Bosaso weather by month & the best time to visit
🇸🇴 Somalia · beach resort · hot desert climate
The best time to visit Bosaso is January — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 98/100), with February and March close behind. Bosaso averages about 3,291 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 27°C / 81°F and roughly 1 mm of rain in January.
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- Sun hours / year
- 3,291
- Sunniest month
- January
- Peak score
- 98/100
- Rain / year
- 46 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 11 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 33°C / 91°F
- Population
- 74k
- Elevation
- 9 m
When is the best time to visit Bosaso?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Bosaso is January, then February and March. The dullest month is August (68/100, 6 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Bosaso?
Bosaso is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,291 hours of sunshine a year. January (98/100) is noticeably better than August (68). It ranks #5 of 7 destinations in Somalia for annual sunshine, below the national median of 3,309 hours. Rain is a non-event in Bosaso — about 46 mm in a typical year.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 98 | 27° / 81°F | 23° / 73°F | 1 mm | 9 | 26° / 79°F |
| February | 98 | 27° / 81°F | 23° / 73°F | 1 mm | 10 | 27° / 81°F |
| March | 98 | 30° / 86°F | 25° / 77°F | 1 mm | 11 | 28° / 82°F |
| April | 98 | 32° / 90°F | 27° / 81°F | 5 mm | 11 | 30° / 86°F |
| May | 88 | 33° / 91°F | 30° / 86°F | 5 mm | 11 | 32° / 90°F |
| June | 69 | 35° / 95°F | 31° / 88°F | 3 mm | 9 | 33° / 91°F |
| July | 69 | 35° / 95°F | 31° / 88°F | 3 mm | 9 | 32° / 90°F |
| August | 68 | 35° / 95°F | 31° / 88°F | 6 mm | 10 | 32° / 90°F |
| September | 78 | 34° / 93°F | 30° / 86°F | 8 mm | 10 | 32° / 90°F |
| October | 98 | 31° / 88°F | 27° / 81°F | 3 mm | 10 | 31° / 88°F |
| November | 97 | 28° / 82°F | 25° / 77°F | 7 mm | 8 | 28° / 82°F |
| December | 98 | 27° / 81°F | 24° / 75°F | 3 mm | 8 | 27° / 81°F |
Sea temperature in Bosaso by month
The sea off Bosaso is warmest in June at around 33°C / 91°F, and coolest in January at 26°C / 79°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
- Aden Yemen · 479 km · best in Feb · 3,336 h sun/yr
- Djibouti Djibouti · 652 km · best in Jan · 3,064 h sun/yr
- Salalah Oman · 834 km · best in Jan · 3,585 h sun/yr
- Najran Saudi Arabia · 869 km · best in Jan · 3,871 h sun/yr
- Jizan Saudi Arabia · 944 km · best in Feb · 3,288 h sun/yr
- Abha Saudi Arabia · 1,042 km · best in Jun · 3,555 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Garowe Somalia · 319 km · 3,762 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Mukalla(Riyan) Yemen · 377 km · 3,454 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Berbera Somalia · 470 km · 3,189 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Seiyun Yemen · 523 km · 3,931 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Galcaio Somalia · 533 km · 3,580 h sun/yr · best in Jan
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