Mogadishu Climate & Temperature
- Mogadishu, Somalia is at 2°1'N, 45°21'E, 9 m (30 ft). See map.
- Mogadishu has a subtropical desert / low-latitude arid hot climate (Köppen-Geiger classification: BWh)
- According to the Holdridge life zones system of bioclimatic classification Mogadishu is situated in or near the tropical thorn woodland biome.
- The average temperature is 27 degrees Celsius (80.7 degrees Fahrenheit). See the temperatures page for a monthly breakdown and the fixed scale graph.
- Average monthly temperatures vary by 3 °C (5.4°F). This indicates that the continentality type is hyperoceanic, subtype truly hyperoceanic.
- Total annual Precipitation averages 399 mm (15.7 inches) which is equivalent to 399 Litres/m² (9.79 Gallons/ft²).
- On average there are 3083 hours of sunshine per year. Visit the sunshine and daylight section to check monthly details including how high in the sky the sun reaches each month.
- Were you to burrow down through the centre of the Earth from Mogadishu you would pop up nearest to the climate station at Atuona, French Polynesia where you would find a Tropical wet climate.
Mogadishu Climate Table
| Climate Variable | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annual | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average Max Temperature °C ( °F) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 31 (88) | 32 (90) | 31 (88) | 30 (86) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 30 (86) | 31 (88) | 31 (88) | 30 (86) | ||
| Average Temperature °C ( °F) | 27 (80) | 27 (80) | 28 (82) | 29 (84) | 28 (82) | 27 (81) | 26 (79) | 26 (79) | 26 (79) | 27 (81) | 28 (82) | 27 (81) | 27 (81) | ||
| Average Min Temperature °C ( °F) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 25 (77) | 26 (79) | 25 (77) | 24 (75) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 23 (73) | 24 (75) | ||
| Average Precipitation mm (in) | 1 (0) | 0 (0) | 9 (0) | 58 (2) | 56 (2) | 82 (3) | 58 (2) | 40 (2) | 23 (1) | 27 (1) | 36 (1) | 9 (0) | 399 (16) | ||
| Number of Wet Days (probability of rain on a day %) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (3) | 5 (17) | 7 (23) | 13 (43) | 13 (42) | 10 (32) | 5 (17) | 4 (13) | 4 (13) | 2 (6) | 64 (17) | ||
| Average Sunlight Hours/ Day | 8h 38' | 8h 53' | 9h 05' | 8h 40' | 8h 48' | 7h 16' | 7h 17' | 8h 09' | 8h 50' | 8h 36' | 8h 42' | 8h 21' | 8h 26' | ||
| Average Daylight Hours/ Day | 12h 00' | 12h 03' | 12h 06' | 12h 09' | 12h 12' | 12h 13' | 12h 13' | 12h 10' | 12h 07' | 12h 04' | 12h 01' | 12h 00' | 12h 00' | ||
| Percentage of Sunny (Cloudy) Daylight Hours | 73 (27) | 74 (26) | 76 (24) | 72 (28) | 73 (27) | 60 (40) | 60 (40) | 68 (32) | 74 (26) | 72 (28) | 73 (27) | 70 (30) | 70 (30) | ||
| Sun altitude at solar noon on the 21st day (°). | 67.9 | 77 | 87.5 | 80.1 | 71.8 | 68.6 | 71.5 | 79.9 | 87.8 | 76.7 | 67.8 | 64.5 | 75 |
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