Climate averages 1991–2020
Hargeysa weather
in September.
A hot, very dry month: the 2nd warmest and the joint 5th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
September is a hot month in Hargeysa: daytime highs average 30.3°C and nights cool to about 19.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 14 mm of rain on roughly 4 days, which makes September a very dry month (the joint 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 11 min on an average September day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Gebiley (51 km away). In September its highs average 28.6°C, 1.7°C cooler than Hargeysa, with 23 mm of rain.
Among the 14 cities listed in Somalia, Hargeysa ranks 8th of 14 for the warmest September highs and 9th of 14 for the driest September (rainfall, lowest first). The mean September high of those 14 cities is 31.4°C; Hargeysa is 1.1°C cooler than that mean.
From September to October, average highs fall by 2.3°C to 28.0°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 14 mm to 27 mm.
The annual picture
September 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, selected | 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 | 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
September in nearby cities
- Gebiley in SeptemberSomalia · 51 kmHigh 28.6°C · Low 18.2°C · 23 mm rain
- Ruqi in SeptemberSomalia · 84 kmHigh 32.1°C · Low 20.8°C · 13 mm rain
- Borama in SeptemberSomalia · 105 kmHigh 29.1°C · Low 17.9°C · 13 mm rain
- Jijiga in SeptemberEthiopia · 141 kmHigh 25.2°C · Low 15.8°C · 30 mm rain
- Berbera in SeptemberSomalia · 143 kmHigh 36.6°C · Low 28.9°C · 3.9 mm rain
- Burao in SeptemberSomalia · 161 kmHigh 31.2°C · Low 21.0°C · 6.0 mm rain
- Ārabī in SeptemberEthiopia · 178 kmHigh 32.8°C · Low 21.4°C · 4.0 mm rain
- Harar in SeptemberEthiopia · 215 kmHigh 23.4°C · Low 14.1°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.