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Monthly climate in Bu'aale, Somalia

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Bu'aale features a hot desert climate (BWh).Temperatures typically range between 28 °C (82 °F) and 31 °C (87 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 22 °C (72 °F) or can rise to as high as 40 °C (105 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 418 mm (16.5 inches) and receives 78 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Bu'aale enjoys an average of 4020 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 12 hours 3 minutes to 12 hours 10 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Bu'aale, Somalia §

The warmest months in Bu'aale are February, March and April, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 30 to 31 °C (86 - 87 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 28 to 28 °C (82 - 83 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Bu'aale 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 Bu'aale, 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 40°C
(104°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 39°C
(102°F)
Mean maximum 39°C
(102°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 38°C
(102°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 38°C
(100°F)
Average high 37°C
(99°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 36°C
(96°F)
Daily mean 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(85°F)
Average low 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)
Mean minimum 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)
Minimum 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(73°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Bu'aale, Somalia §

Bu'aale usually has the most precipitation in April, May and November, with an average of 14 rainy days and 85 mm (3.3 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Bu'aale are January, February and July. On average, 6 mm (0.3 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Bu'aale, 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) 2 (0.1) 5 (0.2) 24 (0.9) 90 (3.5) 77 (3.0) 18 (0.7) 12 (0.5) 12 (0.5) 14 (0.6) 45 (1.8) 88 (3.5) 31 (1.2)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 0 1 3 14 18 5 3 4 4 9 12 5

Monthly sunshine hours in Bu'aale, Somalia §

The sunniest months in Bu'aale are March, August and December, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 17 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Bu'aale: January, February and November receive an average of 10 hours 25 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Bu'aale, 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 288 321 353 330 339 332 343 349 338 347 328 347
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 3m 12h 4m 12h 5m 12h 7m 12h 9m 12h 10m 12h 9m 12h 7m 12h 6m 12h 4m 12h 3m 12h 3m

Solar UV radiation in Bu'aale, Somalia §

Bu'aale experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in March, April and May, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 14 - 15, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.June, July 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 Bu'aale UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Bu'aale, 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 14 15 15 14 12 12 12 13 13 12 11