Climate averages 1991–2020

Cabudwaaq weather
in October.

A hot, moderately wet month: the 11th warmest and the 10th driest of the year.

Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.

Average high 32.3°C Daytime mean, October
Average low 22.9°C Night-time mean, October
Rainfall 41 mm 9 days with ≥1 mm
Daylight 12 h Sunrise to sunset, per day
Every month in Cabudwaaq · average highYear overview

October is a hot month in Cabudwaaq: daytime highs average 32.3°C and nights cool to about 22.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.

Expect about 41 mm of rain on roughly 9 days, which makes October a moderately wet month (the 10th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 59 min on an average October day.

The nearest other city in this atlas is Warder (127 km away). In October its highs average 30.9°C, 1.4°C cooler than Cabudwaaq, with 56 mm of rain.

Among the 14 cities listed in Somalia, Cabudwaaq ranks 1st of 14 for the warmest October highs and 10th of 14 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 14 cities is 29.7°C; Cabudwaaq is 2.6°C warmer than that mean.

From October to November, average highs fall by 0.4°C to 31.9°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 41 mm to 29 mm.

The annual picture

October in context

30-year average
Average highAverage low°C
Average daily high and low temperatures by month The same values are available in the monthly table below. Lines show mean daily maxima and minima, not a forecast interval. 152025303540 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Monthly rainfall

Average total · mm
Average monthly rainfall totalsEach bar is a mean monthly total over 1991–2020. Full numbers are in the table. JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec 500

Averages 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

1991–2020
Monthly climate averages for Cabudwaaq, 1991–2020
MonthAverage highHigh / lowAverage lowRainfall mm/monthRain days ≥1 mm/dayDaylight hours/dayDay­light h/day
January 32.7°C20.1°C20.1°C0.30.111.812 h
February 33.7°C20.2°C20.2°C0.20.011.912 h
March 35.0°C22.0°C22.0°C3.40.712.112 h
April 34.2°C23.6°C23.6°C508.112.312 h
May 33.3°C23.9°C23.9°C428.012.412 h
June 33.5°C23.6°C23.6°C1.40.212.512 h
July 32.7°C22.8°C22.8°C0.50.112.412 h
August 33.5°C22.5°C22.5°C0.30.112.312 h
September 34.6°C22.9°C22.9°C3.60.812.212 h
October, selected 32.3°C22.9°C22.9°C418.912.012 h
November 31.9°C21.7°C21.7°C295.111.812 h
December 32.6°C20.8°C20.8°C5.20.811.812 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.

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October in nearby cities

Distance from Cabudwaaq

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 limits

How 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.