Climate averages 1991–2020
Burao weather
in June.
A hot, very dry month: the 2nd warmest and the 4th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
June is a hot month in Burao: daytime highs average 30.8°C and nights cool to about 20.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 2.5 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes June a very dry month (the 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 40 min on an average June day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Berbera (117 km away). In June its highs average 38.3°C, 7.5°C warmer than Burao, with 1.4 mm of rain.
Among the 14 cities listed in Somalia, Burao ranks 6th of 14 for the warmest June highs and 5th of 14 for the driest June (rainfall, lowest first). The mean June high of those 14 cities is 31.6°C; Burao is 0.8°C cooler than that mean.
From June to July, average highs fall by 0.8°C to 30.0°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 2.5 mm to 3.6 mm.
The annual picture
June 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, selected | 30.8°C20.3°C | 20.3°C | 2.5 | 0.5 | 12.713 h |
| July | 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
June in nearby cities
- Berbera in JuneSomalia · 117 kmHigh 38.3°C · Low 30.0°C · 1.4 mm rain
- Hargeysa in JuneSomalia · 161 kmHigh 30.5°C · Low 19.4°C · 6.3 mm rain
- Gebiley in JuneSomalia · 210 kmHigh 29.3°C · Low 18.1°C · 7.1 mm rain
- Ruqi in JuneSomalia · 236 kmHigh 33.5°C · Low 20.9°C · 5.0 mm rain
- Borama in JuneSomalia · 262 kmHigh 30.5°C · Low 18.1°C · 5.7 mm rain
- Warder in JuneEthiopia · 284 kmHigh 31.5°C · Low 23.0°C · 1.2 mm rain
- Jijiga in JuneEthiopia · 300 kmHigh 24.5°C · Low 15.7°C · 24 mm rain
- Ārabī in JuneEthiopia · 337 kmHigh 34.0°C · Low 21.6°C · 1.5 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.