Climate averages 1991–2020
Berbera weather
in September.
A very hot, very dry month: the 4th warmest and the 4th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
September is a very hot month in Berbera: daytime highs average 36.6°C and nights cool to about 28.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 4th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 3.9 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes September a very dry month (the 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 11 min on an average September day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Burao (117 km away). In September its highs average 31.2°C, 5.4°C cooler than Berbera, with 6.0 mm of rain.
Among the 14 cities listed in Somalia, Berbera ranks 1st of 14 for the warmest September highs and 4th of 14 for the driest September (rainfall, lowest first). The mean September high of those 14 cities is 31.4°C; Berbera is 5.2°C warmer than that mean.
From September to October, average highs fall by 5.0°C to 31.5°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 3.9 mm to 29 mm.
The annual picture
September 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, selected | 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
September in nearby cities
- Burao in SeptemberSomalia · 117 kmHigh 31.2°C · Low 21.0°C · 6.0 mm rain
- Hargeysa in SeptemberSomalia · 143 kmHigh 30.3°C · Low 19.8°C · 14 mm rain
- Gebiley in SeptemberSomalia · 173 kmHigh 28.6°C · Low 18.2°C · 23 mm rain
- Ruqi in SeptemberSomalia · 181 kmHigh 32.1°C · Low 20.8°C · 13 mm rain
- Borama in SeptemberSomalia · 208 kmHigh 29.1°C · Low 17.9°C · 13 mm rain
- Djibouti in SeptemberDjibouti · 241 kmHigh 36.6°C · Low 29.0°C · 9.6 mm rain
- Aden in SeptemberYemen · 260 kmHigh 33.9°C · Low 28.0°C · 16 mm rain
- Jijiga in SeptemberEthiopia · 271 kmHigh 25.2°C · Low 15.8°C · 30 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.