Climate averages 1991–2020
Borama weather
in October.
A warm, fairly dry month: the 8th warmest and the 7th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a warm month in Borama: daytime highs average 27.5°C and nights cool to about 14.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 8th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 22 mm of rain on roughly 4 days, which makes October a fairly dry month (the 7th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 55 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Ruqi (27 km away). In October its highs average 29.2°C, 1.8°C warmer than Borama, with 34 mm of rain.
Among the 14 cities listed in Somalia, Borama ranks 13th of 14 for the warmest October highs and 3rd of 14 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 14 cities is 29.7°C; Borama is 2.3°C cooler than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 2.0°C to 25.4°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 22 mm to 16 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
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 | 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, selected | 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
October in nearby cities
- Ruqi in OctoberSomalia · 27 kmHigh 29.2°C · Low 17.4°C · 34 mm rain
- Gebiley in OctoberSomalia · 55 kmHigh 27.0°C · Low 15.4°C · 34 mm rain
- Ārabī in OctoberEthiopia · 76 kmHigh 31.6°C · Low 18.7°C · 13 mm rain
- Jijiga in OctoberEthiopia · 78 kmHigh 25.5°C · Low 14.5°C · 45 mm rain
- Hargeysa in OctoberSomalia · 105 kmHigh 28.0°C · Low 17.0°C · 27 mm rain
- Harar in OctoberEthiopia · 136 kmHigh 23.6°C · Low 13.8°C · 71 mm rain
- Dire Dawa in OctoberEthiopia · 149 kmHigh 29.4°C · Low 17.4°C · 74 mm rain
- Djibouti in OctoberDjibouti · 184 kmHigh 32.2°C · Low 25.7°C · 32 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.