	9.4 hours/day	9.2 hours/day	10.5 hours/day	10.1 hours/day
Feb	8.9 hours/day	5.8 hours/day	10.8 hours/day	10.8 hours/day	10.3 hours/day	11.1 hours/day	8.8 hours/day	10.2 hours/day	11.3 hours/day	10.2 hours/day
Mar	7.8 hours/day	5.1 hours/day	8.6 hours/day	9.8 hours/day	7.2 hours/day	9.6 hours/day	7.8 hours/day	11.5 hours/day	9.7 hours/day	9.4 hours/day
Apr	5.4 hours/day	2.4 hours/day	3.4 hours/day	7.8 hours/day	2.4 hours/day	5.6 hours/day	5.6 hours/day	11.0 hours/day	6.1 hours/day	6.2 hours/day
May	3.7 hours/day	0.9 hours/day	2.2 hours/day	9.4 hours/day	1.5 hours/day	5.6 hours/day	3.4 hours/day	10.9 hours/day	5.8 hours/day	5.5 hours/day
Jun	2.9 hours/day	2.6 hours/day	2.3 hours/day	10.8 hours/day	2.1 hours/day	7.7 hours/day	3.1 hours/day	11.6 hours/day	7.7 hours/day	9.3 hours/day
Jul	2.3 hours/day	2.6 hours/day	1.5 hours/day	8.2 hours/day	1.5 hours/day	5.7 hours/day	2.5 hours/day	9.3 hours/day	5.7 hours/day	8.1 hours/day
Aug	2.9 hours/day	2.8 hours/day	3.0 hours/day	8.8 hours/day	2.7 hours/day	7.2 hours/day	3.3 hours/day	10.4 hours/day	7.3 hours/day	8.5 hours/day
Sep	3.8 hours/day	3.3 hours/day	4.7 hours/day	9.7 hours/day	4.5 hours/day	6.9 hours/day	4.3 hours/day	11.2 hours/day	6.9 hours/day	7.2 hours/day
Oct	4.1 hours/day	3.9 hours/day	2.6 hours/day	9.1 hours/day	3.4 hours/day	3.2 hours/day	4.5 hours/day	11.1 hours/day	3.2 hours/day	4.0 hours/day
Nov	4.5 hours/day	3.6 hours/day	3.7 hours/day	8.7 hours/day	3.7 hours/day	7.6 hours/day	4.9 hours/day	9.1 hours/day	7.6 hours/day	8.3 hours/day
Dec	7.5 hours/day	4.0 hours/day	9.4 hours/day	9.7 hours/day	8.4 hours/day	10.6 hours/day	7.7 hours/day	9.3 hours/day	10.5 hours/day	10.5 hours/day
Average	4.8 hours/day	5.3 hours/day	10.4 hours/day	7.7 hours/day	7.6 hours/day	8.1 hours/day	9.4 hours/day	3.5 hours/day	5.4 hours/day	5.3 hours/day

Sun hours are computed from the number of hours of direct sunlight. The length of the day can affect these measurements; for example, northern cities have longer days in summer.

Precipitation Levels

Period	Mogadishu	Kismaayo	Baidoa	Hargeysa	Baardheere	Gaalkacyo	Marka	Boosaaso	Cadaado	Garoowe
Jan	0.1mm	0.7mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.1mm	0.1mm	0.0mm	0.0mm
Feb	0.0mm	0.3mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm
Mar	0.6mm	1.2mm	1.4mm	1.8mm	1.5mm	0.4mm	0.5mm	0.1mm	0.4mm	0.3mm
Apr	2.5mm	6.6mm	5.6mm	3.2mm	4.7mm	2.2mm	2.6mm	0.5mm	2.2mm	1.9mm
May	2.7mm	8.0mm	2.8mm	2.2mm	1.2mm	2.3mm	2.8mm	0.7mm	2.3mm	2.6mm
Jun	1.4mm	1.7mm	0.4mm	0.4mm	0.2mm	0.0mm	1.4mm	0.2mm	0.0mm	0.0mm
Jul	1.7mm	1.3mm	0.3mm	0.8mm	0.2mm	0.0mm	1.4mm	0.1mm	0.0mm	0.0mm
Aug	1.2mm	1.1mm	0.3mm	0.7mm	0.2mm	0.0mm	1.1mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm
Sep	0.7mm	1.2mm	0.3mm	0.9mm	0.2mm	0.3mm	0.7mm	0.0mm	0.3mm	0.2mm
Oct	1.0mm	2.2mm	3.8mm	1.7mm	1.1mm	1.8mm	0.8mm	0.3mm	1.8mm	2.0mm
Nov	2.4mm	3.8mm	4.8mm	1.0mm	3.0mm	1.5mm	2.2mm	0.6mm	1.5mm	1.4mm
Dec	0.5mm	2.0mm	0.3mm	0.1mm	0.3mm	0.2mm	0.4mm	0.6mm	0.2mm	0.9mm
Average	1.1mm	1.7mm	0.3mm	0.7mm	0.7mm	0.8mm	1.1mm	2.5mm	1.2mm	1.2mm

Average amount of precipitation that falls in a form of a rain, snow, sleet or hail.

Wind Speed

Period	Mogadishu	Kismaayo	Baidoa	Hargeysa	Baardheere	Gaalkacyo	Marka	Boosaaso	Cadaado	Garoowe
Jan	34.7km/h	23.2km/h	29.8km/h	26.7km/h	25.0km/h	30.9km/h	32.5km/h	20.6km/h	30.9km/h	31.0km/h
Feb	33.5km/h	23.8km/h	29.4km/h	26.0km/h	26.9km/h	31.1km/h	31.7km/h	19.7km/h	31.1km/h	28.6km/h
Mar	29.7km/h	21.9km/h	28.0km/h	25.0km/h	28.1km/h	31.6km/h	28.3km/h	20.2km/h	31.6km/h	28.0km/h
Apr	22.5km/h	20.4km/h	21.4km/h	22.4km/h	21.1km/h	26.9km/h	22.1km/h	19.4km/h	26.9km/h	24.7km/h
May	27.5km/h	23.9km/h	23.6km/h	27.6km/h	25.0km/h	27.4km/h	26.5km/h	17.9km/h	27.4km/h	30.1km/h
Jun	32.1km/h	26.1km/h	29.4km/h	42.7km/h	30.2km/h	39.0km/h	31.2km/h	26.1km/h	39.0km/h	45.2km/h
Jul	33.7km/h	26.9km/h	32.1km/h	46.0km/h	32.8km/h	43.0km/h	33.1km/h	33.9km/h	43.0km/h	50.5km/h
Aug	31.3km/h	24.5km/h	30.9km/h	43.7km/h	32.2km/h	39.4km/h	31.1km/h	29.3km/h	39.4km/h	46.3km/h
Sep	28.9km/h	22.9km/h	29.7km/h	37.0km/h	31.6km/h	34.3km/h	28.7km/h	21.8km/h	34.3km/h	39.8km/h
Oct	23.7km/h	20.1km/h	22.8km/h	23.9km/h	26.1km/h	24.8km/h	23.9km/h	18.1km/h	24.8km/h	25.2km/h
Nov	22.3km/h	16.9km/h	19.9km/h	24.2km/h	19.5km/h	26.2km/h	21.5km/h	19.7km/h	26.2km/h	25.6km/h
Dec	30.6km/h	18.9km/h	26.8km/h	26.6km/h	22.8km/h	29.1km/h	28.2km/h	21.5km/h	29.1km/h	30.2km/h
Average	26.8km/h	27.0km/h	22.4km/h	32.0km/h	32.0km/h	33.8km/h	31.0km/h	22.5km/h	28.2km/h	29.2km/h

Humidity

Period	Mogadishu	Kismaayo	Baidoa	Hargeysa	Baardheere	Gaalkacyo	Marka	Boosaaso	Cadaado	Garoowe
Jan	75.4%	77.0%	45.3%	66.2%	42.8%	49.6%	73.4%	68.2%	49.6%	56.2%
Feb	76.8%	76.4%	46.5%	61.7%	43.8%	51.5%	74.7%	68.6%	51.5%	56.2%
Mar	76.2%	72.4%	51.9%	57.3%	48.6%	53.3%	73.8%	66.6%	53.3%	57.4%
Apr	72.9%	76.1%	64.6%	54.6%	60.1%	53.6%	71.7%	63.0%	53.6%	59.4%
May	78.4%	80.7%	72.8%	52.9%	66.5%	51.9%	78.3%	59.2%	51.9%	58.6%
Jun	79.1%	77.1%	69.6%	49.6%	62.6%	46.5%	78.1%	48.8%	46.5%	50.4%
Jul	79.2%	75.5%	65.4%	49.8%	58.8%	46.7%	77.2%	45.4%	46.7%	50.0%
Aug	80.0%	76.2%	62.8%	46.1%	57.1%	46.2%	77.8%	47.3%	46.2%	50.6%
Sep	80.2%	76.3%	60.4%	45.8%	55.5%	47.8%	77.7%	53.7%	47.8%	54.9%
Oct	79.7%	77.0%	67.6%	50.7%	58.2%	55.5%	77.8%	60.9%	55.5%	63.4%
Nov	76.1%	78.1%	70.3%	63.6%	61.5%	54.8%	76.1%	68.3%	54.8%	58.3%
Dec	75.4%	78.2%	53.8%	66.5%	50.3%	48.5%	74.5%	67.1%	48.5%	54.8%
Average	55.5%	60.9%	59.8%	50.5%	50.5%	55.9%	55.4%	76.8%	75.9%	77.5%

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Astronomy

Sunrise occurs earliest in May for cities like Hargeysa, Gaalkacyo, Boosaaso, Garoowe and Cadaado, while October and November see the earliest sunrises in more southern cities
The shortest days are in December for most cities, with Kismaayo being an exception with the shortest day in May
Boosaaso experiences the longest days, while Kismaayo has the shortest difference between its longest and shortest days.

Sunrise Time

Period	Mogadishu	Kismaayo	Baidoa	Hargeysa	Baardheere	Gaalkacyo	Marka	Boosaaso	Cadaado	Garoowe
Jan	6:07	6:15	6:16	6:23	6:20	6:06	6:09	6:06	6:08	6:04
Feb	6:10	6:20	6:18	6:22	6:23	6:07	6:13	6:04	6:09	6:04
Mar	6:04	6:15	6:11	6:10	6:16	5:56	6:06	5:50	5:59	5:52
Apr	5:54	6:07	6:00	5:54	6:06	5:43	5:56	5:32	5:46	5:37
May	5:49	6:04	5:55	5:44	6:01	5:34	5:52	5:21	5:38	5:28
Jun	5:52	6:07	5:57	5:44	6:04	5:36	5:55	5:21	5:40	5:29
Jul	5:58	6:13	6:03	5:51	6:09	5:42	6:01	5:28	5:46	5:35
Aug	5:57	6:11	6:03	5:55	6:09	5:44	6:00	5:33	5:49	5:38
Sep	5:50	6:02	5:56	5:54	6:02	5:41	5:52	5:33	5:44	5:37
Oct	5:43	5:52	5:50	5:52	5:55	5:37	5:45	5:33	5:40	5:34
Nov	5:43	5:51	5:52	5:58	5:56	5:41	5:45	5:40	5:44	5:39
Dec	5:54	6:01	6:02	6:12	6:07	5:54	5:56	5:55	5:56	5:53
Average	6:06	6:00	5:42	5:48	5:48	5:42	6:00	6:06	6:00	5:54

Sunrise times are output in the local timezone of each place.

Sunset Time

Period	Mogadishu	Kismaayo	Baidoa	Hargeysa	Baardheere	Gaalkacyo	Marka	Boosaaso	Cadaado	Garoowe
Jan	18:08	18:23	18:13	18:02	18:20	17:53	18:11	17:39	17:57	17:46
Feb	18:14	18:27	18:20	18:12	18:26	18:01	18:16	17:50	18:05	17:56
Mar	18:10	18:22	18:17	18:14	18:22	18:01	18:12	17:54	18:05	17:57
Apr	18:04	18:13	18:11	18:14	18:16	17:59	18:05	17:55	18:01	17:56
May	18:02	18:10	18:10	18:17	18:14	18:00	18:04	17:59	18:02	17:58
Jun	18:07	18:13	18:15	18:25	18:19	18:06	18:08	18:07	18:08	18:05
Jul	18:11	18:19	18:19	18:28	18:23	18:10	18:13	18:10	18:12	18:08
Aug	18:08	18:17	18:16	18:20	18:20	18:04	18:10	18:02	18:07	18:01
Sep	17:57	18:08	18:04	18:04	18:10	17:50	17:59	17:44	17:53	17:46
Oct	17:47	17:59	17:53	17:47	17:59	17:35	17:49	17:26	17:39	17:30
Nov	17:45	17:59	17:50	17:40	17:56	17:30	17:47	17:17	17:34	17:23
Dec	17:55	18:10	17:59	17:47	18:06	17:38	17:58	17:23	17:43	17:31
Average	18:12	18:06	17:48	18:00	17:54	17:48	18:06	18:12	18:06	18:00

Sunset times are output in the local timezone of each place.

Useful Day Length

Period	Mogadishu	Kismaayo	Baidoa	Hargeysa	Baardheere	Gaalkacyo	Marka	Boosaaso	Cadaado	Garoowe
Jan	11:08 hours	11:23 hours	11:13 hours	11:02 hours	11:20 hours	10:53 hours	11:11 hours	10:39 hours	10:57 hours	10:46 hours
Feb	11:14 hours	11:27 hours	11:20 hours	11:12 hours	11:26 hours	11:01 hours	11:16 hours	10:50 hours	11:05 hours	10:56 hours
Mar	11:10 hours	11:22 hours	11:17 hours	11:14 hours	11:22 hours	11:01 hours	11:12 hours	10:54 hours	11:05 hours	10:57 hours
Apr	11:04 hours	11:13 hours	11:11 hours	11:14 hours	11:16 hours	10:59 hours	11:05 hours	10:55 hours	11:01 hours	10:56 hours
May	11:02 hours	11:10 hours	11:10 hours	11:17 hours	11:14 hours	11:00 hours	11:04 hours	10:59 hours	11:02 hours	10:58 hours
Jun	11:07 hours	11:13 hours	11:15 hours	11:25 hours	11:19 hours	11:06 hours	11:08 hours	11:07 hours	11:08 hours	11:05 hours
Jul	11:11 hours	11:19 hours	11:19 hours	11:28 hours	11:23 hours	11:10 hours	11:13 hours	11:10 hours	11:12 hours	11:08 hours
Aug	11:08 hours	11:17 hours	11:16 hours	11:20 hours	11:20 hours	11:04 hours	11:10 hours	11:02 hours	11:07 hours	11:01 hours
Sep	10:57 hours	11:08 hours	11:04 hours	11:04 hours	11:10 hours	10:50 hours	10:59 hours	10:44 hours	10:53 hours	10:46 hours
Oct	10:47 hours	10:59 hours	10:53 hours	10:47 hours	10:59 hours	10:35 hours	10:49 hours	10:26 hours	10:39 hours	10:30 hours
Nov	10:45 hours	10:59 hours	10:50 hours	10:40 hours	10:56 hours	10:30 hours	10:47 hours	10:17 hours	10:34 hours	10:23 hours
Dec	10:55 hours	11:10 hours	10:59 hours	10:47 hours	11:06 hours	10:38 hours	10:58 hours	10:23 hours	10:43 hours	10:31 hours
Average	11:12 hours	11:06 hours	10:48 hours	11:00 hours	10:54 hours	10:48 hours	11:06 hours	11:12 hours	11:06 hours	11:00 hours

Discards daylight hours before 7 AM. In places that are located to the west of the timezone, the sun rises and sets later compared to the cities that are located to the east. This means that the useful day length is longer in the cities located to the west of the time zone.