Climate averages 1991–2020
Hargeysa weather
in October.
A hot, fairly dry month: the 8th warmest and the 10th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a hot month in Hargeysa: daytime highs average 28.0°C and nights cool to about 17.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 8th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 27 mm of rain on roughly 6 days, which makes October a fairly dry month (the 10th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 55 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Gebiley (51 km away). In October its highs average 27.0°C, 1.0°C cooler than Hargeysa, with 34 mm of rain.
Among the 14 cities listed in Somalia, Hargeysa ranks 12th of 14 for the warmest October highs and 5th of 14 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 14 cities is 29.7°C; Hargeysa is 1.8°C cooler than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 2.2°C to 25.7°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 27 mm to 14 mm.
The annual picture
October 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, selected | 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 | 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
October in nearby cities
- Gebiley in OctoberSomalia · 51 kmHigh 27.0°C · Low 15.4°C · 34 mm rain
- Ruqi in OctoberSomalia · 84 kmHigh 29.2°C · Low 17.4°C · 34 mm rain
- Borama in OctoberSomalia · 105 kmHigh 27.5°C · Low 14.7°C · 22 mm rain
- Jijiga in OctoberEthiopia · 141 kmHigh 25.5°C · Low 14.5°C · 45 mm rain
- Berbera in OctoberSomalia · 143 kmHigh 31.5°C · Low 24.8°C · 29 mm rain
- Burao in OctoberSomalia · 161 kmHigh 28.9°C · Low 18.4°C · 24 mm rain
- Ārabī in OctoberEthiopia · 178 kmHigh 31.6°C · Low 18.7°C · 13 mm rain
- Harar in OctoberEthiopia · 215 kmHigh 23.6°C · Low 13.8°C · 71 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.