Climate averages 1991–2020
Cabudwaaq weather
in February.
A hot, very dry month: the 4th warmest and the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a hot month in Cabudwaaq: daytime highs average 33.7°C and nights cool to about 20.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 4th warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical February (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 55 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Warder (127 km away). In February its highs average 33.6°C, about as warm as Cabudwaaq, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 14 cities listed in Somalia, Cabudwaaq ranks 2nd of 14 for the warmest February highs and 1st of 14 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 14 cities is 29.5°C; Cabudwaaq is 4.2°C warmer than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 1.3°C to 35.0°C, and monthly rainfall rises from under 1 mm to 3.4 mm.
The annual picture
February 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
Cabudwaaq climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 32.7°C20.1°C | 20.1°C | 0.3 | 0.1 | 11.812 h |
| February, selected | 33.7°C20.2°C | 20.2°C | 0.2 | 0.0 | 11.912 h |
| March | 35.0°C22.0°C | 22.0°C | 3.4 | 0.7 | 12.112 h |
| April | 34.2°C23.6°C | 23.6°C | 50 | 8.1 | 12.312 h |
| May | 33.3°C23.9°C | 23.9°C | 42 | 8.0 | 12.412 h |
| June | 33.5°C23.6°C | 23.6°C | 1.4 | 0.2 | 12.512 h |
| July | 32.7°C22.8°C | 22.8°C | 0.5 | 0.1 | 12.412 h |
| August | 33.5°C22.5°C | 22.5°C | 0.3 | 0.1 | 12.312 h |
| September | 34.6°C22.9°C | 22.9°C | 3.6 | 0.8 | 12.212 h |
| October | 32.3°C22.9°C | 22.9°C | 41 | 8.9 | 12.012 h |
| November | 31.9°C21.7°C | 21.7°C | 29 | 5.1 | 11.812 h |
| December | 32.6°C20.8°C | 20.8°C | 5.2 | 0.8 | 11.812 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
February in nearby cities
- Warder in FebruaryEthiopia · 127 kmHigh 33.6°C · Low 19.1°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Burao in FebruarySomalia · 372 kmHigh 28.9°C · Low 15.2°C · 1.0 mm rain
- Hargeysa in FebruarySomalia · 439 kmHigh 26.7°C · Low 14.5°C · 3.5 mm rain
- Baidoa in FebruarySomalia · 450 kmHigh 35.5°C · Low 21.4°C · 0.5 mm rain
- Mogadishu in FebruarySomalia · 478 kmHigh 32.0°C · Low 24.5°C · 0.6 mm rain
- Gebiley in FebruarySomalia · 479 kmHigh 26.3°C · Low 13.2°C · 6.7 mm rain
- Berbera in FebruarySomalia · 485 kmHigh 27.5°C · Low 21.4°C · 9.3 mm rain
- Jijiga in FebruaryEthiopia · 511 kmHigh 27.6°C · Low 13.8°C · 6.6 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 Cabudwaaq) is explained once on the Cabudwaaq year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.