Climate averages 1991–2020
Borama weather
in August.
A hot, moderately wet month: the 4th warmest and the 11th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a hot month in Borama: daytime highs average 29.2°C and nights cool to about 18.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 4th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 40 mm of rain on roughly 11 days, which makes August a moderately wet month (the 11th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 27 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Ruqi (27 km away). In August its highs average 32.0°C, 2.9°C warmer than Borama, with 37 mm of rain.
Among the 14 cities listed in Somalia, Borama ranks 9th of 14 for the warmest August highs and 13th of 14 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 14 cities is 31.1°C; Borama is 2.0°C cooler than that mean.
From August to September, average highs stay level at 29.1°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 40 mm to 13 mm.
The annual picture
August 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
Borama climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 24.7°C12.0°C | 12.0°C | 9.2 | 1.8 | 11.612 h |
| February | 26.6°C13.1°C | 13.1°C | 6.2 | 1.4 | 11.812 h |
| March | 28.4°C15.6°C | 15.6°C | 30 | 5.4 | 12.112 h |
| April | 28.4°C17.1°C | 17.1°C | 62 | 10.3 | 12.312 h |
| May | 29.4°C17.4°C | 17.4°C | 31 | 6.1 | 12.613 h |
| June | 30.5°C18.1°C | 18.1°C | 5.7 | 1.6 | 12.713 h |
| July | 29.6°C17.9°C | 17.9°C | 28 | 8.1 | 12.613 h |
| August, selected | 29.2°C18.1°C | 18.1°C | 40 | 11.0 | 12.412 h |
| September | 29.1°C17.9°C | 17.9°C | 13 | 3.6 | 12.212 h |
| October | 27.5°C14.7°C | 14.7°C | 22 | 4.3 | 11.912 h |
| November | 25.4°C12.5°C | 12.5°C | 16 | 2.4 | 11.712 h |
| December | 24.1°C11.5°C | 11.5°C | 4.7 | 1.3 | 11.612 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
August in nearby cities
- Ruqi in AugustSomalia · 27 kmHigh 32.0°C · Low 21.0°C · 37 mm rain
- Gebiley in AugustSomalia · 55 kmHigh 28.4°C · Low 17.8°C · 43 mm rain
- Ārabī in AugustEthiopia · 76 kmHigh 32.8°C · Low 21.5°C · 19 mm rain
- Jijiga in AugustEthiopia · 78 kmHigh 24.3°C · Low 15.5°C · 30 mm rain
- Hargeysa in AugustSomalia · 105 kmHigh 29.9°C · Low 19.2°C · 20 mm rain
- Harar in AugustEthiopia · 136 kmHigh 22.7°C · Low 14.0°C · 81 mm rain
- Dire Dawa in AugustEthiopia · 149 kmHigh 30.2°C · Low 20.0°C · 127 mm rain
- Djibouti in AugustDjibouti · 184 kmHigh 38.7°C · Low 30.0°C · 14 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 Borama) is explained once on the Borama year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.