Climate averages 1991–2020
Bosaso weather
in August.
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.
August is a very hot month in Bosaso: daytime highs average 36.8°C and nights cool to about 30.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical August (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 30 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is El Dibir (228 km away). In August its highs average 33.9°C, 2.9°C cooler than Bosaso, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 14 cities listed in Somalia, Bosaso ranks 2nd of 14 for the warmest August highs and joint 1st of 14 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 14 cities is 31.1°C; Bosaso is 5.7°C warmer than that mean.
From August to September, average highs fall by 1.2°C to 35.6°C, and monthly rainfall stays under 1 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
Bosaso climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26.8°C20.5°C | 20.5°C | 1.3 | 0.3 | 11.512 h |
| February | 27.7°C20.9°C | 20.9°C | 2.0 | 0.2 | 11.812 h |
| March | 30.3°C22.6°C | 22.6°C | 1.6 | 0.5 | 12.112 h |
| April | 32.5°C25.1°C | 25.1°C | 6.9 | 1.5 | 12.412 h |
| May | 34.0°C27.4°C | 27.4°C | 6.9 | 1.8 | 12.613 h |
| June | 36.6°C30.1°C | 30.1°C | 1.8 | 0.1 | 12.813 h |
| July | 37.0°C30.2°C | 30.2°C | 0.3 | 0.0 | 12.713 h |
| August, selected | 36.8°C30.5°C | 30.5°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 12.512 h |
| September | 35.6°C28.7°C | 28.7°C | 0.2 | 0.0 | 12.212 h |
| October | 31.0°C24.1°C | 24.1°C | 8.2 | 1.8 | 11.912 h |
| November | 28.4°C22.2°C | 22.2°C | 13 | 2.2 | 11.612 h |
| December | 27.0°C21.2°C | 21.2°C | 10 | 1.4 | 11.511 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
- El Dibir in AugustSomalia · 228 kmHigh 33.9°C · Low 27.4°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Mukalla in AugustYemen · 362 kmHigh 35.5°C · Low 27.9°C · 2.6 mm rain
- Burao in AugustSomalia · 444 kmHigh 30.6°C · Low 20.4°C · 2.8 mm rain
- Berbera in AugustSomalia · 465 kmHigh 37.7°C · Low 30.4°C · 2.1 mm rain
- Aden in AugustYemen · 480 kmHigh 34.9°C · Low 28.4°C · 24 mm rain
- Hargeysa in AugustSomalia · 591 kmHigh 29.9°C · Low 19.2°C · 20 mm rain
- Taiz in AugustYemen · 616 kmHigh 28.6°C · Low 20.9°C · 78 mm rain
- Ibb in AugustYemen · 619 kmHigh 24.8°C · Low 16.5°C · 241 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 Bosaso) is explained once on the Bosaso year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.