Climate averages 1991–2020
Ruqi weather
in December.
A warm, very dry month: the coolest and the 2nd driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a warm month in Ruqi: daytime highs average 24.5°C and nights cool to about 13.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the coolest month of the year.
Expect about 9.2 mm of rain on roughly 3 days, which makes December a very dry month (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 33 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Borama (27 km away). In December its highs average 24.1°C, about as warm as Ruqi, with 4.7 mm of rain.
Among the 14 cities listed in Somalia, Ruqi ranks 11th of 14 for the warmest December highs and 6th of 14 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 14 cities is 28.2°C; Ruqi is 3.7°C cooler than that mean.
From December to January, average highs rise by 0.2°C to 24.7°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 9.2 mm to 17 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
Ruqi climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 24.7°C13.9°C | 13.9°C | 17 | 3.5 | 11.612 h |
| February | 26.8°C15.1°C | 15.1°C | 11 | 2.3 | 11.812 h |
| March | 29.4°C17.7°C | 17.7°C | 41 | 6.6 | 12.112 h |
| April | 30.0°C19.2°C | 19.2°C | 83 | 12.1 | 12.312 h |
| May | 31.5°C19.7°C | 19.7°C | 43 | 7.7 | 12.613 h |
| June | 33.5°C20.9°C | 20.9°C | 5.0 | 1.3 | 12.713 h |
| July | 32.5°C20.9°C | 20.9°C | 28 | 7.3 | 12.613 h |
| August | 32.0°C21.0°C | 21.0°C | 37 | 10.6 | 12.412 h |
| September | 32.1°C20.8°C | 20.8°C | 13 | 3.6 | 12.212 h |
| October | 29.2°C17.4°C | 17.4°C | 34 | 6.2 | 11.912 h |
| November | 26.4°C15.4°C | 15.4°C | 24 | 3.9 | 11.712 h |
| December, selected | 24.5°C13.9°C | 13.9°C | 9.2 | 2.6 | 11.612 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
- Borama in DecemberSomalia · 27 kmHigh 24.1°C · Low 11.5°C · 4.7 mm rain
- Gebiley in DecemberSomalia · 37 kmHigh 23.7°C · Low 11.7°C · 5.2 mm rain
- Hargeysa in DecemberSomalia · 84 kmHigh 24.2°C · Low 13.6°C · 3.5 mm rain
- Jijiga in DecemberEthiopia · 98 kmHigh 25.5°C · Low 12.0°C · 7.4 mm rain
- Ārabī in DecemberEthiopia · 102 kmHigh 28.4°C · Low 15.3°C · 4.5 mm rain
- Harar in DecemberEthiopia · 161 kmHigh 23.3°C · Low 12.1°C · 11 mm rain
- Dire Dawa in DecemberEthiopia · 176 kmHigh 26.6°C · Low 14.1°C · 20 mm rain
- Berbera in DecemberSomalia · 181 kmHigh 27.6°C · Low 21.0°C · 14 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 Ruqi) is explained once on the Ruqi year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.