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Somalia · Month guide
Somalia in May
Around 33 °C with 46 mm of rain and 6.8 hours of sun a day.
May is a challenging month for Somalia overall; regional choices matter most. Around 33 °C with 46 mm of rain and 6.8 hours of sun a day. Use the regional grid below to find where this month works best — national averages hide the swings between coast, highlands, and inland.
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Somalia · May
What the weather usually does
Somalia · typical month
- Day / night25 – 33 °CYear range 21 – 35 °C
- Rainfall46 mmYear range 2 – 71 mm
- Sunshine6.8 hr / dayYear range 5.2 – 10.4 hr / day
13 regions · current month
Somalia, taken apart
- Bakool32°C now · 31–36 °C yr
- Banaadir29°C now · 27–30 °C yr
- Bari34°C now · 27–34 °C yr
- Bay33°C now · 31–37 °C yr
- Galguduud34°C now · 32–35 °C yr
- Gedo33°C now · 32–37 °C yr
- Hiran34°C now · 32–36 °C yr
- Lower Juba33°C now · 32–36 °C yr
- Lower Shebelle32°C now · 30–35 °C yr
- Middle Juba33°C now · 32–37 °C yr
- Middle Shebelle32°C now · 30–34 °C yr
- Mudug34°C now · 31–34 °C yr
- Nugal33°C now · 30–34 °C yr
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Climate at a glance · 10-year ERA5
A decade of weather, in one page
— daytime high— overnight low▬ typical range
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| Month | Average daytime high (°C) | Average overnight low (°C) | Typical low | Typical high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 32.6 | 21.4 | 19.9 | 33.8 |
| February | 33.6 | 21.9 | 20.4 | 34.9 |
| March | 34.7 | 23.5 | 21.7 | 36.1 |
| April | 33.9 | 24.5 | 23.6 | 35.8 |
| May | 33.3 | 24.5 | 23.4 | 35.2 |
| June | 33.1 | 24.1 | 23.2 | 34.6 |
| July | 32.1 | 23.4 | 22.2 | 33.6 |
| August | 32.7 | 23.1 | 22.2 | 34.0 |
| September | 33.7 | 23.2 | 22.2 | 34.9 |
| October | 32.9 | 23.3 | 22.4 | 34.5 |
| November | 31.7 | 22.6 | 21.5 | 33.4 |
| December | 32.2 | 22.0 | 20.7 | 33.1 |
View data table
| Month | Rainfall (mm) |
|---|---|
| January | 2 |
| February | 2 |
| March | 15 |
| April | 71 |
| May | 46 |
| June | 9 |
| July | 7 |
| August | 7 |
| September | 7 |
| October | 40 |
| November | 66 |
| December | 13 |
View data table
| Month | Sunshine hours (hr / day) |
|---|---|
| January | 10.3 |
| February | 10.4 |
| March | 9.6 |
| April | 7.8 |
| May | 6.8 |
| June | 5.7 |
| July | 5.2 |
| August | 6.2 |
| September | 7.4 |
| October | 7.5 |
| November | 7.9 |
| December | 9.4 |
— average▬ typical range
View data table
| Month | Average wind speed (km/h) | Typical low | Typical high |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 18.6 | 15.2 | 21.9 |
| February | 17.9 | 14.3 | 22.1 |
| March | 15.8 | 11.3 | 19.4 |
| April | 12.0 | 8.0 | 15.7 |
| May | 17.3 | 9.6 | 24.2 |
| June | 24.8 | 21.0 | 28.4 |
| July | 27.5 | 24.2 | 30.6 |
| August | 25.6 | 22.2 | 28.6 |
| September | 22.2 | 18.1 | 25.4 |
| October | 14.1 | 8.7 | 19.5 |
| November | 12.8 | 8.3 | 17.1 |
| December | 16.7 | 12.4 | 20.7 |
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