Climate averages 1991–2020
Berbera weather
in July.
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.
July is a very hot month in Berbera: daytime highs average 38.1°C and nights cool to about 30.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 1.3 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes July a very dry month (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 40 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Burao (117 km away). In July its highs average 30.0°C, 8.1°C cooler than Berbera, with 3.6 mm of rain.
Among the 14 cities listed in Somalia, Berbera ranks 1st of 14 for the warmest July highs and 4th of 14 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 14 cities is 31.0°C; Berbera is 7.1°C warmer than that mean.
From July to August, average highs fall by 0.4°C to 37.7°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 1.3 mm to 2.1 mm.
The annual picture
July 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, selected | 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 | 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
July in nearby cities
- Burao in JulySomalia · 117 kmHigh 30.0°C · Low 19.9°C · 3.6 mm rain
- Hargeysa in JulySomalia · 143 kmHigh 29.6°C · Low 19.0°C · 16 mm rain
- Gebiley in JulySomalia · 173 kmHigh 28.4°C · Low 17.7°C · 30 mm rain
- Ruqi in JulySomalia · 181 kmHigh 32.5°C · Low 20.9°C · 28 mm rain
- Borama in JulySomalia · 208 kmHigh 29.6°C · Low 17.9°C · 28 mm rain
- Djibouti in JulyDjibouti · 241 kmHigh 39.6°C · Low 30.6°C · 4.1 mm rain
- Aden in JulyYemen · 260 kmHigh 35.8°C · Low 28.9°C · 10 mm rain
- Jijiga in JulyEthiopia · 271 kmHigh 23.8°C · Low 15.3°C · 28 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.