Climate averages 1991–2020
Ruqi weather
in February.
A warm, very dry month: the 9th warmest and the 3rd driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a warm month in Ruqi: daytime highs average 26.8°C and nights cool to about 15.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 9th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 11 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes February a very dry month (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 48 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Borama (27 km away). In February its highs average 26.6°C, about as warm as Ruqi, with 6.2 mm of rain.
Among the 14 cities listed in Somalia, Ruqi ranks 11th of 14 for the warmest February highs and 14th of 14 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 14 cities is 29.5°C; Ruqi is 2.8°C cooler than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 2.6°C to 29.4°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 11 mm to 41 mm.
The annual picture
February 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, selected | 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 | 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
February in nearby cities
- Borama in FebruarySomalia · 27 kmHigh 26.6°C · Low 13.1°C · 6.2 mm rain
- Gebiley in FebruarySomalia · 37 kmHigh 26.3°C · Low 13.2°C · 6.7 mm rain
- Hargeysa in FebruarySomalia · 84 kmHigh 26.7°C · Low 14.5°C · 3.5 mm rain
- Jijiga in FebruaryEthiopia · 98 kmHigh 27.6°C · Low 13.8°C · 6.6 mm rain
- Ārabī in FebruaryEthiopia · 102 kmHigh 30.2°C · Low 16.5°C · 8.2 mm rain
- Harar in FebruaryEthiopia · 161 kmHigh 25.5°C · Low 13.6°C · 15 mm rain
- Dire Dawa in FebruaryEthiopia · 176 kmHigh 28.3°C · Low 15.5°C · 30 mm rain
- Berbera in FebruarySomalia · 181 kmHigh 27.5°C · Low 21.4°C · 9.3 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.