Climate averages 1991–2020
Hargeysa weather
in December.
A warm, very dry month: the coolest and the joint 2nd driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a warm month in Hargeysa: daytime highs average 24.2°C and nights cool to about 13.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the coolest month of the year.
Expect about 3.5 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes December a very dry month (the joint 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 35 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Gebiley (51 km away). In December its highs average 23.7°C, 0.6°C cooler than Hargeysa, with 5.2 mm of rain.
Among the 14 cities listed in Somalia, Hargeysa ranks 12th of 14 for the warmest December highs and 2nd of 14 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 14 cities is 28.2°C; Hargeysa is 3.9°C cooler than that mean.
From December to January, average highs rise by 0.4°C to 24.6°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 3.5 mm to 1.9 mm.
The annual picture
December 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
Hargeysa climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 24.6°C13.6°C | 13.6°C | 1.9 | 0.5 | 11.612 h |
| February | 26.7°C14.5°C | 14.5°C | 3.5 | 0.7 | 11.812 h |
| March | 29.1°C16.8°C | 16.8°C | 17 | 3.1 | 12.112 h |
| April | 29.1°C18.6°C | 18.6°C | 49 | 8.7 | 12.312 h |
| May | 30.0°C19.3°C | 19.3°C | 37 | 7.6 | 12.613 h |
| June | 30.5°C19.4°C | 19.4°C | 6.3 | 1.1 | 12.713 h |
| July | 29.6°C19.0°C | 19.0°C | 16 | 3.8 | 12.613 h |
| August | 29.9°C19.2°C | 19.2°C | 20 | 5.5 | 12.412 h |
| September | 30.3°C19.8°C | 19.8°C | 14 | 3.6 | 12.212 h |
| October | 28.0°C17.0°C | 17.0°C | 27 | 5.8 | 11.912 h |
| November | 25.7°C14.8°C | 14.8°C | 14 | 2.7 | 11.712 h |
| December, selected | 24.2°C13.6°C | 13.6°C | 3.5 | 0.8 | 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
December in nearby cities
- Gebiley in DecemberSomalia · 51 kmHigh 23.7°C · Low 11.7°C · 5.2 mm rain
- Ruqi in DecemberSomalia · 84 kmHigh 24.5°C · Low 13.9°C · 9.2 mm rain
- Borama in DecemberSomalia · 105 kmHigh 24.1°C · Low 11.5°C · 4.7 mm rain
- Jijiga in DecemberEthiopia · 141 kmHigh 25.5°C · Low 12.0°C · 7.4 mm rain
- Berbera in DecemberSomalia · 143 kmHigh 27.6°C · Low 21.0°C · 14 mm rain
- Burao in DecemberSomalia · 161 kmHigh 26.9°C · Low 14.8°C · 2.1 mm rain
- Ārabī in DecemberEthiopia · 178 kmHigh 28.4°C · Low 15.3°C · 4.5 mm rain
- Harar in DecemberEthiopia · 215 kmHigh 23.3°C · Low 12.1°C · 11 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 Hargeysa) is explained once on the Hargeysa year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.