Climate averages 1991–2020
Mogadishu weather
in October.
A hot, moderately wet month: the 8th warmest and the 7th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a hot month in Mogadishu: daytime highs average 30.0°C and nights cool to about 24.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the 8th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 42 mm of rain on roughly 9 days, which makes October a moderately wet month (the 7th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 04 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Marka (73 km away). In October its highs average 29.5°C, 0.6°C cooler than Mogadishu, with 43 mm of rain.
Among the 14 cities listed in Somalia, Mogadishu ranks joint 6th of 14 for the warmest October highs and 11th of 14 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 14 cities is 29.7°C; Mogadishu is 0.3°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs rise by 0.1°C to 30.2°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 42 mm to 64 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
Mogadishu climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31.7°C24.3°C | 24.3°C | 6.3 | 1.1 | 12.012 h |
| February | 32.0°C24.5°C | 24.5°C | 0.6 | 0.1 | 12.112 h |
| March | 32.2°C25.6°C | 25.6°C | 6.2 | 1.9 | 12.112 h |
| April | 31.8°C26.0°C | 26.0°C | 56 | 11.3 | 12.212 h |
| May | 30.2°C25.4°C | 25.4°C | 73 | 17.1 | 12.212 h |
| June | 28.9°C24.4°C | 24.4°C | 45 | 15.5 | 12.212 h |
| July | 28.0°C23.5°C | 23.5°C | 44 | 14.4 | 12.212 h |
| August | 28.2°C23.4°C | 23.4°C | 32 | 11.1 | 12.212 h |
| September | 29.2°C23.9°C | 23.9°C | 21 | 6.3 | 12.112 h |
| October, selected | 30.0°C24.5°C | 24.5°C | 42 | 8.6 | 12.112 h |
| November | 30.2°C24.7°C | 24.7°C | 64 | 13.1 | 12.012 h |
| December | 31.2°C24.7°C | 24.7°C | 27 | 5.4 | 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
- Marka in OctoberSomalia · 73 kmHigh 29.5°C · Low 24.7°C · 43 mm rain
- Baidoa in OctoberSomalia · 223 kmHigh 31.2°C · Low 21.5°C · 91 mm rain
- Kismayo in OctoberSomalia · 410 kmHigh 30.6°C · Low 24.7°C · 39 mm rain
- Mandera in OctoberKenya · 441 kmHigh 32.9°C · Low 24.2°C · 72 mm rain
- Cabudwaaq in OctoberSomalia · 478 kmHigh 32.3°C · Low 22.9°C · 41 mm rain
- Warder in OctoberEthiopia · 549 kmHigh 30.9°C · Low 21.9°C · 56 mm rain
- Kaambooni in OctoberSomalia · 584 kmHigh 30.0°C · Low 24.4°C · 46 mm rain
- Wajir in OctoberKenya · 588 kmHigh 32.7°C · Low 23.4°C · 35 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 Mogadishu) is explained once on the Mogadishu year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.