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Hargeysa weather by month: averages, rainfall & climate trends

Hargeysa is warm in every month of the year; the seasonal dip amounts to just 5.8°C. This is a dry climate by most measures, though not a rainless one. Hargeysa weather by month: average temperatures, rainfall, extremes and how the climate has changed since 1940.

Today vs average

+1.5°Chigh above average

29° / 16°Today
28° / 16°Average
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How it's changed

+1.3°Caverage temperature, 2016–2025 vs 1940–1949average temperature vs 1940–49143days above 30°C a year now (2016–2025) · 74 in the 1940sdays above 30°C · 74 in the 1940s+1.3°C vs the 1940s · see how it's changed →
Weather by montha typical year, averaged over the full recordJanuary, rain 4 mmhigh 25°low 13°February, rain 9 mmhigh 27°low 14°March, rain 24 mmhigh 29°low 17°April, rain 58 mmhigh 29°low 18°May, rain 44 mmhigh 30°low 19°June, rain 11 mmhigh 30°low 19°July, rain 31 mmhigh 29°low 19°August, rain 35 mmhigh 29°low 19°September, rain 27 mmhigh 30°low 19°October, rain 34 mmhigh 28°low 17°November, rain 13 mmhigh 26°low 14°December, rain 5 mmhigh 25°low 13°wettest month April, 58 mm · 295 mm a yearsee month by month →

Right now

What it's doing today vs the historical average for this date.
Clear

Right now

26.9°

23°feels like
37%humidity
11°dew point
28 km/hfrom NE
UV index1.3
sunrise05:52sunset17:45day length11h 53m
TodayClear29°16°
TueClear28°16°
WedClear28°17°
ThuClear28°18°
FriPartly cloudy28°18°
SatPartly cloudy28°19°
SunPartly cloudy30°16°

On this date: October 19

Today (forecast)
29° / 16°
Average for October 19
28° / 16°

High above average · +1.5°C

  • Highest since 1940: 31.4° · 2024
  • Lowest since 1940: 13.1° · 1962
  • One year ago: 29° / 16°

Every October 19 in history, coldest to hottest

▲ Daily highs▼ Daily lows

Dots show daily highs (top) and lows (bottom) for each October 19 on record (n = 87). Outlined dots are today's forecast.

Area we sample

Each city's history comes from one ERA5 grid cell, about 28 km across, shown by the dashed box. Near mountains or coasts, conditions can vary across the cell.

Location & data

Historical weather for Hargeysa is sampled from the ECMWF ERA5 reanalysis at 9.56°N, 44.06°E, with daily records since 1940.

Coordinates
9.56°N, 44.06°E
Time zone
Africa/Mogadishu
Period
1940–2026
Data source
ERA5 (ECMWF)

Last 30 days

26 of the last 31 days were warmer than the historical average for that date. Average difference: +1.1°C.

Each bar is one day, from morning low to afternoon high. Warm-colored bars are days whose mean ran above average; cool bars ran below. The dot inside the bar is the daily mean. The shaded band is the typical 10–90% range expected for that date. Average = the day's mean temperature averaged across every year of record (1940–2026) for that calendar date.

This date over the years

One dot per year, showing the mean temperature on this calendar date. Dots are warmer or cooler than the long-term average (dashed line); the shaded band is the typical 10–90% range, and the highlighted dot is today's forecast. Based on ERA5 reanalysis: modelled estimates, not station readings.

Weather by month

Average temperatures and rainfall for each month: a typical year, from the full record.

Climate overview

September brings the year's peak warmth, with afternoons typically reaching 29.6°C and nights around 19.4°C. The coolest month is January, when afternoons reach about 25.2°C and overnight lows sit around 13.1°C.

In total, Hargeysa averages about 295 mm of precipitation a year; April is usually the wettest month (58 mm) and January the driest (4 mm).

The record here starts in 1940, and since then the annual mean in Hargeysa has climbed 1.3°C from the first ten years to the last ten. The count of days past 30°C has risen from roughly 75 a year to 145 between the record's first and last decades.

Climate graph (climograph)

September is the warmest month, January the coolest: a yearly swing of 6°C. Wettest month: April (~58 mm). Whole year averages ~295 mm of rain.

Bars = average monthly rainfall (right axis). Lines = average daily high and low (left axis). Average = each month's value averaged across every year of record (1940–2026).

Monthly wind

Average daily peak wind at 10 m, by month.

Monthly solar energy

Average daily incoming solar energy in megajoules per square metre: the record's own proxy for how sunny the month is.

Hargeysa month by month: what to expect

Typical conditions for each month, averaged across the full record (since 1940). Daylight is the time from sunrise to sunset. Highest and Lowest are the most extreme values in the ERA5 dataset (modelled since 1940), so they can differ from official weather-station readings.

MonthAvg highAvg lowRainDaylightHighestLowest
January25.2°13.1°4 mm11.5 h31.0° (1979)5.7° (1941)
February27.1°14.3°9 mm11.7 h33.0° (2005)6.9° (1985)
March29.0°16.6°24 mm11.9 h33.8° (2016)8.2° (1955)
April29.0°18.1°58 mm12.2 h35.0° (2024)11.4° (1941)
May29.9°19.0°44 mm12.4 h36.2° (1990)12.9° (1943)
June30.1°19.3°11 mm12.6 h34.7° (1998)16.1° (1985)
July28.7°18.8°31 mm12.5 h34.0° (2024)15.7° (1950)
August29.1°19.0°35 mm12.3 h34.1° (2021)15.3° (1975)
September29.6°19.4°27 mm12.0 h33.8° (2009)11.1° (1940)
October28.0°16.5°34 mm11.8 h33.5° (2025)10.4° (1989)
November26.2°14.3°13 mm11.6 h31.9° (2015)8.9° (1950)
December24.9°13.1°5 mm11.4 h30.7° (2023)5.9° (1967)

How it's changed

Year-by-year signals from 1940 to today.

Climate stripes

Annual mean shifted from 1940–1949 to 2016–2025 by +1.3°C.

Each vertical stripe is one year. Color encodes how much that year's annual mean differed from the long-term average. Average = each year's annual mean compared to the average of all years (1940–2026). cooler ← → warmer

Annual mean temperature

Long-term trend: +0.18°C per decade.

One point per year, showing the temperature averaged across the whole year. The dashed line is the least-squares long-term trend. Based on ERA5 reanalysis: modelled estimates, not station readings.

Seasonal warming

Mar–May is warming fastest: +0.23°C per decade.

Each faint line is one three-month period's average per year; the bold dashed line is its long-term trend. Different parts of the year often warm at different rates. Based on ERA5 reanalysis: modelled estimates, not station readings.

Hot days vs frost days

Days ≥ 30°C per year: 74.3 early in the record → 143.1 recently. Frost days: 0 → 0.

Thin lines are raw yearly counts; thick lines are the smoothed trend that removes year-to-year noise. The hot-day threshold is auto-picked per city so the line actually moves. Average = a centered 5-year rolling average to smooth weather noise.

Yearly hot & cold extremes

Hottest day since 1940 in 1990, coldest in 1941: 36.2°C / 5.7°C.

One point per year: the single hottest and coldest day recorded that year.

Annual rainfall

~295 mm/year on average. Last decade: −27% vs that average. Long-term trend: −25 mm per decade.

One bar per year of total rainfall. Dashed line is the long-term average. Average = the average annual rainfall across every year of record (1940–2026).

Day-by-day grid

Each tiny square is one calendar day across the full record, about 30,000 days per city. Use the mode switch above the chart: Anomaly colors each day by how far it ran from the historical average for that date (red = warmer, blue = cooler), Daily mean temp shows the absolute mean temperature for the day (useful to see seasons and heatwaves), and Precipitation shows daily rainfall (useful to spot wet/dry seasons and droughts). Average = the long-term average for that calendar date (1940–2026).

Frequently asked questions about Hargeysa

Which is the warmest month in Hargeysa?
On long-term average, the warmest month in Hargeysa is September (mean daily temperature of about 24.0°C) and the coolest is January (about 18.2°C).
How does today's temperature in Hargeysa compare to the historical average?
On October 19, 2026, Hargeysa is forecast to reach a high of 29.1°C and a low of 15.8°C. The long-term average for this date (the full record since 1940) is a high of 27.6°C and a low of 16.0°C, so today's high is 1.5°C warmer than that average.
How much has Hargeysa warmed since 1940?
Comparing the first decade of the record (1940–1949) with the most recent (2016–2025), the annual mean temperature in Hargeysa is about 1.3°C warmer.
How much does it rain in Hargeysa?
Hargeysa receives about 295 mm of precipitation per year on long-term average, with April typically the wettest month.
What is the average temperature in Hargeysa?
Over the full record (since 1940), the annual mean temperature in Hargeysa is about 21.7°C. The warmest month is September and the coolest is January.
What are the average temperatures in Hargeysa by month?
Average daily highs and lows for each month in Hargeysa (°C, full record since 1940): January 25°/13°, February 27°/14°, March 29°/17°, April 29°/18°, May 30°/19°, June 30°/19°, July 29°/19°, August 29°/19°, September 30°/19°, October 28°/17°, November 26°/14°, December 25°/13°.

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