Climate averages 1991–2020
Burao weather
in November.
A warm, very dry month: the 10th warmest and the 9th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
November is a warm month in Burao: daytime highs average 27.8°C and nights cool to about 16.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 11 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes November a very dry month (the 9th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 42 min on an average November day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Berbera (117 km away). In November its highs average 29.0°C, 1.3°C warmer than Burao, with 28 mm of rain.
Among the 14 cities listed in Somalia, Burao ranks 10th of 14 for the warmest November highs and 1st of 14 for the driest November (rainfall, lowest first). The mean November high of those 14 cities is 28.5°C; Burao is 0.8°C cooler than that mean.
From November to December, average highs fall by 0.9°C to 26.9°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 11 mm to 2.1 mm.
The annual picture
November 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 | 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, selected | 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
November in nearby cities
- Berbera in NovemberSomalia · 117 kmHigh 29.0°C · Low 22.5°C · 28 mm rain
- Hargeysa in NovemberSomalia · 161 kmHigh 25.7°C · Low 14.8°C · 14 mm rain
- Gebiley in NovemberSomalia · 210 kmHigh 25.0°C · Low 13.1°C · 17 mm rain
- Ruqi in NovemberSomalia · 236 kmHigh 26.4°C · Low 15.4°C · 24 mm rain
- Borama in NovemberSomalia · 262 kmHigh 25.4°C · Low 12.5°C · 16 mm rain
- Warder in NovemberEthiopia · 284 kmHigh 30.8°C · Low 19.9°C · 34 mm rain
- Jijiga in NovemberEthiopia · 300 kmHigh 25.5°C · Low 13.1°C · 14 mm rain
- Ārabī in NovemberEthiopia · 337 kmHigh 29.8°C · Low 16.9°C · 9.5 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.