Climate averages 1991–2020
Kismayo weather
in August.
A hot, fairly dry month: the 11th warmest and the 5th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a hot month in Kismayo: daytime highs average 28.8°C and nights cool to about 23.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 19 mm of rain on roughly 7 days, which makes August a fairly dry month (the 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 06 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Kaambooni (178 km away). In August its highs average 28.0°C, 0.8°C cooler than Kismayo, with 31 mm of rain.
Among the 14 cities listed in Somalia, Kismayo ranks 10th of 14 for the warmest August highs and 7th of 14 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 14 cities is 31.1°C; Kismayo is 2.3°C cooler than that mean.
From August to September, average highs rise by 0.9°C to 29.7°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 19 mm to 18 mm.
The annual picture
August 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
Kismayo climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31.2°C25.0°C | 25.0°C | 15 | 1.5 | 12.112 h |
| February | 31.5°C25.1°C | 25.1°C | 1.6 | 0.3 | 12.112 h |
| March | 32.5°C26.0°C | 26.0°C | 9.4 | 2.4 | 12.112 h |
| April | 32.2°C26.2°C | 26.2°C | 73 | 14.2 | 12.112 h |
| May | 30.0°C25.2°C | 25.2°C | 89 | 18.4 | 12.112 h |
| June | 29.1°C24.3°C | 24.3°C | 33 | 10.1 | 12.112 h |
| July | 28.6°C23.6°C | 23.6°C | 21 | 7.2 | 12.112 h |
| August, selected | 28.8°C23.4°C | 23.4°C | 19 | 7.0 | 12.112 h |
| September | 29.7°C23.9°C | 23.9°C | 18 | 5.3 | 12.112 h |
| October | 30.6°C24.7°C | 24.7°C | 39 | 9.2 | 12.112 h |
| November | 31.2°C25.2°C | 25.2°C | 69 | 13.9 | 12.112 h |
| December | 31.4°C25.4°C | 25.4°C | 35 | 7.6 | 12.112 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
August in nearby cities
- Kaambooni in AugustSomalia · 178 kmHigh 28.0°C · Low 23.2°C · 31 mm rain
- Garissa in AugustKenya · 323 kmHigh 31.5°C · Low 21.6°C · 2.4 mm rain
- Marka in AugustSomalia · 338 kmHigh 27.9°C · Low 23.4°C · 31 mm rain
- Wajir in AugustKenya · 362 kmHigh 31.4°C · Low 21.7°C · 2.1 mm rain
- Baidoa in AugustSomalia · 405 kmHigh 30.6°C · Low 20.1°C · 5.6 mm rain
- Mogadishu in AugustSomalia · 410 kmHigh 28.2°C · Low 23.4°C · 32 mm rain
- Malindi in AugustKenya · 417 kmHigh 26.3°C · Low 23.2°C · 34 mm rain
- Kilifi in AugustKenya · 471 kmHigh 27.0°C · Low 22.7°C · 35 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 Kismayo) is explained once on the Kismayo year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.