Climate averages 1991–2020
Berbera weather
in December.
A warm, very dry month: the 10th warmest and the 8th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a warm month in Berbera: daytime highs average 27.6°C and nights cool to about 21.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 14 mm of rain on roughly 3 days, which makes December a very dry month (the 8th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 32 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Burao (117 km away). In December its highs average 26.9°C, 0.7°C cooler than Berbera, with 2.1 mm of rain.
Among the 14 cities listed in Somalia, Berbera ranks 7th of 14 for the warmest December highs and 8th of 14 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 14 cities is 28.2°C; Berbera is 0.6°C cooler than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 0.6°C to 27.0°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 14 mm to 8.7 mm.
The annual picture
December 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
Berbera climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27.0°C20.7°C | 20.7°C | 8.7 | 2.1 | 11.612 h |
| February | 27.5°C21.4°C | 21.4°C | 9.3 | 2.4 | 11.812 h |
| March | 28.8°C23.1°C | 23.1°C | 15 | 2.1 | 12.112 h |
| April | 30.5°C25.2°C | 25.2°C | 30 | 5.0 | 12.412 h |
| May | 34.3°C27.3°C | 27.3°C | 13 | 2.6 | 12.613 h |
| June | 38.3°C30.0°C | 30.0°C | 1.4 | 0.2 | 12.713 h |
| July | 38.1°C30.1°C | 30.1°C | 1.3 | 0.3 | 12.713 h |
| August | 37.7°C30.4°C | 30.4°C | 2.1 | 0.6 | 12.512 h |
| September | 36.6°C28.9°C | 28.9°C | 3.9 | 0.7 | 12.212 h |
| October | 31.5°C24.8°C | 24.8°C | 29 | 5.8 | 11.912 h |
| November | 29.0°C22.5°C | 22.5°C | 28 | 3.9 | 11.712 h |
| December, selected | 27.6°C21.0°C | 21.0°C | 14 | 3.4 | 11.512 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
December in nearby cities
- Burao in DecemberSomalia · 117 kmHigh 26.9°C · Low 14.8°C · 2.1 mm rain
- Hargeysa in DecemberSomalia · 143 kmHigh 24.2°C · Low 13.6°C · 3.5 mm rain
- Gebiley in DecemberSomalia · 173 kmHigh 23.7°C · Low 11.7°C · 5.2 mm rain
- Ruqi in DecemberSomalia · 181 kmHigh 24.5°C · Low 13.9°C · 9.2 mm rain
- Borama in DecemberSomalia · 208 kmHigh 24.1°C · Low 11.5°C · 4.7 mm rain
- Djibouti in DecemberDjibouti · 241 kmHigh 27.8°C · Low 22.1°C · 24 mm rain
- Aden in DecemberYemen · 260 kmHigh 27.8°C · Low 22.2°C · 8.7 mm rain
- Jijiga in DecemberEthiopia · 271 kmHigh 25.5°C · Low 12.0°C · 7.4 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 Berbera) is explained once on the Berbera year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.