Climate averages 1991–2020
Kismayo weather
in October.
A hot, fairly dry month: the 7th warmest and the 9th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a hot month in Kismayo: daytime highs average 30.6°C and nights cool to about 24.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 39 mm of rain on roughly 9 days, which makes October a fairly dry month (the 9th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 07 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Kaambooni (178 km away). In October its highs average 30.0°C, 0.7°C cooler than Kismayo, with 46 mm of rain.
Among the 14 cities listed in Somalia, Kismayo ranks 5th of 14 for the warmest October highs and 9th of 14 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 14 cities is 29.7°C; Kismayo is 0.9°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs rise by 0.6°C to 31.2°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 39 mm to 69 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
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 | 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, selected | 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
October in nearby cities
- Kaambooni in OctoberSomalia · 178 kmHigh 30.0°C · Low 24.4°C · 46 mm rain
- Garissa in OctoberKenya · 323 kmHigh 33.6°C · Low 23.2°C · 16 mm rain
- Marka in OctoberSomalia · 338 kmHigh 29.5°C · Low 24.7°C · 43 mm rain
- Wajir in OctoberKenya · 362 kmHigh 32.7°C · Low 23.4°C · 35 mm rain
- Baidoa in OctoberSomalia · 405 kmHigh 31.2°C · Low 21.5°C · 91 mm rain
- Mogadishu in OctoberSomalia · 410 kmHigh 30.0°C · Low 24.5°C · 42 mm rain
- Malindi in OctoberKenya · 417 kmHigh 27.9°C · Low 24.1°C · 65 mm rain
- Kilifi in OctoberKenya · 471 kmHigh 28.4°C · Low 23.7°C · 73 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.