Climate averages 1991–2020
Marka weather
in December.
A hot, fairly dry month: the 5th warmest and the 5th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a hot month in Marka: daytime highs average 30.6°C and nights cool to about 25.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 5th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 28 mm of rain on roughly 6 days, which makes December a fairly dry month (the 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 01 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Mogadishu (73 km away). In December its highs average 31.2°C, 0.6°C warmer than Marka, with 27 mm of rain.
Among the 14 cities listed in Somalia, Marka ranks 6th of 14 for the warmest December highs and 11th of 14 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 14 cities is 28.2°C; Marka is 2.4°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs rise by 0.3°C to 30.9°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 28 mm to 5.7 mm.
The annual picture
December 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
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, selected | 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
December in nearby cities
- Mogadishu in DecemberSomalia · 73 kmHigh 31.2°C · Low 24.7°C · 27 mm rain
- Baidoa in DecemberSomalia · 199 kmHigh 32.6°C · Low 21.2°C · 16 mm rain
- Kismayo in DecemberSomalia · 338 kmHigh 31.4°C · Low 25.4°C · 35 mm rain
- Mandera in DecemberKenya · 407 kmHigh 33.9°C · Low 23.5°C · 11 mm rain
- Kaambooni in DecemberSomalia · 514 kmHigh 31.3°C · Low 25.2°C · 32 mm rain
- Wajir in DecemberKenya · 524 kmHigh 32.6°C · Low 23.0°C · 30 mm rain
- Cabudwaaq in DecemberSomalia · 529 kmHigh 32.6°C · Low 20.8°C · 5.2 mm rain
- Warder in DecemberEthiopia · 588 kmHigh 31.9°C · Low 18.9°C · 5.8 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 Marka) is explained once on the Marka year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.