Garoowe, Somalia climate

BWh Hot desert

Garoowe has a remarkably steady tropical climate (Hot desert, Köppen BWh). The hottest month is May with an average daily high near 34°C, while the coldest is January averaging around 17°C at night. Precipitation totals about 150 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — May alone averages 46 mm while August barely receives 0 mm.

☀️ Summers

Hot

Highs near 34°C in May.

About 278 days a year above 32 °C

❄️ Winters

Mild

Lows near 17°C in January.

🌧️ Rain

Very dry

About 150 mm of rain a year.

Wettest in May

⛅ Sky & trend

Sunny

Clear skies most days.

Temperature & precipitation

Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figures

Hours of sunshine per day

Estimated sunny hours each month — daylight length × clear-sky fraction · 1991–2020 monthly cloud cover (NASA POWER)

Garoowe climate normals (1991–2020)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°C)	32	33	35	35	34	34	33	34	35	34	33	32
Avg temp (°C)	24	25	27	29	29	29	28	28	29	28	26	25
Avg low (°C)	17	17	20	22	24	23	22	22	22	22	19	17
Precipitation (mm)	2	0	3	34	46	2	0	0	6	37	13	7

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Avg high (°C)	32	33	35	35	34	34
Avg temp (°C)	24	25	27	29	29	29
Avg low (°C)	17	17	20	22	24	23
Precipitation (mm)	2	0	3	34	46	2

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°C)	33	34	35	34	33	32
Avg temp (°C)	28	28	29	28	26	25
Avg low (°C)	22	22	22	22	19	17
Precipitation (mm)	0	0	6	37	13	7

How often — frequency of weather events

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with high ≥ 32°C (days)	10	19	30	28	26	28	26	28	28	25	20	10

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Days with high ≥ 32°C (days)	10	19	30	28	26	28

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with high ≥ 32°C (days)	26	28	28	25	20	10

Sky & atmosphere

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	15	16	19	33	46	37	37	29	31	38	26	18
Relative humidity (%)	58	57	56	58	57	50	49	49	51	57	58	58
Wind speed (m/s)	4.4	4.3	4.1	3.4	4.0	6.8	8.1	7.6	5.8	3.2	3.7	4.3

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Cloud cover (%)	15	16	19	33	46	37
Relative humidity (%)	58	57	56	58	57	50
Wind speed (m/s)	4.4	4.3	4.1	3.4	4.0	6.8

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	37	29	31	38	26	18
Relative humidity (%)	49	49	51	57	58	58
Wind speed (m/s)	8.1	7.6	5.8	3.2	3.7	4.3

Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — modelled for this location from ERA5-Land reanalysis, a ~9 km global grid, because no long-record weather station is close enough to use.

Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.

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