Climate averages 1991–2020
Baidoa weather
in February.
A very hot, very dry month: the 2nd warmest and the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a very hot month in Baidoa: daytime highs average 35.5°C and nights cool to about 21.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical February (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 01 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Marka (199 km away). In February its highs average 30.9°C, 4.6°C cooler than Baidoa, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 14 cities listed in Somalia, Baidoa ranks 1st of 14 for the warmest February highs and 2nd of 14 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 14 cities is 29.5°C; Baidoa is 6.0°C warmer than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 0.2°C to 35.7°C, and monthly rainfall rises from under 1 mm to 8.8 mm.
The annual picture
February 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, selected | 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 | 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
February in nearby cities
- Marka in FebruarySomalia · 199 kmHigh 30.9°C · Low 24.8°C · 0.8 mm rain
- Mandera in FebruaryKenya · 219 kmHigh 36.7°C · Low 24.8°C · 1.0 mm rain
- Mogadishu in FebruarySomalia · 223 kmHigh 32.0°C · Low 24.5°C · 0.6 mm rain
- Kismayo in FebruarySomalia · 405 kmHigh 31.5°C · Low 25.1°C · 1.6 mm rain
- Wajir in FebruaryKenya · 427 kmHigh 35.8°C · Low 23.8°C · 3.1 mm rain
- Cabudwaaq in FebruarySomalia · 450 kmHigh 33.7°C · Low 20.2°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Warder in FebruaryEthiopia · 468 kmHigh 33.6°C · Low 19.1°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Negēlē in FebruaryEthiopia · 513 kmHigh 29.0°C · Low 17.4°C · 12 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.