Berbera weather by month & the best time to visit
🇸🇴 Somalia · beach resort · hot desert climate
The best time to visit Berbera is January — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 97/100), with February and March close behind. Berbera averages about 3,189 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 28°C / 82°F and roughly 5 mm of rain in January.
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- Sun hours / year
- 3,189
- Sunniest month
- January
- Peak score
- 97/100
- Rain / year
- 164 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 11 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 32°C / 90°F
- Population
- 242k
- Elevation
- 30 m
When is the best time to visit Berbera?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Berbera is January, then February and March. The dullest month is June (49/100, 5 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Berbera?
Berbera is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,189 hours of sunshine a year. 48 Sunshine Score points separate January (97) from June (49), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #7 of 7 destinations in Somalia for annual sunshine, below the national median of 3,309 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around April, carries about 43% of the annual 164 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 97 | 28° / 82°F | 23° / 73°F | 5 mm | 9 | 27° / 81°F |
| February | 97 | 28° / 82°F | 23° / 73°F | 4 mm | 10 | 27° / 81°F |
| March | 96 | 30° / 86°F | 24° / 75°F | 12 mm | 11 | 28° / 82°F |
| April | 90 | 32° / 90°F | 27° / 81°F | 44 mm | 11 | 30° / 86°F |
| May | 67 | 35° / 95°F | 29° / 84°F | 15 mm | 11 | 31° / 88°F |
| June | 49 | 37° / 99°F | 30° / 86°F | 5 mm | 10 | 30° / 86°F |
| July | 58 | 36° / 97°F | 30° / 86°F | 5 mm | 9 | 30° / 86°F |
| August | 58 | 36° / 97°F | 30° / 86°F | 9 mm | 11 | 30° / 86°F |
| September | 57 | 36° / 97°F | 30° / 86°F | 14 mm | 11 | 31° / 88°F |
| October | 84 | 33° / 91°F | 27° / 81°F | 26 mm | 10 | 32° / 90°F |
| November | 96 | 30° / 86°F | 25° / 77°F | 13 mm | 9 | 30° / 86°F |
| December | 96 | 28° / 82°F | 23° / 73°F | 12 mm | 9 | 28° / 82°F |
Sea temperature in Berbera by month
The sea off Berbera is warmest in October at around 32°C / 90°F, and coolest in January at 27°C / 81°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly all year round. Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Djibouti Djibouti · 233 km · best in Jan · 3,064 h sun/yr
- Aden Yemen · 272 km · best in Feb · 3,336 h sun/yr
- Addis Ababa Ethiopia · 691 km · best in Jan · 3,090 h sun/yr
- Jizan Saudi Arabia · 768 km · best in Feb · 3,288 h sun/yr
- Najran Saudi Arabia · 805 km · best in Jan · 3,871 h sun/yr
- Abha Saudi Arabia · 907 km · best in Jun · 3,555 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Hargeisa Somalia · 135 km · 3,807 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Jijiga Ethiopia · 251 km · 3,488 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Dire Dawa Ethiopia · 348 km · 3,466 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Taiz Yemen · 377 km · 3,396 h sun/yr · best in Jan
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