Monthly climate in Garoowe, Somalia

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Garoowe features a hot desert climate (BWh).Temperatures typically range between 23 °C (74 °F) and 29 °C (85 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 12 °C (53 °F) or can rise to as high as 38 °C (100 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 137 mm (5.4 inches) and receives 22 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Garoowe enjoys an average of 3943 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 37 minutes to 12 hours 35 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Garoowe, Somalia §

The warmest months in Garoowe are June, August and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 29 to 29 °C (84 - 85 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 23 to 24 °C (74 - 76 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Garoowe 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 Garoowe, 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 34°C
(93°F)
35°C
(95°F)
36°C
(97°F)
36°C
(98°F)
38°C
(100°F)
37°C
(98°F)
36°C
(96°F)
36°C
(98°F)
37°C
(98°F)
36°C
(97°F)
34°C
(94°F)
34°C
(93°F)
Mean maximum 32°C
(90°F)
33°C
(93°F)
35°C
(95°F)
36°C
(96°F)
37°C
(99°F)
36°C
(96°F)
35°C
(95°F)
35°C
(96°F)
36°C
(97°F)
35°C
(96°F)
34°C
(93°F)
32°C
(91°F)
Average high 30°C
(87°F)
31°C
(89°F)
33°C
(92°F)
34°C
(93°F)
34°C
(93°F)
34°C
(93°F)
33°C
(91°F)
34°C
(93°F)
35°C
(94°F)
32°C
(91°F)
32°C
(89°F)
30°C
(87°F)
Daily mean 23°C
(74°F)
24°C
(76°F)
26°C
(79°F)
28°C
(82°F)
29°C
(84°F)
29°C
(85°F)
28°C
(84°F)
29°C
(84°F)
29°C
(85°F)
27°C
(81°F)
26°C
(78°F)
24°C
(75°F)
Average low 17°C
(62°F)
18°C
(64°F)
19°C
(67°F)
22°C
(72°F)
24°C
(76°F)
25°C
(77°F)
24°C
(76°F)
24°C
(75°F)
24°C
(75°F)
23°C
(73°F)
20°C
(69°F)
18°C
(64°F)
Mean minimum 14°C
(57°F)
15°C
(59°F)
16°C
(60°F)
19°C
(67°F)
22°C
(72°F)
24°C
(75°F)
23°C
(73°F)
22°C
(73°F)
22°C
(72°F)
20°C
(67°F)
17°C
(63°F)
15°C
(59°F)
Minimum 12°C
(53°F)
13°C
(56°F)
15°C
(59°F)
17°C
(63°F)
22°C
(71°F)
22°C
(72°F)
22°C
(72°F)
22°C
(72°F)
21°C
(71°F)
18°C
(65°F)
16°C
(62°F)
14°C
(57°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Garoowe, Somalia §

Garoowe usually has the most precipitation in April, May and October, with an average of 6 rainy days and 31 mm (1.2 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Garoowe are January, February and August. On average, 0 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Garoowe, 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) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 4 (0.2) 27 (1.1) 46 (1.8) 4 (0.2) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 5 (0.2) 21 (0.8) 14 (0.6) 15 (0.6)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 0 0 1 5 8 0 0 0 0 5 2 1

Monthly sunshine hours in Garoowe, Somalia §

The sunniest months in Garoowe are March, May and October, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 8 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Garoowe: January, February and July receive an average of 10 hours 1 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Garoowe, 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 280 313 349 339 344 326 318 327 326 342 332 340
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 40m 11h 50m 12h 4m 12h 17m 12h 29m 12h 35m 12h 32m 12h 22m 12h 8m 11h 55m 11h 43m 11h 37m

Solar UV radiation in Garoowe, Somalia §

Garoowe experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in March, April and August, 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 13. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Garoowe UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Garoowe, 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 13 14 15 14 14 12 11