Climate averages 1991–2020
Baidoa weather
in October.
A hot, wet month: the 7th warmest and the 10th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a hot month in Baidoa: daytime highs average 31.2°C and nights cool to about 21.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 91 mm of rain on roughly 12 days, which makes October a wet month (the 10th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 03 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Marka (199 km away). In October its highs average 29.5°C, 1.7°C cooler than Baidoa, with 43 mm of rain.
Among the 14 cities listed in Somalia, Baidoa ranks 3rd of 14 for the warmest October highs and 14th of 14 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 14 cities is 29.7°C; Baidoa is 1.4°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 0.9°C to 30.3°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 91 mm to 97 mm.
The annual picture
October 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 | 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, selected | 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
October in nearby cities
- Marka in OctoberSomalia · 199 kmHigh 29.5°C · Low 24.7°C · 43 mm rain
- Mandera in OctoberKenya · 219 kmHigh 32.9°C · Low 24.2°C · 72 mm rain
- Mogadishu in OctoberSomalia · 223 kmHigh 30.0°C · Low 24.5°C · 42 mm rain
- Kismayo in OctoberSomalia · 405 kmHigh 30.6°C · Low 24.7°C · 39 mm rain
- Wajir in OctoberKenya · 427 kmHigh 32.7°C · Low 23.4°C · 35 mm rain
- Cabudwaaq in OctoberSomalia · 450 kmHigh 32.3°C · Low 22.9°C · 41 mm rain
- Warder in OctoberEthiopia · 468 kmHigh 30.9°C · Low 21.9°C · 56 mm rain
- Negēlē in OctoberEthiopia · 513 kmHigh 23.2°C · Low 15.7°C · 207 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.