Climate averages 1991–2020
Burao weather
in July.
A hot, very dry month: the 6th warmest and the 6th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
July is a hot month in Burao: daytime highs average 30.0°C and nights cool to about 19.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 3.6 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes July a very dry month (the 6th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 37 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Berbera (117 km away). In July its highs average 38.1°C, 8.1°C warmer than Burao, with 1.3 mm of rain.
Among the 14 cities listed in Somalia, Burao ranks 6th of 14 for the warmest July highs and 5th of 14 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 14 cities is 31.0°C; Burao is 1.0°C cooler than that mean.
From July to August, average highs rise by 0.6°C to 30.6°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 3.6 mm to 2.8 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
Burao climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27.2°C14.2°C | 14.2°C | 0.4 | 0.1 | 11.612 h |
| February | 28.9°C15.2°C | 15.2°C | 1.0 | 0.2 | 11.812 h |
| March | 30.4°C17.5°C | 17.5°C | 8.4 | 1.8 | 12.112 h |
| April | 29.9°C19.5°C | 19.5°C | 35 | 8.1 | 12.312 h |
| May | 30.3°C20.2°C | 20.2°C | 33 | 7.7 | 12.613 h |
| June | 30.8°C20.3°C | 20.3°C | 2.5 | 0.5 | 12.713 h |
| July, selected | 30.0°C19.9°C | 19.9°C | 3.6 | 0.9 | 12.613 h |
| August | 30.6°C20.4°C | 20.4°C | 2.8 | 0.9 | 12.412 h |
| September | 31.2°C21.0°C | 21.0°C | 6.0 | 1.4 | 12.212 h |
| October | 28.9°C18.4°C | 18.4°C | 24 | 5.8 | 11.912 h |
| November | 27.8°C16.2°C | 16.2°C | 11 | 2.0 | 11.712 h |
| December | 26.9°C14.8°C | 14.8°C | 2.1 | 0.6 | 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
July in nearby cities
- Berbera in JulySomalia · 117 kmHigh 38.1°C · Low 30.1°C · 1.3 mm rain
- Hargeysa in JulySomalia · 161 kmHigh 29.6°C · Low 19.0°C · 16 mm rain
- Gebiley in JulySomalia · 210 kmHigh 28.4°C · Low 17.7°C · 30 mm rain
- Ruqi in JulySomalia · 236 kmHigh 32.5°C · Low 20.9°C · 28 mm rain
- Borama in JulySomalia · 262 kmHigh 29.6°C · Low 17.9°C · 28 mm rain
- Warder in JulyEthiopia · 284 kmHigh 30.9°C · Low 22.4°C · 1.1 mm rain
- Jijiga in JulyEthiopia · 300 kmHigh 23.8°C · Low 15.3°C · 28 mm rain
- Ārabī in JulyEthiopia · 337 kmHigh 33.2°C · Low 21.5°C · 10 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 Burao) is explained once on the Burao year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.