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Monthly climate in Luuq, Gedo, Somalia

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Luuq features a hot desert climate (BWh).Temperatures typically range between 28 °C (83 °F) and 33 °C (91 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 21 °C (69 °F) or can rise to as high as 41 °C (106 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 329 mm (12.9 inches) and receives 42 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Luuq enjoys an average of 3955 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 53 minutes to 12 hours 19 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Luuq, Gedo, Somalia §

The warmest months in Luuq are January, February and March, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 31 to 33 °C (88 - 91 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in July, August and November, when daily mean temperatures range from 28 to 29 °C (83 - 85 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Luuq experiences 329 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 Luuq, Gedo, 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 39°C
(103°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 38°C
(101°F)
Mean maximum 38°C
(101°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 37°C
(100°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 37°C
(100°F)
Average high 37°C
(98°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 35°C
(94°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 35°C
(96°F)
Daily mean 31°C
(88°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 30°C
(87°F)
Average low 25°C
(77°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(77°F)
Mean minimum 23°C
(73°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)
Minimum 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 22°C
(71°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Luuq, Gedo, Somalia §

Luuq usually has the most precipitation in April, October and November, with an average of 10 rainy days and 81 mm (3.2 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Luuq are January, February and August. On average, 1 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Luuq, Gedo, 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) 1 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 12 (0.5) 98 (3.9) 55 (2.1) 3 (0.1) 4 (0.1) 2 (0.1) 3 (0.1) 77 (3.0) 70 (2.7) 6 (0.2)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 0 0 3 13 8 0 0 0 0 7 10 1

Monthly sunshine hours in Luuq, Gedo, Somalia §

The sunniest months in Luuq are March, May and December, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 18 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Luuq: January, February and July receive an average of 10 hours 2 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Luuq, Gedo, 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 285 321 355 332 348 321 307 329 335 342 328 348
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 54m 11h 59m 12h 4m 12h 11m 12h 16m 12h 19m 12h 18m 12h 13m 12h 7m 12h 0m 11h 56m 11h 53m

Solar UV radiation in Luuq, Gedo, Somalia §

Luuq experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in February, March and April, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 15 - 16, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.June, November and December are in the Extreme exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 12. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Luuq UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Luuq, Gedo, 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) 13 15 16 15 14 12 13 13 13 13 12 11