Climate averages 1991–2020
Kismayo weather
in July.
A hot, fairly dry month: the coolest and the 6th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
July is a hot month in Kismayo: daytime highs average 28.6°C and nights cool to about 23.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the coolest month of the year.
Expect about 21 mm of rain on roughly 7 days, which makes July a fairly dry month (the 6th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 06 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Kaambooni (178 km away). In July its highs average 27.7°C, 0.9°C cooler than Kismayo, with 47 mm of rain.
Among the 14 cities listed in Somalia, Kismayo ranks 10th of 14 for the warmest July highs and 8th of 14 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 14 cities is 31.0°C; Kismayo is 2.4°C cooler than that mean.
From July to August, average highs rise by 0.3°C to 28.8°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 21 mm to 19 mm.
The annual picture
July 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, selected | 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
July in nearby cities
- Kaambooni in JulySomalia · 178 kmHigh 27.7°C · Low 23.4°C · 47 mm rain
- Garissa in JulyKenya · 323 kmHigh 31.2°C · Low 21.8°C · 2.0 mm rain
- Marka in JulySomalia · 338 kmHigh 27.7°C · Low 23.5°C · 43 mm rain
- Wajir in JulyKenya · 362 kmHigh 31.0°C · Low 21.9°C · 1.9 mm rain
- Baidoa in JulySomalia · 405 kmHigh 29.7°C · Low 20.3°C · 6.3 mm rain
- Mogadishu in JulySomalia · 410 kmHigh 28.0°C · Low 23.5°C · 44 mm rain
- Malindi in JulyKenya · 417 kmHigh 26.1°C · Low 23.4°C · 44 mm rain
- Kilifi in JulyKenya · 471 kmHigh 26.7°C · Low 22.9°C · 41 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.