Climate averages 1991–2020
Baidoa weather
in August.
A hot, very dry month: the joint 8th warmest and the 3rd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a hot month in Baidoa: daytime highs average 30.6°C and nights cool to about 20.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the joint 8th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 5.6 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes August a very dry month (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 13 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Marka (199 km away). In August its highs average 27.9°C, 2.6°C cooler than Baidoa, with 31 mm of rain.
Among the 14 cities listed in Somalia, Baidoa ranks joint 6th of 14 for the warmest August highs and 6th of 14 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 14 cities is 31.1°C; Baidoa is 0.5°C cooler than that mean.
From August to September, average highs rise by 1.5°C to 32.1°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 5.6 mm to 10 mm.
The annual picture
August in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Baidoa climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34.3°C21.1°C | 21.1°C | 2.6 | 0.6 | 12.012 h |
| February | 35.5°C21.4°C | 21.4°C | 0.5 | 0.1 | 12.012 h |
| March | 35.7°C22.5°C | 22.5°C | 8.8 | 1.9 | 12.112 h |
| April | 32.9°C23.0°C | 23.0°C | 95 | 12.8 | 12.212 h |
| May | 30.6°C22.0°C | 22.0°C | 61 | 12.1 | 12.312 h |
| June | 30.2°C21.1°C | 21.1°C | 8.5 | 2.8 | 12.312 h |
| July | 29.7°C20.3°C | 20.3°C | 6.3 | 1.9 | 12.312 h |
| August, selected | 30.6°C20.1°C | 20.1°C | 5.6 | 1.8 | 12.212 h |
| September | 32.1°C20.6°C | 20.6°C | 10 | 2.3 | 12.112 h |
| October | 31.2°C21.5°C | 21.5°C | 91 | 11.8 | 12.112 h |
| November | 30.3°C21.4°C | 21.4°C | 97 | 12.5 | 12.012 h |
| December | 32.6°C21.2°C | 21.2°C | 16 | 3.0 | 11.912 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
August in nearby cities
- Marka in AugustSomalia · 199 kmHigh 27.9°C · Low 23.4°C · 31 mm rain
- Mandera in AugustKenya · 219 kmHigh 33.5°C · Low 23.7°C · 0.7 mm rain
- Mogadishu in AugustSomalia · 223 kmHigh 28.2°C · Low 23.4°C · 32 mm rain
- Kismayo in AugustSomalia · 405 kmHigh 28.8°C · Low 23.4°C · 19 mm rain
- Wajir in AugustKenya · 427 kmHigh 31.4°C · Low 21.7°C · 2.1 mm rain
- Cabudwaaq in AugustSomalia · 450 kmHigh 33.5°C · Low 22.5°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Warder in AugustEthiopia · 468 kmHigh 31.7°C · Low 22.2°C · 0.6 mm rain
- Negēlē in AugustEthiopia · 513 kmHigh 23.1°C · Low 15.3°C · 10 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Baidoa) is explained once on the Baidoa year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.