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When to go to Hargeisa

Twelve months of averages for Hargeisa, and what they say about when to go.

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What the averages say

Mean daily highs and lows and the month's rain, averaged over 2001 to 2020.

On these averages, Hargeisa has a mean high between 18°C and 32°C and under 150 mm of rain in April, July, August and October to February.

Of those months, it is also dry (under 50 mm of rain) and not humid in July, August and October to February.

Hot months (a mean high of 32°C or more): March, May, June and September.
The warmest month is June (33°C) and the coolest December (27°C). The wettest is April (76 mm) and the driest January (4 mm); about 335 mm of rain falls in a year.

How these sentences are worded

Each sentence is written from the figures by fixed rules, and says no more than they do. Mild to warm: a mean daily high from 18°C up to 32°C. Hot: 32°C or more. Cool: 10°C up to 18°C. Cold: under 10°C. Dry: under 50 mm of rain in the month; wet: 150 mm or more. Humid: a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more. A month is described as good for going when it is mild to warm and not wet.

Hargeisa: highs, lows and rainHighLowRain

The year at a glance

Mild to warm and dry
Mild to warm, humid or showery
Hot
Cool
Wet
Cold

JanMild–warm, dry
FebMild–warm, dry
MarHot
AprMild–warm, mixed
MayHot
JunHot
JulMild–warm, dry
AugMild–warm, dry
SeptHot
OctMild–warm, dry
NovMild–warm, dry
DecMild–warm, dry

Month by month

Every month in Hargeisa

The whole year, with humidity, cloud and the sunlight reaching the ground.

Climate in Hargeisa by month: mean daily high and low, rain, and what the month is like
Month	High	Low	Rain	Humidity	Cloud	Sunlight (kWh/m²/day)	High in Dubai	What it is like
January	27°C	12°C	4 mm	66%	25%	6.3	23°C	Mild to warm and dry
February	30°C	13°C	5 mm	59%	23%	6.9	24°C	Mild to warm and dry
March	32°C	16°C	19 mm	53%	25%	7.3	27°C	Hot
April	31°C	19°C	76 mm	58%	42%	7	31°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
May	32°C	19°C	38 mm	58%	45%	7	35°C	Hot
June	33°C	19°C	20 mm	54%	34%	7	37°C	Hot
July	31°C	19°C	25 mm	52%	36%	6.7	39°C	Mild to warm and dry
August	31°C	19°C	44 mm	51%	38%	6.9	39°C	Mild to warm and dry
September	32°C	19°C	41 mm	51%	39%	6.9	37°C	Hot
October	30°C	17°C	29 mm	56%	34%	6.6	34°C	Mild to warm and dry
November	28°C	14°C	19 mm	65%	26%	6.3	29°C	Mild to warm and dry
December	27°C	12°C	15 mm	68%	24%	6.1	25°C	Mild to warm and dry

The Dubai column is Dubai's mean daily high, for comparison.

Modelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020. These data were obtained from the NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) POWER Project funded through the NASA Earth Science/Applied Science Program.

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Month

High

Low

Rain

Humidity

Cloud

Sunlight (kWh/m²/day)

High in Dubai

What it is like

January

27°C

12°C

4 mm

66%

25%

6.3

23°C

Mild to warm and dry

February

30°C

13°C

5 mm

59%

23%

6.9

24°C

Mild to warm and dry

March

32°C

16°C

19 mm

53%

25%

7.3

27°C

Hot

April

31°C

19°C

76 mm

58%

42%

31°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

May

32°C

19°C

38 mm

58%

45%

35°C

Hot

June

33°C

19°C

20 mm

54%

34%

37°C

Hot

July

31°C

19°C

25 mm

52%

36%

6.7

39°C

Mild to warm and dry

August

31°C

19°C

44 mm

51%

38%

6.9

39°C

Mild to warm and dry

September

32°C

19°C

41 mm

51%

39%

6.9

37°C

Hot

October

30°C

17°C

29 mm

56%

34%

6.6

34°C

Mild to warm and dry

November

28°C

14°C

19 mm

65%

26%

6.3

29°C

Mild to warm and dry

December

27°C

12°C

15 mm

68%

24%

6.1

25°C

Mild to warm and dry