Climate averages 1991–2020
Marka weather
in October.
A hot, moderately wet month: the 8th warmest and the joint 7th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a hot month in Marka: daytime highs average 29.5°C and nights cool to about 24.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 8th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 43 mm of rain on roughly 9 days, which makes October a moderately wet month (the joint 7th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 05 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Mogadishu (73 km away). In October its highs average 30.0°C, 0.6°C warmer than Marka, with 42 mm of rain.
Among the 14 cities listed in Somalia, Marka ranks 9th of 14 for the warmest October highs and 12th of 14 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 14 cities is 29.7°C; Marka is 0.3°C cooler than that mean.
From October to November, average highs rise by 0.1°C to 29.6°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 43 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
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, selected | 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
October in nearby cities
- Mogadishu in OctoberSomalia · 73 kmHigh 30.0°C · Low 24.5°C · 42 mm rain
- Baidoa in OctoberSomalia · 199 kmHigh 31.2°C · Low 21.5°C · 91 mm rain
- Kismayo in OctoberSomalia · 338 kmHigh 30.6°C · Low 24.7°C · 39 mm rain
- Mandera in OctoberKenya · 407 kmHigh 32.9°C · Low 24.2°C · 72 mm rain
- Kaambooni in OctoberSomalia · 514 kmHigh 30.0°C · Low 24.4°C · 46 mm rain
- Wajir in OctoberKenya · 524 kmHigh 32.7°C · Low 23.4°C · 35 mm rain
- Cabudwaaq in OctoberSomalia · 529 kmHigh 32.3°C · Low 22.9°C · 41 mm rain
- Warder in OctoberEthiopia · 588 kmHigh 30.9°C · Low 21.9°C · 56 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.