Climate averages 1991–2020
Baidoa weather
in March.
A very hot, very dry month: the warmest and the 6th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
March is a very hot month in Baidoa: daytime highs average 35.7°C and nights cool to about 22.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the warmest month of the year.
Expect about 8.8 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes March a very dry month (the 6th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 06 min on an average March day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Marka (199 km away). In March its highs average 31.2°C, 4.5°C cooler than Baidoa, with 7.1 mm of rain.
Among the 14 cities listed in Somalia, Baidoa ranks 1st of 14 for the warmest March highs and 7th of 14 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 14 cities is 30.9°C; Baidoa is 4.7°C warmer than that mean.
From March to April, average highs fall by 2.8°C to 32.9°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 8.8 mm to 95 mm.
The annual picture
March 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, selected | 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
March in nearby cities
- Marka in MarchSomalia · 199 kmHigh 31.2°C · Low 25.8°C · 7.1 mm rain
- Mandera in MarchKenya · 219 kmHigh 36.6°C · Low 25.7°C · 15 mm rain
- Mogadishu in MarchSomalia · 223 kmHigh 32.2°C · Low 25.6°C · 6.2 mm rain
- Kismayo in MarchSomalia · 405 kmHigh 32.5°C · Low 26.0°C · 9.4 mm rain
- Wajir in MarchKenya · 427 kmHigh 35.2°C · Low 24.7°C · 29 mm rain
- Cabudwaaq in MarchSomalia · 450 kmHigh 35.0°C · Low 22.0°C · 3.4 mm rain
- Warder in MarchEthiopia · 468 kmHigh 34.5°C · Low 21.0°C · 7.0 mm rain
- Negēlē in MarchEthiopia · 513 kmHigh 27.8°C · Low 17.6°C · 73 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.