Climate averages 1991–2020
Marka weather
by month.
See how the year changes. March has the highest average daily maximum; February has the lowest average monthly rainfall.
Pleasant-weather months by our simple rule: September
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
Across the year Marka averages a daytime high of 29.7°C and a nighttime low of 24.7°C, with about 430 mm of rain on roughly 107 days. March is the warmest month (average high 31.2°C) and July the coolest (27.7°C). May is the wettest month with 76 mm; February is the driest with under 1 mm.
Months with pleasant weather by a simple rule (average high between 18°C and 29°C, average low of at least 5°C and at most 8 rain days): September. This looks at temperature and rain only, not humidity, wind, sea temperature or crowds.
The annual picture
A year in Marka
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
Marka climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30.9°C24.5°C | 24.5°C | 5.7 | 1.2 | 12.012 h |
| February | 30.9°C24.8°C | 24.8°C | 0.8 | 0.1 | 12.112 h |
| March | 31.2°C25.8°C | 25.8°C | 7.1 | 2.0 | 12.112 h |
| April | 31.1°C26.3°C | 26.3°C | 61 | 11.0 | 12.212 h |
| May | 29.7°C25.5°C | 25.5°C | 76 | 17.7 | 12.212 h |
| June | 28.6°C24.4°C | 24.4°C | 44 | 15.5 | 12.212 h |
| July | 27.7°C23.5°C | 23.5°C | 43 | 13.3 | 12.212 h |
| August | 27.9°C23.4°C | 23.4°C | 31 | 11.3 | 12.212 h |
| September | 28.8°C24.0°C | 24.0°C | 21 | 7.0 | 12.112 h |
| October | 29.5°C24.7°C | 24.7°C | 43 | 8.7 | 12.112 h |
| November | 29.6°C24.9°C | 24.9°C | 69 | 13.3 | 12.012 h |
| December | 30.6°C25.0°C | 25.0°C | 28 | 5.8 | 12.012 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
Nearby cities
- MogadishuSomalia · 73 kmHigh 30.3°C · Low 24.6°C · 417 mm rain a year
- BaidoaSomalia · 199 kmHigh 32.1°C · Low 21.4°C · 402 mm rain a year
- KismayoSomalia · 338 kmHigh 30.6°C · Low 24.8°C · 423 mm rain a year
- ManderaKenya · 407 kmHigh 34.0°C · Low 24.3°C · 299 mm rain a year
- KaambooniSomalia · 514 kmHigh 30.2°C · Low 24.6°C · 566 mm rain a year
- WajirKenya · 524 kmHigh 32.9°C · Low 23.2°C · 290 mm rain a year
- CabudwaaqSomalia · 529 kmHigh 33.3°C · Low 22.2°C · 176 mm rain a year
- WarderEthiopia · 588 kmHigh 32.1°C · Low 21.2°C · 210 mm rain a year
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 limitsWhat do the high and low temperatures mean?
We average the daily maximum and daily minimum for each calendar month over 1991–2020. They are not record extremes, a forecast range or temperatures at a fixed time of day.
How is a rain day counted?
A local calendar day (standard time, UTC+3, no daylight saving) with at least 1 mm of total precipitation counts as one rain day. We count these for each year and month, then average across 30 years. The average does not predict which days will be wet.
Where do the numbers come from?
ERA5-Land (temperature) and ERA5 (precipitation) reanalysis from the Copernicus Climate Change Service, read from the Open-Meteo open-data archive. Temperature comes from the 0.1° model cell at 1.70°, 44.70° (8 km from the city centre), adjusted up by 0.2°C for the difference between the city's elevation (12 m) and the cell's (46 m). Rain comes from the 0.25° cell at 1.75°, 44.75°. These are model estimates, not weather-station readings; coast, hills and city streets can differ.
Does this page show sunshine, humidity or sea temperature?
No. The data used here contain air temperature and precipitation only. Daylight hours are calculated from the city's latitude (sunrise to sunset), not measured sunshine.