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Monthly climate in Bosaso, Somalia

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Bosaso features a hot desert climate (BWh).Temperatures typically range between 23 °C (73 °F) and 33 °C (91 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 16 °C (60 °F) or can rise to as high as 39 °C (103 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 100 mm (3.9 inches) and receives 12 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Bosaso enjoys an average of 3944 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 27 minutes to 12 hours 45 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Bosaso, Somalia §

The warmest months in Bosaso are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 33 to 33 °C (91 - 91 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 23 to 23 °C (73 - 75 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Bosaso experiences 318 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Bosaso, Somalia.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 38°C
(102°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 28°C
(83°F)
Mean maximum 28°C
(82°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 28°C
(82°F)
Average high 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(93°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 26°C
(79°F)
Daily mean 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(75°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 28°C
(84°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 23°C
(74°F)
Average low 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 20°C
(69°F)
Mean minimum 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 18°C
(65°F)
Minimum 17°C
(63°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 16°C
(60°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Bosaso, Somalia §

Bosaso usually has the most precipitation in May, November and December, with an average of 2 rainy days and 21 mm (0.8 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Bosaso are July, August and September. On average, 1 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Bosaso, Somalia.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 3 (0.1) 2 (0.1) 4 (0.1) 9 (0.4) 18 (0.7) 10 (0.4) 1 (0.1) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 8 (0.3) 23 (0.9) 20 (0.8)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 2

Monthly sunshine hours in Bosaso, Somalia §

The sunniest months in Bosaso are March, April and May, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 23 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Bosaso: January, February and November receive an average of 10 hours 6 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Bosaso, Somalia.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 275 311 348 347 352 325 328 329 325 345 323 332
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 31m 11h 45m 12h 3m 12h 22m 12h 38m 12h 45m 12h 41m 12h 27m 12h 9m 11h 51m 11h 35m 11h 27m

Solar UV radiation in Bosaso, Somalia §

Bosaso experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in March, April and May, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 14 - 14, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.June, November and December are in the Very High / Extreme exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 11. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Bosaso UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Bosaso, Somalia.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 12 13 14 14 14 11 13 13 13 12 11 10