Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Berbera features a hot desert climate (BWh).Temperatures typically range between 24 °C (76 °F) and 33 °C (91 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 21 °C (70 °F) or can rise to as high as 38 °C (101 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 196 mm (7.7 inches) and receives 27 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Berbera enjoys an average of 3943 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 30 minutes to 12 hours 42 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Berbera are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 32 to 33 °C (90 - 91 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 24 to 25 °C (76 - 77 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Berbera experiences 320 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 38°C (101°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 36°C (98°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 36°C (96°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 28°C (84°F) |
Mean maximum | 26°C (80°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 37°C (98°F) | 37°C (98°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 30°C (85°F) | 28°C (82°F) |
Average high | 26°C (78°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 26°C (80°F) |
Daily mean | 24°C (76°F) | 25°C (76°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 32°C (91°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 25°C (77°F) |
Average low | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 24°C (75°F) |
Mean minimum | 22°C (72°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 28°C (84°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 28°C (84°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (73°F) |
Minimum | 21°C (70°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 22°C (72°F) |
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Berbera usually has the most precipitation in April, October and November, with an average of 4 rainy days and 34 mm (1.3 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Berbera are July, August and September. On average, 3 mm (0.1 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 9 (0.4) | 13 (0.5) | 14 (0.6) | 24 (0.9) | 21 (0.8) | 8 (0.3) | 5 (0.2) | 2 (0.1) | 3 (0.1) | 35 (1.4) | 44 (1.7) | 18 (0.7) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
The sunniest months in Berbera are March, May and October, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 8 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Berbera: January, February and November receive an average of 10 hours 4 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 274 | 307 | 344 | 339 | 349 | 329 | 326 | 338 | 329 | 341 | 325 | 335 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 11h 34m | 11h 46m | 12h 3m | 12h 21m | 12h 35m | 12h 42m | 12h 38m | 12h 26m | 12h 9m | 11h 52m | 11h 37m | 11h 30m |
Berbera experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, May and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 13 - 14, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.June, October 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 Berbera UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 |