Climate averages 1991–2020
Kismayo weather
in February.
A hot, very dry month: the 3rd warmest and the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a hot month in Kismayo: daytime highs average 31.5°C and nights cool to about 25.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 3rd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 1.6 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes February a very dry month (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 08 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Kaambooni (178 km away). In February its highs average 32.1°C, 0.6°C warmer than Kismayo, with 2.4 mm of rain.
Among the 14 cities listed in Somalia, Kismayo ranks 5th of 14 for the warmest February highs and 6th of 14 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 14 cities is 29.5°C; Kismayo is 2.0°C warmer than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 1.0°C to 32.5°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 1.6 mm to 9.4 mm.
The annual picture
February 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, selected | 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 | 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
February in nearby cities
- Kaambooni in FebruarySomalia · 178 kmHigh 32.1°C · Low 25.1°C · 2.4 mm rain
- Garissa in FebruaryKenya · 323 kmHigh 35.5°C · Low 24.2°C · 3.8 mm rain
- Marka in FebruarySomalia · 338 kmHigh 30.9°C · Low 24.8°C · 0.8 mm rain
- Wajir in FebruaryKenya · 362 kmHigh 35.8°C · Low 23.8°C · 3.1 mm rain
- Baidoa in FebruarySomalia · 405 kmHigh 35.5°C · Low 21.4°C · 0.5 mm rain
- Mogadishu in FebruarySomalia · 410 kmHigh 32.0°C · Low 24.5°C · 0.6 mm rain
- Malindi in FebruaryKenya · 417 kmHigh 30.0°C · Low 25.1°C · 7.4 mm rain
- Kilifi in FebruaryKenya · 471 kmHigh 30.7°C · Low 24.9°C · 14 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.