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Monthly climate in Burao, Somalia

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Burao features a hot desert climate (BWh).Temperatures typically range between 20 °C (68 °F) and 26 °C (80 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 10 °C (51 °F) or can rise to as high as 36 °C (97 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 165 mm (6.5 inches) and receives 34 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Burao enjoys an average of 3958 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 33 minutes to 12 hours 39 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Burao, Somalia §

The warmest months in Burao are May, June and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 25 to 26 °C (78 - 80 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 20 to 22 °C (68 - 71 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Burao experiences 317 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 Burao, 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)		 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 35°C
(94°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 29°C
(85°F)
Mean maximum 29°C
(84°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 29°C
(84°F)
Average high 27°C
(81°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 26°C
(80°F)
Daily mean 20°C
(68°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 20°C
(69°F)
Average low 14°C
(58°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 15°C
(60°F)
Mean minimum 12°C
(54°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 13°C
(55°F)
Minimum 10°C
(51°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 15°C
(58°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 11°C
(53°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Burao, Somalia §

Burao usually has the most precipitation in April, May and October, with an average of 8 rainy days and 38 mm (1.5 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Burao are January, February and December. On average, 1 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Burao, 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) 5 (0.2) 47 (1.8) 46 (1.8) 4 (0.2) 5 (0.2) 4 (0.2) 8 (0.3) 22 (0.9) 20 (0.8) 3 (0.1)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 0 0 1 11 8 0 1 1 1 6 4 1

Monthly sunshine hours in Burao, Somalia §

The sunniest months in Burao are March, May and December, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 10 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Burao: January, February and July receive an average of 10 hours 5 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Burao, 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 279 313 348 338 350 329 325 335 330 339 327 339
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 37m 11h 48m 12h 3m 12h 19m 12h 32m 12h 39m 12h 36m 12h 24m 12h 9m 11h 53m 11h 40m 11h 33m

Solar UV radiation in Burao, Somalia §

Burao experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, May 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 12. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Burao UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Burao, 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 15 16 15 12 15 15 14 13 12 11